Movie Review of
Christopher Nolan's Inception:
Christopher Nolan's Inception:
In this epic year of the director, (Katherine Bigelow, winning the first female Best Director Oscar for her stunning work in The Hurt Locker, and James Cameron impeccable creativity for Avatar) Christopher Nolan has made a huge impact in the world of cinema. The Batman series, in my opinion, put him on the map. He brought out this dark, eerie version of a super hero and made the audience re-appreciate Batman as a major badass. And what he did with Heath Legder was just plain legendary... but this is a review about Inception, right?
After the Batman series, Christopher Nolan had created such respect and admiration amongst movies goers, that Inception was already going to be incredible. And incredible--it was.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Marion Cotillard stole this film. They play husband and wife whom love each other so deeply that they wanted to stay together forever...which meant deep within their subconscious. This is where the movie gets confusing. You can not really tell who is dreaming and who is really living in reality. Regardless of the somewhat confusing plot, these actors are tremendous, and I sure hope they both get nominated for their work.
The sound and score of Inception were pure genius. Completely Christopher Nolan style of work. If you were to watch this movie with your eyes closed, and just listened to the brilliance--you would hear a similar sound as the Batman movies--and know that is a Nolan film.
Another interesting part of this film-- there was no concept of a time-frame. The audience did not see a computer or cell phone or a particular clothing style to decipher when this film took place. With that in mind, it makes this movie an automatic classic.
The ending of this movie is unlike any other. The buzz about it has become epic. People and talk shows having been ranting and raving about this topic because it was that fascinating.
Was Leo really dreaming, or was he awake in reality?
Movie Lovers--enjoy this ride because it is wild.
After the Batman series, Christopher Nolan had created such respect and admiration amongst movies goers, that Inception was already going to be incredible. And incredible--it was.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Marion Cotillard stole this film. They play husband and wife whom love each other so deeply that they wanted to stay together forever...which meant deep within their subconscious. This is where the movie gets confusing. You can not really tell who is dreaming and who is really living in reality. Regardless of the somewhat confusing plot, these actors are tremendous, and I sure hope they both get nominated for their work.
The sound and score of Inception were pure genius. Completely Christopher Nolan style of work. If you were to watch this movie with your eyes closed, and just listened to the brilliance--you would hear a similar sound as the Batman movies--and know that is a Nolan film.
Another interesting part of this film-- there was no concept of a time-frame. The audience did not see a computer or cell phone or a particular clothing style to decipher when this film took place. With that in mind, it makes this movie an automatic classic.
The ending of this movie is unlike any other. The buzz about it has become epic. People and talk shows having been ranting and raving about this topic because it was that fascinating.
Was Leo really dreaming, or was he awake in reality?
Movie Lovers--enjoy this ride because it is wild.
I actually think the question of whether he was dreaming or not is definitely answered, but don't want to state why here for fear of spoilers (in case your readers haven't seen it). Hint, the totems, and something to do with the children.
ReplyDeleteI loved the movie and plan on seeing it again. I couldn't help but think the movie spoke directly to the Buddhist concepts of how illusory our perceived reality is. (a bit more here, if interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_in_Buddhism) Overall, the acting, the script, special effects, and the story amazed me. It's been a while since I've seen a movie this intense that required thinking the entire time. I figured I would enjoy it from seeing the trailer, but wasn't completely sure; of the 2 films I've seen from Nolan, I loved 'The Dark Knight', yet I really really (to put it nicely) disliked 'Memento'. Inception blew me away though. I look forward to a second viewing and think I'll pick up even more subtleties in the film.