INCEPTION Review
Rewrite from Matt Goldberg
“True inspiration is impossible to fake,” explains a character in Christopher Nolan’s existentialist heist film Inception. If that’s the case, then Inception is one of the most honest films ever made. Nolan has crafted a movie that’s beyond brilliant and layered both narratively and thematically. Nolan’s magnum opus is the first major blockbuster in over a decade that’s demanded intense viewer concentration, raised thoughtful and complex ideas, and wrapped everything all in a breathlessly exciting action film. Inception may be complicated, but simply put it’s one of the best movies of the year.
“I’m asking you to take a leap of faith.”
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I will simply avoid this exposition and present the movie’s basic premise. Furthermore, dreams have rules: dying in a dream forces the dreamer to wake up, delving too deeply into a mind can cause an eternal slumber called “Limbo”, using memories to construct dreams is dangerous because it can blur the line between dreams and reality. Inception is not one of those movies. It will twist your mind but it’s not a film built on twists. Inception features one of the best fight scenes of all-time. It’s not like in The Matrix where a character can defy gravity if they choose. The fight scene in Inception has no gravity to defy and Arthur (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the team’s point man, has to figure out how to achieve his objective while fending off projections. With the exception of one set piece (which I’ll get to in a moment), the action scenes in Inception are spectacular. Visually lush and imaginative, Nolan transforms car chases into countdowns, fistfights into puzzles, and shootouts into…well, shootouts. With Inception, every character not only has a particular skill and task, but has a personality that mirrors their job description.
“If you’re going to perform inception, you need imagination.”
We learn about the characters of Inception not from long monologues about their past or even (with the exception of Cobb) delving into their dreams and memories. Cobb’s relationship with his wife Mal (Marion Cotillard) is the heart of Inception. The interactions among the supporting characters are standard for a well-made action movie, but the relationship between Cobb and Mal is yet another reason why Inception stands apart.
“Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.”
Here’s another similarity: DiCaprio is great in both movies. Two of the film’s stars will (hopefully) find their careers at the next level after this movie opens. Their names are “Joseph Gordon-Levitt” and “Tom Hardy”. The only actor who’s a little shaky is Ken Watanabe who plays Saito, the team’s employer. The physical scope of this movie is astounding. There aren’t “supporting” elements in Inception. Both movies deal with the nature of reality combined with pulse-pounding set pieces that will be included in any action-scene highlight reel.
INCEPTION Review
Rewrite from Matt Goldberg
“True inspiration is impossible to fake,” explains a character in Christopher Nolan’s existentialist heist film Inception. If that’s the case, then Inception is one of the most honest films ever made. Nolan has crafted a movie that’s beyond brilliant and layered both narratively and thematically. Nolan’s magnum opus is the first major blockbuster in over a decade that’s demanded intense viewer concentration, raised thoughtful and complex ideas, and wrapped everything all in a breathlessly exciting action film. Inception may be complicated, but simply put it’s one of the best movies of the year.
“I’m asking you to take a leap of faith.”
I will simply avoid this exposition and present the movie’s basic premise. Furthermore, dreams have rules: dying in a dream forces the dreamer to wake up, delving too deeply into a mind can cause an eternal slumber called “Limbo”, using memories to construct dreams is dangerous because it can blur the line between dreams and reality. Inception is not one of those movies. It will twist your mind but it’s not a film built on twists. Inception features one of the best fight scenes of all-time. It’s not like in The Matrix where a character can defy gravity if they choose. The fight scene in Inception has no gravity to defy and Arthur (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the team’s point man, has to figure out how to achieve his objective while fending off projections. With the exception of one set piece (which I’ll get to in a moment), the action scenes in Inception are spectacular. Visually lush and imaginative, Nolan transforms car chases into countdowns, fistfights into puzzles, and shootouts into…well, shootouts. With Inception, every character not only has a particular skill and task, but has a personality that mirrors their job description.
“If you’re going to perform inception, you need imagination.”
We learn about the characters of Inception not from long monologues about their past or even (with the exception of Cobb) delving into their dreams and memories. Cobb’s relationship with his wife Mal (Marion Cotillard) is the heart of Inception. The interactions among the supporting characters are standard for a well-made action movie, but the relationship between Cobb and Mal is yet another reason why Inception stands apart.
“Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.”
Here’s another similarity: DiCaprio is great in both movies. Two of the film’s stars will (hopefully) find their careers at the next level after this movie opens. Their names are “Joseph Gordon-Levitt” and “Tom Hardy”. The only actor who’s a little shaky is Ken Watanabe who plays Saito, the team’s employer. The physical scope of this movie is astounding. There aren’t “supporting” elements in Inception. Both movies deal with the nature of reality combined with pulse-pounding set pieces that will be included in any action-scene highlight reel.
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