Inception starts by trying to explain itself, allowing the audience to briefly come to speed with the new technology that allows a person to enter another's dream, whether to extract a memory, or plant a new one. Its hard to grasp at first, largely because the movie doesn't let us grasp the concept too quickly, it would rather show us what this technology looks like.
The visuals are what makes the movie. A room suddenly exploding with water, a fight scene in zero gravity, a decaying city crumbling into the ocean. These moments shine almost as well as the characters, making this movie memorable.
Leonardo DiCaprio and his ensemble work well together. The characters are enjoyable and interesting, and the emotional moments are heartfelt. Even in an effects-driven movie, the people in it matter, which takes it beyond the normal scope of cinema.
I admire this movie for its originality. Its jaw-dropping. B+ for the confusing parts
(I didn't elaborate much because I want to hear your opinions and questions about this movie. I definitely have answers for those who need them. More coming this week!)
Great review! I love that you pointed out the importance of the characters, which in a lot of modern film, tends to get left out and reduced to archetypal figures or stereotypes. However, while I can definitely see how the film can be confusing, I don't completely agree that the film doesn't give you time to understand. Given the originality of ideas, the amount of subplots going on in the film and the time he actually had to tell the story, I think Nolan did an admirable job at explaining the intricacies of the plot. It's because of this that I don't think Inception is one of those films that you can see once or even twice and expect to understand completely. I had to treat this film like I was watching something made by Kubrick to really appreciate what Nolan was trying to do. Have you seen his first theatrical film Momento? Sweet movie. It's on Netflix!
ReplyDeletememento is great. I think the confusion is what makes it so.
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