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Also I am sorry it has no pictures, but it was written for a exam, so...
Inception:
Christopher Noland has created another stunner of a film! With flamboyant effects, teary drama and the best of the best actors, this film isn’t set to disappoint. Setting aside the whole Batman thing, he has created an entirely different type of movie. The film tries to frazzle your mind with its complex plot, and it has worked. The magician has turned around the whole concept of dreaming, and has made it into a fake reality. This makes the special effects very interesting, which include a random loss in gravity causing everybody to fly aimlessly everywhere, a city turned upside down and Leonardo DiCaprio’s very own escalator service where he reviews all the heartfelt moments in his life. On top of all this dreaming business, the stars of the show struggle to work out whether or not their world is real, queuing the few suicide “I’m gonna do it” moments. If the world is fake and decide to do it, then they return back to reality, and if not… then yeah you get the picture.
Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), like others he has the skill of being able to invade the subconscious and steal ideas. There is one exception though, he is the best of the best in his field. It’s a trade of hidden corporate espionage. However Saito (Ken Watanabe) wants to do the opposite. He wants to plant an idea in the subconscious mind of rival Robert Fischer jr (Cillian Murphy) who is about to inherit his father’s massive business empire to make him sell it, stopping the him from becoming the next superpower on earth. Saito hires Cobb and his team of specialists to do the job. Cobb has a problem though; he can’t return home as he is wanted by the police to see his two children and is hunted by what happened previously in his life, which later affects the job in hand. If he succeeds, Saito will clear his name so he can get back home. But no amount of planning can prepare him and his team for their job fraught with danger.
There are plenty of good things to say about this film! It receives a great-big green tick for originality. It scrambles your mind. Very few films dare test whether or not we can understand the whole thing! I admire that. I like the eccentric eruptions of “Non Je Ne Regrette Rien”, which gives out an unconventional-quaint feel. Almost every single frame of the film was picture perfect. The camera angles were sufficient, providing some amazing angles for the movie’s signature moments. Along with this, using a wide-angle lens, the cameras acted like sponges, absorbing all of the jaw-dropping beautiful CGI. Ellen Page and DiCaprio both were masters of the situation, tackling the film’s ever-changing environments brilliantly! As the film progresses, the leads grow with their chemistry, dishing out a great combination of talents to give an amazing performance.
Niggles were far and few, but there are a few to be noted. Characterization was good… but for a massive blockbuster like this it could have been a bit more imaginative. You have the mediocre collage girl, a powerful Asian businessman and a fugitive who can extract information from the subconscious mind. A bit cynical? I think there is a down side to all this complexity. It might not be everybody’s cup of tea. Noland’s script was overall very good. However on first time viewing you do dismiss a lot of the dialogue. This makes you feel like you are missing that last piece to a complex puzzle. It might not be a bad thing though; the film does reward you for second time viewing, picking up anything you missed the first time round.
To conclude, the film is worthwhile making a preservation for, you won’t be at all disappointed. Noland’s film is positively bursting with effects, brilliant acting and of course that pure original film idea.
What a skeptical!
