Inception

A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO.

Inception

Where to begin with inception? Inception is a movie about ideas, quite literally-- stealing them, creating them, their power and their ability to linger. Despite layering dream upon dream and blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, writer/director Christopher Nolan has meticulously established Inception in such a way that getting lost is not an option. Nolan has a story to tell and he tells it. His main goal - at least until the end - is not interfering with the viewer's perception. He provides enough clarity that we know where we are and what we're watching and that we don't founder.

At its core Inception is a heist movie, about a team of operatives led by haunted soul Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) to venture into peoples' minds and extract the darkest secrets from their subconscious. In this particular mission, which will be Dom's last, the goal is a little different. Japanese business mogul Saito (Ken Watanabe) has assigned them to the perilous task of Inception, planting an idea so deep in the subconscious of rival CEO Fischer (Cillian Murphy) that he believes he thought of it himself.

Nolan's screenplay, which he worked on for nearly a decade, keeps the audience on a leash that is expertly loosened and tightened throughout, allowing us sometimes to predict what's coming and other times ramping up the suspense so that we can't imagine how the team will make it out alive. The greatest accomplishment is providing stakes for the dream worlds-- yes, dying in a dream means you just wake up, but there are plenty of exceptions to that rule that Dom tweaks willingly. And while Inception is primarily a narrow heist film set within a brand-new universe in which dreams can be shared, Nolan deftly explore other possible ramifications of such a collective unconscious, namely what it can mean to share someone else's dreams, and how two people can meet in a dream and in reality, with different results.

Inception constantly invites you to marvel in expertise, both that of the characters and the filmmakers themselves-- Wally Pfister's camera work, Hans Zimmer's score, Chris Corbould's visual effects are all unparalleled and utilized beautifully. Inception does something of the uncanny in the film industry today; he has made something wholly unique and yet familiar to mainstream audiences. This is in my opinion, one of the greatest marvels of the 21st century from a creative director who is easily one of the best directors who reminds me of the works of Kubrick and Hitchcock. His narrative is thought provoking, his cinematography awe inspiring, his choice of score mesmerising. Nolan has never left his trademark of the unequivocal genius that is memento, that is The Prestige, that is the Dark Knight. This mind-bending film will leave ou on the edge of your seat for certain.

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  • Luke Taylor

    On 27 November 2017, 13:38 Luke Taylor Contributor commented:

    Inception is a very clever film!

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