Inception (movie review)

Thanks to Nuffnang for the invites to watch

INCEPTION

Date: 14 July 2010
Time: 9.30pm
Venue: GSC Mid Valley

(Source: Wikipedia)
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Written by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and etc.
Music by: Hans Zimmer
Studio: Legendary Pictures
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Running time: 148 minutes

Synopsis:
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible: inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming

the dream
The Extractor - Leonardo DiCaprio

Personal comment:

Focus - loose & tight
You will be focus at the screen for almost 2 and half hours, mingling around what is happening. It is true that you can predict what will happen next, but Director Nolan do give us suspense, to make sure you are still interested in his movie.
Effects
visual effects is so beautiful. The market, the street turn upside down, and many other foreign locations in the dreams. And guess what, the world created seems real by utilizing every details.

Love the zero gravity fights too

Confusing?

the back story of Cobb (Leonardo), is kinda confusing, you have to think what happen to his wife, and who is telling the truth.

Some random facts from the movie - READ AT YOUR OWN RISK
"Brain functions 20 times in a dream"- eventually our brain works 20 times better in a dream.
"5mins in real world = 1 hour in a dream"- cool isn't it? you stay longer in a dream.
"Dream within a dream"- you can enter few stages in a dream
"Dying in dream, means you wake up" - but there are exceptions!

For me, this is the best movie for the year, you hardly see amazing plots like this. Although you might feel the brain overload after the movie, but it is still worth it!

Personal Ratings:
Plot: 8.5/10
Action: 8/10
Mystery: 9/10
Effects: 8/10
Overall: 9/10

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