Inception

Need to make a declaration before starting off with the review (to avoid embarrassment, in case the readers assume that I did not watch the movie till now :P) - I watched the movie LAST WEEK and on the IMAX SCREEN. Just didn’t have the time/ was too lazy when I had the time, to write the review.

There…now that that’s done, I’ll start off with the review :D

Breaking into another person’s mind, through their dreams and extracting info – how awesome is that? Especially when the dreams seem so real, and it’s hard to distinguish between dreams and reality – awesome idea. And what if you can go into another deeper dream though a dream; creating layers of dreams – my reaction is just this - :-O

This movie IS like The Matrix, and very different from it at the same time. The concept of dreams/ illusion created by the Matrix and the way the protagonists enter and exit this realm as per their whim is similar in both the movies. But, Inception is not as complex/ cryptic as The Matrix (3 movies versus 1 – obviously makers of The Matrix trilogy had a lot more to showcase). Inception is more mature and relies entirely on its plot to create the awe factor, unlike The Matrix trilogy which used action stunts blah blah…

So what do dreams have to do with a word like ‘inception’? The protagonists in the movie are on a mission – to plant a certain idea deep in the mind of the heir of a business empire, such that his mind will surely act upon it, as if the idea really occurred only to him – this process being called an 'Inception’.

Things I loved in the movie:

• The very concept of inception – I’ve no words to appreciate such an awesome idea

• The idea of ‘kick’ – very very innovative and sometimes funny to watch

• The scene where the architect (played by Ellen Page) ‘rolls’ the street (in her induction)

• The wittiness of Eames – ‘the forger’ (Tom Hardy) and the pranks he plays on Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt).

Oh ya, and both of them are so cute, in their own ways ;)

• The scene where Arthur ties up all the others in the hotel in the 2nd level of the dream

• The background score - perfectly complemented the movie

• The ending scene – wassup with the spinning top? Too bad we can’t see what happened to it.

I was annoyed by the character of Mal (Marion Cotillard) and felt it dragged a bit. While watching the scene where Mal kills herself, I was like “Stupid, idiotic woman, what are you thinking?” and just short of hurling abuses at her :P

Couldn’t help but notice, Leonardo DiCaprio looks quite ‘elderly’ now, his boyish looks have disappeared…something I thought impossible to occur :(

Verdict: One of the best movies in recent times, go watch it if you didn't, to avoid future embarrassment :P

Rating: 4.5/5

I wish I could do an Inception and plant ideas in everyone's heads to comment on my blogs!  :(