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    Inception

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    “Inception” is an experience you’ll never forget. This original, complex and thrilling sci-fi heist movie is one you don’t want to miss.

    Dominick Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) are “extractors”, thieves who specialize in stealing secrets from people through their dreams. Japanese businessman Saito (Ken Watanabe) hires them. Not to steal, but to implant an idea into the mind of Robert Michael Fischer (Cillian Murphy) Stealing an idea is one thing, but the process of inception is much more difficult so Dom and Arthur put together a team of experts (including Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao and Ellen Page) to help.

    I love this movie. With it’s complex but digestible plot; it’s far-out premise, memorable visuals, iconic score and spectacular special effects. Well-executed heists are a favourite of mine. The more it relies on clockwork-like precision, the better. They don’t get much more intricate than here. Stealing something physical is difficult, but imagine having to steal something incorporeal, like an idea. Then picture the opposite, planting an idea into someone’s mind without them knowing it, in just a short period of time and without frying their brain. Where would you even start?

    This is not a film where you can walk in halfway through and just get what’s happening. The technology they’re talking about using in “Inception” doesn’t exist, and to be able to wrap your mind around their strategy of using dreams within dreams, you’ve got to latch onto every single detail. If you have trouble wrapping your mind around things that don’t exist, have no worries, as we have an audience proxy in the form of Ellen Paige (That’s to say she’s the new kid being brought in, so they have to explain to her how things work) Even if more than half of what is happening comes completely over your head though, it’s still a treat to just look at. You’ve got all of these different locations as our protagonists travel through their victims’ subconscious, always trying to coordinate events within their individual stories, but also with the higher levels of reality. The job they’re trying to pull is so complex that they have to come up with all of these shortcuts and techniques to get this dream thing working. It constantly surprises you with what sleight of hand they’re going to bring next. It’s exciting to see intelligent people have to figure out what needs to be done and scramble when it goes wrong, and you know that something always does in one of these kinds of stories. Seeing how they get themselves out of the unexpected jams is half the fun.

    “Inception” would make a great double feature with “The Matrix”. Both films have a lot in common as they are for the most part set in a world where anything can happen. In the Matrix you can pull off karate moves, make guns appear out of nowhere, dress yourself in the tightest leather outfits, be a superhero. “Inception” is also a fantasy world but instead of going around blowing people up, the key is not to get noticed. They want to use the fact that anything is possible to their advantage as much as Neo and Trinity, but producing a motorcycle out of thin air would alert the dreamer’s subconscious, so they simultaneously travel in the same direction, but also stay very far apart. They also happen to have great special effects, wild sci-fi concepts and dynamite action. The ways the different elements are used are once again completely different. “Inception” is the kind of film that you can sit down, analyze and talk about for a long time, and that’s before you even get into some of the really meaty subconscious stuff concerning DiCaprio’s character. There’s even more to this movie than just the heist and the sci-fi premise. A lot more.

    Viewing “inception” is like solving a complicated puzzle. It contains that thrill of discovery, the excitement as all of the pieces start falling into place faster and faster. You get that satisfaction of solving it, but also of being able to look back and admire the handiwork required to put it all together. Then you’ve got the astounding soundtrack, so iconic and larger-than-life you want to isolate it so you can grasp every little detail. I could go on about the cinematography, the use of symbolism, the character arcs, the performances, but it’s better that you discover these for yourself. It’s been 6 years since “Inception” has been released and by now is the right time to visit it. You’ll remember the technology within the story, but the details will have escaped your memory. It’ll be like seeing the film for the first time all over again. This won’t be the last time you hear the name “Inception”. I foresee it remaining a classic as long as people remain fascinated by dreams. (Theatrical version on the big screen, February 10, 2016)

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    adamwatchesmovies@  13.2.2016 age: 26-35 2,867 reviews

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