Inception

Inception is truly one of a kind. A concept which has long gestated in Christopher Nolan's mindhis eye for drama mixed with his large scale sensibilities ring true in Blockbuster season making Inception a true original in the sea of rebootsremakes and sequels.

To try and explain Inceptions many plot twists and incredibly intelligent arcswould be a foolish task. As Nolan himself has been reluctant to. The best way to approach the film would be with an open mindif you are prepared to be taken on a ride of a lifetimethen trust that you 100% will. If Avatar was a seminal film in technology (although coming out as a rather poor filmin my opinion)then Inception is seminal in it's storytelling. With a 148 minute running timeyou would expect a lot to take placebut what you wouldn't expect is the pace of it all. I did not think at one time in the film about how long was left. I was simply blown away by the depth in every single part of the film. If my enthusiasm for the storytelling aspect of the film has left you worried about the spectaclethen don't worry. They areas hinted in the trailerincrediblelooking real and unbelievable simultaneously. The most pleasing thing about the action set piecesis that they are genuinely used to illustrate the storyrather than to blow stuff up a la Michael Bay.

With this complex movie in it's high concepta stellar cast is needed. And Nolan as alwaysdelivers with just that. This is vintage DiCaprioperhaps only equalled in The Aviatorwhich is even more impressive as his role as Cobb in Inception is not a showy oneneeding DiCaprio to be the constant at the centre of the film. And he pulls off Cobb's emotional contradictions sublimely. The rest of the cast members all shine in parts of the filmsCillian Murphy shows off his usually non-existent tender sideGordon-Levitt bottles his usual charm for his confidently reserved turn as the reliable ArthurWatanabe is devilish as the seemingly ambiguous SaitoPage shows why she's the next big female star and Tom Hardy revels in being the comic relief of the film compared to his recent turns as decidedly psychopathic characters.

OverallNolan has indeed surpassed himself. He has created a world as expansive as his Gothama plot dwarfing the intricacies of Memento and one which blows The Prestige's cinematic reveal out of the water. This is truly unmissable cinema. Revel in itwe've still got to wait a whole two years before Batman 3.

Few films leave you genuinely questioning whether you truly understood them quite like Inception does. The cast is outstandingthe story itself feels like a puzzle you can't stop trying to solveand the music subtly pulls you deeper without overpowering the experience. All of this has drawn me back to watch the movie at least five times over the years - and I know I'm not done yet.

I've always admired Leonardo DiCaprioand in this filmit feels like he poured everything he had into the role. All that's left for me now is to keep hoping that somedaywe'll get a second part.

Sokeep dreaming....

When I first watch this movieI was just shocked with it's twist. I'm not gonna mention detailsbecause can't share any spoilers.

Simply this movie makes a complex storythat makes you question so many things. "Why he is keeping her in his dreams?" or whatever your question is answering with some well written line. That scene is the key to the whole movie. That line between Cobb and Mal answers all your questions at once.

That's why I like this movie so much. Some movies has that potential. Making a complex story that someone could answer with only one sentence. You're waiting for that line for whole content. But most of the contents (I mean movie or TV Series) are not managing that well.

Besides the greatness of the storyline this movie has a really great cast. So Acting Performances are also great. Award Winning Cinematography by Wally Pfister was too great. Original Scores by Hans Zimmer was brilliant. Visual Effects are unique. So not only the Screenplay but nearly all the technical details are great.

You only get to watch this for the first time onceso choose your state of mind carefully. It is a film about movies and dreams and realityand what sort of life it is best to find when you leave the cinema and return to whatever you left to enter. It is spectacularand brutaland enigmatic and disturbing. It is beautiful and absorbing. It is about one of my favourite characters ever to grace the screen. I don't see it oftenin case it's not as good as I like to remember it. That is my secretthat I lock away in my safe in the basement. That somewhere there is a perfect world for us all. For someperhaps it is in the cinema watching this.

There are those who seek to dive into your mindtake your secrets and whatever else they findespionageconspiracyinfiltrationskulduggerythrough worlds that are all conjuredwell designed. They've been asked to plant a seedstart an ideachange the course of an industrialists careerbut it needs dreams within deep dreamsan architect to build the schemesand the consequencescould be quite severe.

Imaginative beyond wordselegantly crafted and constructedpresented and performed by legends of the screen with a great storyline that keeps the viewer constantly engaged and on the edge of their seat - what more do you want out of movies.