Inception

Just saw it again. I missed a few key things the first time. This film had many brilliant elements. As I have said, not better than the matrix, but epic nonetheless. This is the only film I have seen that did seem linear at all. It felt vertical, if that makes any sense.
 
...So you're saying it's better than Dreamscape??:huh:
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Richard J. Johnson said:
It felt vertical, if that makes any sense.
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makes perfect sense. i liked that about the film.

SPOILERS:


- i liked how the passage of time is different for each level of subconscious.

- i think the whole thing could've been a dream, because:

1) the ending

2) toward the end, his wife (or projection of guilt) was asking him to question his 'real' reality, and mentioned the corporate agents that are after him (like what happened in Africa). why were they chasing him?

3) none of the characters seemed real (i.e. no background information is revealed about them). The characters seemed to be subconscious 'parts' of dicaprio's psyche, the most powerful of which was his guilt (in the shape of his wife). take ellen page's character... she happened to be good at designing dreams... how? what did she study? what did his dad teach at the university in paris? if his dad was, a day or less earlier, working on school stuff, how/why did he end up state-side at the end of the film?

all of these points (especially about the characters) make the whole film seem 'dream-like'.

but if it were all a dream... what was the point?

 
3/5. I wasn't that impressed.

In my opinion, the film is beautifully crafted and shot, but emotionally hollow.

The protagonist's emotional arc really had almost nothing to do with the action of the film, and about halfway through, I realized that I just really didn't care about what most of the characters were doing.

The action was just too convoluted with practically zero emotional stakes. Not confusing... convoluted. The action was disguising a lack of emotional depth to the proceedings.

The only character I really cared about in the film was Cillian Murphy's character, and he had very little screen time over the course of the 2.5 hour film.
 
I think my response is best couched in the form of haiku.

Reality? Dream?
Pete Postlewaite under-used
A van falls slowly
 
agcohn said:
3/5. I wasn't that impressed.

In my opinion, the film is beautifully crafted and shot, but emotionally hollow.

The protagonist's emotional arc really had almost nothing to do with the action of the film, and about halfway through, I realized that I just really didn't care about what most of the characters were doing.

The action was just too convoluted with practically zero emotional stakes. Not confusing... convoluted. The action was disguising a lack of emotional depth to the proceedings.

The only character I really cared about in the film was Cillian Murphy's character, and he had very little screen time over the course of the 2.5 hour film.
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yeah, the film might be a 'tad' overrated (makes me wonder if Nolan is a 'tad' overrated). very engaging film, none the less. the tension was masterful, i think.
 
Fahad said:
yeah, the film might be a 'tad' overrated (makes me wonder if Nolan is a 'tad' overrated). very engaging film, none the less. the tension was masterful, i think.
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Nolan's photography and pacing are immaculate, but I don't think he is a very good writer. He tends to place story and action far above character.

My favorite of his films is Insomnia, which just so happens to be the only film he's shot where he isn't credited as a writer.
 
IT's tracking for a $55M opening weekend, I think I'll go see it tomorrow night. Lot's of really good word of mouth about it here in the midwest.
 
I do not think he is overrated at all. One of the greatest? not as of now, but he has not made a bad film yet IMO. He is a fine director and has made a group of fine films.
 
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