I'll start off this review by saying that I enjoyed this movie a lot, and would definitely recommend that you go see it. With that said, I'll paraphrase a tweet I just read about Inception, and warn that I bet a good 50% of your fellow moviegoers will have missed significant details of the movie, or been a bit baffled by the whole mechanics. To understand the movie, you first need to understand the concept, in a phrase, shared lucid dreaming. The film centers on main character Dominic Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), who plays a specialist in teaching people to protect their subconscious from incursion, and conversely, extracting secrets and information from people who are sleeping. The dreams are manifested as realistic interactions within the mind of the sleeper, populated with individuals that are projections of the sleeper's subconscious. Through some mechanism (which is never explained), Cobb is able to join their dreams and figuratively steal their mental secrets by literally finding objects like safes and vaults and cracking them in the dream. The plot unfolds around the related issues of his inability to re-enter his homeland, the United States, his fragmented family and missing wife and children, and his own severe mental issues. A possible resolution to all of these appears when a powerful Japanese businessman asks Cobb to try Inception, planting an idea in someone's mind, in contrast to his job of Extraction, finding private information in another's mind.

The concept is followable with some effort, although it reaches many reality-stretching layers of abstraction, and the resolution is certainly satisfying, if a bit maddening. On the whole, I felt that the concept was held together very well, with a few minor exceptions. First, it was never explained how six people (Cobb and his team) were "networked" to enter the mind of the target, or even how more than one person could be in a dream. I felt that there were certain emotional aspects that were overplayed, I suppose in the interest of appealing to a wider audience than the typical SciFi action/adventure/suspense type of movie. Finally, there seemed to be a fairly arbitrary and lazy introduction of a tragic way for people to not wake up from dreams, which I felt should have been introduced earlier and more thoroughly or not at all.

Overall, an excellent film, and highly-recommended.
I've heard good things about it- probably one I'll make a point of seeing sometime.

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Inception starts where Titanic left off-- with Leonardo in the water.
I've no idea exactly how accurate that is, but it amused me.
Sorry to kinda ruin your intent, but people told me it was horrible. But I though it looks interesting, I might see it
I've heard of it, and I plan to get around to seeing it. Sounds interesting enough to earn my viewing.
I've heard that it was okay, good, and terrible... realistically I'm going to way until it comes out on DVD and redbox it.
Svakk: agreed Very Happy
I saw it and it was quite good, but confusing at the beginning. Be sure to pay attention very well at the beginning, regardless of if there's action or talking. It's not a movie I would buy, though, because I am more into stuff like Harry Potter and LOTR.
The little I know about Inception's premise seems reminiscent of Paprika to me, and similarly difficult to follow, judging from reports. Smile

Worth seeing, I guess (true of both films)!
KermMartian wrote:
First, it was never explained how six people (Cobb and his team) were "networked" to enter the mind of the target, or even how more than one person could be in a dream.


They were all connected to a machine, that's how. Duh.

Useless detail would be useless to include.

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Finally, there seemed to be a fairly arbitrary and lazy introduction of a tragic way for people to not wake up from dreams, which I felt should have been introduced earlier and more thoroughly or not at all.


Uh, no it wasn't. Half the movie dealt exactly with that tragic way to not wake up from dreams.

Inception was awesome, highly recommended.
The Tari wrote:
I've heard good things about it- probably one I'll make a point of seeing sometime.

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Inception starts where Titanic left off-- with Leonardo in the water.
I've no idea exactly how accurate that is, but it amused me.
Funnily enough, that's precisely accurate. I find that amusing as well. Very Happy
I thought it was very good, with the exception of the absolutely horrible score. It's heartening to see that vaguely intelligent films can be made on a big budget these days.

That said, if 50% of people have difficulty following this (or be baffled by its mechanics) then that is slightly less heartening for the state of humanity. Wink
benryves wrote:
I thought it was very good, with the exception of the absolutely horrible score. It's heartening to see that vaguely intelligent films can be made on a big budget these days.
Agreed.

vThat said, if 50% of people have difficulty following this (or be baffled by its mechanics) then that is slightly less heartening for the state of humanity. Wink[/quote] No argument from me, I think it's quite a bit less heartening. :S
I saw this movie twice, and plan on seeing it at least twice more. I really, really liked it. I agree with Kllrnohj's response to your post.
benryves wrote:
I thought it was very good, with the exception of the absolutely horrible score.
I really liked the music. I thought it was very well done, and fit well with everything going on in the movie. The sweeping lows that moved into distortion were chilling in exactly the right way.

Overall, I recommend everyone to go see this movie. It's nothing short of amazing, and, after the initial "wow" factor, I see it being in my top 5.
The Tari wrote:
The little I know about Inception's premise seems reminiscent of Paprika to me, and similarly difficult to follow, judging from reports. Smile

Worth seeing, I guess (true of both films)!


It's only difficult to follow if you don't pay attention. If you go just to watch explosions and fight scenes, you'll be disappointed and confused because it isn't a brainless action movie. I thought it was pretty awesome, but I was able to predict the end from the opening scene + the introduction of Limbo.
The lame cliffhanger-type thing, or the general resolution and the layers? Either way, I agree with your classification of it as more intelligent than the average guns-and-explosions movie.
KermMartian wrote:
The lame cliffhanger-type thing, or the general resolution and the layers? Either way, I agree with your classification of it as more intelligent than the average guns-and-explosions movie.


The old man scene with Saito and Cobb, and how they end up there.
elfprince13 wrote:
KermMartian wrote:
The lame cliffhanger-type thing, or the general resolution and the layers? Either way, I agree with your classification of it as more intelligent than the average guns-and-explosions movie.


The old man scene with Saito and Cobb, and how they end up there.
Ahh, makes sense. You're a better man than me, then, because it took me a while to put that piece into place.
I don't like trying to predict what's going to happen in movies, because then either I'm right and disappointed at how predictable the movie is, or I'm wrong and disappointed that I couldn't figure it out. I'd rather just watch it and see how it plays out.
KermMartian wrote:
elfprince13 wrote:
KermMartian wrote:
The lame cliffhanger-type thing, or the general resolution and the layers? Either way, I agree with your classification of it as more intelligent than the average guns-and-explosions movie.


The old man scene with Saito and Cobb, and how they end up there.
Ahh, makes sense. You're a better man than me, then, because it took me a while to put that piece into place.


A lot of my friends forgot about that opening scene, but it just fit together, especially when Saito gets shot.
elfprince13 wrote:
KermMartian wrote:
elfprince13 wrote:
KermMartian wrote:
The lame cliffhanger-type thing, or the general resolution and the layers? Either way, I agree with your classification of it as more intelligent than the average guns-and-explosions movie.


The old man scene with Saito and Cobb, and how they end up there.
Ahh, makes sense. You're a better man than me, then, because it took me a while to put that piece into place.


A lot of my friends forgot about that opening scene, but it just fit together, especially when Saito gets shot.

I remembered the scene, but didn't jump to it being Saito.
  
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