MOVIE REVIEW: INCEPTION

Inception comes from the brilliant mind of Christopher Nolan. Leonardo Dicaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe and Cilian Murphyr round out what I think is one the best ensemble casts in years. The story of the film is best experienced rather than described, but the basic principle is that Cobb (Dicaprio) and his crew enter people's minds through dreams and steal information out of the mind. Cobb is then asked to rather than extract information from a mind, to go in and implant an idea, something that has never been done.

This is hands down the best film of the year so far. So many times I complain about how bad Hollywood has gotten with it's repetitive stories, stupid spoofs and disappointing remakes, that it's nice to see that there is some hope left that an original story can not only be created, but executed as beautifully as this film was. It is a challenging film, that demands the audience's attention the entire time and requires you to really think about everything that is happening. This is a rare feat in film these days.

With this film, I believe that Christopher Nolan has secured his spot as the best working director right now. Spielberg has lost his touch, Ron Howard has gotten to be a little repetitive and James Cameron may make trillion dollar movies but he is nowhere near close to a top director. The only other director that consistently delivers great films like Nolan is Clint Eastwood. In my opinion Nolan has never made a bad film, but on top of that, he has made a better film each time. I'm convinced the man could make a movie about the Care Bears and it would be a masterpiece.







The cast in this film is superb. They brought in actors of different ages and with different styles and it worked out perfectly. Up and comers Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page were fantastic and really stood out here. Both of their careers were on the rise and I believe they will be able to get any role they want very soon. Dicaprio almost seemed as a mentor to Gordon-Levitt and Page in the film and as usual delivered a knock-out performance himself. One of the supporting actors, Tom Hardy, was really impressive. I haven't seen anything else he has been in, but after seeing this, I believe he has a bright future ahead of him, especially if he sticks with Nolan who is known for using the same people in multiple films.






The film may have a complex plot description, but once the film starts, it isn't very hard to catch on. Early reports were saying that America is to dumb for this film and that the complexity of the film would hurt it financially. I didn't find that to be the case at all. This film won't be for everyone, but it will certainly appeal to most. The film is a little over two and a half hours, but it still left me wanting more. I wanted more back stories, I wanted more missions and I wanted to see more environments that the characters travel to and create.

Inception is the film that this summer has needed so badly and reigns as the number one film of 2010. This is a must see. I don't do it often, but this film deserves a ten out of ten.