Saw The Movie Inception..

[randissimo]

That movie was intense! Really a trip to follow.. Anyone else see it? What did you think?

[Van Basten II]

We talked about it the film thread, Check around the post 5565.

Here's what I wrote the day after I saw the movie

Saw Inception last night, since this is the kind of film that deserves to be seen knowing little as possible, before spoiling anything I'll just comment that the film deserves to be seen.

Stop reading if you wanna see still remain a virgin regarding this film or only read it when you have seen it.

If I had to resume the film using other ones it be a mix of Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (For the concept) of the Matrix (Visuals and what the movie tries to achieve ) and a bit of Blade Runner I am not sure however the film is as brilliant as it claims or the hype claims it to be. Yes it is challenging compared to most high profile films but it is more on the entertaining side than cerebral side. For starters as we got involved in the multi stages of the dream, it seemed that we kinda lost the purpose of the many plots and they filled it up with action sequences for the sake of it and what was going on inside those dreams didn't matter, weirdly the way it ended you could make of an argument than it did not matter.

Other main weakness, the psychological developpement of the characters is as thin as most typical blockbusters, then again maybe the end explains their lack of depth.

Among the positives the visuals are quite stunning , Dicaprio is quite convincing in his character, although you could make a case that it is a lot like the character he played in Shutter Island.

Despite these misgivings as I mentionned at the start the movie is a fun ride just don't expect a film worthy of an Academy Award just a way above average summer blockbuster.

Edited August 12, 2010 by Van Basten II

[Teasing the Korean]

I loved Memento and wanted to like this film. I kind of enjoyed it while watching, but the more I reflected on it, I realize I didn't.

Possible spoilers:

I know it's an old convention, but there was something very artificial about the characters constantly explaining what was going on to the other characters, strictly for the audience's benefit.

The whole thing about not seeing the kids' faces, until the very end of the movie, seemed like a pasted-in, manipulative device that didn't serve the narrative, attempting to elicit an emotional response that wasn't earned.

The sets were interesting on some level, but they kind of came off like, "Wow, we have gazillions to spend and some great software. What can we do?"

Hans Zimmer's pompous score was just awful. It sounded like a parody. It pushed me outside of the film rather than drawing me in.

Still, there were some good elements. The premise was interesting, even if they didn't quite pull it off. I thought Leonardo DiCaprio did a good job considering what he had to work with.

It probably provides a more intense experience in the theatre than on DVD, but I'm not sure I could recommend people paying top dollar to see it.