Title: Inception (WARNER Bros.)
Genre: Action, Suspense
Personal Rating: 8/10
You're waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you can't be sure. But it doesn't matter - because we'll be together..
Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a special kind of thief - he steals valuable information and ideas stored inside the victim's mind though their dreams, making his illegal skill one of the most sought-after talent by the notorious and the powerful. Caught in a tangled disposition, Cobb's next mission requires him to organize a team to do one very difficult task - instead of stealing an idea, they are to force and permanently implant one instead, unknowingly making it the victim's very own. That is Inception. As he leads his team deeper into the perilous 'dreamworld', the stakes of not being able to come back to reality becomes greater, and Cobb's disturbing secret that will endanger his team becomes more powerful than ever...
Very Matrix-ish right? Well, sort of. This is one of those movies that actually make the audience glue themselves onto their seats. Pacing is so fast, one will miss so much by just even going to the toilet. The first ten minutes of the film rolled and my head was already aching from thinking too much. Can't blame me for trying to understand. System overload in a matter of minutes. What just happened? Who's dream are they in now? In what level of dream are they in again? Is he still dreaming or what? This movie calls for a nice, handy PAUSE-REWIND button. The Dark Knight's director Christopher Nolan must have anticipated this. I so hate him, well in a good way, hahaha! And Oscar best actress Marion Cotillard really played her 'deep and disturbed' role very well.
If you want a brain-wrecking movie, then this one's for you. If you're just in for the jaw-dropping special effects, go watch Matrix all over again instead. The effects were good, but the movie was not made for that.
I already forgave the 4-cinema mall where I watched this for having this film share it's theater with another film, and making the remaining 3 cinemas exclusive for the vampiric fad ECLIPSE. They should be considerate next time - not all of us moviegoers are die-hard fans of glittering vampires.
I gave it a very high review score because it succeeded in retaining my very short attention span. And the great film's concept. And the unforgivable headache. And the hanging ending. And the very catchy tag line.
Your mind is the scene of the crime..
(Wicked!)
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