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So sorry I missed this in the theater.
Just finished watching Inception. Wow. What a sheer joy of a film. It hit on all my hot spots: good science-fiction, a heist picture, and a film that made you think. Christopher Nolan evidently waited close to a decade before making this film. Time well spent. I especially like how they didn't depend on CGI. The stunts and dreamscapes were mostly real sets and camera tricks. Made for a much better feeling film.
Really strong cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio. Once again, he shows that if you give him a meaty role he's one of Hollywood's best actors. Dom Cobb is a complex, multi-layered character that is really engaging. Ellen Page as Ariadne was great, and Michael Caine almost steals the movie with a grand total of three minutes of screen time. Has Ken Watanabe ever not been great in a film?
Each of the extractors carries a "totem", a small, usually heavy object that behaves in a predictable manner in a dream. Cobb's is a small top that doesn't fall over when in a dream. At the end of the film, we see Cobb reunited with his children and his father-in-law. He sets the top spinning on a table, then steps outside with his family. The camera focuses in on the top, which has a slight wobble then the screen goes black. Left unanswered is the question, did Cobb make it back to reality or is he in a dream? I think the important thing is that Cobb himself didn't stop to check. He ignores the top in favor of his family.. dream or reality, he's achieved his goal. Many people have also pointed out that his father-in-law (Michael Caine) is the only character that doesn't appear in a dream sequence, so his showing up at the airport and the house is a sign that this is the real world. I think that Cobb had reached reality. YMMV. I can see this movie creating many late-night con discussions as fun as the "Deckard is a replicant" arguments I've enjoyed over the years.
Really strong cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio. Once again, he shows that if you give him a meaty role he's one of Hollywood's best actors. Dom Cobb is a complex, multi-layered character that is really engaging. Ellen Page as Ariadne was great, and Michael Caine almost steals the movie with a grand total of three minutes of screen time. Has Ken Watanabe ever not been great in a film?
Each of the extractors carries a "totem", a small, usually heavy object that behaves in a predictable manner in a dream. Cobb's is a small top that doesn't fall over when in a dream. At the end of the film, we see Cobb reunited with his children and his father-in-law. He sets the top spinning on a table, then steps outside with his family. The camera focuses in on the top, which has a slight wobble then the screen goes black. Left unanswered is the question, did Cobb make it back to reality or is he in a dream? I think the important thing is that Cobb himself didn't stop to check. He ignores the top in favor of his family.. dream or reality, he's achieved his goal. Many people have also pointed out that his father-in-law (Michael Caine) is the only character that doesn't appear in a dream sequence, so his showing up at the airport and the house is a sign that this is the real world. I think that Cobb had reached reality. YMMV. I can see this movie creating many late-night con discussions as fun as the "Deckard is a replicant" arguments I've enjoyed over the years.
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