Inception is a dream of a film
Ever had the feeling the life you’re living is simply a dream? Maybe your perception of habitat or the people around you seems askew? After experiencing “Inception”, your heart may be pounding, stress levels may be rising and you may have to ask yourself: “Is this real?”
Professional extractor (i.e. “idea-thief”) Dom Cobb sees big-business espionage as just another walk in the park. He enters the dreams of industrial tycoons and steals their brightest, most inspiring ideas for a living. He’s a trained criminal mastermind out to clear his name, faced with his toughest challenge yet: Not stealing an idea, but planting one. Intricacy is key to this mission, and it could be the key that unlocks Cobb’s shackles on his life turned upside-down, setting him free.
Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, enlists in the help of key players: the sly Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the infamous forger and shape shifter Eames (Tom Hardy), Saito (Ken Watanabe), the chemist Yusuf (Dileep Rao) and newbie and student of architecture Ariadne (Ellen Page). Ariadne helps design a three-tiered dream for environmental leader Robert Fischer, Jr. (Cillian Murphy) in which they instill a groundbreaking decision for Fischer, Jr. to decide upon his father’s death. Phew!
DiCaprio, once again, kills it on the silver screen. His portrayal of Cobb flings us into the workings of a skilled criminal extractor, he even has the gall to manipulate Fischer, Jr. and projections of his late wife, Mal (Marion Cotillard). In the midst of efforts to set the seed of doubt in his opponent, Cobb also struggles with projections of Mal while going from dream to dream, which become major obstacles for him to overcome. Let’s just say washing up on vast beaches and dangling from lush hotel balconies are facets of the mayhem.
Ellen Page is no less than stunning as Ariadne. A cunning architectural student in Paris, where the meat of the film takes place, Ariadne takes on her first live dream experience like an old professional, using a set of giant mirrored doors and a reflection of a simple column to create the intricate bridge she takes to the university daily. She’s a key element to the inception, the whole plan of action by the crew.
Although it would be absolutely impossible to unveil more key plot points without giving away the complete storyline or making this into a 5,000+ word review, go see this film. Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece will plunge you into a mental conundrum and keep you on the absolute edge of your seat, maybe even scooting off into the floor.
Score:: 5 out of 5, 10/10, 4 stars, two thumbs up, 100%, ku-DOS
