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The first thing which comes to mind after
you have watched the trailor of Inception, is that you will see Leonardo DiCaprio on the Big screen! It’s a known fact,
about him being a good actor, and its hard to imagine him without getting the record-setting "Titanic" in mind. But I am glad to say that Inception may have broken this cliché, and
instead many people would now remember him for Inception instead!
Although its very difficult to write a
review of Inception, after just a single watch (ya, its that obscure), but this
is just an account of my experience and knowledge while doing so.
Plot:
Inception is all about dreams, and its
invasion. Few people, has the technology to go inside someone’s dream, and
steal what is called the most important thing in the modern world - Information
or secrets. "Cobb", the main protagonist of the story (of course
Leo), has a job to use their dreams to extract the information, and hence he is
called, “extractor”. As the story progresses we watch Cobb and his team playing with the minds of people that they
target, while Cobb trying to deal with his own secrets of his memories. That’s all
is needed to Incept the idea of Inception in your minds.
World
of the Inception:
“Your mind is the scene of the crime.” -
That’s the tag line which Inception has used for its promotion. And quite effortlessly,
its justified. The world of Inception is the dream. |
| Cobb (in the center) with his Team |
The connection may seem to be burrowed
by the favorite film of all time, "The Matrix", but
is far more complicated then that, as you may had or would experience
yourself. But more on that later.
VFX:
What surprised me was the fact that despite being heavy on Visual Effects, their are barely any sequence where you would actually notice it. Ok, you will notice it, but you wont be dazzled by it. Christopher Nolan has purposely avoided using VFX as much as possible, and even than he has done an excellent job, bringing the story out very effectively.
What surprised me was the fact that despite being heavy on Visual Effects, their are barely any sequence where you would actually notice it. Ok, you will notice it, but you wont be dazzled by it. Christopher Nolan has purposely avoided using VFX as much as possible, and even than he has done an excellent job, bringing the story out very effectively.
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| A popular Physics bending VFX |
He has so beautifully used the technique of slow motion, most
profoundly in the scene when Cobb explains Ariadne
(the beautiful Ellen Page), the Architect of the dream world, about her being
in a dream. In Inception, slow-mo is used to depict the flow of time, and I
must say, I loved this new way of imparting a sense of time in the different
layers of dream. (Layers of dream would make sense after you watch the movie.)
Direction:
The direction of the movie, for the
lack of better word can only be said, “awe-inspiring” and brilliant. It takes a
lot of hard work, directing and editing to explain the concept so complicated
as shown in the Inception. But in true manner, Chris Nolan has successfully achieved
this seemingly impossible feat.
Christopher Nolan is one talented director, the
direction of which I was watching for the first time. He is in on my watch list
from now, and would certainly like to see more from him.
Depiction of dreams in Inception, is done to
keep the viewer hard to guess what they are watching, the fact or the dream. While the course of the movie, you would always have to wear your thinking cap, and you keep
questioning yourself about the happenings and its reason. The physics of the world inside the
dreams change so radically and dramatically that at the start it fascinates
you, and is so beautifully done that a mathematician mind would truly admire
the genius behind the direction. Every scene and plot is like it’s crafted by
hands. Every frame well calculated, and each cuts done at the precise moments.
Connection
with The Matrix:
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| Popular Lobby Fight Scene of Matrix |
Inception burrowed the idea of Matrix
and puts that in a more acceptable perception - that of the dream. But despite
the familiarity, Inception is unique in its own way, due to the fact, that it
is closer to reality. The use of the dreams makes it more haunting!
The Music:
Finally, the one thing which
accelerated the excitement of Inception to incredible height was the power of
music.(Listen Here) Without the adequate knowledge of the subject, I can only describe its
music, as being transcendent, and which makes you reach the higher state of cognition.
In one word, it’s ‘EPIC’. Epic in the sense that you may never be bored
listening it, and the effect that it actually enhances the plot, by imparting a
sense of thrill to the story.
I found this video on youtube, and I think it could have been used perfectly when the end credit rolls.
I found this video on youtube, and I think it could have been used perfectly when the end credit rolls.
Conclusion:
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| The Maze Logo |
Lovers say that the movie has set new
standards of perfection. Haters munch that its overrated. But I personally,
loved it, because it made me think. Not much of the movie is able to do
so.
Surely I will watch Inception again, (and again),
to witness the sheer brilliance of the direction, and the immersive world that it presents. But thats what I admire about such movies. You can never
have it enough.
If you have watched Inception, you would know what I am talking about. And if are planning to watch it, then you can try these links in the meantime.
IMDB Reviews: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/usercomments
Trailors: First Second Third
Official Website: http://inceptionmovie.warnerbros.com/
The Mind Crime game: http://www.mind-crime.com/ (I have played it, its truly nerve-wrecking at first)
The real science of dream research: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38266663/
Good!
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