A Dream come true .....................A Dream you float through........

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2010)

Its always a prodigious experience to witness a new level being set for the international cinema and Inception indubitably offers you this incessant experience.Post-Avatar phenomenon,which through its visual splendor induced the third dimension into the movie industry, Inception is set to expand the boundaries of the the fourth dimension , i.e. Intelligence.
Christopher Nolan has effectively created a Non linear,time parallel, real surreal multilayer-ed plot which keeps the audience involved on an intellectual platform. His previous venture ,The Dark Knight, succeeded in transforming the comic-book figures into concrete and multilayer-ed characterizations giving the darkest shade to the Gotham city ,and his new venture ,Inception ,explores the possible potential of a human brain to create and manipulate a world within .Nolan has handled this transformation with an exceptional ease and astounding improvement proving his stance as one of the best directors international cinema has ever seen.
Special credit has to be given to the editor Lee Smith who along with Nolan have brilliantly converged multiple plots running through different time slots and dimensions into a 148 minutes visual treat.
The plot revolves around the character of Cobb played by Leonardo DiCaprio,who specializes in a new security which deals with the concept of stealing vital information hidden in one's subconscious memory called Extraction. Throughout his tasks he is constantly troubled by his guilt which takes the form of his dead wife Mal.
The film gains momentum as Cobb who is an extractor by profession is assigned with a new task by a businessman named Saito played by Ken Watanabe to implant an idea in certain Robert Fischer, Jr. played by Cillian Murphy to create a corporate breakdown . Cobb in his pursuit gathers a team along with his point man Arthur played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He assembles a six man team comprising of an architect Ariadne played by Ellen Page,a sedating expert Yusuf played by Dileep Rao , a forger Eames played by Tom Hardy along with Cobb, Saito and Arthur themselves being present.
The first half of the movie explains the concepts of creating a world in dreams and the rules by which it runs. Nolan uses astounding logic to describe this process of creating an ever expanding world by infusing paradoxes at specific points such that the projections of subconscious do not understand that they are actually set in an never ending loop. Singular ideas such as creating a passageway through nested dreams of different characters layered in an order or a totem which enables the dreamer to distinguish reality from dreams polishes the plot to shine incessantly.
The second half deals with how the team executes the idea. The tempo of the movie gets an acceleration soon as the team discovers that the brain of the mark,i.e. Fisher Jr is actually trained to counter extraction. Cobb's troubled subconscious makes the situation more complicated as Ariadne discovers that Cobb is reliving his memories ( shown beautifully by Nolan through an elevator sequence) which could sabotage their entire mission. The twists in the plot thereafter and the concluding sequence will leave audience gasping for more.
Special mention to Leonardo DiCaprio who portrayed the character of a troubled extractor with elegance. Following Shutter Island , Leonardo DiCaprio completes a pair of the the most intellectually challenging movies of this decade with Inception. He is complemented by good performances from the incredible cast.
Hans Zimmer works his magic again with the background score for the movie and encompasses brilliant visuals through his trademark music.
The movie does require utmost attention of the audience which it deserves as the movie weaves intricate subject with a good pace.The plot does contain few weak connections such as the reason for selecting Ariadne as an architect, or the reason for entering the fourth level of dream sequence.But Nolan overshadows these weak spots by illuminating them with his gift of creating master pieces . A Must Watch.