It's just...Pure Creation

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2010)

I saw this film last night, and was amazed. A film has not had such an effect on me in years, making this film, to me, truly spectacular.
The graphics were absolutely amazing, terrifying and thought-provoking. I loved seeing the imagination of the director on the big screen like that, it was such an experience.
The acting was pretty much faultless; in fact, I'd need to go and see it again to detect any time when I thought the reactions of the characters and the way they delivered their lines was badly done. So well done to all of them!
The plot was complex, and required that I actually paid attention all the way through the movie. To the average movie-goer, this might not make them very happy, so I can see why, to some people, this film is terrible. In fact, some reviewers go so far as to say that anyone who likes this film is an idiot themselves! I say, each to his own.
To those that say that the plot really isn't complex, then they are right, in a sense. The film is all about a guy trying to plant an idea in someone's mind, without them knowing that it's not their idea. He's doing it because he wants to see his family again. But that's just the idea stripped down to the absolute basics. The complexities arise in the sub-plot, which is about Cobb's past, and the technology that they are using to invade people's dreams, which is never really fully explained.
Someone complained about the 'rules' in the dream world not being observed being ridiculous and further proof that the film is terrible. I disagree. They don't observe the rules because they don't have to - it's a dream after all, and they can pretty much do whatever the hell they like - but they know that it will work out better for them if they follow the rules. They made rules because the dreamer's subconscious will attack them if it feels threatened - and doing whatever you like in someone else's mind would make them feel threatened, I'm sure. Thus, observe the rules, but break them if you must.
However, haters are entitled to their opinions, so 'nuff said. I personally loved it, and will definitely buy it when it comes out on DVD.