A Decade Later

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2020)

10 years after the movie first came out, I have finally decided to watch Inception, a film I've heard heralded as one of the best movies of all time. After watching it, I sort of agree. The whole movie has aged extremely well. The CGI isn't glaringly out of place, the acting is pretty good and elevated to great at parts, and despite some clunky dialogue the script is written fairly well. The cinematography is clever, and there's a nice slow motion trick that really helps to bring the audience into the high stakes tension of the film. The score is also excellent and fits perfectly, creating major tension. Everything in the film perfectly melds together to make the viewer constantly on the edge of their seat. I also like how Nolan lets you basically choose your own ending. My one critique is that the plot twist and ending can be seen from a mile away, but I think that a good writer will always leave clues for a twist- It's not a twist if it's just made up out of nowhere. Again, though, it should have been just a little less obvious. Overall, great movie, fun to watch, exciting and emotional in turns, and I think people can take away many different messages and themes. Still good!