Finally, a fresh piece of cinema

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2010)

With sequels and remakes running rampant, and everyone jumping on the 3D trend, thank you Christopher Nolan for not following suit, Inception was a breath of fresh air that movie goers needed. Don't get me wrong, some sequels, Toy Story 3, are worth the hype that is attached strictly because of their name. However, there is nothing quite like a fresh idea that is executed well, really well. Inception is a difficult movie to review because to reveal anything is to reveal too much. The multiple layers of the script act just like a dream within a dream, each one captures your attention for a different reason. With each explanation or observation discussed comes a light bulb moment for the viewer, it is something that you knew but would never think to explore or in this case utilize. The 'kick' and the beginning of the dream are just a few examples of how Nolan highlights these ideas that the audience can identify with in such a way that seems too simple to be appreciating so much. He uses Ariadne's character perfectly. Nolan penned it perfectly so that Ariadne would have the process explained to her, and so would the audience. This 'dumbs' down the movie without dumbing down the movie. The script only grows because of it and the audience still maintains its integrity. DiCaprio, Cotillard and Hardy, as well as the rest of the cast, give grounded yet strong performances that are needed to carry the film through the layers. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is fantastic and hopefully garners some attention as many of his stronger performances in the past, Brick and the Lookout, may have flown under the radar. The ending of the film hits the perfect note both as a punctuation mark to the film and from a word of mouth marketing standpoint. With the risk of sounding entirely too cliché, Inception truly is a movie goers dream come true.