A Good Movie... But Far From Flawless as Many May Claim

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2010)

First of all, my expectations were really high. I've followed all of the reviews and have seen the trailer and other materials for the movie many times... without reading or watching any spoilers.
After reading an FAQ and many of movie reviews, it looks like most of the comments and reviews address the questions of "limbo" state, being returned to one level up and, in the end, was it all just a dream as the ending possibly advises.
As all of these questions might lead to numerous interpretations, which I find the best thing about so called "mind-bending" movies, but there are some plot flaws which are a lot more serious and put a question on whether or not the whole movie concept is viable or not.
Basically, the biggest misconception and inconsistency of the movie plot is the following. In the beginning of the movie when Ariadne is being taught by Cobb and then Arthur, we learn that the Architect of the current level of the dream can build the reality and modify when it's necessary. We only see it once in a scene when Arthur creates an infinite staircase to fight with guy in the hotel. What about other dreams and dream layers that represent most of the movie? Every time they have faced with a resistance and someone might have been "killed" in Dream, The Architect should have used his imagination to rebuild the Dream World so that the menace would have gone away. So, what's the purpose of an Architect if he does not modify the Dream Reality after he had built it therefore putting other subjects in that dream to risk? To me this is the biggest question in the movie and this is exactly what I have expected from the script - usage of imagination when and if required rather than making a dream look exactly like an alternative reality.
With respect to the said above, the movie should have been a lot more focused on subconscious thoughts of people involved and on the imagination rather than on a basic (yet well-crafted) action sequences which do not anyhow represent the feeling of being placed in a dream world where anything can happen... i.e. this is exactly what Cobb says the beginning of the movie: "The dreams feel real while we are in them... it's only when you wake up you realize there was something strange". "Something strange" does not really happen except for the influence of gravity and some particular events happening at the dream layer above.
It's not a real "mind-bending" movie as most of movie fans understand this term (i.e. the perfect example is "Mulholland Drive" by David Lynch). It does not leave too much room for imagination when you start thinking about it, more obvious flaws appear making your further investigation useless.
However, it's definitely worth seeing in a movie theater. Having no other stronger candidates for the "Best Mainsteam Movie of The Year" title, "Inception" gets it pretty easily.