If you hate this film, then YOU don't get it.

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2010)

Let me begin this review by saying that I finally saw The Bourne Identity the night before. I thought it was decent; action sequences, a rogue agent with no memory of his past; a past haunting him with every step he took. Then I saw Inception. Then I realized, no, I woke up from the standard drawl that has become modern Hollywood, a place where scum and filth has been seeping in the door, with only a few good book adaptations (Harry Potter, The Bourne trilogy, and How to Train Your Dragon)to prevent it from falling completely down the artistic drain. Even the recent action hero remakes couldn't swoop in to save the day! Finally seeing an original story that makes you think for more than five seconds is, in my book, at least a game changer.
Inception was more than a game changer, it has done something that hasn't been done since Matrix series, it reminded the audience that the formula for a good thriller/sci-fi is not a bunch of blood drenched massacres every five seconds, but instead a story that drags people to be genuinely on the edge of their seats, waiting for the next scene to happen. Inception did that, I checked, at least five people in the theater I was watching this movie in were literally on the edge of their seats! The reason, Nolan must have have remembered what made Alfred Hitchcock famous. It's not about whether or not the character is going to die in the next scene, but if the character makes the most moral or 'right' choice. We saw a character struggling to conquer his troubled past, reminding us all that we are capable of moving on from past mistakes. It is this message, mixed with action and intellectual stimulation that makes for a real, masterful Hitchcock level thriller that will be remembered as a masterpiece, to take it's rightful pace among such films as the Matrix, Psycho, and many others.
I have made many claims towards the level of this film, but I believe that this movie had the right formula to earn itself prestige. A psychological thriller that I thought had become extinct has shown the world that Hollywood still has what it takes to make a good movie. So if you don't think that this film was even decent, then you should go see it again, because you didn't understand the depth of this movie. Mr. Nolan, I believe you have indeed inspired an industry to set the bar higher (And I also want to send a shout out to Hanz Zimmer, who delivered as usual, and brought this film right into the lap of it's audience). You don't need to see this film in 3D to feel the emotions this film wants you to feel. A good movie, if not amazing.