a modern day Orpheus and Eurydice

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2010)

I've seen it twice so far: Inception is a fabulous high quality heist movie in which nothing is taken: instead an idea is implanted: in the mind of a mark(Murphy) but also the audience... Its also a journey into the underworld...and calls to mind the story of Orpheus and Eurydice...and his journey to rescue his wife from death. Cobb may not be able to rescue his dead wife, but his obsession with her leads him in the end to making a journey deep into an Underworld, where she has become a more vindictive character. Like Orpheus: Cobb cant return Mal to the world of the living: he can only let her go... Also another nice twist is to have an Ariadne who makes mazes. But She is also the thread that guides the audience thru the story...she asks our questions..she goes all the way to Limbo with Cobb, and her last words to him are words of advice: to rescue Saito....as if she is implanting an idea in his mind..
What a great cast of characters playing off one another: who lighten the tense story Loved the scenes in the dreams when the van is in freefall or rolling down the slope....as if in a dream! Quirks like: after Yusuf has righted the van, he turns to share the experience with the passengers...only then remembering they are asleep, and Arthus playful kiss with Ariadne.. The most novel idea? the projections acting like white blood cells against the invaders...