The film makes people think outside of the box.

Rating: 9/10 (5 February 2013)

Inception is a movie about Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), who is a thief of different kinds. A thief who commits espionage by entering the dreams of the people he is targeting. DiCaprio and the people he works with enter the dreams and use dreams within dreams to complete their tasks. Once they have obtained what it is they need they wake themselves up by falling or dying in the dream. The main person they are targeting in the film is a Japanese businessman, Mr. Saito (Ken Watanabe) who eventually has DiCaprio and a few of his accomplices (Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur, Cobb's partner; Ellen Page, Ariadne, the architect; Tom Hardy, Eames, the fence; Dileep Rao, Yusuf, the chemist) attempt to plant an idea in the businessman's competitor's son to ruin his father's business, also known as inception.
Before all of this had occurred DiCaprio was facing a murder charge in the U.S. and was unable to return, Mr. Saito told him if he could pull the inception off, he would use his powers to clear Cobb's name. After going through many different levels of dreams to get deeper and deeper into the thoughts of their target and achieving inception, and after many different types of "kicks", which brings a person out of a dream, the members of the team get back to reality. Mr. Saito kept good on his promise and Cobb was able to return to the U.S. This makes the theme of this movie a focus on style or texture or structure. The film has a strong impact on the viewer's minds and senses.
The film makes people think outside of the box. No one really knows what causes dreams or the meaning behind dreams. This film makes us think about what could actually go on inside of a dream. Many of the ideas in this film make us think about every aspect in our dreams, such as the feeling of falling in a dream or having a dream inside of a dream. Another film that has this same kind of theme is The Matrix. The Matrix depicts a reality felt by humans that is actually a simulated reality. This movie also has a strong impact on the viewer's minds and senses.
The lighting in the movie, Inception really makes it feel like a dream. The lighting is often dreary and kind of dark, almost like an actual dream. The skies are often overcast and the sun doesn't shine much in the movie. These lighting aspects make it feel even more like a dream. The sounds in the movie also make it feel more like a dream. There are out of this world sounds throughout the film and sound effects that are out of this world that make it feel even more like a dream.
This movie made me think a lot more about dreams and wonder more about the real cause and meaning behind dreams. It also has made me put more thought into dreams within dreams. Every time I have a dream within a dream it reminds me of this movie and makes me wonder what the dream might have actually meant. Movies like this aren't just for entertainment purposes, they also make a person think about life.