Original and creative

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2011)

"Inception" was a good movie. I liked it not only because it was unlike any movie I'd ever seen before but also because I hoped it would spark a new trend in Hollywood -- to create more original and creative movies instead of simply churning out sequels and remakes.
Only time will tell whether or not that actually happens, but "Inception" is something special one way or another.
The only complaints I have about the movie are relatively minor ones in the grand scheme of things...
1.) Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Usually, I like this guy, but he was totally miscast in his role here. He tried playing it a little too "Slick Rick" and ended up coming off a bit Keanu. That's never a good thing!
2.) Lack of imagination in weaponry.
At the end of the movie, when the team is storming the snowy fortress, they could dream up any type of weapon they could ever want to use, but they're apparently lacking in imagination because all they come up with is relatively conventional weapons. I mean, maybe it would've seemed stupid but they could've dreamt up a giant fire-breathing dragon to help assist them, but I guess no one thought of that...
Other than that, though, I thought it was a good movie. It's definitely worth watching more than once because you will notice things about the movie upon second viewing you didn't notice during the first.