Inception joins everything people love in a film: action, mystery, romance and a little bit of comedy

Rating: 10/10 (11 August 2010)

After seeing Inception 2 times in a row (yesterday and the day before) I can say certainly that this is one of the best films ever made. The cast is amazing and very well chosen, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cottilard. And besides that, the story is obviously incredibly made and the special effects couldn't be better.
The thing with the story is that Christopher Nolan doesn't reveal everything at the same time. He knows how to tell something and show something else and from those two things you can conclude something different. He shows us what the characters see but leaves space for the viewer to think about the matter.
After all, even someone that doesn't necessarily like this type of film, full of mystery and ideas to digest, will have to love something about it. Because everything in Inception is so well made, well created, well thought and well filmed, when you step out the cinema, you're thinking about how much of a genius Christopher Nolan is, or how obvious it is that the whipping-top fell on the table at the end of the film, or how Cobb or Mal are characters that have been created very thoroughly you are surprised someone could do that. There is an incredible amount of little details that can make you love Inception. For me, the idea of putting something in the brain of someone and letting it grow is amazing, and also, the 'paradox' that Arthur talks about in the film had always made me think and rethink about how things can look like something and be a lot different than what they might seem to be.
I have to mention the special effects too. When Ariadne starts manipulating the houses and building bridges from nothing in her dream, I was so surprised by how well the special effects were made that I only thought about the concept of manipulating objects like the character did when I saw Inception for the second time...
There are so many disturbing things about Inception (the idea and the whole film) you kind of have to wait for a minute to not feel overwhelmed by everything. It's a complicated story, but to understand it, you just have to open your mind and let the information flow through your brain.
10/10 You absolutely must see Inception. I think it may be one of the greatest if not THE GREATEST film of the last few years. There is no way it won't win some good Oscars :)