Christopher Nolan's Flawed Masterpiece.

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2012)

"Inception" Is A Film That Only Nolan Could Made. That Is The Mark Of A True Master. The Film Is About Dreams And The Subconscious. Leonardo DiCaprio Portrays Cobb, A Mysterious Man Whose Profession Is Stealing Ideas From The Mind Of Others. Cobb Is Is Asked By A Billionaire CEO Named Mr. Saito, Played By Ken Watanabe, To Implant An Idea Into The Mind Of His Rival. This Process Is Called "Inception". At The Beginning Of The Film, Cobb Has Been Separated From His Family Because His Work Has Made Him A Fugitive. Mr. Saito Offers Cobb Freedom If He Can Successfully Plant An Idea In The Mind Of His Competitor. To Achieve This Complicated Task, Cobb Must Assemble A Team Of Associates To Ensure Success. Cobb's Team Includes Eames (The Excellent Tom Hardy), Ariadne (The Exquisite Ellen Page), and Cobb's Partner Arthur (The Brilliant Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Cobb Meets Ariadne Through A Professor (Played By Michael Caine)That Says She Is One Of The Most Talented Young Architects He Has Ever Seen. Cobb Becomes Mentor To Ariadne, Teaching Her How To Create Entire Worlds With The Power Of Her Mind. During Her Training, She Introduced To The Memory Of Cobb's Wife, Wonderfully Played By Marion Cotillard. Ariadne Starts To Have Trepidation About The Assignment And Feels That Cobb Cannot Be Trusted. "Inception" Is Undeniably Dazzling And Innovative. The Film, As Brilliant As It May Be, Is Not Without It's Flaws. The Film's Ideas Are Articulated Through Words When Those Ideas Should Be Communicated Through Images Alone. The Film Must Be Seen Multiple Times To Be Fully Understood. The Film's Detractor's Have Accused "Inception" Of Being Pretentious, When It Actually Is Not Pretentious At All. Emotion Is The Film's Center And Cobb's Emotional Arc Is The Driving Force Of The Film, Not The Visuals. The Dream Sequences Are Some Of The Most Visually Dazzling You Will Ever See. Christopher Nolan Is A Filmmaker At The Peak Of His Powers. First, Nolan Created A Gripping And Completely Jarring Story Of Amnesia In 2000's "Memento" And Made Batman A Real Person With A Heart And Soul In "Batman Begins". Now, Christopher Nolan Has Exceeded Expectations By Making A Thrilling And Masterful Meditation On The Psychology Of Dreams.