A simple masterpiece ...

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2010)

Words cannot describe how wonderful this film is. I knew from the trailers that Inception was going to be good, but I had no idea it was going to be THIS good. It deserves more than a mere 10/10 stars. A round of applause is what Christopher Nolan needs, he never fails to impress me. Nothing but greatness is expected from the producer of The Dark Knight.
All the actors did a fantastic job portraying their characters. I felt like Inception was real, and that dreams could be manipulated. Leonardo DiCaprio, I must say, put his all into this movie. His acting abilities shine in Inception (as in movies like Shutter Island and The Aviator). The emotions were raw, and all the twists were perfect. The plot had a deep meaning that made it complex; but it wasn't so complex as to make someone lost throughout the whole movie. The action scenes were wonderful, and the graphics/special effects were breathtaking, possibly the best special effects to date. There were multiple times during the movie where I held my hands to my mouth and paused my breathing because of the movie's tension. I felt that the movie was never boring. The dialogue and themes made it so that each scene was interesting. This movie does have it's fair share of dialogue, but it never made me want to fall asleep. There is a perfect balance of action and speaking in this movie.
In total time, the movie comes to about 2 hours and 30 minutes. However, while sitting in the theater seat, it felt shorter than that. I had such a thrill while watching the film that when it was over I mentally said to myself "Whattt? It's over? /sad face". A movie this long to feel like an hour long movie = great. When time flies, you know you're watching an epic movie.
The ending really got to me, it made me walk out of the theater and think ... a lot. And there are few movies that can do that these days. You can really tell that the director and actors spent a lot of time producing this film. The philosophy went into levels that were obviously well researched. I must say that Nolan has quite the imagination, because how he produced a film with such a unique plot is beyond me ... it's just so perfect.
I would definitely recommend this film to anyone. It is well worth the money and time. It is a MUST SEE.