What the world's been waiting for

Rating: 10/10 (11 August 2010)

Let's face facts, the last decade sucked. The economy was terrible, we allowed an idiot to thrust the country into a war we cannot get out of, and the pop culture took a turn for the worst. Whether it's the Twilight films, Jersey Shore, or Lady GaGa, I feel ashamed to be apart of my generation. That was until I discovered Chris Nolan.
Chris Nolan has always done great work, but this is by far his best picture. I can see him going to Warner Brothers with the idea for Inception and telling the powers that be, "Alright, I did the Batman movies, now I want to do something of mine"! Needless to say, if you've saved a major franchise, I doubt a studio will tell you no.
The film itself is complex, however isn't impossible to understand. I could see the countless hours of research Nolan did for the film on the screen. You can tell that every little detail was looked at with caution, which made the story an absolute pleasure to watch.
The cast was superb, with DiCaprio standing out. People argue that his performance in Inception was almost identical to his performance in Shutter Island. I thought the one true difference was the character he played. In Shutter Island, DiCaprio is an anti-hero who isn't given much of a goal during the duration of the story. In Inception, he's more of an Archietyple hero and is given stronger character traits as well as a set goal to reach by the end of his character's story.
When I said that this is what the world's been looking for, I meant that I think we've found a movie that shows how originality will always triumph over re-hashed plots and Michael Bay films. If you're a young filmmaker like I am, the film gives you a renewed sense of optimism in your craft. That your ideas do matter, and they can make a great movie.