How will Christopher Nolan top this???

Rating: 10/10 (25 February 2011)

Christopher Nolan has raised the bar again! He has succeeded in performing Inception. I can't get this movie out of my mind. Normally with an average/good movie that just come out we'll either praise it, pan it, and usually we'll forget about it to some extent. Inception is different. It grabbed a-hold of me and will not let go. Every aspect of this Masterpiece was brilliantly done. Incredible story - which IMHO is the backbone of every great movie, is no exception here. Casting and acting â€“ Not much to say except every character was perfectly cast, the acting was top notch all around especially Leonardo DiCaprio. It's no surprise Nolan wanted DiCaprio for the role of Cobb. Screenplay and Editing - amazing how Nolan manages to take three different dream levels happening (at one point) all at the same time and blend it into a linear account for the viewer to experience. Understandable for me and perhaps others this required multiple viewing to catch everything! But that's not the filmmaker's fault that's because there's some much to chew on. Nolan has served us a chef's banquet that one cannot possibly consume in one sitting! And why would you? Musical score is possibly Hans Zimmer's crowning achievement! To try and watch this movie without Zimmer's score I imagine being like sitting in the driver's seat of a Ferrari without turning the key! I've listened to the score (by itself) and each track takes me back to its scene from the movie, almost like telling the story by itself. Special effects - very little CGI used, and more real old-fashioned movie magic! Paris explosions, Arthur's zero G fight scenes, the freight train!! When you ask yourself "how the Hell did they do that...it looks so real" you know the filmmakers puts their heart and soul into creating special effects that do not insult my intelligence. Bottom line, I couldn't tell what was CGI, and what was live.