Nolan's Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2016)

Inception is one of those rare films in the past decade or two that isn't a comic book movie, that has been this re-watchable. And it's not the action or the jokes or even the beautiful sets and locations. It's the story and how much thought Christopher Nolan put into it. From small things like he only wears his wedding ring in a dream to large story points like weather or not the end is truly ambiguous, this film is incredibly detailed to the point where every single time I watch this, I find something new no matter how big it is.
The acting isn't anything phenomenal but it is subtle which isn't always easy. And I'm not saying it's bad, just no Oscar worthy performances here. But I suppose having Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't hurt. I believe this is where Ellen Paige truly got her rise to fame rather than Juno or X-Men. And of course, we need to give proper recognition to Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Cillian Murphy for delivering great performances.
Now I don't need to say much about the score because I'm pretty confident that there isn't a single soul on this planet that doesn't like that score. If someone out there does not, note that I said soul so take that as you will. Hans Zimmer elevates every scene with the soft intimate music when it needs to get emotional and the loud music when the scene is action heavy. And also, Time so there's that.
The writing and directing from Christopher Nolan is so superb that we need to put this film on every list of 'Films You Must Study to Become A Filmmaker'. As mentioned, the small sub-plots are done so well, which is rare, and the main plot is explained and executed with both precision and flair simultaneously. It really goes to show the skill that Chris Nolan has with a pen or a keyboard or whatever he uses. The ending is literally shown at the beginning but it doesn't make sense until you get that last scene after Ken Watanabe's character dies. And of course there is the "twist", i'll be it, not a very mind blowing one but it's very sweet and simple. The fact that we learn they were in the dream world for nearly 50 years together and Cobb actually planted the idea that she was in a dream in real life is pretty cool and just makes sense why she killed herself and why Cobb feels so bad. There isn't a single wasted line or scene in this film and I love it.
Of course, film is subjective but to me, this is as close to objectively good as we're going to get in regards to film. I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in the film. It's beautiful, intense, mysterious and fun. Enjoy the film and bring on Dunkirk!