Greatest Film Ever!

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2010)

For thirteen years, Titanic has held my number one favourite movie spot. Even after seeing Avatar, it remained there. Inception, now holds the spot and Titanic has dropped to number two.
Let's start off with Christopher Nolan. I wasn't Nolan's biggest fan five years ago. I was forced to watch Batman Begins during media arts class and skipped out two days in a row so I wouldn't have to. I was dragged to a viewing of The Dark Knight in 2008. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My opinion of Nolan began to turn around. I bought Batman Begins months ago, and watched it with delight and completely changed my opinion of Nolan.
He has really begun to shine in his field. He's a true masterpiece director. He has a brilliance in writing and directing. His shots are substantial and significantly done. His writing is intelligent and goes beyond what normal movies can do. Nolan's work on Inception is phenomenal. A majority of movies, such as Jumper, have to be giving a lot of information to the audience in order for them to follow. Not Inception, you follow along because this type of thing happens to you every night while you sleep.
DiCaprio is not my most favourite actor, but I've seen Catch Me If You Can and Titanic and Inception is truly his best work. He's certainly at the top of his game and pulls off a powerfully intense performance. Cobb is a complicated character and throughout the entire film of Inception, you're not quite sure if he's an antagonist or protagonist.
Ellen Page hasn't had much work and truth be told, I'm not her biggest fan. I don't necessarily hate her or dislike her movies, but I don't believe I've enjoyed one thus far, aside from Inception. She is a great eye candy, and not your typical hottie. Most movies with a female eye candy, you're forced to watch Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel or Scarlett Johansson. Ellen Page, is a fresh change of pace and while she feels like a supporting cast, she plays it perfectly and sticks out at the exact moments she should.
Perhaps the most amazing feat delivered in Inception is the lack of green-screens and CGI. Nolan hates to cheat the audience, much like I hate to look at the cheats. As you watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt, fly in the hallway corridor, you're not watching him on a studio set with a green-screen. Joseph is really there in that hallway floating around.
Another astounding aspect of Inception is the dialogue and how truthful it is. Most movies have memorable quotes and have been written by screenwriters. Nolan's Inception dialogue is not just written for people who love to quote movies. It's truth. "Dreams feel real when we're in them." Yes, they do. "You never remember the beginning of a dream, you always end up in the middle." This is a quote we can all remember because it's a fact. I've never remembered my dreams beginning.
Although, it's a thriller and not a comedy, there's a good amount of comedy throughout the film and it's well-paced. I think the screen-time is divided equally amongst it's genres and no one else could do this film better than this crew. I loved Inception and will be seeing it half a dozen times, before it leaves the theaters and I will be pre-ordering it on Blu-Ray, something which I've never done before. If you don't love Inception, you may need to see it a few more times to understand it.