Inception : Dream or Reality?

Rating: 9/10 (29 October 2015)

Watching Inception was quite a random thing, which turned out to be a very good idea indeed. The viewer is caught by the story from the first scene and does not want to stop watching because of the fear that he might lose some important links between scenes (and worlds, obviously). These are ingeniously linked together, but as the scenes change quickly, it is quite difficult to follow all the story lines in all the different worlds at the same time. That is the most effective skill used by the director - the storyline is explained at the beginning very briefly (and implicitly, as everything else), while the viewer has to put all the pieces of puzzle together by himself. As the story changes suddenly from reality to one world, then back, then another world and so on, it keeps very catchy, because one never knows what is dream and what is real. This is what makes Inception a real masterpiece : it makes people think.
As for the actors, Leonardo DiCaprio was Christopher Nolan's best idea - the truth is that the viewer believes everything to him, even the idea of mastering people's subconscious mind. Despite its unrealistic base, Inception makes a very realistic story which gives you goose bumps. After all, planting an idea in your mind, couldn't it happen to anyone in our modern world?
We could write a whole essay on the actors and say something about every role, how great they were etc. However, the final impression (there is no doubt about that) is made by the music. After Pirates of the Caribbean, Lion King and a wide range of other films, Hans Zimmer shows once again that he is a real expert in emphasizing accurately the atmosphere with minimal music, especially at the end. Quiet, but successful. With his final few notes, we are let to our own minds - does the small top stop turning or not? Is that dream or reality?