"Your mind is the scene of crime"

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 2011)

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.
Lucid dreams. First heard of back in 2008, I became highly intrigued. I joined various websites; discussed, practiced, and loved it. Only a true lucid dreamer would completely freak out when Nolan announces Inception. Better yet, this movie was based off his experiences with lucid dreams. The trailer blew me away, and the first day it came out, my tickets were bought and I came in extra early with anticipation. But what I got back was... better than what I expected. Inception is most possibly the greatest movie of all time, it combines all the elements of a great film; and combines the thought of lucidity and dreaming. The thoughts expressed by Nolan are genius and further my interest in dreams. First up, the acting was great. Everything was real and every performance was top notch; NO complaints. Next we have the score. Yes, it needs to be discussed. The movie actually had me go out and by the score. The theme to the tracks like "Dream is Collapsing" will make everything much more epic. Even the more subtle tracks are highly synchronized with hypnotic depth that will surely put you in a dream state. In fact, one of the tracks was actually a slowed down version of the song we hear: "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien." Han Zimmer has outdone himself on this score, and I must admit it should have won over the Social Network's. The cast, the directing, the cinematography, the everything was incredibly well done and hopes for more is high. Then we have the ending... This ending leaves the watcher wondering what is real or not. The question we should all ask ourselves after awakening from a dream. It's compared to a reality check where we check our hands to see if we are dreaming or not; and the spinner is a metaphor. Cobb is too distracted by his kids to find out what is real or not; and whatever happens, he knows he is in the right place. I'm glad Nolan decided to leave the film like this because it arises questions and theory of the beautiful outcome. I am pretty hatred over people's sayings that the film tried "too hard" to be confusing. The film is intelligent, it has its points, and the film is all revolving over dreams. So obviously the film would have to be confusing, because the realistic possibilities are amazing. Then we have some people that say the action scenes were pointless and were just there to satisfy the viewers. No. The action scenes had their position and they made the film more enjoyable. The enemies were projections that had their mission, and they were successive. After the movie, I had a nice dinner talk over the ending, the movie itself, and everything that needed discussion. I was overall astonished at how amazing Inception turned out to be... It has became one of my favorites, with so many things that make it the best. Inception deserves it's awards and frankly, it even deserved more. Even director James Cameron gave his kudos to Nolan for his work and mind on this film; that is a lot of respect. I have high hopes for more tales of this dreamy universe, or maybe even a continuation of Cobb's. Whatever happens, I have high hopes for ANY project Nolan makes. His work on Dark Knight and Memento and everything else deserve high gratification, and I'm sure whatever he does will turn out to be just as good as this. Inception is highly recommendable. I cannot express how much it holds: heart, soul, and power. It surely is one of the best movies of today. Inception... 10/10.