A Total Dream of a Summer Movie

Rating: 10/10 (31 July 2010)

Okay. Here's the thing I think we can safely say that this was the movie the majority of audiences were waiting for this summer. This was indeed the event pic that everyone knew about, talked about, and even debated about— before even actually seeing it.
One of the best things about Inception was how helmer Christopher Nolan was able to shroud this summer tentpole in so much secrecy up until the release date. Like a top secret government mission.
Anyway, Inception has finally been released from its cage and has certainly delivered the total trip it promised in the mind-bending trailers. Leo DiCaprio, coming off of another 2010 mind-f**k, Shutter Island, plays Dom Cobb, someone who navigates people's dreams and pilfers vital ideas from the heart of their mind. An act he is paid to do.
A proposition arises that can possibly send the exiled Dom Cobb back to America, to finally see his kids again. But this proposition is of course, no easy task. It involves the art of 'inception', or in other words, the act of planting an idea in someone's dream, rather than stealing. Together with his team, including a fantastic Joseph Gordon-Levitt, wonderful Ellen Page, and a deliciously charming Tom Hardy, Cobb sets off on the near-impossible mission.
The film hardly lets up- a fact that may frustrate those who are intent on 'understanding' every minuscule thing. But that shouldn't be the main focus of this film. The main point is easy enough to follow and that's really all you need to worry about. Just let Inception take you by the hand and go with it because you've probably never seen anything like this. Take a walk into Chris Nolan's seriously beautiful subconscious. This guy needs to share his dreams with the rest of Hollywood.