Inception-The Best Film of 2010

Rating: 9/10 (23 January 2011)

*Contains Spoilers* In my opinion, "Inception" is the best film of 2010 for many reasons. One reason is because it is very original. Majority of films you see today are adaptations. "The King's Speech" is based on King George VI's life, "The Social Network" is based on Mark Zuckerberg's creation of Facebook, "The Black Swan" is loosely based on the "Swan's Lake" and "The Fighter" is based on Mickey 'Irish' Ward life as a boxer. I am not saying these are not good films, these are great films. But they are not full original. Christopher Nolan, the director of "Inception", actually took eight years to develop it and started from scratch. And other reason is Christopher Nolan makes a film on things we sort of take for granted:an idea and dreams. It is something we all can relate to. And another reason is because behind the spectacular action and other things, it is a wonderful but tragic love story. Through Leonard DiCaprio's fantastic acting, you can actually feel the pain and guilt about what he did to his wife and how it affected so deeply that affected his sub-conscious during his missions. Another reason I love this movie is the ending. The thing i loved about it the most is that everyone has their own interpretation of what the ending truly means. Some people think that Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is dreaming because the top (his totem) kept spinning until the very end. Some people think that he is not dreaming because the top slowly stopped spinning right before the credits rolled. But actually, according to an interview with Christopher Nolan, the true meaning of the ending is that Cobb does not care whether he is in a dream or not. Cobb is leaving that world behind. The world of corporate espionage, of stealing people's ideas through their dreams. He is leaving that world behind and happy being with his children again. These are the reasons i love Inception. It is one of those great spectacular films that we hardly see every 10 years or so. I have not seen this type since "The Matrix". This is a fantastic film.
10/10