When Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) snapped awake from a dream in a scene from Inception, it felt like I woke up from the same dream, getting a jolt of awareness that comes after a vivid imagining.Inception, the latest movie from Director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Memento) and actor Leonardo DiCaprio (Shutter Island), is a mind-twisting, consciousness-absorbing brainy sci-fi thriller that calls up memories of Blade Runner and The Matrix.
Nolan deftly uses the film's concept to combine disparate elements like elaborate action scenes, drama and total weirdness, resulting in a movie that feels like a dream—it's not supposed to make sense (but it does), and there's an itch telling you that nothing's real (but you believe it, anyhow).
Inception is another master stroke from a master director and another great film to add to DiCaprio's impressive resumé. The movie's cast also includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Dileep Rao, Marion Cotillard and Cillian Murphy.
Post script:We watched Inception at the height of Typhoon Basyang last Tuesday (July 13, 2010), at the Imax Cinema in Mall of Asia (Unfortunately, it's not in 3D). On the ride home, a lot of street lights were already out of service, which made it a dark and surreal after-movie trip.
Four out of Five Stars. Highly recommended.
On the web:
Inception official website
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