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| Inception Movie Poster (2010) |
Oreinology is the scientific study of dreams. Not that I heard of it before but the mere notion of semi-fantasy world of dreams being studied is far too bizaare and mysterious in an ordinary person's point of view. Even more striking is how the 'Inception', which was hailed by IMDb and other pertinent movie review websites as the crème de la crème among the movies shown so far in 2010, twisted reality and added another level of comlplexity to the idea we hold about dreams. A colleague of mine told me that the movie will bring the 'nerd' out of any movie-goers mainly due to the fact that it possesses a storyline that will not appeal to any dumb chick-flick or action-flick lovers. To assess if this Christopher Nolan film really deserves the buzz, I watched it myself and by solely basing it on how my jaws dropped and my head ached just before the movie credits sarted rolling, I could say that the uniqueness of this movie is incomparable and even goes beyond the impact that 'Memento', 'The Dark Knight', and 'The Prestige' had brought to me.
'Inception' tells the story of Dominic Cobbs (played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who also did great in 'Shutter Island' earlier this year), who, after failing his attempt to steal secrets from the subconscious dream of a Japanese businessman named Saito, was employed by the latter to a mission that will make use of 'inception' or as how the movie defined it, the process of 'planting' ideas in a person's subconscious mind by penetrating into his dreams without him knowing it. Their main goal is to break Saito's corporate rival's empire by using the latter's son as the target. The team, which is composed of a 'dream architect' who will build the 'dream', a forger who will copy somebody else's identity, a sedative chemist who will be responsible for creating a 'three-layered' dream, will accomplish the mission by breaking into the target's subconscious dream and 'plant' the necessary idea that will change the future of their company and of his own forever. The main conflict arise when the team realizes that the target's mind is trained to defend unnecessary intrusions, thus making their mission quite more taxing, in addition to Cobb's unresolved conflict with his deceased wife, who keeps on interrupting their mission by consistently pestering his mind of guilt and remorse.
The movie itself is a puzzle that worth one's full attention. It's a collage of different elements: there are some fast-paced scenes that will make you scratch your head in confusion but mostly, it will thrill you with its awe-inspiring special effects and unforgettable original story.You will never get what the movie is all about unless you digest it slowly (I'm talking about the story and not the pop corn that you munch). The story is multi-layered, complex, and cryptic, which is especially true if we are to talk about the movie's ending, an ambiguous conclusion that is the best of its kind. I couldn't help but be amazed of Nolan's genius and for creating an all-original script that will define a decade of movie-going. Although mind-blowing and complicated in its purest form, this is a sci-fi movie that will definitely leave a mark in anybody's heart and mind. The whole cast was perfectly assembled; they made the unbelievable sci-fi story believable. Two thumbs up for Nolan, DiCaprio, Page, and the rest of the cast for giving the audience a performance of a lifetime and for changing the way I perceive dreams.
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| A scene from the movie 'Inception' |
