Inception is a phsycological action thriller Directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo Di Caprio as the main star. It was made in 2010 and delivers a strong, yet complex story about the power of the human mind.
Inception is one of them films that demand’s you to watch it more than once; it seems content in hiding pieces of its puzzle that on each viewing spawns a different realization. This film is difficult. It is based inside the dream worlds of the characters that Leonardo Di Caprio’s character “Dom Cobb” infiltrates in attempts to regain high profile information for corporate reasons with his extractory art of putting himself into another's dreams. By sneaking into the psyches of his targets, Dom enters the world of the dreamer, taking any vital information with him swiftly and without the dreamer’s knowledge.
When the film initiates, and it does so quickly, you have to keep hold of the plot tightly to not loose your placing. Just like a real dream world, things can become a mush sooner than they happen, uncertainty is somewhat a key. This very notion drives the film towards a postmodern perspective, the film is set in its world that continuously moves forwards and changes in relation to the external effects.
Being one of the most effective at his art, Dom Cobb has found that this talent is also his burden. He looses everything that he loves and that is close to him as a result of his lifestyle. It is this part of his humanity which he craves to grasp hold of, in which is also presumably his weakness and strength. He is given a chance at redemption by one last job that has the potential to give him his normal life back to one catch - it is the almost impossible of mind inceptions that he has had to pursue.
In retrospect to Cobb's usual goal of retracting something from someones subconscious mind, he is given the task to plant an idea directly into the mind of their target. This targets name is Cillian Murphy, a wealthy business man who Cobb's influence could be enough to help Murphy hire specific individuals with vital skills of importance.
In some ways this film reminds me of the Matrix on a basic level, by the way in which the character "plugs himself" into the mind which becomes an alternate reality in which the laws of phsyics can be bent. The Matrix has many holes and strange twists which take a fair few viewings to really comprehend, in many respects being an outwardly thought out depiction of mankind's perception on reality and his own effect on the world. This shares a familiar concept to Inception, where the ongoing changes to our static reality are blurred and painted in a surrealist approach.
Inception is one of them films that demand’s you to watch it more than once; it seems content in hiding pieces of its puzzle that on each viewing spawns a different realization. This film is difficult. It is based inside the dream worlds of the characters that Leonardo Di Caprio’s character “Dom Cobb” infiltrates in attempts to regain high profile information for corporate reasons with his extractory art of putting himself into another's dreams. By sneaking into the psyches of his targets, Dom enters the world of the dreamer, taking any vital information with him swiftly and without the dreamer’s knowledge.
When the film initiates, and it does so quickly, you have to keep hold of the plot tightly to not loose your placing. Just like a real dream world, things can become a mush sooner than they happen, uncertainty is somewhat a key. This very notion drives the film towards a postmodern perspective, the film is set in its world that continuously moves forwards and changes in relation to the external effects.
Being one of the most effective at his art, Dom Cobb has found that this talent is also his burden. He looses everything that he loves and that is close to him as a result of his lifestyle. It is this part of his humanity which he craves to grasp hold of, in which is also presumably his weakness and strength. He is given a chance at redemption by one last job that has the potential to give him his normal life back to one catch - it is the almost impossible of mind inceptions that he has had to pursue.
In retrospect to Cobb's usual goal of retracting something from someones subconscious mind, he is given the task to plant an idea directly into the mind of their target. This targets name is Cillian Murphy, a wealthy business man who Cobb's influence could be enough to help Murphy hire specific individuals with vital skills of importance.
In some ways this film reminds me of the Matrix on a basic level, by the way in which the character "plugs himself" into the mind which becomes an alternate reality in which the laws of phsyics can be bent. The Matrix has many holes and strange twists which take a fair few viewings to really comprehend, in many respects being an outwardly thought out depiction of mankind's perception on reality and his own effect on the world. This shares a familiar concept to Inception, where the ongoing changes to our static reality are blurred and painted in a surrealist approach.
As you can imagine, the way in which each shot is composed isnt neccesarily in the most conventional of ways, with a lot of use of such techniques as the dolly zoom effect to create a warped, disorientating effect.
Here is an example of the "dolly zoom" from the popular, hit horror classic "Poltergiest".
The Camera work in this film is edgy, clever and almost flows along in the streams of the contrasting dream world. The scenes are built to somewhat make the space of each set feel larger, introverted and yet claustrophobic at the same time. As the films events become more intense, this warping between scenes and sense of hyper reality becomes more prominent, yet strange due to its bending of real world rules.
Overall this is a strong, interesting story about regaining ones own identity over an occupation that has almost erased someones individual existance. It shows many levels of the Human mindset and how its concious efforts to survive can take us to the very edge of our seats.
Chris
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