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A couple little things about Inception: (mild spoilage)
1. I don't know. I've gone through periods in which I'd keep a little notebook next to my bed and jot down what I remember about my dreams. I just don't ever remember in my entire life my dreams consisting of guys in sharply dressed 3 piece suits running all over the place trying to machine gun me down. WTF?
2. I becomes apparent during the first half that the whole WHOA factor of the film is going to come once the attempt at Inception truly begins. But for me, too much of the dreams were wasted action set pieces. For example, the entire section set on the mountain top (the James Bone On Her Majesties Secret Service Part) was nothing but a complete snooze fest. As was, believe it or not, most of the hotel corridor sequence after the initlal fight was completed. Tedium. There were far too many standard gun battle sequences in this flick for my taste.
3. Regarding the Van, down by the river....was it intended to be funny? Or is it a funny in a not supposed to be funny kind of thing?
4. One final criticism: There was very little to become emotionally invested in. Not enough for the movie to be anything more than the mental puzzle picture that it is.
As for the good stuff:
A couple of the set pieces are outstanding. The scene at the cafe for example. The Paris folding into itself scene too. The big reveal by Leo in the last portion of the flick is a real wowzer. I think Tom Hardy is the best performance in the film, not Levitt like so many are saying. Levitt is fine; Hardy kills almost every moment he's on screen.
At the end of the day it comes down to the puzzle that is the plot. If you like that kind of thing, then you'll probably have fun trying to figure out what the hell is going on in the movie. The final shot is fun in that regard, as it leaves you with even more questions. Ever since I left the theater I keep wondering if Saito really has a significantly bigger role he's playing in all this then we're led to believe on the surface of the plot. Who is the real architect?, that kind of thing.
Having seen the film once now, I'm honestly looking more forward to reading the shooting script from beginning to end than before seeing it a second time...
A couple little things about Inception: (mild spoilage) Jul 18, 00:36
agree with quite a bit of this...(spoilers) Jul 18, 01:22
Sleep on it ... {nm} Jul 18, 02:12
1) Those assassins were trained to be in their dreams. {nm} Jul 18, 10:23
