Inception - How freakin weird and secretive is this movie

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The thread dates back to when there was very little known about the film. Back then it was only known that Christopher Nolan had a new film and it seemed to have a world turning in on itself. That's what the OP meant by weird and secretive.
 
I disagree. The "tutorial", as you put it, was definitely neccessary. If it had just jumped straight into the thick of things without trying to explain the science of what is happening i bet you'd be here saying how utterly confusing it was, and then that's why you'd have been saying it's "dire"...

You're entitled to your opinion, but like Deserana said, you seem to be hating it for the sake of it. Fair enough if you didn't like it, but how anyone can call it "dire" is beyond me. Clash of the Titans, now that's a dire film, it's poorly written, acted, and edited, none of those criticisms can be levelled at Inception imo.
 
My interpretation is;

The windmill was the inception. Saito had hired them to break up Fischer's company. They found the photograph of the young Fischer and used the windmill as the key point to trigger Robert's inception into breaking up his father's company, so he wouldn't become like his father and therefore disappointing him.

I might be wrong though...
 
Saw this film today and really enjoyed it :) Don't see why so many people were confused though I thought it was pretty straight forward. The endingwas so annoying though!:mad: I like to think he was in realit but my Dad reckons he was still in limbo:( For some reason it reminded me of Shutter Island - and not just because Leo was in it:p
 
Thanks for the measured response.

Judging from the posts, none of which I'd argue with, Inception has an awful lot of deep and very intricate plotting. What it doesn't have is much in the way of deeper themes to back it up, themes woven into and explored by the narrative, and providing more resonance to the visuals. It's here where hyperventilating fanboys calling Nolan the new Kubrick are so wide of the mark.

Yes, it's very bad form to criticise what's not there rather than what is, but considering the potential, the aspect of missed opportunity - in many areas - is very strong. So it's not that I don't see the point, but that the point could've been so much more.

I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. As a slick piece of moodily-shot modern entertainment it certainly seems to have succeeded. But this viewer often felt he was watching yet more aerosol cinema in the manner of Lost in Translation (to name one). Films weighted with the scent of something not quite there, although on ambition alone it's obviously far better than Bill Murray's lazy, deeply smug offering.

I'll certainly give it another shot on DVD or BR.

btw - I've been wracking my brains trying to remember which old film it reminded me of. Then it came: Douglas Trumballs' Brainstorm from the mid eighties. An interesting marriage of science fiction device and matters of the heart. Seems to have vanished though.
 
I enjoyed this. The storytelling was a bit chaotic though, and at times, I felt I was losing grip on the story, but then it started to make just enough sense again to be satisfying. I think that's part of the appeal of it. It can be a bit confusing and disorientating in parts, making it feel sort of dream-like, but overall, I thought it worked. The slow pacing also helped! Gave me time to mull over what the heck just happened before it launched into the next scene

I was also impressed that many of the ideas in the film seemed to be based on fairly accurate psychological principles about dream studies- lucid dreaming in particular, and not just the usual Hollywood garbage to appeal to the masses. There is of course, a little bit of artistic license here and there on some of the finer points, to fit into the films story.

The effects were impressive, and for the most part, not overdone, except perhaps for the caf
 
Inception isn't really confusing.

There had been so much hype about it being complex and confusing (all by people who hadn't actually seen it) but it isn't. You do have to pay attention to follow what is happening but it's fairly straightforward. It's really quite linear as a film.

I'm surprised that there are many highbrow and intellectual critics that couldn't follow what was happening. Perhaps they were trying to over-think the movie?
 
Are people losing the ability to read? I didn't hate the movie, nor am I "trying to be different", I just thought it opened fairly poorly and is overall nowhere near deserving of the mountains of praise it's been receiving. Jesus, move your eyes beyond the use of one particular word, people.
 
Best film I've seen in a while (although I've still yet to see Toy Story 3)

The set locations were brilliant.

City - Rainstorm
Hotel - Gravity
Base - Blizzard
Forsaken World - Apocalypse

The concept was truly unique. Nolan is a God.
 
I saw it yesterday and thought that it was a very good movie. The movie snobs wouldn't have liked it though because it triggered their 'Oh God, it's sci-fi' alarms.
 
I don't know how you can justify walking into a film 30mins late! Not only is that rude it's completely disrespectful to everyone sitting in the theatre watching the film then having to stand up and disrupt their viewing pleasure because someone couldn't be bothered to get to the cinema in time to watch the film. I'm noticing this more and more now with people these days. I absolutely deteste this with a passion! If you're late then you shouldn't be allowed in. End of. I wouldn't have sold you a ticket.
 
So...where are all of these 'hyperventilating fanboys' comparing Nolan to Kubrick?

Your analogy to Lost in Translation is bizarre...you strike me as a person who simply reacts against movies that are critically lauded for the sake of it.

For the record...I also hated LOT too. But the difference is I don't slate the movie, I simple concede that it was not to my taste...as are most of Wes Anderson's movies.

Oh...and your comparison to Trumbull's Brainstorm is absolute rubbish...Brainstorm had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with dreams.
 
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