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Inception was intricately brilliant, except for the bad guys
I decided to see Inception yesterday after seeing The Dork giving praises and offering his firstborn to Christopher Nolan (writer and director) for this masterpiece. This is the kind of hype that makes me want to spend money on movies. It’s a 9.3 in IMDB as of this writing!
First of all, this is a thinking sci-fi movie full of edge-of-your-seat suspense. Don’t expect a sit back and relax kind of movie if you really want to enjoy it. If you don’t follow it, you will get confused and bored. If you didn’t watch it from the start, you will be disappointed.
The story is so complex for me to explain without giving any spoilers but it is not that hard to follow. Hmm, I think it’s like the Matrix and Minority Report combined without those futuristic weaponries.
Despite the plot being too over-the-top and sometimes too complex for me, here are the things that I enjoyed about the movie.
The casting.
Kudos to whoever arranged this. Leonardo DiCaprio was his usual spot-on self in his lead role. Ellen Page (Juno) continues to amaze me with her naturalness in delivering her lines. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer) didn’t have much dialogue here but surprisingly was superb in his support role. Tom Hardy (Black Hawk Down) was my favorite character here. Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight) and Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins) who were reunited with Nolan for this film were just “meh”.
The visuals.
They say that you can also watch this in 3D but the only thing you would really enjoy in 3D are those exploding objects. Nevertheless, the CGI here is top-notch and quite enjoyable even in 2D.
The storytelling.
Yes the plot can be quite a handful to digest but Nolan did an excellent job making it easy to comprehend. He won’t give you everything at once but will explain and reinforce things as needed. Oh yeah, I already told you about the healthy dose of suspense right?
Conclusion
So is this movie perfect? Did it deliver for me? Well kinda. The only thing I want to gripe on is that the bad guys here are either dumb or just shooting blanks. I can accept holes for a highly ambitious plot such as this but when the enemies just can’t buy a stinkin’ vowel then it’s just too bad.
Verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. Sorry, I just can’t give it a 5 because I’m sure not everyone can enjoy this to the fullest. You will get you money’s worth though especially with how it ends.
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Well, to me the movie was perfect and you’re right about it having a complex story but it’s easy to understand everything.
As for the bad guys, if you notice there is no real main antagonist. Cillian was just their target and they only had to deal with his mind’s defense which I think is perfectly portrayed by the blank people hehe.
And yeah, I couldn’t help but offer my firstborn cause this is probably the first movie this year that actually exceeded my expectations and worth it talaga as in super super!!!!! Wahahaha OA lang talaga ako. Hehe.
now since you put it that way, we can also attribute it to cillian’s poor defense that’s why his projections aren’t that good.
okay, im so gonna watch this… thanks Calvin.
like what Robbie says… Gooo!!!!… Watch na. I think ok lang dito na mag-isa lang sa movie house pero maganda rin yung may kasama para may ka-post-movie analysis afterwards. hehehe.
kailan kaya siya ipapalabas dito?? calvs.. san ako makaka-download nang “Sex and the city 2″??? deprived kami dito sa bj.
di ko alam. hehehe. wala pang magandang copy ng SATC2 sa torrents.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer), and Juno is pretty hot in this film.
Although i didn’t appreciate how Nolan decided to end this film hehehe
hehehe killer talaga yung ending. galing ni gordon-levitt. tahimik lang pero maabilidad pala. oh hindi ko alam kung ba’t 40 days of summer sinulat ko. hahaha. 40 days and 40 nights of summer.
Inception is a rip-off from Satoshi Kon’s Paprika anime!
Wow! I’m not familiar with Paprika. I should check that out. Thanks for the heads up!