Joseph Gordon-Levitt defi es gravity in the sci-fi action fi lm "Inception."
Stepping out of “Inception,” you will immediately begin to try and piece together the fractured sections of the films that just didn’t connect for you. How many layers truly existed? Was that ending one I can be happy with? Depending on the person, this list of questions could expand exponentially as the films primary goal of delving deep into the subconscious mind. Though these questions and how they are explained are what makes the movie worth seeing: simply because the originality and ingenuity of the writer and director Chris Nolan’s work.
Taking the idea of inserting yourself into another’s dream and using his thoughts to create a vast and changing world has been something that’s been touched on for generations. In essence, it’s one of the reasons why the film industry was created: to expand on the ideals that a dream can evoke. Looking back at things like Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner,” or even the Wachowski’s “The Matrix,” the combination of reality, fiction and the surreal play pivotal parts in the pictures.
So as we see Mr. Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) wash up on the shore of an unnamed beach, we enter a muddled reality. Cobb — along with his partner Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) — deals with Extraction: a way of slipping into a person’s mind via fancy hookups and sedatives to communally join the person’s dream. As long as the person doesn’t realize that they are dreaming, Cobb will be able to sneak in, and steal the most precious and hidden information from their mind — things even the subject didn’t realize they knew.
Yet there is another way to play in a man’s mind: Inception. To go deep enough into people’s subconscious and plant the simplest thought, so that it may take root and the subject will make it their own. While it was always thought undoable, Cobb swears that he can do it for his would-be employer Saito (Ken Watanabe). Wanting to sneak into the mind of a business rival (Cillian Murphy), Cobb puts together a team to orchestrate an impeccable amount of dream escapes and fortified action.
A version of this article appeared in the Jul 22 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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You spelled Ellen Page's name wrong. And you spelled Christopher Nolan's name wrong in the next paragraph.
Did someone proof read this?
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That you are perfect and never make mistakes.
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He's doesn't have to be perfect he's not writing for a newspaper. A newspaper should not have spelling or grammar errors.
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These are supposed to be edited, yes. If the writer misses them, then that's a mistake on his part. If an editor misses it then there is a larger issue. However... if that is your biggest complaint, then take it up with the CT and not the author.
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I didn't think Inception was a good movie.
2 and a half hours of serious in your face overacting by the same character Leo has been playing in his past 3 or so movies.
The story is lame and overly complex... pseudo science and special effects should not trick you into thinking this movie is intelligent or clever in the least.
Come on really? A dream within a dream how does that mean deeper and deeper into subconscious. IT MAKES NO SENSE and I refuse to accept this premise.
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