The claps , the whistles,shouts of " BRILLIANT", "AMAZING" etc. and exclamatory swearings out of shocks reverbrate in the theatre, I was still sitting, wondering how on earth did Christopher Nolan concieve and deliver this movie.
Inception just might be the greatest summer blockbuster of all time as it also contains something we often don't look for -brains, intelligence and the sheer audacity to pull it off ! "What is the most resilient parasite than virus? -"An idea" says Leonardo Di Caprio's character Dom Cobb. Well, Inception is all about ideas. It's already there in the title. The film's central idea revolves around "Extractors", who are paid to extract secrets from people's subconscious minds by sneaking into their dreams, usually for the purpose of corporate espionage. However, when one client asks them to plant an idea in the mind of their corporate rival,The Fischers', "Inception" is born. Our guide to this world of high-stakes corporate espionage is Dom Cobb (DiCaprio), an "extractor" paid to invade the dreams of various titans of industry and steal their top-secret ideas,aptly supported by Gordon-Levitt,Tom Hardy, Ellen Page, Ken Wattanabe,Dileep Rao and the ever trustable Micheal Cane.
The less said about this film, the better. It is full of ideas and invention and for each set piece I divulge, a piece of the film's genius is weakened.So it is better not to reveal any bit of this mind-blowing movie. This is a film that cleverly and intricately brings the audience through several levels of existence simultaneously but never allows the viewer to feel lost. Such is the power of Christopher Nolan's script which,is likely to get overlooked due to the sheer visual magnificence of his direction. But everything that makes this film so great is in the script-in the ideas and in the novelty!The other defining aspect is not only the concept of the film but how he manages to convince the viewers.None other than Nolan could come up with concepts like a kick ,a totem and limbo.Period.
If "Inception" is a metaphysical puzzle,per se, It's hard not to draw connections between Cobb's dream-weaving methodology and Nolan's film-making - an activity devoted to constructing a simulacrum of reality, intended to seduce us, mess with our heads and leave a lasting impression. Everything else is just a spectacle. This film bears an uncanny resemblance, thematically, with DiCaprio's other instant classic this year, Shutter Island.
Inception is an even more layered film than Shutter Island and I believe the sci-fi genre setting will prove to be less alienating for audiences than the prison noir of Scorsese's film. There is not a single dull moment in Nolan's film. There is style, charm and uncommon intelligence in every frame of the film.
Every performance is piture-perfect with some strong support by Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in particular .Leonardo DiCaprio gives a typically flawless performance as the muddled, grieving man who we never quite trust to be living in the real world.
The best part of Inception is the large amount of effects which were done in camera. Inception is the kind of film that reminds me why cinema will never die.
This highly ambitious project represents something of a gamble for Warner Bros. At a time when sophisticated original entertainments are neither as common nor as bankable as they once were, and Nolan places mind-bending visual effects and an ensemble and envious cast in service of a boldly cerebral vision that demands, and rewards, the utmost and undivided attention. "Inception" tosses off more ideas and fires on more cylinders than most blockbusters would have the nerve to attempt.All Batman fans neednot worry,Batman-3 is in safe hands.Overall, Nolan has indeed surpassed himself. He has created a world as comprehensive as his Gotham in The Dark Knight, a plot dwarfing the intricacies of Memento,the sanity in Insomnia,the short and low budget masterpiece-The Following and one which blows The Prestige's cinematic reveal out of the water. This is truly unmissable cinema. Revel in it. Inception is the movie of the year, the movie of the decade and the movie of a lifetime.Nothing short of a classic.
Bottomline : A roller-coaster ride. A Phenomenon.
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