Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy

Directed by Christopher Nolan

Rating: 5 stars

"You're waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you don't know for sure. But it doesn't matter. How can it not matter to you where that train will take you?"

A dream within a dream within a dream. How does one begin to explain Inception? Inception is a story about a man, Cobb (DiCaprio) in exile from the United States. Cobb breaks into the minds of people to steal information and earns his money that way. Saito (Watanabe) wants Cobb to plant an idea in the mind of Robert Fischer (Murphy), this is what Inception is. Saito wants Fischer to split up his father's empire after his father's death. If Cobb can pull this off, Saito will make a phone call that will allow Cobb to go back to the U.S. and live with his children again. In order for the operation to work, Cobb has to assemble the right team to be able to go deep into the subconscious.

Inception is yet another masterpiece movie created by Christopher Nolan. This movie deserves five stars because of the brilliance of this confusing yet attention-grabbing film. There's no doubt this movie was made well and the plot is so mind-bending. Inception blows your mind. What I don't understand is how can some people not like it? The script was well written, Hans Zimmer has yet again made a great soundtrack that fits this movie perfectly, the actors really get into their roles, and the plot is attention grabbing. Yet not everyone likes this movie. Christopher Nolan was definitely snubbed at not being nominated himself for best director for the Academy Awards.

What I loved about this movie is that it is pure genius. A team of people have to break deep into the mind of a man all to plant an idea without going into limbo. To do this, Cobb's team has to create a dreamworld with layers. When Cobb brought Ariadne (Page) into the dreamworld to show her what she would need to do, it was amazing to see the design. It can't be easy to make that scene with the world folding in on itself and then have everything explode. Cobb is motivated and desperate to see his kids again yet every time he goes into someone's mind, he brings his dead wife Mal (Cotillard) with him. Mal is a tough obstacle to avoid since she keeps harming the team in each layer. Another thing that is so good about this movie is the ending. I love movies with a twist and it leaves you wondering what really happened. You can watch this movie multiple times and still find something new you didn't pick up on the first time you saw it.

If you're a fan of Christopher Nolan's films (The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Insomnia, Momento) then you will continue to be amazed with Inception. I wouldn't recommend this movie for those who don't like thrillers or movies that make you think (like Shutter Island). Please give Inception a chance. It is truly amazing and if you find it boring, then please admire the structure of the movie and how well-put it was made.