My review of this movie.
As I watch The Prestige before I went to this movie. I hope I was going to be blasted by another of his creations. But still, his style is easily to be predicted.
Nolan's work has been non linear storytelling. And thus the mid part where it all began for the opening scene. Then 'flashbacks' to the whole story process. And to the final ending.
This is a sci fi film that still cannot top Matrix with action etc... But this is a good thriller movie that gets to it's point. Quite differently for people who tries to understand in the ending. Be more gentle, see the things that are 'obvious' in the movie. Don't go cracking your head and buying the Bluray disc to watch it 10 times in a row. It's easy, it's simple... it's there...
I think I know what the whole story's point.
If any movie goers loved The Prestige, you'd love this one too... but a bit too much science involved.
What you should know is, (click if you want to have more understanding of the concept)
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Dreams are the state where everything felt real to a person. Until they wake up through a "Kick", just like when we almost in a dream, someone slaps you to wake up. Time is irrelevant inside a dream. Our body always stimulate the mind with current worlds. Like in our sleep, if we hear lightning in real life, we dream of the same thing so our minds don’t confuse itself. As for something cooler in the movie, when we freefall, our ear balance will get a bit confused. And thus if you were to be blindfolded and the floor tilts 45 degrees, your balance will be trying to collaborate. And if you are freefalling and dreaming where time is like X10 times slower... You get no gravity in the dream! (Wow... deep science sh*t this movie has)
SPOILER SUMMARY (You click it, you know it... Veerryy the loooonnnggg)
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The story starts with Dom Cobb trying to rescue Saito, where both of them in Limbo level of the dream. The time gets slower and deeper in that particular level, thus, Saito's old appearance although he died a few moments ago. They started to discuss there was a man who owns the top Totem and a person who wanted to kill him. Then the story began.
Dom went to trick Saito previously to obtain his company trade secrets. But somehow Saito who was well trained knew it was a con job and leaves. The introduction of his wife in the 2nd Level dream scene to steal Saito's secret is crucial. The existence of her wife is important to the story as well.
Dom is hunted by his ex employer who wanted Saito's secret but he failed to obtain it. Saito had other plans for Dom. Saito wants his rival company's heir, Robert Fischer to not take over his fathers business and let it collapse. Thus the main plot of Inception for the heir commences.
They gather a team, plot the whole thing. Basically here is where everything is introduced:
Dreamer: The Host of the dream. Think of a Dota Host and the others are joining in for the fun. Host leaves, game ends.
Totems: Personal objects that showcase actual physics of reality or in dream.
Kicks: Waking a person up from the dream by shocking them.
Dream Levels: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, (Level 4), Limbo. And time gets slower every level.
Chemical Sedative: Sedates them to sleep.
Projections: Personas of the mind to fill the place with 'people'.
Safe: Where the idea is kept
Take note of the totem and the safe. They repeat many times in the story.
Dom went to implant the idea to Roberts’s brain. At the same time exploiting his own mind to stop Mal.
The story of Dom and Mal started here. They both were researching on the Dream state, They both lived there for 50 years. It's just a dream world they invented together, shared together, lived together. Mal got lost of reality and wanted to live in the dream. She sealed her idea (Top Totem) of reality and lived by it. But Dom knew it was not real... He opened the safe and sees her idea of reality. Dom then incepted the idea to bring Mal back to reality. And by going back to reality, they have to 'kick' themselves by dying. They woke up to reality. Mal still thinks she's in the dream. Thus her suicide. Dom regretted incepting the idea to his wife. Made his own dream by his memories and locking it there, where Mal is in her mind all the time.
Level 1, the way they try to con Robert Fischer to get his trust and open up to the safe.
The level 2, gravity part is my most loved part in the movie! Damn, I'm wondering how they film it! Rotating the whole set and set the camera on the ceiling? Cool part!
Level 3, this scene is where the safe is. Where the idea is being implanted to Fisher. Notice how the idea is being implanted to Fischer.
Level 4, Dom's mind where he has to go in and bring Fischer back because Mal killed him.
Limbo, Where he goes and saves Saito.
Reality, everything went as planned.
Ending... Dom finally going back home. Still confused if it's reality or not, he turns his wife's totem. But he finally sees his children's faces, he didn't care about the totem anymore. It kept spinning... until...
The credit rolls!
This movie is better than Prince of Persia, even better than The Dark Knight! I can say... worth it to watch. I watched at Leisure Mall for RM7 today at 12pm. Is it movie day today?
The movie is about Inception.
(If you want to know the meaning of the ending, click this...)
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And the Inception is for Dom Cobb, by his wife, Mal.
That is what I think the ending means. How bout you?
Jul 15 2010, 04:20 PM
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