Inception (PG-13) 2hr 28min

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Cillian Murphy
Director: Christopher Nolan

What a wonderful movie to re-"incept" my blog! Inception is an incredibly innovative and thought-provoking movie which draws the viewer into the world of the dream and all of the complexities of the human mind. Now if you read this post and think to yourself "huh?" do not be alarmed because the movie truly does make sense even if the critics, bloggers, and trailers don't.

Inception stars, Leo, as Dom Cobb, a master thief whose specialty is stealing peoples' deepest and darkest secrets through a process called "extraction". This is done through a shared dream-space in which Cobb and his team have built and designed to trap their target and steal those secrets. They may be easy to obtain or difficult depending on the training of the mind they are entering so they just might have to go into a dream within a dream within a dream depending on how hard the information is to extract. Still with me? The individuals that are targeted are usually those of importance, so all you normal law abiding citizens are safe, please don't worry.

Just as the plot starts to get confusing (maybe the first 10 minutes or so), strong dialogue between characters clears everything up...so please refrain from using the bathroom pretty much throughout the entire movie. Further along, the crux of the movie presents itself; the idea of "inception". Cobb is challenged with the task of planting a idea into the mind of Robert Fisher (Cillian Murphy), the heir to a multi-billion dollar oil company, instead of stealing one. This idea has to feel so authentic and self-made so it will blossom and come to fruition. In order to achieve this impossible feat Cobb must go through 3 levels of dreams (a dream within a dream within a dream) so it appears to Robert that the idea was self generated and each level of dream they enter poses a different set of hurdles that must be overcome. The last remaining question of the movie is did it work? Well you MUST see this movie to find out...

Christopher Nolan has given audiences such wonderful movies in the past (Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Memento, etc) but this movie is on a whole different level and the best part is, it doesn't treat the viewer like an idiot only in the theater for entertainment purposes. Inception is layered with a complex plot, incredible visual effects, an excellent script, strong acting (sometimes a tinge over acted but no big deal), and just an amazingly unique concept for a plot. This is by far the most innovative movie since The Matrix and easily the best film of the year (and probably for the rest of the year). A+, no contest...and a must see.

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I know I have been away for awhile but I am back and in full force. With nothing holding me back I am dedicated to delivering several movies critiques weekly and will also highlight the top 3 movies at your local theaters as well as must see DVD's. I hope you enjoy...oh and please send me your thoughts or movies requests that you may have.

Cheers,

James