“Inception” Impressions

On July 17, 2010, in Reviews, by Tim

I watched Inception last night, and I really liked it. It has a lot in common with The Matrix in it’s underlying concepts and some of its themes, but it’s more subtle and worries less about establishing its internal logic in direct ways. Basically it doesn’t want to be sci-fi in the way that The Matrix is.

The last shot is really good, and it does something I really love thematically, which is open up interpretation to the viewers and let them decide something important for themselves.

As I think about the movie more, a few things start to come up that don’t entirely make sense, or that seem a bit contrived. The movie isn’t perfect, but it’s still very good.

I can’t say too much more without spoiling things, and this is a movie that doesn’t deserve to be spoiled, so I’ll just leave it at that.

I highly recommend seeing it!

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  1. Tim_LRR Tim_LRR says:

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  7. King Kool says:

    Ever see The Prestige? I think that might be the best movie of the 00′s.

    Christopher Nolan is king. And that’s coming from a King, so you know I don’t say that lightly.

  8. I actually saw The Prestige for the first time a few weeks ago. I enjoyed it, but I definitely wouldn’t consider it among the best of the decade.

  9. King Kool says:

    Oh, wait. That’s the same decade as Beauty Shop.

    Never mind.[

  10. Metcarfre says:

    I agree with these sentiments, Tim. You should see Memento.

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