Inception - Science Fiction by Christopher Nolan

Watched the movie as soon as it was released in Australia, which was a week later than the rest of the world, so as I got into the theater I already knew that I was about to watch a brilliant movie.

During the 2.5 hrs, Christopher Nolan manages to take the audience into a world of dreams, its rules and how one can steal ideas from dreams, how to have a shared dream and finally how to plant an idea into another person using a dream – Inception.

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Cobb Webb, who leads a group which specializes in stealing ideas and thoughts from people using a dream. They trick their subject into getting into a shared dream and using various deceptive methods to get them to part with their best kept secrets.

Cobb’s team consists of Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who researches the subject so that the team knows what to expect from the subconscious of the subject. Adriadin (Ellen Page) is the architect of the dreams – the one who makes the subject believe that the dream is just like real world. Eams (Tom Hardy) who is a forger and acts as a clone in the dreams – taking up anyone’s form. Yusuf (Dileep Rao) is the source of the serum, which is used to get into the state of deep sleep. During most of Cobbs mission he meets the mental projection of his deceased wife Mal (Marion Cotillard) who wrecks havoc to his plans.

The team is given an assignment from a businessman Saito (Ken Watanabe) who needs them to plant an idea in the minds of the son of his main competitor, to prevent his competitor from taking a monopolistic grip over the industry. Saito also promises Cobb that if the Inception goes as plan, Cobb will be able to lead a clean life – away from being labeled a murderer – and return back to his family. The rest of the story tells us how the team creates the plan and whether they are successful in the Inception.

Like “The Dark Knight”, “Prestige” and “Memento”, Christopher Nolan manages to create a masterpiece out of it. He manages to take this new idea – dream espionage – to a new level. Great visual effects, some credible performance by the cast and the music by Hans Zimmer makes this movie a must watch.

I liked the concept of Kicks – the push that awakens you from the dream. There have been numerous times when I have dreamt that I am falling and I woke up with a shudder. Been wondering about all the kinds of dreams I’ve had after watching the movie – B&W, Color, where I have a free fall, where I am killed – and knew that Nolan had researched the subject too well.

Inception – the best movie I have seen this year, so far.