A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of
dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into
the mind of a ceo.
Director : Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Storyline
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the
dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the
subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable.
Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world
of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and
cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at
redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can
accomplish the impossible - inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and
his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to
steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime.
But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the
dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb
could have seen coming.
Box Office
Budget: $160,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: £5,912,814 (UK) (16 July 2010)
Gross: $292,568,851 (USA) (31 December 2010)
User Reviews
Inception is written, produced, and directed by Christopher
Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Tom
Berenger, and Michael Caine. The musical score is by Hans Zimmer and Wally
Pfister is the cinematographer. Plot finds DiCaprio playing Dom Cobb, a
specialised spy for hire who steals ideas from the dreams of people. But one
day he gets a different offer, one that will enable him to see his estranged
children. To get his reward he must enact Inception, the planting of an idea in
the mind of the selected target. But Inception is thought impossible and should
Cobb and his selected team fail? The consequences are unthinkable.
There has already been much written and pondered about as
regards Inception in the relatively short running time of its life. One can
only imagine what will be written and said about it in ten years time. For
although it's arguably a bit too early to be talking about it being held in
such high regards as the likes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, it's inescapable that
Nolan's movie is this current generation's sci-fi classic. That Nolan has managed
to make it accessible to the mainstream, and dazzled the eyes as much as the
brain in the process, is close to being a piece of genius craftsmanship.
Inception is a film that it's better to know nothing about
before venturing into it, and then it asks, well Nolan asks, for your undivided
attention. It's neither as confusing as some have painted it, nor does it have
any tricks-peek behind the curtain type-up its sleeve. The truth is is that
Inception has something for everyone; thematically speaking, and that's before
we pore over the special effects that sees Nolan raising the bar considerably.
As is the case with twisty high concept movies, interpretations are many, with
the director rightly abstaining from discourse about his movie. What forms the
basis is your basic life and death struggles, with the grey areas during and
after given a clever cinematic make over. There's also meditations on grief
that this reviewer personally found easy to get involved with; that of course
wont work for everyone, but that is just one of many strands that Nolan dangles
for the discerning viewer.
If that all sounds a bit too serious for the man who has
redefined the Super Hero genre, rest assured thrill seekers, Inception is also
a loud swirly spectacle. The action is raucous, be it gun fights or zero
gravity punch ups, Nolan has not lost the ability to take the viewer on an
action fuelled roller-coaster ride, aided superbly by Lee Smith's editing and
Pfister's perfectly broad photography While Zimmer's score blends electronic
action pulse beats with saddened guitar strains (ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny
Marr on 12 string) to craft one of the best scores of 2010. As I said, there's
something for everyone here, making it perhaps one of the leading nominees for
title of ultimate modern day blockbuster.