Well, I have now seen the film 'Inception' and must say that in the first 30minutes, I was unsure of what to really expect and at the sametime my mind was trying to conculude and summarise but to no avail. It was hard to comprehend the path being taken as we see Leonardo Dicaprio washed up on the shores of a beach.
It seemed unbelieveable as I sometimes like to know where I am going with a film but something was holding me back and allowing the film to play out before me. As I sat in the movie theatre, I began to absorb this film differently and not try to evaluate or judge to quickly and then things began to change.
The lead actor of course, drew the attention immediately but the idea of dreams being invaded seemed different, at first obsurd and then becoming convinced of the possibility. Gravity is a law that exists and wind blows but we cannot see it but it is real. Therefore, my thought was, if there are things we cannot explain than maybe our reality doesn't have to end there. Dreams are a phenomenon in themselves, could it be that these events in time when we are sleeping in a fictional sense, potentially 'be' isolated and penetrated? It all sounds abit 'spooky' and alittle weird you may say but there are so many things we cannot explain and I realised this film, was tapping into something we take for granted and we all do but don't take the time to think about dreams.
This film within 30minutes hooked me in as I was desperate to find out what was happening and what was real and what was a dream. Some of the dialogue between the actors was like a group of science majors, who who were going against the rules and we were observers, looking in. The good thing about the film was the varied cast, young and legendary.
Michael Cain an incredible actor and the dynamics of the other cast members all worked well together, as the pace and the speed and of course the effects literally were amazing. Some, film enthusiasts may think, it was odd because it was a surreal film on the edge of reality and often science, philosophy and psychosis can be understood in certain circles but if you like action and clarity immediately, then this may not be your film. It's a film where reality is broken and surreality embraced.
The epic scenes of exploding buildings and city scapes 'turning on their heads' as it were is simply unbelievable and something you would only imagine but not actually see before your eyes. Truly a marvel to be seen and a film many will question but one thing is for sure, it is a film that will go down in history that took reality to surreality and back in a moment. Dreams can never be truly understood but at least there was one film that looked at it differently and gave us a view into the human subconscious. Whether conclusive or as agent Dana Scully would say this is inconclusive evidence. Nothing is cut and dry!
Solving the film isn't necessary but to experience the impossibility is what makes this film a hit. Salvador Dali painted dreams and Inception did the same but through film. That's a work of art.
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