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Summer 2010 has seen a lot
of hype come and go. Karate Kid, Toy Story 3,
the Final Shrek film have all put up great numbers.
A Team and Twilight Eclipse got things started
with heavy doses of action and explosions.
But one movie has captured
our imaginations with just the title alone: Inception.
What the hell is
“INCEPTION”? Right?
I’ve seen this film twice,
and it may take at least one more viewing before I feel that
the enormity of its message has been fully conveyed. But
then again, does Inception have a message?
It is entirely possible
the goal was just to make everyone think.
What do you really know of
the power of your subconscious?
What if technology has
made it possible for someone to tap into your mind’s deepest
thoughts
during the sleep/dream
state when your defenses are down but your mind is most
active?
What if a very easy-to-use
device made it possible for people sleeping in the same room
to share the same dream?
What if the science of
dream sharing had been perfected to the point that sleepers
had definite roles in creating the worlds of the dreams they
share?
One person responsible for
the environment of the dream… being on a street … being in a
mall, etc.
What if this entire
concept had become so prevalent in modern-day society that
businessmen commonly had to safeguard their subconscious
selves from being hacked in their dreams because ideas and
secrets worth untold millions of dollars lay stored away
vulnerable to theft?
Instead of the world’s
richest corporations being susceptible to firewall
infiltration and company information and assets just a mouse
click away from being compromised, now the owners and
officers of these businesses live in a world where the very
thoughts that found and guide these companies can be tapped
into and stolen.
Inception
stars Leonardo Dicaprio, a man who has hacked into Hollywood
and stolen an astonishingly successful career that his
acting talents don’t easily explain. Yet I admit this is one
of his best roles.
He plays Cobb, a
wunderkind in the field of dream sharing and subconscious
corporate espionage.
His team and network of
associates who specialize in particular areas are all pretty
flat characters except for the wonderful Ellen Page who
plays Ariadne, a prodigy in the science of dream
architecture.
Cobb has secrets that
bring dangerous complications to any operation his team may
try to pull off when they all go under because his
subconscious is still dealing with tragedies in his own
life.
An opportunity comes for
Cobb to rectify part of his past but he and his team have to
PLANT an idea in a powerful man’s mind instead of STEAL an
idea…this process is called Inception.
I’m telling you all, this
film is one of the best you have seen in the last 10 years.
It has all the elements
necessary to be a classic.
The concept is mind
blowing!
I put on facebook that
anyone who uses drugs or mind altering substances can take a
day off
and just go to the theatre
and see Inception instead.
Certain elements of
Inception seem to incorporate ideas present in two of my
favorite films of all time, Vanilla Sky and The
Matrix, but on a purely conceptual base level…this film
blows those two out of the water because it’s revolutionary
yet eerily tangible all at once.
Beyond concept, the film’s
visuals conveying the concept are awe inspiring.
A sparing usage of shock
and awe is a masterful tool used by director Christopher
Nolan
(the man behind another
visual masterpiece, The Dark Knight).
It makes a bigger impact
when the action is jarring and the effects are mesmerizing
but not over done…rather than a constant rush of explosions,
and mind bending feats.
And because this is The
Truth and I’ve been holding y’all down for years with the
real… I have to put a BOOTLEG ALERT on this one.
Do not see the bootleg
version of Inception.
Go see it in the theatre,
first!
Hell, go on Tuesday when
movies all across the city are $6 all day.
Multiple plots and sub
plots, and truly dynamic storylines and climax moments…
this film will only
disappoint you if you sleep through it.
But if you sleep through
it and find yourself dreaming… don’t be surprised if you
wake up with a certain urge to know more.
I’m giving Inception
my highest grade: A+.
It’s a film that wins in
every category but even above that, it sits with you days
after seeing it.
I ran into fellow music
producer Gutta Dave at a night club, and with all the action
in the club he and I found ourselves having a 10 minute
conversation about Inception… in the middle of the
club.
This movie will rock your
world and make you question it all at the same time.
See it twice, then hit me
up.
Peace.
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