Once I was wearing an anaconda which hissed me and down I went with Alice to her wonderland with my band of brothers to steal the pink panther from the cinderella man.Wondering kya ho gaya hai mujhe?
Dreams within dreams [or nested dreams, as some computer engineers will tell you]
Inception has this power. It takes you in a dream and gives a false sense of ‘reality’ inside that dreamy set up. It further takes you inside in a sub-dream and breaks into another. And with a very compelling storyline, your thoughts do get manipulated watching this plot, full of nested dreams.
Story -
Cobb (DiCaprio) and Arthur (Joseph) can infiltrate dreams and steal secrets out of those dreams. They try to rob secrets from a powerful businessman but fail to convince him. Assessing their power to steal secrets out of dreams, he tells Cobb to plant a dream in his rival’s mind instead of stealing them. In return, Cobb gets freedom to go to his children and stay with peace. Cobb forms his team – a guy for background check and requirements gathering, an architect for designing the dreamland, a manipulator who masters forgery and a chemist who prescribes the correct dope amount. Rest of the story is how they design and plant dreams inside dreams.
Inception’s story is original and something that is unheard of. It is a product of conscious thinking of how things shape up in unconscious world (dreams). Simple facts of life (like waking from a dream where you see yourself perish in it, protective antibodies in dreams if someone punctures an ongoing smooth dream, etc) have been transformed into a script which is so very engaging…creativity at its best.
Cast –
Leonardo DiCaprio gives a stupendous performance and goes on to prove his diversity even further (his previous was Shutter Island). Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur is appropriately casted as DiCaprio’s subordinate. Marion Cotilard (DiCaprio’s decreased wife) looks dangerous in ‘kill-with-knife’ scenes and acts well. Rest of the team which carries out inception is also good. The only one who relatively looked powerless was Ellen Page of Juno fame (played the character of Ariadne). Her looks seems too kiddy for this one.
The Real Hero –
Christopher Nolan. Last year I predicted 5/6 oscars correctly and won the oscar quiz at 24*7 news channel. This time, I can safely predict ‘atleast’ a nomination for best story, best director for Nolan. His forte of storytelling with lots of suspense and confusion has always been successful to create anxiety in his viewers. His past critical best (Memento) made him a pioneer in directing complex plots. 'The Prestige', a movie about illusions too was good. And his previous, 'The Dark Night', a Batman thriller with a psychic Joker made him commercially attractive. With Inception, he has amplified his credentials (especially as a writer). The man has never won an oscar; now that is due to him!!
“You're asking me for Inception. I hope you do understand the gravity of that request”-Cobb
Memento confused you, inception inseminate dreams in you!! Take caution.
Speaking Pictures’s verdict – 5/5…not to be missed, once in a lifetime movie (watch out for class than entertainment)
‘ek din sapne mein dekha sapna’...never thought I would experience this with my eyes wide open.
ps: if you are one of those smarties who likes to flaunt the concept of drink and drive, don’t add inception in between. That might be catastrophic
Dreams within dreams [or nested dreams, as some computer engineers will tell you]
Inception has this power. It takes you in a dream and gives a false sense of ‘reality’ inside that dreamy set up. It further takes you inside in a sub-dream and breaks into another. And with a very compelling storyline, your thoughts do get manipulated watching this plot, full of nested dreams.
Story -
Cobb (DiCaprio) and Arthur (Joseph) can infiltrate dreams and steal secrets out of those dreams. They try to rob secrets from a powerful businessman but fail to convince him. Assessing their power to steal secrets out of dreams, he tells Cobb to plant a dream in his rival’s mind instead of stealing them. In return, Cobb gets freedom to go to his children and stay with peace. Cobb forms his team – a guy for background check and requirements gathering, an architect for designing the dreamland, a manipulator who masters forgery and a chemist who prescribes the correct dope amount. Rest of the story is how they design and plant dreams inside dreams. Inception’s story is original and something that is unheard of. It is a product of conscious thinking of how things shape up in unconscious world (dreams). Simple facts of life (like waking from a dream where you see yourself perish in it, protective antibodies in dreams if someone punctures an ongoing smooth dream, etc) have been transformed into a script which is so very engaging…creativity at its best.
Cast –
Leonardo DiCaprio gives a stupendous performance and goes on to prove his diversity even further (his previous was Shutter Island). Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur is appropriately casted as DiCaprio’s subordinate. Marion Cotilard (DiCaprio’s decreased wife) looks dangerous in ‘kill-with-knife’ scenes and acts well. Rest of the team which carries out inception is also good. The only one who relatively looked powerless was Ellen Page of Juno fame (played the character of Ariadne). Her looks seems too kiddy for this one.
The Real Hero –
Christopher Nolan. Last year I predicted 5/6 oscars correctly and won the oscar quiz at 24*7 news channel. This time, I can safely predict ‘atleast’ a nomination for best story, best director for Nolan. His forte of storytelling with lots of suspense and confusion has always been successful to create anxiety in his viewers. His past critical best (Memento) made him a pioneer in directing complex plots. 'The Prestige', a movie about illusions too was good. And his previous, 'The Dark Night', a Batman thriller with a psychic Joker made him commercially attractive. With Inception, he has amplified his credentials (especially as a writer). The man has never won an oscar; now that is due to him!!
“You're asking me for Inception. I hope you do understand the gravity of that request”-Cobb
Memento confused you, inception inseminate dreams in you!! Take caution.
Speaking Pictures’s verdict – 5/5…not to be missed, once in a lifetime movie (watch out for class than entertainment)
‘ek din sapne mein dekha sapna’...never thought I would experience this with my eyes wide open.
ps: if you are one of those smarties who likes to flaunt the concept of drink and drive, don’t add inception in between. That might be catastrophic
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I agree on the 5/5
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