Inception Review

With a 9.4 rating on IMDB and 5 stars from Empire, it’s needless to say that I was greatly looking forward to witnessing Leonardo DiCaprio meddling in the confusing sub consciousness of dreams. Writer and director Christopher Nolan was under some pressure to deliver a third great movie after overindulging our enjoyment thresholds with Batman Begins and the more recent Dark Knight, and I’m sure I can speak for most film lovers when I say that he has well and truly succeeded once again. The film delved into the subconscious minds of actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ellen Page, on their journey to save the life of Saito (Ken Watanabe) who was caught in dream limbo, and also to uncover the truth about Cobb’s (DiCaprio) estranged wife Mal (Marion Cotillard). The plot allows audiences to be taught the concept of entering dreams and gaining information that is inaccessible through any other method, and we are able to learn along with the other characters; feeling in ourselves a part of the storyline, which is what makes Inception so exciting and enjoyable to watch. Whereas the film can be a little confusing for audiences at times – dreams within dreams within dreams etc – the plot was never going to be a ‘sit back and relax’ one, therefore personally I expected my brain to be active throughout. The only fault I do have (and even then it’s not so much a fault) was the excruciatingly painful-to-watch final scene, in which Nolan teased audiences and left us gasping and yelling ‘Did it?! DID IT?!’ to our neighbours. Chris – why do you torture us so?? Nevertheless a brilliant way to end a brilliant film, and I am thoroughly looking forward to future releases by Nolan the mastermind.

The Social Networking Blockbuster?

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The latest groundbreaking news to come to light is that there is to be a movie dedicated to the widely popular social networking site Facebook. The film will look to take audiences on a journey through the creation and overnight success of the website, which was created in 2004 on the campus of Harvard University. ‘The Social Network’ is due for release late this year, with Jesse Eisenberg (best known for his roles in Zombieland and The Squid and the Whale) playing Facebook’s chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg, and Justin Timberlake appearing as Sean Parker, Facebook’s founding president. When I first heard the idea for the film a flash of words came to mind, none of which were positive, however after seeing the trailer and the way in which the story is portrayed as one of passion, deceit, loss, fame, and all the other typical concoctions of emotions to make the perfect movie, I loosened up about the whole idea. Yes, when you hear ‘a film about Facebook’ it initially seems bizarre, yet when you actually look into the idea and find out that it does dig a little deeper than that, it seems that it could turn out to be a fairly successful blockbuster