Day 7: "Inception"

"What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea."

"I can access your mind through your dreams" and that’s what Inception sets out to accomplish.. Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster is one of the ages, a true masterpiece. This summer, we’ve sat through sequel after sequel and finally we are rewarded with one of the most original movies of the past decade. We are brought into a world where dreams can become reality and reality can become dreams and it leaves a lasting impact after experiencing the most daring film of the year.

Inception is a movie that will require multiple viewings to understand all the meanings that are underneath the layers of the story. Knowing one part of the movie, won’t tell you anything about it, It’s like puzzle that trusts you to put it together. The score, made by Hans Zimmer is top notch as it acts like as the perfect complement to the scenes at play. The cast is excellent, led by Leonardo DiCaprio, and the visuals, with cinematography from the always great Wally Pfister brings you into a world where it completely immerses you in and keeps you there long after the movie is over.

We begin with Cobb, an “extractor” already doing what he does best: navigating people’s minds and stealing ideas. He is offered a chance by a shady businessman, named Saito (Ken Watanabe) to get what Cobb has long sought after: to go home. But first, he must perform inception, instead of stealing an idea, him and his team must plant one, but it’s nearly impossible to succeed in doing. He assembles his team: Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is his point man, his partner in the operation. Eames (Tom Hardy), the deceptor within the dream. Yusef (Dileep Rao), the chemist who cooks up the sedatives to keep them in the dream state for how long they wish, and Ariadne (Ellen Page), the architect of the dreams and the newest member to experience dream sharing. Cobb and his team are hired to plant an idea inside of Robert Fischer Jr. (Cilian Murphy), son of a dying energy giant, who Saito wants to break up his company, for his own personal reasons.

The rest is a blur as Nolan creates a movie so vivid and complex, it drags you in amazed and throws you out exhausted. This movie will have you talking and thinking about it once you exit the theater. Everything about it: it’s lavish dreamscape, its emotional pull which centers around Cobb and his family consisting of Mal (Marion Cotillard) and his children, who constantly are on his mind, literally. Add in its high paced story and stunning action scenes (including a zero gravity fight scene), Inception is a one of a kind film. With a movie, it usually leaves us with a modest feeling and we get on with our lives. After a viewing of Inception, it infiltrates your mind and makes you want more. Christopher Nolan has accomplished an amazing feat of cinema that only a few filmmakers. Trust me in saying, it will be the most resilient parasite.

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