While in Portland, I had the pleasure of seeing the new blockbuster-hit Inception. Not only do I love almost every single lead actor in that movie, but I’ve been waiting for a movie to finally make me think, and actually leave the theater still thinking.
Inception did just that. I mean, who even thinks of this type of thing?! Chris Nolan must have locked himself in a room for a year to get this story down right. Dreams and the creative and subconscious parts of our brains are already extremely interesting topics, but then add in CONTROLLING our brains to PLANT IDEAS into our dreams, which then could possibly BECOME OUR REALITY if we lose control! Now that is some crazy stuff.
To top it off, a great cast rounds out these even greater ideas, and the special effects team makes even someone sitting in the second row of the theater (BAD time management on my part) feel as if I was in the scene! And then, once the audience finally begins to understand all of the complicated nonsense that the story is based around, the ending smacks you in the face. Literally, I wanted to smack myself in the face. It’s one of those endings where the screen goes black right before you figure out something that could define the whole movie! It’s so frustrating, but so good that I was on the verge of standing up and clapping once the credits started rolling.
Nonetheless, this movie is a must-see, and it will make you think about dreams probably for the rest of your life now. With a whole list of movies on my summer list, I think I’ll have a lot of ranting blog posts about what new hits are about to come out. I’m excited for what more is in store, and Nolan began the summer masterpieces with a huge bang!
