Inception

I saw Christopher Nolan's Inception the other day and was pleasantly surprised. The only problem I had with it was that it ran a little long (about 2 and a half hours). Then again, that is typical of any movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. I guess he figures the longer the movie, the more he gets paid. Based on the previews, I thought the movie would be a lot harder to follow.

The idea of the movie was quite original, with the idea of planting ideas in people's heads via their subconcious through their dreams, which could be manipulated from the outside. The special effects were mind blowing (literally) and the plot was fairly interesting, especially with the dream within a dream within a dream sequences.

Like many directors, Christopher Nolan cast actors he was already familar with from his Batman franchise, including Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanbe, and Michael Caine. The only actress from the movie who I felt didn't add anything by their presence was Ellen Page. She is too young and innocent looking for this type of movie in my opinion.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Inception (cinemablend.com)
• Can Someone Please Explain Inception to Me? (observer.com)
• Christopher Nolan is Implanting the Seeds for Real-World Inception (anyclip.com)