Inception

All the craze, Inception seems to be taking over the theaters and the movie-goers' topics of conversation.  People are either talking about what they saw, what they think they will see, or telling their friends to stop ruining what they feel will be one of the best movies of the year.  And in fact … it is.  

Inception is everything it promises and more.  I will do my best not to give away the movie, so this will be a short entry, but for those of you who have not been "wow"d by this movie, get yourselves to your nearest theater as quickly as possible.  This movie will awe and captivate you.  In fact, I went and saw it with a friend today and he and I not only discussed the ending for the hour following the movie was over, but found it interjected itself into conversations throughout the rest of the day and night.  The cast is superb, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt performed all his own stunts in the anti-gravity scenes.  

Overall, the movie reminded me greatly of The Matrix.  Not only is it extremely involved (i.e. you HAVE to pay attention throughout the entire film or you will miss key elements), but there are layers of truths and deception as well as the take-away on the part of the viewer of a new look at reality.  What if this were really possible?  Is it really possible?  Does it happen nowadays?  What is the reality of the ending of the film?  Which reality during the film was real?  The viewer leaves the theater with all of these questions spinning through his brain and, personally, I have found myself going over the movie time and time again throughout the entire day.  Thought provoking?  Most definitely.  Cinematographically enticing?  Without a doubt.  The story line kept your mind working, the visuals kept you glued to the screen and the drama kept you at the edge of your seat. Truly an all around perfectly-packaged movie.

Well done, Christopher Nolan.  It was easily one of the best movies I've seen in a while.