Inception

I meant for this blog to look at both the best and worst of everything in entertainment, but since time is very precious, I just don't seem to have the time to waste on the bad.
Which brings us to another movie that I am very impressed with: "INCEPTION".
It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and is written and directed by Christopher Nolan.
I got this movie as a DVD and by the time I was merely 15 minutes into I had one thought on my mind: "whoever wrote this story put a lot of thought and time into it".
As it turns out I was right. Again! (Yeesh. It gets so boring to be right ALL THE TIME.)
Christopher Nolan both wrote and directed this film and has been apparently writing it for years and it shows.

The story revolves around dreams , which is always a tricky topic to write about. But in this case, Nolan seems to be able to tap into the parts of our dreams that we all share, while blowing our minds with things that most of us have never thought of.
It takes place in the not to distant future where trade and personal secrets can be stolen by simply slipping into a person's unconscious mind and "tricking" them into telling them to you ... while they're asleep. Leonardo DiCaprio plays  one of these "extracters" who is desperately trying to do whatever it takes to get home to his two kids, while battling some major guilt that takes the form of some serious 'dream demons'.
I truly can tell you very little about the content of the film because anything I say would spoil some part of this film for you. It is full of twists and turns and I would suggest that the best way to watch this film is on DVD. As clear as Nolan makes this story, there are still a few times when I had to review an explanation that one of the characters makes before going forward. I would suggest you do the same. If you don't have a good basic idea of what is happening, plot wise, then go back and make sure you have all the info you need before proceeding any further with the film.
Besides 1)a great writer and director in Christopher Nolan, 2)a wonderful music score by Hans Zimmer, 3) fantastic visuals by  Director of Photography Wally Pfister (who won the oscar for this film),  this film has one of the greatest ensemble casts any movie can brag of.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page , Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and the always wonderful Michael Caine.

This film is the perfect combination of a "Guy Movie", "Chick-Flick" and "Artsy-Fartsy Film." There is something here for everyone . And I challenge anyone to NOT like this film. It can't be done.
If I'm wrong, ... well, there's a first for everything. But I don't think it will be this time.

NOTE: click the title to this post and you will go to the official site of this film