Inception: Review By ParkWilliams

From Memento to The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan has continually proven himself to be one of the most skilled and relevant directors of our generation. As Hollywood falls back on second rate remakes, Nolan does the exact opposite; taking the very best elements of science fiction and psychological thrillers from the past century and combining them into an utterly unique though somewhat familiar experience.

Inception is a perfect reflection of its own ideas. Nolan thought of making a heist movie and that idea, once planted, grew into an ambitious and complex narrative that became Inception. Nolan combines a perfect blend of hard hitting action, striking complexity and intelligence, and raw, powerful emotion. Pasting together a story that spans over three different levels of consciousness simultaneously while delivering some of the most intriguing commentaries on the nature of creativity and ambition is a task that few could even begin to pull off, and few if any could do it as excellently and flawlessly as Christopher Nolan.

Leonardo DiCaprio takes on one of, if not, his most impressive roles of his career. Dominic Cobb is as interesting a character as they come and DiCaprio pulls off the role with believability and hard hitting emotion. Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, and the list goes on. No doubt about it, the acting is nearly impeccable.

Inception feels like true classic science fiction. In the style of the Wachowski Brothers Matrix Trilogy or Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, Inception doesn't feel the need to be dumbed down for a general audience. It weaves among its story deeper themes and ideas that are at once compelling and inspiring. Just as the Forger says to Arthur, Nolan isn't afraid to remind us that we "mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger."