Just came back from watching this movie and I must say it totally rocks!

Leonardo DiCaprio seems to be going for a different kind of plots; I mean 'Shutter Island' and now this? In 'Inception', DiCaprio plays the role of professional mind-breaker or an 'extractor' who can join people in their dreams and direct the course of events to expose the secrets of the minds he's trying to hack. The twist is when DiCaprio is hired to do something of much more difficulty ... implanting an idea is somebody's mind!


When I watch a movie of this complexity it really makes me wonder whether plot writers and directors take into account the fact that if most people can't follow up on the story line and make the connections, the movie is gonna fail. The way I see it, presenting a content of this complexity on screen either assumes that the average Joe has a grasp of philosophical concepts like Brain in a vat and understand the basic reasoning behind virtualization, or that the movie is gonna play for computer scientists exclusively!

Anyways, not to say that it bothers me, au contraire I find it brilliant that a share of directors cater for those of us who enjoy complex themes. I must also express my admiration for the level of details brought up by the plot (time perception in dreams, inter-reality signaling and the butterfly effect to mention few). The director, Christopher Nolan, is also the man behind Memento and The Prestige.

Too bad I was starving and had some salted popcorn which upset my stomach. Judging by the ads it seems we're on to a lot of good movies this summer!