JackFetch Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 The trailer is out, but I still have no clue what it's about and possibly need therapy after watching it. It's written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 OK, that looks awesome. I'll watch anything Nolan does because he's never made a film that isn't pure fried rocket powered diamond-studded platinum. Memento was great, Insomnia was the last great Pacino performance, Batman & Dark Knight reinvented cinema superheroes and The Prestige is one of my favourite films of all time. On top of that Ellen Page is usually good and Dicaprio is the one of the best there is right now in terms of a guy with star power who can really perform on screen. I will watch this the second it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 From what I can tell, most of this is probably going to be focusing around stealing the idea or a start of an idea in a guy's mind, and Ellen Page might be playing the personification of the idea (just a wild guess). Some very Batman-film-esque moments in there. Looks intriguing, but I think I'll wait for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadzilla Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 So far nothing about it has left me thinking anything more than it's The Matrix blended with a dose of Dreamscape. But I will be seeing it. Who knows, it might turn out to be the 2010 equivalent of Videodrome. Or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 The rumor is that it involves entering people's dreams using a drug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 New trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 That looks fucking awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Very much got a Dark Knight meets Dark City feel to it, it's nice to see a sci-fi concept film with such a great budget and crew behind it. Plus Nolan's pretty much my favourite director of the last ten years, so this is a must for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm sold. Definitely going to make an attempt to see this when it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Am I the only one that saw the ending coming from a mile away? I mean, they stated in the film that you notice how bizarre dreams are after you wake up, but there was no discernable difference between the "real" world and the dream world. So it would logically follow that "reality" is not reality. Right from the start, I thought, "Wait, how do we know this isn't also a dream? I bet it is. I bet that's the twist." Still thought it was great, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 I think everyone saw the ending coming a mile away. Not that it drags the film down at all. It was really entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Saw it the other day. Fantastic film, after watching it I came to the conclusion, it is just a classic heist movie, but done in a different setting. You had the mastermind, the old guard, the tech guy, the best friend, the newbie and the guy who was just along for the ride. That didn't stop it being one of the best films I've seen all year. I was expecting, since I found out the ending beforehand for that to ruin the film for me. But really, it did nothing, it was just a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 That may be the best movie I have seen in recent history. It was well worth it to avoid the spoilers. Sure, I had a good idea of what was going on but I preferred to be able to guess. I might go to see it again this weekend to see if it holds up when I know what's to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 I gotta be honest, I didn't have my mind blown when I went to see it and after the initial thrill of theorizing and discussing wore off, my mind remained unblown. I still think it's a very good film and Nolan is still one of my favorite modern directors, I just don't think it's the masterpiece of the decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 ^I agree with that.^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Just ordered the shooting script. I'm not expecting to find some divine answer to the questions the film poses inside, but I think it's interesting enough to give the script a read over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I'm not totally convinced that it was all a dream, I think the ending is somewhat open to interpretation. But if it is all a dream that would actually negate a big plot hole someone pointed out. Why not have his kids move to another country with him. If it's a dream though, and it's his narrative, then all he cares about is going home, so that covers it. I thought JGL was possibly better than Leo, but I'd have to watch it again to see. One thing that Nolan is absolutely amazing at doing is putting together an ensemble cast. I know he appears to have his favourites, but the whole team really seemed to click. A comment on a review site I read thought that it was just a basic heist movie, with all the standard characters from that genre. Interesting view and I don't totally discount it. The experienced leader, the faithful 2IC, the newbie, the tech/sci head, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Why not have his kids move to another country with him. If it's a dream though, and it's his narrative, then all he cares about is going home, so that covers it. Better question: why was he allowed to talk to his children if he was a suspected murderer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Why not have his kids move to another country with him. If it's a dream though, and it's his narrative, then all he cares about is going home, so that covers it. Better question: why was he allowed to talk to his children if he was a suspected murderer? I just assumed he had a new number he gave them all the time to contact him, or something Mission Impossible like that I thought we only needed spoiler tags on the first couple of days of release, or is it not released somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 But why would their grandmother let the kids speak to him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 But why would their grandmother let the kids speak to him? You would want to stop the kids from knowing their only parent left, still cares about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 If he's a suspected murderer and international fugitive? Yeah, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 If he's a suspected murderer and international fugitive? Yeah, probably. That would just fuck up the kids more. Also if he was able to speak to them on the phone, at least they would be able to know he's ok. Plus they made for a great plot device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Between how easily Ariadne joins the crew and Saito magically appearing in Mombasa when Cobb needs to be saved from corporate agents, most of if not the entire film has to be a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDK_theBatmaN Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Between how easily Ariadne joins the crew and Saito magically appearing in Mombasa when Cobb needs to be saved from corporate agents, most of if not the entire film has to be a dream. Saito is the owner of a global energy company, so he's got plenty of money to hire spies to follow Cobb - it's also a movie with a time limit that audiences will tolerate. Ariadne joining up quickly, who wouldn't want to play around with dreams??? Also, again, it's a movie with a time frame tolerance for the public. I wouldn't mind a 3 hour Inception if it was just as good as the released cut, but a lot of people get pretty pissy about movies approaching or over 2 hours, even if it is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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