Inception is a masterpiece. Making a huge film with big ambitions, Christopher Nolan never missteps and manages to create a movie that, at times, feels like a miracle.
a stunning achievement and the most completely entertaining film I've seen in years.
Inception is an exhilarating cinematic experience that suggests there is still room, even in the blockbuster world, for big ideas and dangerous emotions, and that may be the single most thrilling thing about it.
A devilishly complicated, fiendishly enjoyable sci-fi voyage across a dreamscape that is thoroughly compelling.
If movies are shared dreams, then Christopher Nolan is surely one of Hollywood's most inventive dreamers, given the evidence of his commandingly clever Inception.
A wildly entertaining and dazzling mind-trip not to be missed. Kubrick would have been proud.
Fortunately this movie doesn't have Bale to shit it up
I want it to be good. I want a major tentpole film to defy expectations. I want a studio blockbuster to tell me I'm jaded and there's still room for proper storytelling. I want a filmmaker to tell me there is still a reason to struggle; that there are folks inside the system that are willing to make more than toy commercials. I want a great white hope.
Insomnia sucked, though.
Sounds like you're discarding Joe Dante in favor of Nolan for Gremlins 3-D. Where's the loyalty, Willco? smh
Sounds like you're discarding Joe Dante in favor of Nolan for Gremlins 3-D. Where's the loyalty, Willco? smh
Hey, I love Dante. I think he's criminally underrated, but I always love the unheralded genre greats. Where's the love for Fred Dekker?
... but Nolan is gunning for the crown that everyone handed to M. Night prematurely, that of Speilberg's successor.
I will also chime in for some much needed Wally Pfister love. He has leapfrogged over Bill Pope as my favorite American cinematographer working the studio system nowadays.
None of Nolan's movies are emotionally sappy enough to qualify him as Spielberg's successor, unless you're talking purely in terms of box office.
Nolan's films are generally more cerebral than Spielberg. Compared to Spielberg's supermarket novel storytelling, Nolan's is practically Pynchon.
Insomnia sucked cause it was based on Stephen King shit.
Nolan makes one smash hit blockbuster and we're comparing him to Spielberg?Saying he is striving to be the next Spielberg is not the same as claiming he is already the next Spielberg.
Who says he's striving to be Spielberg?
Nolan is gunning for that title. It has nothing to do with the type of blockbusters he is making. But that he and Spielberg in the past made blockbusters in the studio system that were both praised for their cinematic quality and their ability to make a ton of money.
Who says he's striving to be Spielberg?Willco made that point and I agreed with him. He isn't making sentimental Spielbergy movies.
Inception is going to bombYou said the same thing about Avatar and Star Trek.
I was wrong about Avatar because I miscalculated the stupidity of Americans. I won't make the same mistake again: Inception is a smart sci-fi flick with no furries. Therefore it will bomb.
I was wrong about Avatar because I miscalculated the stupidity of Americans. I won't make the same mistake again: Inception is a smart sci-fi flick with no furries. Therefore it will bomb.
Like The Matrix and its sequels?
I was wrong about Avatar because I miscalculated the stupidity of Americans. I won't make the same mistake again: Inception is a smart sci-fi flick with no furries. Therefore it will bomb.
Like The Matrix and its sequels?
Did you just call the Matrix and its sequels smart sci-fi?
Why the comparisons to Kubrick?
Why the comparisons to Kubrick?
I don't know, that's just what one of the reviewers said.
Spielberg is pretty shitty today, I kinda doubt he'll ever recovery. He could basically release any sappy piece of shit and still win awards.Most directors would have loved to have a decade in which they directed Munich, Catch Me If You Can, & Minority Report. He is nowhere near the level he once was and is all over the map but he still every once in a while pops out something solid. I don't think he has completely fallen off the cliff in a way like Robert Zemeckis or Shaamamamallanan have.
I agree with cheebs. Spielberg isn't what he used to be, but I just can't hate on him because of Catch Me If You Can and Munich.
Not saying his 00's filmography is nearly as good as what he did elsewhere but Always was in the 80's and just as shitty as Indiana Jones 4.I agree with cheebs. Spielberg isn't what he used to be, but I just can't hate on him because of Catch Me If You Can and Munich.
true...but Indiana Jones pretty much negates all that awesome stuff
I agree with cheebs. Spielberg isn't what he used to be, but I just can't hate on him because of Catch Me If You Can and Munich.
true...but Indiana Jones pretty much negates all that awesome stuff
BTW, who was it that compared Cheebs to Drinky Crow?
The initial sequence of the tripods coming up from the ground and the terrific sound design vindicates War of the Worlds from Indy 4 purgatory.
I liked the concept of having a alien invasion movie without focusing on the military or politicians and not explain any of it. It wasn't executed very well but it was a great concept.
The initial sequence of the tripods coming up from the ground and the terrific sound design vindicates War of the Worlds from Indy 4 purgatory.
Speaking of later-day Spielberg what do you kids think about A.I.? When it came out it seemed like everyone dismissed it then out of nowhere when all the big wig critics were doing their top 10 of the decade it kept popping up as if it had a major re-assessment. I haven't watched it in years but I can't remember it being as amazing as critics suddenly started treating it as recently.
Fortunately this movie doesn't have Bale to shit it upI think Nolan is massively over-rated (hated his batmans and thought memento was mediocre as fuck) but this is the one thing that gives me hope that this might not suck.
I love how people bitch about the WotW ending without knowing anything about the source material.
Part of that scene made no sense, though. The tripods emitted an electromagnetic pulse that disabled all electronics and yet a guy is videotaping them with his camera (and part of the scene is seen through the perspective of the video he's recording). That was just lazy.
I love how people bitch about the WotW ending without knowing anything about the source material.
Part of that scene made no sense, though. The tripods emitted an electromagnetic pulse that disabled all electronics and yet a guy is videotaping them with his camera (and part of the scene is seen through the perspective of the video he's recording). That was just lazy.
That's David Koepp for you, not Spielberg. He's a pretty lazy screenwriter, but one of the most commercially successful of all-time.
Often times, you don't really pay attention to a detail like that on set. Why? Because you're focused on a million and one other things. Not only that, that script changed daily. There's no fucking way Spielberg realized that, and I can't blame him for that.
One of the biggest set pieces was the crashed plane that crashed because of the EMP. That means that particular plot point was a pretty definitive part of the script, even if there were these daily changes that you claim (any links about these daily script changes?).
Face it, Spielberg was fucking sloppy, and it showed. But I don't care enough about the movie to keep arguing this with you, not that you'd ever admit you could possibly be mistaken. It's definitely one of Spielberg's lesser works, probably only notable today because of the rift it caused between Spielberg and Cruise due to Cruise's promotion of Scientology during the movie's publicity tour.
Is this for real? Kubrick would be proud?
Of what? An action blockbuster with a Brain? Fucks sake people. Matrix came out in 99
Like Stanley Kubrick did 42 years ago in 2001, Nolan masterfully uses our confusion like it's a piece in his hard-to-solve puzzle.
With physics-defying, thunderous action, heart-wringing emotion and an astonishing performance from DiCaprio, Nolan delivers another true original: welcome to an undiscovered country.
Nolan's most personal and daring film, "Inception" contains some of Nolan's most innovative ideas since "Memento." It's also his most successful movie in terms of being able to fully realize every nuance of such a rich concept.
As intricate as Nolan's script is (he worked on it for a decade), the movie is not just a feat of cinematic wizardry, although it comes close to the level of technological derring-do carried off by the likes of Stanley Kubrick. Inception also has heart.
Inception could very well be Nolan's masterpiece.
Looks pretty cool, but it'll probably have some medicore-to-awful editing, much like all of Nolan's movies.
:lol :lol
I'm just trolling.
I could have been seriously mocking you. You don't know me, man.
You don't know me, man.I could have been seriously mocking you. You don't know me, man.
And I could have been using sarcasm in my original post. :wag
Nolan has a problem framing action scenes but maybe this one will fix that since TDK was better than BB.
Actually the biggest problem with the action in TDK was that utterly ridiculous James Bond scene that was both poorly done and way out of place.
you cum to everythinglies. pretty much only to you
New York critics hate Nolan. Majority of NY critics gave TDK a bad review.
Good to see the hype finally being moderated by actual readable critics. I can see this movie now.yeah, that's right. I hated TDK so I know I could have an issue with whatever 90% of critics think.
In this wildly ingenious chess game, grandmaster Nolan plants ideas in our heads that disturb and dazzle. The result is a knockout. But be warned: Inception dreams big.
At first, Inception left me cold, feeling as if I’d just eavesdropped on somebody’s bad acid trip. Now I find I can’t get the film out of my mind, which is really the whole point of it, isn’t it?
One of the year's best films, one that will surely get even better upon repeated viewings.
As engrossing and logic-resistant as the state of dreaming it seeks to replicate, Christopher Nolan's audacious new creation demands further study to fully absorb the multiple, simultaneous stories Nolan finagles into one narrative experience.
Good to see the hype finally being moderated by actual readable critics. I can see this movie now.yeah, that's right. I hated TDK so I know I could have an issue with whatever 90% of critics think.
Some more reviews:Quote from: Rolling StoneIn this wildly ingenious chess game, grandmaster Nolan plants ideas in our heads that disturb and dazzle. The result is a knockout. But be warned: Inception dreams big.Quote from: Toronto StarAt first, Inception left me cold, feeling as if I’d just eavesdropped on somebody’s bad acid trip. Now I find I can’t get the film out of my mind, which is really the whole point of it, isn’t it?Quote from: APOne of the year's best films, one that will surely get even better upon repeated viewings.Quote from: Entertainment WeeklyAs engrossing and logic-resistant as the state of dreaming it seeks to replicate, Christopher Nolan's audacious new creation demands further study to fully absorb the multiple, simultaneous stories Nolan finagles into one narrative experience.
With 32 reviews, Inception is 97% positive with a 9.2/10 average rating.
I'm gonna go see Inception this Saturday with some of my friends on one of Cinemark's XD screens.
You mean, guaranteed to pretend to hate it, but eventually admit to liking it after they get all the other suckers on board the hate-train.
Yeah, I was fond of the ending in the book, even though it provides a safe finish for mankind. Wells was apparently writing about invasion of foreign lands, how his empire was wreaking havoc and destroying ways-of-life, and he was speculating what it would be like for the race to be on the receiving end of that. His ending is quite convenient (though similar to the fate of many people who sought to expand the British Empire -- ending in death by new illness), but Spielberg's ending takes it from being a last minute save by fate, to having most of the difficulties faced during the story entirely negated: Cruise family is intact! We can continue from where we left off.I love how people bitch about the WotW ending without knowing anything about the source material.
I've read the book. I know how it ends and why it ends.
My problem with the movie ending is that the guy and his daughter make their way to his parents house and it's all practically pristine, no damage anywhere and his parents are just hanging out and waiting for him to show up so they can have a party. And then, to top it all off, his idiot son, who charged head first into a battle between tripods and the army suddenly appears at exactly the same time as they do, unharmed and ready to accept his father's love. :yuck :yuck :yuck :yuck :yuck :yuck
Movie is not opening here until august 26 :'(
Christopher Nolan doesn’t have a born filmmaker’s natural gift for detail, composition and movement, but on the evidence of his fussily constructed mind-game movies Following, Memento, Insomnia and the new Inception, he’s definitely a born con artist. Who else could rook Warner Bros. out of $200 million to make Hollywood’s most elaborate video-game movie and slap on a puzzling, unappealing title?
His trolling is getting boring and predictable by this point.
His trolling is getting boring and predictable by this point.
Looks like someone has been conned by Nolan.
http://www.nypress.com/article-21420-despicable-inception.htmlQuoteChristopher Nolan doesn’t have a born filmmaker’s natural gift for detail, composition and movement, but on the evidence of his fussily constructed mind-game movies Following, Memento, Insomnia and the new Inception, he’s definitely a born con artist. Who else could rook Warner Bros. out of $200 million to make Hollywood’s most elaborate video-game movie and slap on a puzzling, unappealing title?
http://www.nypress.com/article-21420-despicable-inception.html:lolQuoteChristopher Nolan doesn’t have a born filmmaker’s natural gift for detail, composition and movement, but on the evidence of his fussily constructed mind-game movies Following, Memento, Insomnia and the new Inception, he’s definitely a born con artist. Who else could rook Warner Bros. out of $200 million to make Hollywood’s most elaborate video-game movie and slap on a puzzling, unappealing title?
Just like Willco ended up liking Avatar.
http://www.nypress.com/article-21420-despicable-inception.html:lolQuoteChristopher Nolan doesn’t have a born filmmaker’s natural gift for detail, composition and movement, but on the evidence of his fussily constructed mind-game movies Following, Memento, Insomnia and the new Inception, he’s definitely a born con artist. Who else could rook Warner Bros. out of $200 million to make Hollywood’s most elaborate video-game movie and slap on a puzzling, unappealing title?
I want an Arnold White review generator. Stick a title in, get a masterfully trolled paragraph
Because you already did and you loved it.
I must admit the prospect of trolling Nolan fantards is almost more appealing than actually seeing the film, which I know I'll like
Oh man, Ellen Page monologues? I knew she would be a stain on the awesomeness that is DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I used to exchange glances with Ellen Page all the time in Halifax.
Or have I already mentioned that? :heart
Oh man, Ellen Page monologues? I knew she would be a stain on the awesomeness that is DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
SMH, BlueTsunami already falling for PD's trolls.
I successfully trolled Avatar long before seeing the film. But yea, once I saw the film I realized while it was alright (and certainly a fun summer movie to see at the theater), it was even easier to lampoon.Avatar was a Christmas season movie THUS YOU FAILED
I'm not going to see it.Why not?
Willco is turning into ShakeOH SNAP.
Willco is turning into Shake
Because I can go see real cinema instead ???
Willco is turning into Shake
More like Shake is turning into Willco!
Willco is turning into Shake
More like Shake is turning into Willco!
Willco IS Shake. Shake IS Willco.
Willco...has a penis?! :o
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I successfully trolled Avatar long before seeing the film. But yea, once I saw the film I realized while it was alright (and certainly a fun summer movie to see at the theater), it was even easier to lampoon.Oh wait, is this supposed to be an action movie or what? I was fine with Avatar until I realized it was mostly story-driven. If inception allows me to turn off my mind I can forgive it even if I don't end up liking the story.
I just watched Following; now I feel like venturing outside to go watch Inception.I have the image in my head that you haven't gone to a movie theater since say, 1994.spoiler (click to show/hide)I won't though[close]
I successfully trolled Avatar long before seeing the film. But yea, once I saw the film I realized while it was alright (and certainly a fun summer movie to see at the theater), it was even easier to lampoon.Oh wait, is this supposed to be an action movie or what? I was fine with Avatar until I realized it was mostly story-driven. If inception allows me to turn off my mind I can forgive it even if I don't end up liking the story.
Jeffrey Wells' review is up. He says he didn't understand the movie. :lolHe didn't understand it but seemed to think "it might be a masterpiece". All his reviews are confusing reads though. He seemed more interested in bragging about the fact his theater has Kathryn Bigelow sitting in it than anything ele.
Can't wait to read nintenho's impressions. :rofl
Wells has the best film blog ever. One of his entries a few weeks ago was just him showing a cellphone picture he took of some totally random girl he thought was hot that he saw standing waiting for the subway in NYC and then a few days later reposting it but in a much higher resolution. :lol
"Inception may have been directed by Christopher Nolan, but Nolan's dreams are apparently directed by Michael Bay. "
:teehee
Overheard at work:Nolan was talking about in a radio interview today that Inception is his Vertigo. Vertigo bombed lolololol.
"You going to see Inception? I see the commercials all the time"
"Is it like Avatar?"
"No, on the radio the guy said it was a very smart, fine literature film"
"Sounds too confusing then. Want to see the new Predator movie?"
"Ok"
i shit you not :lol
Isn't Vertigo like Nolan's favorite movie, too? That and From Russia With Love. :lolOn Her Majesty's Secret Service not FRWL but yeah. He also made it pretty clear how he doesn't like how digital cinematography looks. Really really doesn't like it. :lol Poor Cameron :(
Are you saying Sir Michael Caine didn't bring you to tears in The Prestige? :o
I don't mean that I'm going to fall asleep. If the story bores me, I'll probably be making fun of it to my friends like we did for most of Avatar. But I'm just asking what the ratio of action to exposition is in this movie.All the reviews of Inception I've read so far say that if you don't pay attention you're going to get lost really easily.I successfully trolled Avatar long before seeing the film. But yea, once I saw the film I realized while it was alright (and certainly a fun summer movie to see at the theater), it was even easier to lampoon.Oh wait, is this supposed to be an action movie or what? I was fine with Avatar until I realized it was mostly story-driven. If inception allows me to turn off my mind I can forgive it even if I don't end up liking the story.
All indications is it's more of a sci-fi drama than a action movie.I don't mean that I'm going to fall asleep. If the story bores me, I'll probably be making fun of it to my friends like we did for most of Avatar. But I'm just asking what the ratio of action to exposition is in this movie.All the reviews of Inception I've read so far say that if you don't pay attention you're going to get lost really easily.I successfully trolled Avatar long before seeing the film. But yea, once I saw the film I realized while it was alright (and certainly a fun summer movie to see at the theater), it was even easier to lampoon.Oh wait, is this supposed to be an action movie or what? I was fine with Avatar until I realized it was mostly story-driven. If inception allows me to turn off my mind I can forgive it even if I don't end up liking the story.
That sounds like a Cheebstm theory
The dream logic of Inception -- which deals, like Nolan's far more intriguing Memento, with the architecture of memory and the nature of reality -- is stymied by a clunking script, crammed with expository exchanges and urgent blather.
Inception delivers dazzling special effects and a boatload of stars, but it sags and eventually buckles under the weight of its complicated premise.
None of this prattling drivel adds up to one iota of cogent or convincing logic. You never know who anyone is, what their goals are, who they work for or what they're doing.
It's obvious that Nolan either can't articulate or doesn't believe in a distinction between living feelings and dreams -- and his barren Inception doesn't capture much of either.
I wanted to surrender to this dream; I didn’t want to be out in the cold, alone. But I truly have no idea what so many people are raving about.
The reviews are in!Quote from: Philly InquirerThe dream logic of Inception -- which deals, like Nolan's far more intriguing Memento, with the architecture of memory and the nature of reality -- is stymied by a clunking script, crammed with expository exchanges and urgent blather.Quote from: Chicago ReaderInception delivers dazzling special effects and a boatload of stars, but it sags and eventually buckles under the weight of its complicated premise.Quote from: New York ObserverNone of this prattling drivel adds up to one iota of cogent or convincing logic. You never know who anyone is, what their goals are, who they work for or what they're doing.Quote from: The Village VoiceIt's obvious that Nolan either can't articulate or doesn't believe in a distinction between living feelings and dreams -- and his barren Inception doesn't capture much of either.Quote from: New York MagazineI wanted to surrender to this dream; I didn’t want to be out in the cold, alone. But I truly have no idea what so many people are raving about.
Nolan. :yuck
With conspiracy-addled claustrophobic images swathing the cinematic hooks throughout, Nolan has the intoxicating assuredness of a director who sought the spotlight in order to barrage it with glitter and shrapnel.
Is the story more complicated/confusing than Memento and Shutter Island? If so then: Pass, otherwise I'll watch it.
The reviews are in!Quote from: Philly InquirerThe dream logic of Inception -- which deals, like Nolan's far more intriguing Memento, with the architecture of memory and the nature of reality -- is stymied by a clunking script, crammed with expository exchanges and urgent blather.Quote from: Chicago ReaderInception delivers dazzling special effects and a boatload of stars, but it sags and eventually buckles under the weight of its complicated premise.Quote from: New York ObserverNone of this prattling drivel adds up to one iota of cogent or convincing logic. You never know who anyone is, what their goals are, who they work for or what they're doing.Quote from: The Village VoiceIt's obvious that Nolan either can't articulate or doesn't believe in a distinction between living feelings and dreams -- and his barren Inception doesn't capture much of either.Quote from: New York MagazineI wanted to surrender to this dream; I didn’t want to be out in the cold, alone. But I truly have no idea what so many people are raving about.
Nolan. :yuck
Inception is this year's Speed Racer, underappreciated by critics and the masses, only the cineaste elites "get it". :tophat
Here's my review:Quote from: Joseph MolotovWith conspiracy-addled claustrophobic images swathing the cinematic hooks throughout, Nolan has the intoxicating assuredness of a director who sought the spotlight in order to barrage it with glitter and shrapnel.
The reviews are in!Quote from: Philly InquirerThe dream logic of Inception -- which deals, like Nolan's far more intriguing Memento, with the architecture of memory and the nature of reality -- is stymied by a clunking script, crammed with expository exchanges and urgent blather.Quote from: Chicago ReaderInception delivers dazzling special effects and a boatload of stars, but it sags and eventually buckles under the weight of its complicated premise.Quote from: New York ObserverNone of this prattling drivel adds up to one iota of cogent or convincing logic. You never know who anyone is, what their goals are, who they work for or what they're doing.Quote from: The Village VoiceIt's obvious that Nolan either can't articulate or doesn't believe in a distinction between living feelings and dreams -- and his barren Inception doesn't capture much of either.Quote from: New York MagazineI wanted to surrender to this dream; I didn’t want to be out in the cold, alone. But I truly have no idea what so many people are raving about.
Nolan. :yuck
Inception is this year's Speed Racer, underappreciated by critics and the masses, only the cineaste elites "get it". :tophat
Here's my review:Quote from: Joseph MolotovWith conspiracy-addled claustrophobic images swathing the cinematic hooks throughout, Nolan has the intoxicating assuredness of a director who sought the spotlight in order to barrage it with glitter and shrapnel.
Is the story more complicated/confusing than Memento and Shutter Island? If so then: Pass, otherwise I'll watch it.
Neither were overly complicated OR confusing. ???
Sure, they were pretty straight forward ::)
Please don't compare Nolan to those hacks.
I'm not saying I didn't get both movies, just that they didn't allow me to turn off my brains and enjoy the "thrilling" part. In certain parts, they felt Shayamalanlanesque.
I'm not saying I didn't get both movies, just that they didn't allow me to turn off my brains and enjoy the "thrilling" part. In certain parts, they felt Shayamalanlanesque.
Most real critics seem to like it, top critics give it a 74%
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inception/?critic=creamcrop
Though less so than Drag Me To HEll :o
Is the story more complicated/confusing than Memento and Shutter Island? If so then: Pass, otherwise I'll watch it.
Neither were overly complicated OR confusing. ???
Sure, they were pretty straight forward ::)
Movie sucks, told y'all.
Wait, did Willco love or hate Shutter Island?
They actually were pretty easy to understand. :lolspoiler (click to show/hide)I've only watched half of memento and the rest was spoiled for me, and I slept through the first half of Shutter Island, because it was a snoozefest. :teehee[close]
oh come on jin, why are you looking for films to "turn off" during? They're not meant for that kind of faux entertainment. Watch Speed Racer if you want that.
Believe me, I get suckered into watching them. It is by far my least favorite genre.
It was ok, only someone with half a brain would LOVE it.
67% :patel
Are those top critics scores? Both scores seem too high.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith top critics 67%
What a shock when George Lucas finds his footing and the saga once again takes hold.
I wanted to surrender to this dream; I didn’t want to be out in the cold, alone. But I truly have no idea what so many people are raving about.
Shutter Island is a long slog. The sad thing is that Scorsese could have connected emotionally with Lehane's narrative.
David Eidelstein's (a top critic) quote on Revenge of the Sith:QuoteWhat a shock when George Lucas finds his footing and the saga once again takes hold.
His quote on Inception:QuoteI wanted to surrender to this dream; I didn’t want to be out in the cold, alone. But I truly have no idea what so many people are raving about.
and Shutter Island:QuoteShutter Island is a long slog. The sad thing is that Scorsese could have connected emotionally with Lehane's narrative.
:patel
Top Critics
Cold Mountain = 90%
The English Patient = 88%
Long, boring-ass, romantic dramas = the height of filmmaking achievements.
Top Critics
Cold Mountain = 90%
The English Patient = 88%
Long, boring-ass, romantic dramas = the height of filmmaking achievements.
Or maybe they like the T&A from well respected actresses. Just look at Ebert and you would understand.
At one point, two of the supporting characters share a spontaneous kiss — a funny, touching moment — and it's genuinely startling, because it's the first (and only) time that either one of them even momentarily behaves like an autonomous person rather than a narrative cog
I get the impression that if you love Nolan movies you will love it and if you don't this won't be changing your mind.
Did the people praising this see Shutter Island earlier this year? Just curious.
That really wasn't the point I was trying to make.
Movie sucked.(http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/gifs/adamacry.gif)
what a grotesque party at neogaf now. there is even some guy raiding the twitter search engine to feed the frenzy.
Movie sucked.
The movie is basically what The Matrix was to Dark City.
Nolan fans are spooging over how original it is as if they didn't see Shutter Island or Total Recall.
Philip K. Dick should get a Harlan Ellison Terminator style credit on it.
He didn't really spoil the ending.
I don't remember Inception being like Total Recall's ending.
Soundtrack sucks, movie sucks. More Nolan hyperbole from wankers.
Soundtrack sucks, movie sucks. More Nolan hyperbole from wankers.(http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/gifs/scarlettcry2.gif)
Soundtrack sucks, movie sucks. More Nolan hyperbole from wankers.
When can we expect the Transformers 3 hype thread
I think the low carb diet is finally getting to Willco, he's been cranky all day.
I think the low carb diet is finally getting to Willco, he's been cranky all day.
Or maybe the diet is not working so his swimming shirt is getting tight again.
See, even BlueTsunami hated it. Bloated piece of wankery. Go see Predators instead.
Nice to have you back here, and what happened in the gaf thread?
Is it worth seeing twice? I'm supposed to see it with someone next weekend but I want to see go and see it today cause im bored
Is it worth seeing twice? I'm supposed to see it with someone next weekend but I want to see go and see it today cause im bored
No, it kind of sucks. Go see Predators.
Chris Nolan will wish he wrote Candyland, that shit is going be hot. White lightning. Not snooze-inducing like Inception.
Inception more like MISCONCEPTION
Xzibit the movie.
Nolan fanboys will ruin this like how they went way overboard for TDK.
No, I'm not. I really don't get the hype behind Inception. It was basically Shutter Island with dreams, but boring.
You know he is trolling you, right? :lolNo, I'm not. I really don't get the hype behind Inception. It was basically Shutter Island with dreams, but boring.
Finally someone understands it.
Nolan fanboys will ruin this like how they went way overboard for TDK.
That's what happens when you read GAF threads. Or WYL threads.
Nolan fanboys will ruin this like how they went way overboard for TDK.
That's what happens when you read GAF threads. Or WYL threads.
WYL being GAF 2.0 indeed.
what's wastingyourlife.com ?
can we be politically incorrect there?
The "reported" budget is $178 million in Canadian dollars, not US dollars. And that's not including marketing, which was likely close to $100 million. So yeah, nice try, Cheebs.wtf 178 canadian? :lol
Nolan bomba :lol
Production costs on the effects-filled pic have been estimated at $160 million.http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i4e5fe86c8a88e96ba73a8e7044756d02
Cost estimates run upward of $160 million on "Inception," which totes a 148-minute running time.http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6680MM20100709
With a reported budget of $160 million and locations in Britain, Japan, France and Morocco, "Inception" combines the huge scale of his Batman films with the cerebral trickiness of 2002's "Insomnia" and 2006's "The Prestige."http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100715/film_nm/us_nolan
spend a reported $160 million in a most daring way.http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/16/entertainment/la-et-inception-20100716
“Inception’s” total budget of $160 millionhttp://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/inception-has-razzle-dazzle-it-needs-joker-19286
Inception bombed tho :lol
Inception is starting to look like the Matrix: Revolutions of Nolan's ouvre.
Salt comes out next weekend. Jolie gonna whoop dat ass
Films that made over $55 million opening weekend this year: Eclipse, Shrek Forever After, Valentine's Day, The Karate Kid, Clash of the Titans :lol
Inception :lol
Another potential Willco ally falls under the spell of Nolan, leaving him with just Manabyte and Cheebs. And yet Willco remains in denial. :fbm
Tranformers 2 made opening day what Inception will make opening weekend. And Transformers 2 opened on a weekday. :patelspoiler (click to show/hide)Trollers and Nolan Fanboys alike, did you think the end was a dream or reality?[close]
They're not racial stereotypes, they're robots. Unless you're reading into the robots what you think black people are like, and in that case, you are the racist!
What kind of post is that
What kind of post is that
I thought it was the most technically proficient and well acted movie Nolan has done, but the weakest screenplay he has worked from. The casting and emotional payoff puts it in the "hell yes" category for me.
What kind of post is that
I thought it was the most technically proficient and well acted movie Nolan has done, but the weakest screenplay he has worked from. The casting and emotional payoff puts it in the "hell yes" category for me.
Wasn't the Inception supposed to be BEST. MOVIE. EVER.?
No, it sucks. Solo even says the story sucks.
Pretty dead on. This is the first time in a long time that he wrote a movie without his brother. Think that is a reason for feeling that way?What kind of post is that
I thought it was the most technically proficient and well acted movie Nolan has done, but the weakest screenplay he has worked from. The casting and emotional payoff puts it in the "hell yes" category for me.
No, it sucks. Solo even says the story sucks.
Story is cool, problem is just that almost every characters exists to spew exposition, and Nolan made certain things unnecessarily complex which just resulted in the need for even more exposition.
Pretty dead on. This is the first time in a long time that he wrote a movie without his brother. Think that is a reason for feeling that way?What kind of post is that
I thought it was the most technically proficient and well acted movie Nolan has done, but the weakest screenplay he has worked from. The casting and emotional payoff puts it in the "hell yes" category for me.
No, it sucks. Solo even says the story sucks.
Story is cool, problem is just that almost every characters exists to spew exposition, and Nolan made certain things unnecessarily complex which just resulted in the need for even more exposition.
Hey I'm a Nolan fanboy and a Batman fanboy, NOT an Inception fanboy.
I was telling patel, but I also think it's kind of sad that when given the limitless opportunity to create an imaginative dream sequence the best they could come up with wasNolan and freaky Lynch/Gilliam type of surreal really doesn't match. Nolans style is by nature very realistic.
metal gear sold x modern warfare 2
I predicted Inception would bomb, but I never imagined it would bomb this hard :lolwillco is already filling the troll role in this thread quite nicely.
I'll definitely see it now. I'll be able to praise the film while still laughing at Nolan fans about them supporting a flop. Win win
Willco is basically seeing who will break and post some particular things out there on the internets first.
I predicted Inception would bomb, but I never imagined it would bomb this hard :lolwillco is already filling the troll role in this thread quite nicely.
I'll definitely see it now. I'll be able to praise the film while still laughing at Nolan fans about them supporting a flop. Win win
I was telling patel, but I also think it's kind of sad that when given the limitless opportunity to create an imaginative dream sequence the best they could come up with was
metal gear sold x modern warfare 2
Also Tom Hardy for best supporting actor :heartbeat
I predicted Inception would bomb, but I never imagined it would bomb this hard :lolwillco is already filling the troll role in this thread quite nicely.
I'll definitely see it now. I'll be able to praise the film while still laughing at Nolan fans about them supporting a flop. Win win
Willco is basically seeing who will break and post some particular things out there on the internets first.
I predicted Inception would bomb, but I never imagined it would bomb this hard :lolwillco is already filling the troll role in this thread quite nicely.
I'll definitely see it now. I'll be able to praise the film while still laughing at Nolan fans about them supporting a flop. Win win
I'm not trolling, merely pointing out I foresaw this bomb miles away. :rofl
Especially after all the talk about it being an uber smart sci fi film people would have to see 2-3 times before they "got it"
More later, but I am well impressed. First big movie in a while that was actually audacious. Even when it didn't work (the second half hour was a bore) it still had a lot of verve going for it.spoiler (click to show/hide)The 4 level dream sequence was brilliant. Even if the snow base made no sense from a design standpoint (it was for the solos of the world) it was simply brilliant.[close]
I'll tell you if you edit all your messages in this thread before costanza or somebody else reads them.
Also how would I have involved you when you've been gone from this place for like two years?
The Prestige is still my favorite from him, no doubt. It deals with the same theme as Inception, but handles it on a much more intimate and satisfying level, and it actually has characters and development.He also seems to glorify criminals (hero of both batmans, inception, and prestige to an extent are criminals). Which is interesting because his older brother is in prison for life for murder.
Im starting to wonder if Chris Nolan shouldnt be seeing a shrink. He clearly has obsession issues. Every movie he makes revolved around it :lol
The Prestige is still my favorite from him, no doubt. It deals with the same theme as Inception, but handles it on a much more intimate and satisfying level, and it actually has characters and development.He also seems to glorify criminals (hero of both batmans, inception, and prestige to an extent are criminals). Which is interesting because his older brother is in prison for life for murder.
Im starting to wonder if Chris Nolan shouldnt be seeing a shrink. He clearly has obsession issues. Every movie he makes revolved around it :lol
The Prestige is still my favorite from him, no doubt. It deals with the same theme as Inception, but handles it on a much more intimate and satisfying level, and it actually has characters and development.He also seems to glorify criminals (hero of both batmans, inception, and prestige to an extent are criminals). Which is interesting because his older brother is in prison for life for murder.
Im starting to wonder if Chris Nolan shouldnt be seeing a shrink. He clearly has obsession issues. Every movie he makes revolved around it :lol
True, those as well. I wonder how much it has to do with his older brother who I assume he looked up to being an older brother falling into a world of crime and murder.
Miss? He has The Fighter out this fall which he is getting a lot of oscar buzz for.Too bad it didn't make you want to get a haircut.
Ponytail :pimp
Anyway, I just realized how he is obsessed with criminals and/or vigilantes. Which really made him the perfect pick for the Batman series, if Inception did anything else it hyped me up for Batman 3 more. Oh and I missed Bale here :'( I bet I'm the only one.
His "Mal, Jesus CHRIST!" was :'(For someone who has never been married or had kids and entire romantic history is random 20 something super models every other week he is absolutely amazing at playing mourning father/husband roles.
I want to be an extra in a Chris Nolan movie just so I can steal the stylish clothing.
I will say that the corridor fight in the hotel was fucking amazing, I've never seen anything like it. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was fucking badass in the movie, but his character really had no personality. He was just there to fulfill a certain purpose and look cool.
You look at heist movies, and the characters always have personalities and quirks, even if it's just fulfilling a certain type. The only guy with any sort of discernible personality in Inception was Tom Hardy.
I do have one question, though. In this reality, is the whole "we can enter people's dreams" common knowledge? I got that impression with the "opium den" in Mumbasa and the mention of the military using it for training, but I still wonder...
The "reported" budget is $178 million in Canadian dollars, not US dollars. And that's not including marketing, which was likely close to $100 million. So yeah, nice try, Cheebs.
Nolan bomba :lol
Somehow I remember this post and decided to do some currency conversion. 178 million Canadian dollars is equal to about 168 million American dollars.
Somehow I remember this post and decided to do some currency conversion. 178 million Canadian dollars is equal to about 168 million American dollars.
That's now, but the Canadian was rated higher than the dollar within the past two years!
Willco is just trolling, he liked the movie lol.Somehow I remember this post and decided to do some currency conversion. 178 million Canadian dollars is equal to about 168 million American dollars.
That's now, but the Canadian was rated higher than the dollar within the past two years!
Yeaaaaah, not really:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/indexes/chart/?q=cad/usd-I
Willco is just trolling, he liked the movie lol.Somehow I remember this post and decided to do some currency conversion. 178 million Canadian dollars is equal to about 168 million American dollars.
That's now, but the Canadian was rated higher than the dollar within the past two years!
Yeaaaaah, not really:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/indexes/chart/?q=cad/usd-I
I thought that has been a big strategy for a while, making most of your profits from DVDs.
This was quoted in the GAF thread.I thought that has been a big strategy for a while, making most of your profits from DVDs.
:rofl
wow, willco is really losing it itt
Home video sales are important, but studios do not invest hundreds of millions into tentpoles for DVD sales - which they do not see all of. That is distinguished mentally-challenged logic. :lolDude, it only made 17 million dollar less than Avatar's opening week. I don't think it will have Avatar's legs, but word of mouth, international BO and yes, DVD sales will make it a profitable investment for WB.
hay guyz speed racer made lots of money on dvd and blu-ray where is teh sequel?! :lol
I can sense the anger in Cheebs; trying to stay restrained, but he wants to let it out. Typical Nolan fanboy - trying to be passive aggressive.:lol
Chronicles of Riddick made $60 not in it's first weekend but total, and they're making a sequel to that based on DVD sales.
I can sense the anger in Cheebs; trying to stay restrained, but he wants to let it out. Typical Nolan fanboy - trying to be passive aggressive.:lol
I know you like the movie, I saw you posting links to youtubes of Zimmers score on twitter like a few minutes after you trashed the score. :shh
True. Shit movie, shit thread.
Chronicles of Riddick made $60 not in it's first weekend but total, and they're making a sequel to that based on DVD sales.
It made $115 million at the box office.
This thread is really depressing without someone like GS to fall for the trolling.
Wow, blockbuster movies bring out the distinguished mentally-challenged fellow in the internet, it seems.But Inception isn't a blockbuster :teehee
Inception also cost almost three times as much!
Riddick also had two videogames. Inception? No videogame.
Inception has an iPhone app, though!
The first one was a Platinum Hits title, bro.
Films with more fans than Inception on Facebook: Salt, The Karate Kid, Prince of Persia
Inception :lol
This is the worst fucking thread in eb history.
Films with more fans than Inception on Facebook: Salt, The Karate Kid, Prince of Persia
Inception :lol
Films with more fans than Inception on Facebook: Salt, The Karate Kid, Prince of Persia
Inception :lol
Oh no, there goes it's shot at winning the Teen Choice Awards Best Picture and Best Kiss (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page). :'(
:bow Cohen. EXACTLY my sentiment.Even Cohen thought it suckedI loved it. Best Nolan that isn't Memento, and it may even be better than that.
spoiler (click to show/hide)The casting was pretty spot on, but there were only three characters written in a way that allows them to transcend their role. Cobb, Moll, and Eames. Poor Ellen Page got the worst role in the whole movie, the person who gets talked at.[close]
Riddick also had two videogames. Inception? No videogame.
All that is left is for Feder to turn on Raimi and his heel turn will be complete.
My wife and I decided that Marion Cottillard is the female Jon Hamm. She is impossibly good looking in a very adult, classical way, instead of merely being cute or precious.
Weakest trolling I've ever seen. I can just imagine him flailing around the room and crying "Why isn't anyone picking up the bait? Why isn't anyone picking up the baaaaaaaiiiiiiiit?"
Also Tom Hardy for James BondWe'll get him as Mad Max at least.
Tom Hardy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AIDS>>>>>Daniel Craig
Also Tom Hardy for James Bond
Tom Hardy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AIDS>>>>>Daniel Craig
Also Tom Hardy for James Bond
Tom Hardy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AIDS>>>>>Daniel Craig
(http://kupad.net/theresawordiwantyoutoconsider/images/Shinzon.jpg)
Weakest trolling I've ever seen. I can just imagine him flailing around the room and crying "Why isn't anyone picking up the bait? Why isn't anyone picking up the baaaaaaaiiiiiiiit?"
But is he flailing around the room with, or without, a raging erection?
Also Tom Hardy for James Bond
Tom Hardy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AIDS>>>>>Daniel Craig
(http://kupad.net/theresawordiwantyoutoconsider/images/Shinzon.jpg)
heh.
I couldn't place what I recognized Hardy from until an hour ago when I imdb'd him and Nemesis popped up. As well as Band of Brothers (in which he has a sex scene :-* )
Also Tom Hardy for James BondWe'll get him as Mad Max at least.
Tom Hardy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AIDS>>>>>Daniel Craig
I don't know what movie that is, but it looks better than Casino Royale
As a side note The Expendables looks comically bad. My wife mentioned that it looks like a movie from the '90s when (i quote) "they stopped making good action movies."
As a side note The Expendables looks comically bad. My wife mentioned that it looks like a movie from the '90s when (i quote) "they stopped making good action movies."
If it's as good as the last Rambo I'll be happy
Am I the only one getting really tired of seeing the tron 2 trailer in front of everything? I think I have it entirely memorized by now.
As a side note The Expendables looks comically bad. My wife mentioned that it looks like a movie from the '90s when (i quote) "they stopped making good action movies."
If it's as good as the last Rambo I'll be happy
In other words, you like shitty movies and hope Expendables is shitty too?
Am I the only one getting really tired of seeing the tron 2 trailer in front of everything? I think I have it entirely memorized by now.
Also Tom Hardy for James Bond
Tom Hardy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AIDS>>>>>Daniel Craig
(http://kupad.net/theresawordiwantyoutoconsider/images/Shinzon.jpg)
I think people want to be hyped for it more than they are actually hyped for it.Am I the only one getting really tired of seeing the tron 2 trailer in front of everything? I think I have it entirely memorized by now.
I was happy to see it in a theater for once.
and The Expendables, yeah, I feel like there is a certain crowd that is trying to pressure people into getting hyped. Trailers just make it look dull. Would rather have a shot-for-shot remake of Commando with a flabby Arnold.
As a side note The Expendables looks comically bad. My wife mentioned that it looks like a movie from the '90s when (i quote) "they stopped making good action movies."
As a side note The Expendables looks comically bad. My wife mentioned that it looks like a movie from the '90s when (i quote) "they stopped making good action movies."
Did you ask your wife if you could have your balls out of her purse?
My wife and I decided that Marion Cottillard is the female Jon Hamm. She is impossibly good looking in a very adult, classical way, instead of merely being cute or precious.
It wasn't. Ask Data.I don't know what movie that is, but it looks better than Casino RoyaleAlso Tom Hardy for James Bond
Tom Hardy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AIDS>>>>>Daniel Craig
(http://kupad.net/theresawordiwantyoutoconsider/images/Shinzon.jpg)
I think it was mentioned earlier, but the only thing that felt cheap was the forced tension ofso that wasn't a surprise. I figured it would be something like that.spoiler (click to show/hide)"if you die, you go into fucking limbo." That just seemed like someone looking it over tapped a pen on their lip and said "ehhh it needs something else. something that grabs you by the balls and says 'this is fucking dangerous!' and opposed to what was said earlier, I think there was enough foreshadowing for whatshisface being trained to fight against extraction.[close]
Did anyone noticespoiler (click to show/hide)Were the kids at the end wearing the same clothes they were during Cobb's dreams? If so, then he was definitely left, unknowingly, stuck in limbo at the end.[close]
To go with that...spoiler (click to show/hide)What was his dad doing there?[close]
Did anyone noticespoiler (click to show/hide)Were the kids at the end wearing the same clothes they were during Cobb's dreams? If so, then he was definitely left, unknowingly, stuck in limbo at the end.[close]
To go with that...spoiler (click to show/hide)What was his dad doing there?[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)Pretty sure it's Mal's dad, isn't it?[close]
Sorry, I meant the way it was introduced felt cheap.I think it was mentioned earlier, but the only thing that felt cheap was the forced tension ofso that wasn't a surprise. I figured it would be something like that.spoiler (click to show/hide)"if you die, you go into fucking limbo." That just seemed like someone looking it over tapped a pen on their lip and said "ehhh it needs something else. something that grabs you by the balls and says 'this is fucking dangerous!' and opposed to what was said earlier, I think there was enough foreshadowing for whatshisface being trained to fight against extraction.[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)It wasn't simply to add tension to not die. The ending would never have been able to be a mystery without limbo. Without limbo there was no way for Leo to possibly be stuck in a dream world at the end because only limbo goes on "forever".
Nor without limbo would there be able to be a storyline of Mal and Cobb to grow old with one another and Mal to become to belief her dream world is the real world.
Without limbo two of the largest elements of the story could never have happened.[close]
Well, I'm surespoiler (click to show/hide)some people would still say, "bubububu maybe it wasn't a dream and they just happened to be wearing the same clothes as the last time Cobb saw them" but that seems pretty darn unlikely doesn't it?
I wish now I'd paid more attention to how the kids were dressed in the dream sequences and the final scene, but I'm really not interested in sitting through the movie again.[close]
Did anyone noticespoiler (click to show/hide)Were the kids at the end wearing the same clothes they were during Cobb's dreams? If so, then he was definitely left, unknowingly, stuck in limbo at the end.[close]
To go with that...spoiler (click to show/hide)What was his dad doing there?[close]
I have bad feeling the intense love for it will ruin it for me in the long run though.
That movie was fucking awesome. Loved nearly everything about it, sansShutter island wasn't a think for yourself movie. Scorsese said he even changed the novel to make it more obvious than it was, he didn't want it to feel like a twist..spoiler (click to show/hide)Ellen Page. She herself was just fine, but it seemed like her character got the shit-end of the stick regarding exposition[close]
Alsospoiler (click to show/hide)I think the ending is left purposely confusing. Kids and father-in-law wearing the same clothing, yet the wedding ring is gone and the totem passes the test (it's beginning to stutter when the film cuts to credits). Not to mention that he finally sees their faces, which would violate his projections in his dreams. I think it's yet again another "think for yourself" ending, one accomplished better than Shutter Island's[close]
Shutter Island was pretty cut-and-dry. There wasn't anything ambiguous about it.
I feel like I need to see Shutter Island now
the second I got out of the theater I've been hearing Shutter Island comparisons
Amusing: ... watching the Internet roast David Jaffe for criticizing Inception (http://twitter.com/davidscottjaffe).
.@adam_orth If I need such a spreadsheet to figure out a key aspect to a film I would not define that as 'explained clearly' :)???
David Jaffe once pmed me on gaf to tell me to fuck off
Amusing: ... watching the Internet roast David Jaffe for criticizing Inception (http://twitter.com/davidscottjaffe).
Pretty muchDavid Jaffe once pmed me on gaf to tell me to fuck off
so what you're saying is that David Jaffe isn't all bad.
Amusing: ... watching the Internet roast David Jaffe for criticizing Inception (http://twitter.com/davidscottjaffe).
you and Jaffe agreeing with something is weird.
Amusing: ... watching the Internet roast David Jaffe for criticizing Inception (http://twitter.com/davidscottjaffe).
Inception is the best movie I've seen in a theater in at least two years. :spin
Speaking of spinningspoiler (click to show/hide)It's already been covered. Fuck.
I didn't notice that the children were wearing the same clothes. That's what I get for being an optimist just this once.[close]
Even with that, it is still down to your own interpretation.
That small detail is just put in there to make things less clear.spoiler (click to show/hide)If the clothes were different, it would remove all doubt, but since they are the same, it could go either way, like the totem.[close]
No way. Things ended way too perfectly for him, especially considering this is a Christopher Nolan movie. Nobody ever has a happy ending.That pretty much seals the deal for me as well. Nolan is not a sentimental filmmaker and doesn't do clean cut happy endings.
Another $10 million for Monday, should hit $100 million before the second weekend.It had the smallest monday drop for a weekend opener since...The Dark Knight. :lol
That was the most fun I've had with a major studio release in a long time.
Amusing: ... watching the Internet roast David Jaffe for criticizing Inception (http://twitter.com/davidscottjaffe).
Well, I'm surespoiler (click to show/hide)some people would still say, "bubububu maybe it wasn't a dream and they just happened to be wearing the same clothes as the last time Cobb saw them" but that seems pretty darn unlikely doesn't it?
I wish now I'd paid more attention to how the kids were dressed in the dream sequences and the final scene, but I'm really not interested in sitting through the movie again.[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)I'm like 99% sure they are wearing the same clothes[close]
I think I agree with the interpretation that the entire film was a dream, thus explaining why it was such a snoozefest.:lol
$10 million Tuesday
:teehee
Also, every single film rose from Monday, except Inception, which dropped.cause it was a new release, the others weren't. It's drop for its first tuesday was FANTASTIC compared to other films of its ilk. It's word of mouth drops are pretty remarkable. But you know that, cause you are a'trolling. :shh
Sounds like double talk. Even Sorcerer's Apprentice rose, and was released on the same weekend. More words, Cheebs?Sorcererrrrs Apprentice opened on a Wednesday causing it's weekend to be much softer. Oooooh shits :shh
Nolan fans am crying
I don't need any drama Setotoroto, I just need a small dose of "funny" in this 18-page thread, because...Nolan's career is over, Willco's has just begun.
Deal with it, Fanboys. Batman 3: Batman in Candyland, a Will Federman/Miles Trahan Joint, coming to theaters in 4D in 2012.
Zzzz
I don't need any drama Setotoroto, I just need a small dose of "funny" in this 18-page thread, because...Nolan's career is over, Willco's has just begun.
Deal with it, Fanboys. Batman 3: Batman in Candyland, a Will Federman/Miles Trahan Joint, coming to theaters in 4D in 2012.
Zzzz
There's not enough arguing in this thread? :lolQuoteI said if you wanted drama and arguing you should fucking go over to OA, which you're reading on a daily basis anyway.
:rofl
Stop being a clueless moron, pull your head out of your ass and smell some fresh air for a change, man. :lol
Now back to inception... ::)
Except it didn't make $10 million. Typical Nolan fanboys, always exaggerating when faced with reality.
The best thing about Sharia Law is that its pretty damn funny and motawa3's are shocked when you don't follow it :lol
The best thing about Sharia Law is that its pretty damn funny and motawa3's are shocked when you don't follow it :lol
Those darn motawa3s. :lol
You're getting the hang of it
That's what Motawa3s do, you wanna be one?
Coming from Ichirou, it's probably a Persona.
Terrorist class persona?
Pretty damned good. Will likely be thinking about it all the way through the weekend.Probably a lot longer than that. I am still buzzing about it, thinking of what elements were reality and dreams and so forth.
Yes, but you're easily impressed.I wans't impressed with transformers :o
Not what I remember, Mister. I Enjoyed The Teen Coming-of-Age Comedy Parts With Shia That Were No Doubt Produced By The Guiding Hand Of Spielberg.Yep. I said all the non-shia coming-of-age comedy parts bored me. Transformers 2 suffered a lot because Spielberg was completely hands off because he was off filming Tintin in New Zealand at the time. Apparently he is a lot more hands on again for the third. At least that is what that Chud dude seems to have heard.
There was a Bay hype train for the first? you guys are disgusting.http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=3418.0
Looks good. And stfu @ anyone questioning the plot.
I saw the movie tonight. I now know who that guy in linkzg's avatar is now.
Yeah, one of the things that has kept me wondering is who was hosting what at each stage, and who was supplying the content.spoiler (click to show/hide)The last dream is hosted by Cillian's character, but populated by Cobb's subconscious' Limbo reality he made with Moll/Mal. After kicking Ariadne and Cillian, Cobb journeys to Saito's dream somehow. Is Cillian still host? Is Cobb the host? Saito's subconscious content has to be playing. Also, in other dreams it was necessary to hook up the dreaming "equipment" to each participant, but in the Saito sequence there is nothing connecting Saito's corpse to the Limbo team of Ariadne, Cobb, and Cillian. Why does it work? I'm looking for story reasons other than it being just a dream -- clearly the in-dream electronics are a crutch, and ultimately maybe they are not ultimately needed?[close]
I enjoyed it. Glad I'm only reading this thread now.
Can't believe Willco is pulling the same box office troll as he did for Avatar. Time for new material
Yeah, one of the things that has kept me wondering is who was hosting what at each stage, and who was supplying the content.spoiler (click to show/hide)The last dream is hosted by Cillian's character, but populated by Cobb's subconscious' Limbo reality he made with Moll/Mal. After kicking Ariadne and Cillian, Cobb journeys to Saito's dream somehow. Is Cillian still host? Is Cobb the host? Saito's subconscious content has to be playing. Also, in other dreams it was necessary to hook up the dreaming "equipment" to each participant, but in the Saito sequence there is nothing connecting Saito's corpse to the Limbo team of Ariadne, Cobb, and Cillian. Why does it work? I'm looking for story reasons other than it being just a dream -- clearly the in-dream electronics are a crutch, and ultimately maybe they are not ultimately needed?[close]
Yeah like just a week ago Willco was calling Nolan the best director doing big budget hollywood blockbusters and how he is the new Spielberg. I am guessing he enjoyed it.I enjoyed it. Glad I'm only reading this thread now.
Can't believe Willco is pulling the same box office troll as he did for Avatar. Time for new material
Only he legitimately didn't like Avatar.
I enjoyed it. Glad I'm only reading this thread now.
Can't believe Willco is pulling the same box office troll as he did for Avatar. Time for new material
OK, so becauseI saw the movie tonight. I now know who that guy in linkzg's avatar is now.
more people finding out about Tom Hardy
Inception :bow2Yeah, one of the things that has kept me wondering is who was hosting what at each stage, and who was supplying the content.spoiler (click to show/hide)The last dream is hosted by Cillian's character, but populated by Cobb's subconscious' Limbo reality he made with Moll/Mal. After kicking Ariadne and Cillian, Cobb journeys to Saito's dream somehow. Is Cillian still host? Is Cobb the host? Saito's subconscious content has to be playing. Also, in other dreams it was necessary to hook up the dreaming "equipment" to each participant, but in the Saito sequence there is nothing connecting Saito's corpse to the Limbo team of Ariadne, Cobb, and Cillian. Why does it work? I'm looking for story reasons other than it being just a dream -- clearly the in-dream electronics are a crutch, and ultimately maybe they are not ultimately needed?[close]
from what I could understandspoiler (click to show/hide)-first level is the van driver, Yusuf (stock nerd scientist from Avatar)
-second level is Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
-third level is Eames (Tom Hardy, the guy in my avatar)
Fischer (Cillian) populated the dreams, but he wasn't the host. Ariadne's (Ellen Page) job as architect is to design layouts for the levels and then teach them to the the dreamer.
As for limbo, it is the shared space between all the connected dreamers. Saito was there without requiring is because he died in the dream (shot at level 1). Normally dying in a dream would wake you up, but because they had to use strong sedatives to go three levels deep, dying meant you're mind would get lost in limbo.[close]
there is a long thread on gaf and other places that are still exploring all this.
OK, so becauseI saw the movie tonight. I now know who that guy in linkzg's avatar is now.
more people finding out about Tom Hardy
Inception :bow2Yeah, one of the things that has kept me wondering is who was hosting what at each stage, and who was supplying the content.spoiler (click to show/hide)The last dream is hosted by Cillian's character, but populated by Cobb's subconscious' Limbo reality he made with Moll/Mal. After kicking Ariadne and Cillian, Cobb journeys to Saito's dream somehow. Is Cillian still host? Is Cobb the host? Saito's subconscious content has to be playing. Also, in other dreams it was necessary to hook up the dreaming "equipment" to each participant, but in the Saito sequence there is nothing connecting Saito's corpse to the Limbo team of Ariadne, Cobb, and Cillian. Why does it work? I'm looking for story reasons other than it being just a dream -- clearly the in-dream electronics are a crutch, and ultimately maybe they are not ultimately needed?[close]
from what I could understandspoiler (click to show/hide)-first level is the van driver, Yusuf (stock nerd scientist from Avatar)
-second level is Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
-third level is Eames (Tom Hardy, the guy in my avatar)
Fischer (Cillian) populated the dreams, but he wasn't the host. Ariadne's (Ellen Page) job as architect is to design layouts for the levels and then teach them to the the dreamer.
As for limbo, it is the shared space between all the connected dreamers. Saito was there without requiring is because he died in the dream (shot at level 1). Normally dying in a dream would wake you up, but because they had to use strong sedatives to go three levels deep, dying meant you're mind would get lost in limbo.[close]
there is a long thread on gaf and other places that are still exploring all this.spoiler (click to show/hide)they are all sharing the same dream at the top level, they would all share the same Limbo?[close]
Of course not! Inception only grossed a thousand more dollars per theater; hardly the big leap over a film with half the marketing budget and $50 million cheaper than Nolan's overhyped snoozefest.
Salt comes out next weekend. Jolie gonna whoop dat ass. Sorry, Nolan. Enjoy adapting Nickelodeon cartoons and shit from now on.
I won't be shocked if Salt has a better opening weekend, it was tracking higher than Inception I read on Jeff Wells blog.
Ehhhh, I just don't see Salt being some huge hit. It'll get more than $100 million, but probably not much more than that.
Of course not! Inception only grossed a thousand more dollars per theater; hardly the big leap over a film with half the marketing budget and $50 million cheaper than Nolan's overhyped snoozefest.
I hadn't even thought of it, but Nolan's best work is his original stuff. They should drop him from Batman and let him run wild on something else. They won't, because of money and fanboys, but it would be awesome.
I hadn't even thought of it, but Nolan's best work is his original stuff. They should drop him from Batman and let him run wild on something else. They won't, because of money and fanboys, but it would be awesome.
I liked it as well, despite having some issues with it. I just think Memento and Inception are better films. Batman Begins was awful, The Prestige and Insomnia were boring as hell.
Why is Katie Holmes smirking the entire film?
No, she has like a half-smirk out of the corner of her mouth the entire movie!
No, she has like a half-smirk out of the corner of her mouth the entire movie!
She's not. She has a "stupid face." What was that movie maybe ten years ago where the two mentally handicapped people were trying to marry and the bride's family was against it? Katie Holmes is like a real life version of that.
Drew "partied" with a distinguished mentally-challenged girl in his parents basement. Don't know what to say...
1. Inception $43,505,000
2. Salt $36,500,000
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I already read what happens in salt on wikipedia. im not seeing that shit.It's a really average movie. Not worth more than a rent really.
And he gave me a bunch of cool shit like a covered wagon and big tv and stuff.
Never thought about that, but yeahI'm in that camp too. There is too much evidence leaning that way IMO.
Even ignoring most of the perfectly legitimate evidence, the thing that struck me most wasspoiler (click to show/hide)the kids didn't come to the airport to meet him, in order to maintain that exact same position in the home.[close]
I'm in that camp too. There is too much evidence leaning that way IMO.
Even ignoring most of the perfectly legitimate evidence, the thing that struck me most wasspoiler (click to show/hide)the kids didn't come to the airport to meet him, in order to maintain that exact same position in the home.[close]
Quick question: Did anyone forget they were watching a movie at any point during the film? Cause I got sucked into what was going on so much, that I forgot that I was even in a theater. I'm not kidding.
it's astonishing too how much more subtle and clever the writing in memento (his second film!) was.
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i'd say that subtlety isn't nolan's strongest suit either, but he's proven otherwise (at least with memento and to a degree with prestige). the film's writing, and this isn't solely reflected in the dialogue, is just too literal, too obvious. the screenplay is so often busy explaining things, but hardly ever uses concepts, ideas or visual metaphors to do so.
Everybody says the kids haven't aged, but:Still obviously a dream of course.
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NSFW text?:rofl
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Everybody says the kids haven't aged, but:
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Anybody who felt the questions brought up about dreams were super thought-provoking should do themselves a favor and watch Waking Life.
Anybody who felt the questions brought up about dreams were super thought-provoking should do themselves a favor and watch Waking Life.
Well, to Inceptions credit, it is an actual movie.
I've only read the past couple pages, and if Willco's on the hate train for this movie I don't feel as bad saying this; movie felt way too much like The Matrix with Bourne-esque action in place of wire-fu. The ending was practically ripped straight from Total Recall. Anybody who felt the questions brought up about dreams were super thought-provoking should do themselves a favor and watch Waking Life.
I think Chris Nolan should just remake Heat, because he seems to be really gay for heist films atm. First the opening scene in TDK and practically all of Inception played out like a heist film.
Don't get me wrong, Inception was entertaining, but it didn't feel nearly as fun and new as I thought, going in.
I wish I was trolling. People are still talking about this shit movie?
I've only read the past couple pages, and if Willco's on the hate train for this movie I don't feel as bad saying this; movie felt way too much like The Matrix with Bourne-esque action in place of wire-fu. The ending was practically ripped straight from Total Recall. Anybody who felt the questions brought up about dreams were super thought-provoking should do themselves a favor and watch Waking Life.
I think Chris Nolan should just remake Heat, because he seems to be really gay for heist films atm. First the opening scene in TDK and practically all of Inception played out like a heist film.
Don't get me wrong, Inception was entertaining, but it didn't feel nearly as fun and new as I thought, going in.
Glad Willco's trolling makes you feel validated. :lol
I agree with you overall, though. Just an okay movie. I can't understand how it's gotten over 20 pages of discussion thus far.
I wish I was trolling. People are still talking about this shit movie?
It's the highest grossing movie for adults this year. Grown-ups have spoken with their dollars, Wilco.
Transformers 3 will gross higher, then Willco will have the last laugh.
The whole world spoke with their dollar already. All hail Avatar :bow2spoiler (click to show/hide):teehee[close]
Pretty sure Twilight outgrossed Inception.
Pretty sure Twilight outgrossed Inception.
Pretty sure Twilight outgrossed Inception.
Where will you be when Inception out-grosses Sherlock Holmes? :smug
I vote we change the topic of discussion to the only good thing about Inception.
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Marion Cotillard >>> Ellen Page
Quick question: Did anyone forget they were watching a movie at any point during the film? Cause I got sucked into what was going on so much, that I forgot that I was even in a theater. I'm not kidding.I thought it was pretty great, and I was into it, but never forgot that I was in a theater. Were you alone?
NSFW text?:rofl
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I thought it was pretty great, and I was into it, but never forgot that I was in a theater. Were you alone?
She looks like a crackwhore.
I've only read the past couple pages, and if Willco's on the hate train for this movie I don't feel as bad saying this; movie felt way too much like The Matrix with Bourne-esque action in place of wire-fu. The ending was practically ripped straight from Total Recall. Anybody who felt the questions brought up about dreams were super thought-provoking should do themselves a favor and watch Waking Life.
I think Chris Nolan should just remake Heat, because he seems to be really gay for heist films atm. First the opening scene in TDK and practically all of Inception played out like a heist film.
Don't get me wrong, Inception was entertaining, but it didn't feel nearly as fun and new as I thought, going in.
Glad Willco's trolling makes you feel validated. :lol
I agree with you overall, though. Just an okay movie. I can't understand how it's gotten over 20 pages of discussion thus far.
Now I know my taste in films has leveled up. I posted an opinion about a movie and Ichirou AGREED with it?I wish I was trolling. People are still talking about this shit movie?
It's the highest grossing movie for adults this year. Grown-ups have spoken with their dollars, Wilco.
The whole world spoke with their dollar already. All hail Avatar :bow2spoiler (click to show/hide):teehee[close]
Avatar came out in 2009
I am not sure the public is a good basis for arguing quality. I can't think of a single year where the highest grossing film was also the best movie.
I predicted Inception would bomb, but I never imagined it would bomb this hard :lol
I'll definitely see it now. I'll be able to praise the film while still laughing at Nolan fans about them supporting a flop. Win win
I already read the first one and the second one just kinda retreads the same ground. And I've reviews and people who have said the same thing. I totally understand the criticism, but their disappointments just don't bother me, I guess?well, i hope they don't! i enjoy the well written positive reviews as well and they don't bother me. all of this was more supposed to be food for thought than anything else (for myself and others). maybe i WAS a bit overeager to post these here. i'm realizing now that plenty of reviews indeed do seem to cover the same ground. in my defense i can only say that i was truly not aware of that. i guess i hadn't realized that the movie wasn't as universally praised as i had originally thought. but then again, maybe that speaks for me? :P my ignorance at least goes to show that i didn't build my opinion based on hype or anti-hype or because i wanted to prove something or belong to a camp or that i have any sort of agenda. i'm just geniunely surprised and somewhat baffled to find that quite a few critics seem to agree with me on so many very specific points, which i've only discovered now that i've finally decided to read up on some of the reviews. my criticism (as sincere as i claim it to be) sometimes appears suspect even to myself and i do occasionally wonder if i'm not merely talking out of my ass. so i've been enjoying the write-ups of people who are able to put the things that i have felt and experienced into better words.
I already read the first one and the second one just kinda retreads the same ground. And I've reviews and people who have said the same thing. I totally understand the criticism, but their disappointments just don't bother me, I guess?well, i hope they don't! i enjoy the well written positive reviews as well and they don't bother me. all of this was more supposed to be food for thought than anything else (for myself and others). maybe i WAS a bit overeager to post these here. i'm realizing now that plenty of reviews indeed do seem to cover the same ground. in my defense i can only say that i was truly not aware of that. i guess i hadn't realized that the movie wasn't as universally praised as i had originally thought. but then again, maybe that speaks for me? :P my ignorance at least goes to show that i didn't build my opinion based on hype or anti-hype or because i wanted to prove something or belong to a camp or that i have any sort of agenda. i'm just geniunely surprised and somewhat baffled to find that quite a few critics seem to agree with me on so many very specific points, which i've only discovered now that i've finally decided to read up on some of the reviews. my criticism (as sincere as i claim it to be) sometimes appears suspect even to myself and i do occasionally wonder if i'm not merely talking out of my ass. so i've been enjoying the write-ups of people who are able to put the things that i have felt and experienced into better words.
Willco's trolling skills have really faltered.
Posted?
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Its an old ducktales comic with some coincidental parallels. At least read to page 7.
Posted?
http://disneycomics.free.fr/Ducks/Rosa/show.php?num=1&loc=D2002-033&s=date
Its an old ducktales comic with some coincidental parallels. At least read to page 7.
That's too eerie. Chris Nolan steals from Disney confirmed.
Posted?
http://disneycomics.free.fr/Ducks/Rosa/show.php?num=1&loc=D2002-033&s=date
Its an old ducktales comic with some coincidental parallels. At least read to page 7.
That's too eerie. Chris Nolan steals from Disney confirmed.
Yeah, but we're not sure how much detail he went into when he pitched that story. A lot of the imagery, like the machine and the frame of a whole bunch of people sleeping in a room, is very similar to scenes in Inception. Either way I don't care :P
In that case let's go with, "He should have made those dreams more like dreams that didn't suck ass."So you didn't like it? I am saddened. Real talk.
Mal sublot was totally unnecessary. Forced love story that simply put broke the movie, ugh. Cut all the Mal scenes from the picture and it would be so much better
- the second asian guy, not Saito, the one that did all the tricks in the hotel's elevator was AMAZING. Stole the movie for me, much better creation than Di Caprio.
I think I've lost my bet. It's been, what?, more than two weeks now? Yet Willco continues to troll.
Also how did Nolan film the 0-gravity stuff in the hotel? Fucking awesome. CG?It wasn't cgi. They showed them filming that in the hbo behind the scenes thing. that was all done in camera. They had a rotating set built that spun.
Thank god. BB is a steaming pile of shit.Then what do you call Wolverine, X-Men 3, Fantastic 4, Spider-Man 3, etc?
Even bigger steaming piles of shit?Thank god. BB is a steaming pile of shit.Then what do you call Wolverine, X-Men 3, Fantastic 4, Spider-Man 3, etc?
there seemed to be two lulz in Borys' synopsisYou just made me bray like a donkey in the middle of a really crowded Starbucks, you weenie.
it doesn't deserve it because just so bad
disappointing, just so disappointing
I actually loved the movie
"The dreams should've been more like real dreams" is near the dumbest, sloppiest critique ever.
David Bordwell and Kristen Thompson have offered a brilliant analysis over at their Observations on Film Art blog about the role that exposition plays in maintaining clarity as we move between the different levels of the film. Indeed, they suggest that the presence of exposition across the film replaces character development in many cases, insuring that we can in fact follow the different levels or layers at work here.
This is consistent with an argument which Mary Fuller and I made about games in 1995. The very nature of an interactive narrative serves to strip characters of psychological depth -- game characters are often glorified cursers, vehicles we use to move through the game worlds, rather than characters into whom we project sophisticated motives or anticipate character development. Their goals are assigned from the beginning. They are defined through their capacity for action and their missions. The need for an open-ended structure means that we do not expect them to learn through their experiences nor do we expect their actions to be motivated through psychological realism. Choices become relatively arbitrary, having more to do with resources and capacities, than drives or needs. I don't think this lets Inception off the hook in terms of character issues, but it is interesting to think of this shift in the function and nature of characters as an extension of the game-like logic I am describing.
Ah, the ManaByte Defense. "When in doubt, bring up another movie."
Ah, the ManaByte Defense.
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That's not fair since the movie uses a ton of practical effects.spoiler (click to show/hide)(http://i36.tinypic.com/4gizht.jpg)[close]
"I had the weirdest dream last night" is the least promising start of an anecdote this side of "You won't believe what happened to me in fantasy football this week!"Yes Yes and Yes
Personally I've had dull, realistic workplace scenes, standard anxiety tropes, and some completely bizarre and shifting journeys (a few of which I swear I came back to in subsequent dreams and had me wondering as a kid whether I was tapping into some other world). They're all interesting to me, but that's because I was in them. I've listened to too many people drone on about their own to think I want to experience that in another form, much less pay eleven bucks for the privilege.
90% of my dreams involve buttering up Himu's dumpster.
Movie was awesome, loved the beginning.:lol
"we're awake lets gtfo"
"haha you are not awake yet you still in my dream!"
"wait! you are wrong we are all in MY dream"
:bow Nolan :bow2
I loved the cheesy moments and I choose to believe they were intentional with the musical cues and whatnot. either way, still an awesome movie.
We all knew that open interpretation shit was coming :lol
same hereWe all knew that open interpretation shit was coming :lol
I like to believe he came back since he worked too hard for that shit :lol
Movie was awesome, loved the beginning.Sounds like another chapter in Bleach.
"we're awake lets gtfo"
"haha you are not awake yet you still in my dream!"
"wait! you are wrong we are all in MY dream"
:bow Nolan :bow2
Chris loves Michael Bay's movies. And so I'm always like come on, dude! But he sees something in it, and I don't see it.
same hereWe all knew that open interpretation shit was coming :lol
I like to believe he came back since he worked too hard for that shit :lol
edit: way better than TDKTDK is extremely overrated. First viewing was good, every time after that was meh.
I thought it started off great. Really felt like the intro to a Bond flick or something, throwing you right into the suspense and building up to a big action scene.
The movie is best when it's just adding piece after piece onto the premise. Things get weak when the story is slowed down by exposition and Cobb explaining everything
I thought it started off great. Really felt like the intro to a Bond flick or something, throwing you right into the suspense and building up to a big action scene.
The movie is best when it's just adding piece after piece onto the premise. Things get weak when the story is slowed down by exposition and Cobb explaining everything
and i think the reason for that is because their way of explaining is simply stating things as fact. in the world the movie takes place in stuff like infiltrating dreams is obviously common since you have people like Fischer already trained in extraction protection. so when it gets talked about in the movie is very matter of fact.
so for me, the beginning was a little hard to get into since I had to acquaint myself with the ideas of the movie. it probably won't be as much of an issue if i where to watch it a second time
edit: and to be awesome. LIST YA
1.) Memento
2.) Inception
3.) Batman Begins
4.) The Prestige
5.) TDK
the poll on my blog:spoiler (click to show/hide)I voted for Inception at home, Memento at work :teehee[close]
To be fair, the 26 people who voted in that poll (well, 24 since Cajole voted twice) are probably smarter than the average folk
cajole blog :rock
Easily the best thing about it was Tommy <3
But back to real talk: I think I'm gonna quickly go through this thread later and check WHY you guys, and apparently everyone else, liked the movie so friggin' much. I'm mostly disappointed in Cohen, tbh.
dreams that barely resembles anything dreamlike
Quotedreams that barely resembles anything dreamlike
THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE
When the subconscious realizes something is wrong, it should project things more sinister than lame goons with guns as a defense mechanism.
Quotedreams that barely resembles anything dreamlike
THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE
When the subconscious realizes something is wrong, it should project things more sinister than lame goons with guns as a defense mechanism.
The most offensive thing about the entire movie was that all those events happened so a guy would cross some borders. There was literally no other way guys.
So it comes down to this? that Inception was so perfect, that any criticisms towards it, means "the movie wasn't for you"?
The most offensive thing about the entire movie was that all those events happened so a guy would cross some borders. There was literally no other way guys.
booo, that's why you don't read these threads until after you see a movie!real talk
the internet ruins everything
I honestly started watching the movie with the intent of liking it! The amount of gushing in this thread and theorizing suggested a lot of great things about the movie. That's why the good parts were expected, but the bad ones were like bitch slaps to the face.(http://cdn.wg.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/oprah-deal-with-it.gif)
I honestly started watching the movie with the intent of liking it! The amount of gushing in this thread and theorizing suggested a lot of great things about the movie. That's why the good parts were expected, but the bad ones were like bitch slaps to the face.(http://cdn.wg.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/oprah-deal-with-it.gif)
So it comes down to this? that Inception was so perfect, that any criticisms towards it, means "you're watching the wrong movie"?
I do feel it's a valid compliant though. The dreams were incredibly prosaic.
Again, the tone you guys are setting suggests that you really think the movie is perfect. Pretty disturbing.
It's not going to make the list of the top 10 movies of the past decade, but it is one of the best "big" movies that I've seen recently.
Ah well, since I can't come up with anything that wouldn't lead to a dealwithit.gif or "lulz old" rather than a meaningful discussion, I guess I'm posting in the wrong place. My bad, guys.
This wasn't an act of martyrdom :lol
I'm just gonna take my impressions regarding this particular movie elsewhere, literally.
Probably offline lol.
Not this shit again.
These dreams were artificial constructs of the team to create a world in the target's mind stable enough that they could create manipulative scenarios to their ends.
They were not normal dreams with their randomness and non-causality and the film was not an examination of such.
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Was this the movie you saw, Jin?
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