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Inception

Inception – wow! The limitless possibilities of dreams and the dream world are for one and all! Dreams have some rather special way of making one feel, particularly when they can be recollected and relived. And if dreams are an interpretation of our subconscious mind, then, what plays out in the dream as an action sequence can very well be an influencing factor in our day-to-day life. How many times did one get up from a dream only to realize it was hardly ten minutes that one dozed off? But the effect of that dream lasts for some time, particularly if it is a dream that has some significance to an internal conflict. I have had such dreams many a time and have been influenced by them too. And watching “Inception” left me feeling thrilled and excited.

Inception – is about a team that extracts dreams and there by extract certain confidential information from people. The extraction of the dreams is created in an environment where the people are asleep in certain proximity with the help of a sedative and they share a dream world orchestrated by the architect. The killing inside the dream awakens the subject. Extreme pain also awakens the subject, if the sedative is insufficient. Dominic Cobb (Leonardo Dicaprio) is the most sought after extractor, who is approached by a wealthy man, Saito(Wantanabe) who promises the one thing Leonardo desperately craves for, his reunion with his kids, if he inserts an idea into his competitor’s mind. The movie is about the orchestration of this inception.

A visual treat, with amazing screen play and back ground score. The clear demarcation of reality and the dream left me intrigued throughout the movie. The world created in the dream, the figment of imagination by the architect, has quite a few unbelievable visuals – particularly the one fight scene in the hotel lobby left me gaping at the screen. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie from the word GO. A subtle love story, executed brilliantly and conceptually different to the current movies. Demands a re-watch and I will honour its demand soon J. If one finds themselves bewildered despite paying attention for two and half hours, well, it takes sometime to leave an impression, particularly if sci-fi is not in your blood, but otherwise, it is difficult to think that it is a two and half hour movie. The time flies, with the gripping action and the ending – leaving the audience at a cliff hanger – let the imagination fly!

But, just imagine, being manipulated by a “dream snatcher”, not knowing if the idea originated from you or from someone else? Imagine, if the subconscious has become a slave to someone else’s imagination? Shudder! Slightly difficult to digest that thought, but never mind! This movie has some conscience, there is no evil conniving conspirator, to seduce the subconscious and induce the ideas – out there! Your dreams are safe! So, dream away and dream high and fly high!!! And enjoy the movie!

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