Inception (2010)

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Writer (WGA):

Christopher Nolan (written by)

Release Date:

16 July 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Your mind is the scene of the crime

Plot:

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job till date, Inception.

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Thief | Children | Subconscious | Corporate Espionage

US Showtimes:

Rave Motion Pictures 18 + IMAX (formerly Bridge)

12:30pm | 3:50 | 7:05 | 10:20

(personalize)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Cobb
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Arthur
Ellen Page	...	Ariadne
Tom Hardy	...	Eames
Ken Watanabe	...	Saito
Dileep Rao	...	Yusuf
Cillian Murphy	...	Robert Fischer
Tom Berenger	...	Peter Browning
Marion Cotillard	...	Mal
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Maurice Fischer
Michael Caine	...	Miles
Lukas Haas	...	Nash
Tai-Li Lee	...	Tadashi
Claire Geare	...	Phillipa (3 years)
Magnus Nolan	...	James (20 months)

Also Known As:

"Inception: The IMAX Experience" - USA (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout.

Runtime:

148 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Japanese | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Japan:G | USA:PG-13 (certificate #46101) | UK:12A | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:12A | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Norway:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Slovakia:12 | New Zealand:M | Taiwan:PG-12 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | India:UA | Argentina:13 | South Africa:13V | Malaysia:PG-13

Filming Locations:

1240 S Hope St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Ariadne, in Greek mythology, was the daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphaë. She aided Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur by giving him a ball of red fleece thread that she was spinning, so that he could find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth. The name is also a reference to Hugo von Hofmannsthal's setting of the myth for Richard Strauss's opera Ariadne auf Naxos (1988) (TV). The opera is a play within a play, just as the movie is a dream within a dream.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Dom slipped the sedative into Fischer's drink on the plane. But since the stewardess was in on the plot, she could have slipped it in before with much less chance of detection.

Quotes:

Yusuf:Dreams within dreams is too unstable!

Movie Connections:

References Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Soundtrack:

Aboun Salehoun

The perfect summer blockbuster?

What do we ask for in a summer blockbuster? What is it that incites hysteria this time every year for whatever dross the studios churn out? Epic hugeness? Blowing stuff up? Romance? Action? Heroes? What are we looking for in a blockbuster? I think it all boils down to thrills! Audiences want the thrill of a car chase, the thrill of romance, the thrill of the spectacular! If that is the case, then Inception just might be the greatest summer blockbuster of all time as it also contains something we often don't look for...brains! "What is the most resilient parasite? An idea" says Leonardo Di Caprio's character Cobb. Well, Inception is all about ideas. It's all right there in the title. The film central idea revolves around "Extractors", who are paid to extract secrets from people's subconscious minds by sneaking into their dreams, usually for the purpose of corporate espionage. However, when one client asks them to plant an idea in the mind of their corporate rival, "Inception" is born. The less said about this film the better. It is full of ideas and invention and for each set piece I divulge, a piece of the film's genius is weakened. This is a film that cleverly and intricately brings the audience through several planes of existence simultaneously but never allows the viewer to feel lost. Such is the power of Christopher Nolan's script which, I imagine, is likely to get overlooked due to the sheer visual magnificence of his direction. But everything that makes this film so great is in the script...in the ideas! Everything else is just spectacle. This film bears an uncanny resemblance, thematically, with DiCaprio's other instant classic this year, Shutter Island. Both films investigate in depth the tricks a traumatised mind can play on the individual. Both films are luscious to watch and both films keep the audience firmly outside the realm of reality. However, Inception is an even more layered film than Shutter Island and I believe the sci-fi genre setting will prove to be less alienating for audiences than the prison noir of Scorsese's film. There is not a single dull moment in Nolan's film. There is style, charm and intelligence in every frame of the film. Every performance is pitch-perfect with some strong support by Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt particularly who have grown up right before our eyes into undeniable movie stars. Leonardo DiCaprio gives a typically flawless performance as the muddled, grieving man who we never quite trust to be living in the real world. The best part of Inception is the large amount of effects which were done in camera. While the film does make use of CGI, there are some pretty mind-blowing practical effects which are as simple as the camera telling beautiful lies; a rare treat these days. This is a blockbuster that ticks all the boxes; smart, sexy (femme fatale, sexy brainy girl, very beautiful men in very beautiful suits) and magical. Inception is the kind of film that reminds me why cinema will never die. Because anyone who thinks it's OK to watch this film on a laptop or iPad is a fool! This is pure cinema, and proud of it. Not to be missed on the big screen!