Thinky thoughts about Inception
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fishpatrolSo I went to go see Inception today and it was fantastic and shiny and pretty, but...
The entire premise (i.e. the mission) revolves around planting an idea in Fischer's mind, even if the lives of the team members are risked. Is such a high-risk mission necessary to bring down Fischer's company? Are there no other means to prevent Fischer's company from taking over? I found that part of the plot particularly weak and was a bit of a logic!fail.
The other issue I had was the characters' motives. Okay, Saito and Cobb, I get. Yusuf was being paid quite a lot -- presumably that was Eames's incentive as well. And Arthur? Idk, maybe he enjoys working with Cobb? Maybe he's also getting paid a lot for this job? But Ariadne? Especially in Dream Level #3, where she was adamant about going after Fischer in limbo, despite the others' protests (even Cobb hesitated!) -- what was that all about? What is she getting out of the deal?
Despite the logic!fail of the main plotline and the characterization fails (and as an aside: why is it that the character who makes the stoic and mysterious male protagonist get in touch with his ~*emotions*~ always female? The only female character in this movie --not counting Mal because she was technically not real-- and her main purpose was not her designing skills, but rather, her persistence at convincing Cobb to ~*examine his feelings*~)...uh, so despite all that, I really did enjoy the movie. :D;; I loved the idea of having layers of dreams and needing a "kick" to get out of each layer (I lovelove the fact that there needs to be this "designated driver" in each level to wake the others). The music was awesome, as expected -- Hans Zimmer never fails to deliver!
Lastly: did the top topple or not, at the end? I know it was supposed to be ambiguous, but my friend argued that it definitely toppled since it clearly wobbled at the end (he also insisted that there should've been a slo-mo sequence at the end that depicted Ariadne and Arthur testing their respective totems). I think it was still part of a dream, though -- the resolution was far too easy! The children were too young! And they had the same clothes on! Idk, it was all kind of trippy! \o\
I've been avoiding spoiler posts for the most part, so tell me what you guys think? (or point me to your reaction posts?)
And next week, I think I shall go see Salt. :>
The entire premise (i.e. the mission) revolves around planting an idea in Fischer's mind, even if the lives of the team members are risked. Is such a high-risk mission necessary to bring down Fischer's company? Are there no other means to prevent Fischer's company from taking over? I found that part of the plot particularly weak and was a bit of a logic!fail.
The other issue I had was the characters' motives. Okay, Saito and Cobb, I get. Yusuf was being paid quite a lot -- presumably that was Eames's incentive as well. And Arthur? Idk, maybe he enjoys working with Cobb? Maybe he's also getting paid a lot for this job? But Ariadne? Especially in Dream Level #3, where she was adamant about going after Fischer in limbo, despite the others' protests (even Cobb hesitated!) -- what was that all about? What is she getting out of the deal?
Despite the logic!fail of the main plotline and the characterization fails (and as an aside: why is it that the character who makes the stoic and mysterious male protagonist get in touch with his ~*emotions*~ always female? The only female character in this movie --not counting Mal because she was technically not real-- and her main purpose was not her designing skills, but rather, her persistence at convincing Cobb to ~*examine his feelings*~)...uh, so despite all that, I really did enjoy the movie. :D;; I loved the idea of having layers of dreams and needing a "kick" to get out of each layer (I lovelove the fact that there needs to be this "designated driver" in each level to wake the others). The music was awesome, as expected -- Hans Zimmer never fails to deliver!
Lastly: did the top topple or not, at the end? I know it was supposed to be ambiguous, but my friend argued that it definitely toppled since it clearly wobbled at the end (he also insisted that there should've been a slo-mo sequence at the end that depicted Ariadne and Arthur testing their respective totems). I think it was still part of a dream, though -- the resolution was far too easy! The children were too young! And they had the same clothes on! Idk, it was all kind of trippy! \o\
I've been avoiding spoiler posts for the most part, so tell me what you guys think? (or point me to your reaction posts?)
And next week, I think I shall go see Salt. :>
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Date: 2010-08-04 05:26 am (UTC)The whole Ariadne thing was a bit off, yeah. If she's so amazing as an architect then why don't we get to see more of it? What is she really doing - babysitting Cobb? Just out of the goodness of her heart? I guess that they don't want to be killed and sent to limbo.
Limbo, on the other hand, is what I have most problems with. It's supposed to be this horrible place where you can lose your mind, right? Then why is it just pretty benign? I would have thought it was a place where gravity and all those things don't quite work the same way - you know, actual limbo. Is it just another level below the third level? So it's the fourth level of dreams? How could they follow Fisher into it? Aaahh I have questions!
I absolutely loved the gravity-free fight scene, though. How incredibly well done.
/rant :P
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Date: 2010-08-04 05:56 pm (UTC)I know, right? D: Why couldn't she have her own motives like the other characters? (even if it was just for money! I can accept that!) She was a really cool character when she was first introduced, but by the end, she lost practically all of the interesting characteristics she began with (her ability to create amazing structures, her fascination with the dream world, and so on).
You make a good point about limbo! It did seem more like a fourth level of dreams than a mess of a place that one can easily lose one's mind in. The plot kind of lost me by the time they reached the third level. XD;;
Yeah, the gravity-free fight scenes were fantastic. :> (Joseph Gordon-Levitt was so bendy, hee.)
It was a very visually appealing movie!