Inception Review

Inception


Release Date: 22nd July 2010 - Australia


Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures (presentation)
Legendary Pictures (in association with)
Syncopy

Distribution
Roadshow Films


Genre: Sci-Fi/Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 148 minutes


Budget: $160,000,000

Box Office Gross: $839,796,627 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary

Dom Cobb is the most 

skilled thief in the

dangerous art of

extraction, stealing

valuable secrets into

the subconscious mind

during the dream state

when it is most

vulnerable. His rare

ability puts Cobb in

demand in the dangerous

new world of corporate

espionage, making

him an international

fugitive and costing him

everything he's ever

loved. Cobb now has a

chance to redeem himself.

The only way to get his

life back is one last job,

but only if he can achieve

the impossible: inception.

Instead of pulling off the

perfect heist, Cobb and

his team of specialists

must do the opposite:

they aren't stealing an

idea; they're planting one.

If they manage to pull it

off, it could be the perfect

crime. However, no

planning or expertise can

prepare the team for the

danger that seems to

anticipate their every

move. Only Cobb could

have seen the enemy coming.

Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio - Dominic "Dom" Cobb

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Arthur
Ellen Page - Ariadne
Tom Hardy - Eames
Ken Watanabe - Mr. Saito
Dileep Rao - Yusuf

Cillian Murphy - Robert

Michael Fischer

Tom Berenger - Peter

Browning

Marion Cotillard - Mallorie "Mal" Cobb
Pete Postlehwaite - Maurice
Fischer
Michael Caine - Prof. Stephen Miles
Lukas Naas - Nash
Tai-Li Lee - Tadashi
Claire Geare - Phillipa (3 Years Old)
Magnus Nolan - James (20
Months Old)
Taylor Geare - Phillipa (5 Years Old)
Johnathan Geare - James

(3 Years Old)
Tohoru Masamune -

Japanese Security Guard

Yuji Okumoto - Saito's

Attendant

Earl Cameron - Elderly Bald Man

Jack Gilroy - Old Cobb

Shannon Welles - Old Mal

Crew
Writer/Producer/Director - Christopher Nolan

Script Supervisor - Steve Gehrke

Associate Producer:

Canada - Thomas Hayslip

Executive Producers - Chris Brigham

and Thomas Tull

Producer - Emma Thomas

Co-Producer - Jordan Goldberg

Casting Director - John Papsidera
Production Designer - Guy Hendrix Dyas
Supervising Art Director - Brad Ricker
Supervising Art Director: UK - Frank Walsh
Art Directors - Luke Freeborn and Dean Wolcott
Art Directors: UK - Jason Knox-Johnston,
Paul Laugier and Andy Tomson

Construction Coordinator - Jonas Kirk

Set Decorators - Larry Dias and Douglas A. Mowat

Set Decorator: UK - Lisa Chugg

Property Master: UK - Barry Gibbs
Costume Designer - Jeffrey Kurland

Costume Supervisor - Bob Morgan

Costume Supervisor: UK - Ken Crouch

Assistant Costume Designer - Terry Anderson

Armourer - Harry Lu
Director of Photography - Wally Pfister

Underwater Director of Photography - Pete Romano

Aerial Director of Photography - Hans Bjerno

First Assistant Camera - Bob Hall

Location Managers - Ilt Jones and J.J. Hook

Location Manager: Morocco - Emma Pill

Unit Production Manager - Jan Foster

Unit Production Manager: UK - Mark Mostyn

Production Manager: Canada - Sam Breckman

First Assistant Director - Nilo Otero
Stunt Coordinators - Tom Struthers,

Sy Hollands and Brent Woosley

Supervising Aerial Coordinator: UK -

Mike Woodley

Helicopter Pilot - Craig Hosking

Picture Car Coordinator - Tyler Gaisford

Picture Car Coordinator: UK - Ian Clarke

Special Effects Supervisor - Chris Corbould
Special Effects Coordinator - Scott R. Fisher

Visual Effects Supervisor - Paul J. Franklin
Visual Effects Supervisors: Double Negative -
Pete Bebb, Andrew Lockley and Rob Hodgson
Visual Effects Producer - Mike Chambers

CG Lighting Supervisor: Double Negative -

Bruno Baron

Lead CG Lighting Artists: Double Negative -

Maxx Wai In Leong, James Benson,

Clement Gerard and Alexandre Millet

Compositing Sequence Supervisors: Double

Negative - Graham Page, George Zwier,

Astrid Busser-Casas, Tilman Paulin,

Jan Maroske, Richard R. Reed, Scott Pritchard,

Tom Hocking, Sean Heuston and Julian Gnass
Editor - Lee Smith

Additional Editor - John Lee
Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor -
Richard King

Production Sound Mixer - Ed Novick

Sound Effects Recording Mixers - John P. Fasal

and Eric Potter

Re-Recording Mixers - Lora Hirschberg

and Gary A. Rizzo

Additional Re-Recording Mixer - Michael Babcock

Foley Artists - John Roesch and Alyson Dee Moore

Music/Synth Programming - Hans Zimmer

Composer: Additional Music/Score Co-Producer -
Lorne Balfe

Ambient Music Design - Mel Wesson

Supervising Music Editor - Alex Gibson

Score Recordist - Geoff Foster

Score Mixer - Alan Meyerson


Awards

2011 Academy Awards
Best Cinematography - Wally Pfister (Won)
Best Sound Editing - Richard King (Won)
Best Sound Mixing - Lora Hirschberg,

Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick (Won)
Best Visual Effects - Chris Corbould,

Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb and Paul J. Franklin (Won)
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Best Art Direction - Larry Dias, Guy Hendrix Dyas

and Douglas A. Mowat (Nominated)
Best Original Score - Hans Zimmer (Nominated)
Best Picture (Nominated)
Best Original Screenplay - Christopher Nolan
(Nominated)


Review
The most interesting picture Christopher Nolan ever made is INCEPTION. The film can be a mind-bender, but it's also dramatic, with every detail meticulously crafted. It is modestly breathtaking. This movie has set a new bar for sci-fi and action. It introduces an extraordinary concept: entering a dream within a dream and tricking people into waking up with different ideas, not knowing where those thoughts came from. Or that they have been a victim of inception. One thing this film achieves is building an inventive, complex story. It draws viewers into the plot and lets them witness the conclusion. However, the film's most striking aspect is its exploration of the relationship between dreams and reality. The film's ending is ambiguous.

In terms of direction, Christopher Nolan solidified his place as one of Hollywood's biggest names and a director to watch, with his upcoming movies. This feature has never had a dull moment. It has incredible visuals, great performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ellen Page, and a powerful score by Hans Zimmer. Wally Pfister's cinematography also enhances the atmosphere.

I'm surprised that INCEPTION has done so well in terms of originality. No film has achieved an innovative breakthrough after The Matrix. I would add this one to the collection and watch it again. Please rewatch the movie; it is a spectacle.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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