Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice in the church
where a wedding has been, lives in a dream ..
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps
in a jar by the door, who is it for?
where a wedding has been, lives in a dream ..
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps
in a jar by the door, who is it for?
*Potential spoilers ahead*
Hot damn.
This film exceeded every expectation I had.
Naturally, it being a film by Chris Nolan, I was certainly thinking along the lines of The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Memento - all his great stuff. But this - this is beyond any of those.
The plotline follows Leonardo Dicaprio as Cobb, who along with his wingman Arthur, infilitrate people's dreams and subconscious minds in order to extract information that they will not, or cannot reveal consciously. The stakes are changed however when they are employed to enter the subconscious realms of a business tycoon with the objective of planting an idea that will affect his future decisions, as opposed to removing something.
The ideas of dreams are brilliantly explored, such as the notion of the impossibility of dream scenarios which are accepted as real. And while the dreams can be affected by external factors, most prominently the notion of falling, the team find themselves exploring dreams within dreams, facing off against the hostile projections of the victim's subconscious.
This film exceeded every expectation I had.
Naturally, it being a film by Chris Nolan, I was certainly thinking along the lines of The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Memento - all his great stuff. But this - this is beyond any of those.
The plotline follows Leonardo Dicaprio as Cobb, who along with his wingman Arthur, infilitrate people's dreams and subconscious minds in order to extract information that they will not, or cannot reveal consciously. The stakes are changed however when they are employed to enter the subconscious realms of a business tycoon with the objective of planting an idea that will affect his future decisions, as opposed to removing something.
The ideas of dreams are brilliantly explored, such as the notion of the impossibility of dream scenarios which are accepted as real. And while the dreams can be affected by external factors, most prominently the notion of falling, the team find themselves exploring dreams within dreams, facing off against the hostile projections of the victim's subconscious.
"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling."In short, it's ruddy excellent, striking a balance between a dangerous mission and the personal life of the team's leader, Cobb. Go and see it.
Oh, and Piranha 3D looks fucking rubbish.
Oh, and Piranha 3D looks fucking rubbish.
