He's checking to see if they literally become vikings
So excited to finally get a definitive answer to this question.
― Mordy, Thursday, 1 July 2010 03:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/a-man-and-his-dream-christopher-nolan-and-inception/
― oscar, Thursday, 1 July 2010 03:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
This is going to be the big-budget live-action comedy to beat for the summer. Nolan's signature inability to comprehend verisimilar dialogue coupled the movie star who clumsily plays himself playing a character in every film will deliver the laughs in spades.
Not sure why they want to schedule a Leo film against a solid-looking blockbuster starring Nicolas Cage, the master of self-aware, deconstructionist acting.
― litel, Thursday, 1 July 2010 04:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
lol
― Implied Nazarene (latebloomer), Thursday, 1 July 2010 09:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
omg early reviews are in and they're all glowing
so psyched
― exit through the (Tape Store), Monday, 5 July 2010 22:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
a quick perusal of the early reviews is filling me with too much expectation. will see it opening day, obviously, but must remember that i don't really trust these reviewers all that much.
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Monday, 5 July 2010 23:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
A friend saw it and was very positive. Definitely planning on hitting the local IMAX opening night; if nothing else Nolan knows how to use that approach more than most. (That said I could still easily see this ending up like litel indicates; if anything Nolan admitted as much in the NYT interview!)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 5 July 2010 23:52 (2 years ago) Permalink
Warner Bros just lifted the embargo on reviews and they are uniformly positive, with some being ecstatic. I am really looking forward to this.
Variety: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943 ... id=31&cs=1Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/fil ... 2197.storyEmpire: http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/rev ... FID=136118IndieWire: http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononho ... with_heartCHUD: http://chud.com/articles/articles/24313 ... Page1.htmlAwards Daily: http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=23795Cinematical: http://www.cinematical.com/2010/07/05/inception-review/In Contention: http://incontention.com/?p=26044Hit Fix: http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-m ... equal-easeFilm School Rejects: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/review ... eption.phpAin't It Cool: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45679UGO: http://www.ugo.com/movies/inception-review-instareviewJoBlo: http://www.joblo.com/review-inceptionComing Soon: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/reviewsnews.php?id=67539Wow Hollywood: http://wowhollywood.us/review-inception
― oscar, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 00:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
can't help but wonder if they're looking at tracking for interest and going 'oh shit, let the reviews out'
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 00:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
sorry was not able to cut and the paste all those links in properly but google is your friend
― oscar, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 00:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/jul/08/christopher-nolan-inception
cannot. wait. to. see. this.
:D
― Davek (davek_00), Thursday, 8 July 2010 14:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
Tickets booked, starting to get pretty excited. I'm thinking the make-or-break point will be how well Nolan has handled the ensemble cast.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 July 2010 14:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeah same I have mine for the Friday release date. This film is thing that dreams are made of.
― Davek (davek_00), Thursday, 8 July 2010 14:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
is the thing that dreams are made of.
synecdoche new york 2: LOOK I HAVE A GUN
― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Thursday, 8 July 2010 14:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
Will agree with any film review that starts out putting the boot into Aronofsky's Fountain
― lowwave (S-), Thursday, 8 July 2010 14:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
tbh I am completely stoked for this as well
― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Thursday, 8 July 2010 14:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
there's no lineage with Avatar, as that interview above confirms, but I would like to see this, Enter The Void and SNY again in quick succession
― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Thursday, 8 July 2010 14:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
All-positive reviews freak me out a little.
Also, sort of concerned that it seems to take place almost entirely in dreams but never crosses PG-13 territory.
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 July 2010 15:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
What, all your dreams are R/X-rated gore sex fests?
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 July 2010 15:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
They're all better than PG, lemmetellya
― ,,,,,,eeeeleon (darraghmac), Thursday, 8 July 2010 15:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
At least half of 'em are a "hard R." xp
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 July 2010 15:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
not even kidding there was an orgy in my dream last night
― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Thursday, 8 July 2010 15:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
posts very much in charactarrrrrrrrgggghhhhh
― so you want Mark Ronson to cry into your ass (acoleuthic), Thursday, 8 July 2010 15:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
All of my dreams involving Marion Cotillard & Ellen Page earn an R...for strong language and smoking.
― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 8 July 2010 15:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Saturday, 10 July 2010 15:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm pretty excited about this one. I'm pretty fascinated by the topic of lucid dreaming in general and this movie will hopefully bend my mind a bit.
― Green Manalishi (Viceroy), Saturday, 10 July 2010 15:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
excited cuz the previews look cool (despite dicaprio), and i maintain faith that nolan will again someday make a movie i enjoy watching (despite everything since memento).
but i'm bummed by how bland the things shown in the preview are, if the movie takes place largely in dreams. when i saw the early previews, i couldn't tell whether it depicted a sci-fi scenario, hallucinations, the apocalypse, or what. now that we know it's the dreamworld, i'm a bit let down. dreams consist of bendy geography and matrix-fighting? and that's it? mine are a HELL of a lot weirder than that, even when they're PG-13.
suppose it's remotely possible that the film contains things not shown in the preview.
― good news if you wear cargo shorts (contenderizer), Saturday, 10 July 2010 15:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
What is it about altering reality that makes one invest in a snappy wardrobe
― da croupier, Saturday, 10 July 2010 15:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
movie is only 2 minutes 30 sec iirc so probably not
xpost
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Saturday, 10 July 2010 15:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm sure Mr White will be along soon to burst that bubble.
― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Saturday, 10 July 2010 16:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
REALLY wanna see what Nolan-naysayer David Thompson thinks of this
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Saturday, 10 July 2010 16:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
Tickets booked formfriday at 4.10pm.
― Captain Ostensible (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 10 July 2010 16:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/movies/04inception.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=movies
― Mordy, Saturday, 10 July 2010 16:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
edelstein not feelin it - http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/67155/
― just sayin, Monday, 12 July 2010 08:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yay, a pan!
― Simon H., Monday, 12 July 2010 08:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
Finally a crack in the facade! I, for one, will be celebrating this film's artistic and hopefully financial failure by purchasing a ticket.
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 08:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Me too! I just happen to think that if a few crits actually hate it there's a better chance it's actually an interesting movie that takes chances.
― Simon H., Monday, 12 July 2010 08:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm serious! I'm actually going to to protest this movie by ironically purchasing a ticket.
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 08:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
I suffer from Meaningless Gesture Syndrome, which affects hundreds across the globe.
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 08:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
In addition to MGS I'm also sadly afflicted with Custosa Nervosa, which causes my eyelids to produce milk-secreting glands.
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 08:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
^
just a flavor of the mind-warping dream imagery you'll be missing out on by going to see the non-milklid-containing Inception. SAY NO TO NEUTERED DREAM MOVIES!
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 08:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
Vote with with your wallet!
― latebloomer, Monday, 12 July 2010 08:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
Should I burn it, or throw it?
― Aimless, Monday, 12 July 2010 17:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
if you burn it, it will move to Miami to form one third of the foundation for a superwallet
― MOATY I'M HERE (HI DERE), Monday, 12 July 2010 17:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
went down from a perfect "100" to "77" in Metacritic, mainly because time out (80) and New York Magazine (40).
the trailer looks meh, but if it's fun as Memento was, i'm ok with it.
― Zeno, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
First time I've actually out and out enjoyed a movie by Chris Nolan, though this is as arrogantly conceived as Memento. Just better.
― Eric H., Wednesday, 14 July 2010 03:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
Is it okay not to dislike Inception?
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
who refused to accept that a negative view of the movie could be motivated by anything other than a perverse contrarian impulse or a desire to drive up hits on their individual websites.
What might give anyone the idea that Armond White gives negative reviews just to drive up hits on the NY Press website?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
grammar problems ahoy in Armond's take
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
basically my favorite thing about Nolan, and really the only thing about his work that really "stands out" to me, is that he injects humorless po-faced philosophy into his movies. no, it's not terribly profound and it is terribly rote sometimes, but it's like the explicit purpose of his films to be brain teasers.
― ryan, Monday, October 24, 2011 12:25 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
he likes puzzles and paradox, and those have a sort of aesthetic value on their own.
― ryan, Monday, October 24, 2011 12:26 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark
i totally agree w/ this but i feel like brain teaser movies are so much better when there's a bit more of a playfulness on the surface that let's you forget you're supposed to be *thinking hard* about this stuff. when a movie wears its complexity on its sleeve as much as Inception it kind of loses most of the points it would otherwise score for complexity imo.
― junior dude (some dude), Monday, 24 October 2011 23:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ya but since it's not actually about dreaming who cares really
but they kept trying to make me care by blabbing on about it endlessly! OH NOES DON'T DO THAT YOU'LL BE STUCK IN LIMBO wait waht
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 24 October 2011 23:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think limbo was a metaphor for heroin or movies or interior decoration or
― generation lmbo (darraghmac), Monday, 24 October 2011 23:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
ilx
― DaTruf (Nicole), Monday, 24 October 2011 23:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
i am posting from L2 ilx
― turkey in the straw (x2) (remy bean), Monday, 24 October 2011 23:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
it goes twice as fucking slow in here, but brodie is way funnier. whoa.
look at alfred bustin out soupçon! im always hittin dictionary.com when i read that n*gg*'s posts
is there a "definitive" take on Inception? I remember some pretty wild theories about it circulating. (like it's really Leo being incepted, etc.)
xp: ha!
― ryan, Monday, October 24, 2011 12:38 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark
i think the one about it really being ~about filmmaking~ is pretty good
― The sham nation of Israel should be destroyed. (Princess TamTam), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 02:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
great tweet from earlier in the year: "It's official: INCEPTION has replaced THE MATRIX as the annoying film that all my philosophy students bring up, regardless of relevance."
also:
speculation as to which movie Tape Store will endorse to hate in 2011?
― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Monday, 27 December 2010 19:05 (9 months ago)
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, tho I w/o fifty minutes in...
― licking your challops (Tape Store), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 02:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
The limbo level is totally like my dreams.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 05:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
do you love buildings of that type?
― caek, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 05:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ha! My wife and I have had similar conversations, yeah.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 06:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
Surprised there wasn't more nudity in this.
― pplains, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 13:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
I wonder where you got the idea there would be more nudity...?
INCEPTED
― do not wake the dragon (DJP), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 13:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
sincepted
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 13:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
^^^ "Inception" done in the style of "Sin City"
― do not wake the dragon (DJP), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 13:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
These dream movies where the hallways are bouncing around or we're painting with flowers now or Eddie Albert's the president on a subway car… seems like there should be somebody naked, if not the lady in some ticket window, then the protagonist himself locked in a conference room.
― pplains, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 13:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
You need to watch Paprika.
― antiautodefenestrationism (ledge), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 13:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
I had a dream the other night where I was assembling a flashlight. That was it.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 13:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
Did it turn on? Usually batteries are pretty sluggish in dreams.
― pplains, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 13:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
No! All I did was struggle to put it together.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 14:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
And then people shot at me with machine guns for 45 minutes.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 14:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
/scene
― generation lmbo (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 14:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
I totally get Max's confusion, because the movie was kinda unclear about the Limbo thing. IIRC the level Leo and Marion wasn't Limbo, it was just a deep level of dreaming where time moved really slow (since time moves slower the lower the level you are on is). They spent so much time there because the wanted to, but also because they couldn't get out (there was no outsider to wake them up, they relied on some automatic waking mechanism, so they had to stay there until that kicked in).
Limbo, on the other hand, is a place where you end up if you die while inside the dream. When you're in Limbo, you forget that you are inside a dream, so you're lost there. The only way to get out of Limbo is to kill yourself, but since you don't know that you're dreaming, you're not likely to do that. This is why they are so upset when the Japanese guy dies inside the dream. The reason Marion killed herself was because she thought she was in Limbo, and wanted to "wake up".
However, the movie itself confuses the two in the finale. Leo is clearly shown to be entering the fourth level on dreaming, the one she and Marion spent 50 years in, yet somehow he finds the Japanese guy there, even though he's supposed to be in Limbo, and Limbo is supposed to be an altogether different place. (I guess they did this because otherwise there'd be no explanation why Leo didn't forget he was dreaming, even though the Japanese guy did).
I thought this was one of the biggest flaws in the movie: it spent so much time explaining the mechanistic rules of inception, yet in the end didn't follow those rules itself. Paradoxically, if it hadn't been some damn logical about the dreamworld and opted for a more surreal approach, the finale would've made more sense.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 27 October 2011 13:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
"the level where Leo and Marion were wasn't Limbo"
― Tuomas, Thursday, 27 October 2011 13:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
They should have had someone come in at the end and explain it some more for 15 minutes.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 27 October 2011 14:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
Like the end of "Psycho.
A late-period Orson Welles, preferably.
― A Lip in the Blandscape (jaymc), Thursday, 27 October 2011 14:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
Aren't there some clues that Marion was right? At the very least, this is an open possibility, and I guess that's why I'm hesitant to really say I've understood what's actually happening in the movie.
― ryan, Thursday, 27 October 2011 14:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
lars von trier in a tux
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Thursday, 27 October 2011 14:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Ladies and gentleman, what you have seen today has been very confusing ..."
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 27 October 2011 15:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
when I first saw it I had the idea that maybe it was constructed like the Escher stairs it depicts at one point, that it leads back into itself at some point. but that's probably wrong and im too lazy to put all that effort into finding out if that's true.
― ryan, Thursday, 27 October 2011 15:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
A lot of hand-waving with the limbo thing, but what I got was that you have to somewhat trick your mind into getting you out of there. It's just kind of glaring in a movie where things are spelled out, Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy's characters were able to just get knocked out of there. I assumed it was because it was lining up with the "kicks" in the other dream levels?
Cobb was able to get out because he'd done it before, and he confronts the fact that his version of the dead wife wasn't real and that somehow freed him. The "ah hah" moment of the film was when Cobb quotes Saito's line about being an old man, and turning it around was kind of the "I tricked Saito into incepting himself" moment to me.
So I guess that kind of covers how all four characters get out of there? Really, the limbo bit read to me as if you had to come level of self-consciousness in order to make it away.
― mh, Monday, 31 October 2011 03:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Thursday, 17 November 2011 19:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://inception.davepedu.com/
― StanM, Monday, 30 April 2012 16:34 (1 year ago) Permalink