Inception
Well, that was an adventure ...
And yes, it did take me this long to see it; I kept meaning to get out to the movie theatre on the weekends but there was always something better to do.
And it was good! I was thinking through the first two thirds that it was, like Dark Knight, one of those movies that everyone loves but I just can't get the hang of, and kept getting distracted by little things in the background. It doesn't help that they shot part of it in Downtown LA, and my sister (who lives there) had all sorts of stories about the filming of it, which was nearly all I could think of at the time.* But by the climax, I was much more into it, and found it mysteriously uplifting in a way I can't really pin down. ( Cut for length, not for spoilers... )
All in all though, my favourite thing about the movie is really outside the movie itself: it's a movie that takes concentration and intellectual involvement, AND it was quite successful in its theatrical run. I'm sure a lot of the initial audience was suckered in by the director and star, but the fact people came out of it saying 'that was awesome!' and not 'what a load of balls' gives me the tiniest sliver of hope for the future of the moviegoing public.
I shall leave you with one of my distracting thoughts, which made me chuckle inappropriately:
"Why are we going to Paris?"
"Because my producer says we can."
*One of my favourites was the video she sent me that someone had shot from their apartment of the train going down Spring St – I still think this video is more surreal than the actual train scene in the movie.
And yes, it did take me this long to see it; I kept meaning to get out to the movie theatre on the weekends but there was always something better to do.
And it was good! I was thinking through the first two thirds that it was, like Dark Knight, one of those movies that everyone loves but I just can't get the hang of, and kept getting distracted by little things in the background. It doesn't help that they shot part of it in Downtown LA, and my sister (who lives there) had all sorts of stories about the filming of it, which was nearly all I could think of at the time.* But by the climax, I was much more into it, and found it mysteriously uplifting in a way I can't really pin down. ( Cut for length, not for spoilers... )
All in all though, my favourite thing about the movie is really outside the movie itself: it's a movie that takes concentration and intellectual involvement, AND it was quite successful in its theatrical run. I'm sure a lot of the initial audience was suckered in by the director and star, but the fact people came out of it saying 'that was awesome!' and not 'what a load of balls' gives me the tiniest sliver of hope for the future of the moviegoing public.
I shall leave you with one of my distracting thoughts, which made me chuckle inappropriately:
"Why are we going to Paris?"
"Because my producer says we can."
*One of my favourites was the video she sent me that someone had shot from their apartment of the train going down Spring St – I still think this video is more surreal than the actual train scene in the movie.