So far, this is my favorite movie of 2010. I mean, it's not a perfect film but I can guarantee you've NEVER seen a heist film like this one. EVER. For all its potential of non-linearity, the film is incredibly straightforward. I like how the introduction and training of Ariadne kind of serves as a primer for the audience as well and, really, if you get lost at any point after that, you simply didn't pay enough attention. I also like how, even if you know how it will turn out in the end, (and most of you will, really; Cobb's story is actually rather formulaic) it's not really the outcome but the journey of HOW you arrived at the end that's important. You're always left guessing where everything goes, how you're getting there, who's actually taking a bullet to the chest and, goddamn, it's hard to keep track of all this when you think about each subsequent "dream level" they're in.
About my only gripe with the movie isn't really a gripe so much as it was me leaving the theater baffled at how they're keeping time in each dream level. Is the time, like, exponentially multiplied or what?
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And, yes, considering that none of the gravity-shifting fight in the hallway was done in CGI, it makes it all the more impressive.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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