I was finally able to see Inception earlier today. I watched it in IMAX (after seeing comments by people saying its worth paying for more, driving for miles even to go to an IMAX theater). before talking about the movie itself, i would like to make a little comment about seeing IMAX movies. when a movie is advertised to be available in IMAX, it does not follow its in 3D. this is becoming one of my pet peeves. i overheard someone in the theater wondering why there werent any glasses. IMAX is a film format and primarily pertains to the larger screen and greater resolution. IMAX 3D is an entirely different thing. also, not because a movie is available in IMAX 3D it means the movie had been shot using an IMAX 3D camera. if it werent shot using an IMAX 3D camera, the only difference it would have from Digital 3D is the larger screen and the greater resolution (i think. based from a one-time experience). people should also be aware if the movie was converted into 3D only during post-production which i think makes the idea of making 3D movies look bad. 3D conversion gives 3D movies a bad name.
moving to Inception, when the movie ended (the moment the credits were flashed), my first reaction was, "that's it?" like i said in my tweet, the movie is definitely not bad. its good actually but i said its ok because it really didnt blow me away (thats what i always expect from a good sci-fi movie). i wasnt visually amazed, i didnt see any jaw-dropping scenes and it wasnt intellectually stimulating enough (thats why i wonder whether it was worth watching in IMAX when a digital theater would have sufficed. but then again, it is a good movie so seeing it in IMAX wasnt really a waste). i guess after seeing the trailer i somehow knew what to expect and how it will end if it didnt have any twist. it didnt have anything new left to present. i dont think its as mind boggling as most people claim it is. its very straightforward actually. no brilliant twist whatsoever (which probably contributed to my disappointment because i prefer endings i didnt expect. but then again, it probably wasnt about the ending or the "destination" but the means or "the journey" thats meant to be enjoyed in this movie). the cast and the characters they played were great though.
anyway, i enjoyed watching it. its worth watching. i just think its not as great or complicated as some people claim it is. and i cant not consider other people's comments about a movie because its one the things i always consider if a movie is worth making time for or worth paying for. i dont have the luxury of watching any movie any time like three years ago (where i saw complete and utter crap movies like Pathfinder, Dragon Wars: D-War and Dragonball: Evolution simply because i ran out of movies to watch, except Dragon Ball where i vowed to watch it in the big screen even if i was forewarned and convinced how crappy it is).
stuff that came to mind while watching Inception:
this movie reminded me of Paprika.
during the movie, i was thinking that navigating another person's mind is something pyschologists usually do and acquiring confidential information (extraction) and planting ideas (inception) are usually performed by lawyers.
Inception is not impossible, if it merely meant planting an idea and manipulating a person's thought process. one can plant an idea in the subconcious even without going through the sci-fi process of entering another person's dream. the subconcious of another person can be reached even while he or she is in concious mode (umm...like duh!). by merely watching the movie, it already planted ideas in the viewer's mind. (this thought just sucked the fun out of the movie so i focused on watching the movie again)
the idea of time being longer in a dream compared to reality reminded me of a scene in the movie Waking Life.
i also remembered Vanilla Sky simple because it also involves dream manipulation technology.
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