Whenever a movie makes you want to go back and see it again immediately after your first viewing, something was done right. When a movie makes you want to go back a see it again immediately after the SECOND time you see it, something special is happening. I was going to write a "review" on the film but when i sat down to write it, i realized this isn't a film i wanted to "review". The movie is all about perception. It's a mind-puzzle. Each viewer will have there own take on what the story is and what the movie is all about. The movie plays like a dream on screen. This idea was kinda touched by Michel Gondry with "The Science Of Sleep" a few years ago and that movies is a perfect example of how trying to film a movie about the dream state is not impossible but bloody difficult. If you break down the movie into one theme, you could call this a "heist" movie and on that level, the movie succeeds. However, the movie is so much more than that. The movie is being compared to The Matrix and Blade Runner but to me, It's Nolan's 8 1/2 (DiCaprio said in an interview that this film reminds him of 8 1/2, and the more i think about it, he's absolutely right!)
Look, even as I am writing and trying to figure out what to say about the film, i am realizing that it is nearly impossible. However, Not to totally waste this article, Here's some things I loved about the film.
- Wally Pfister's cinematography proves yet again, he's one of the best in the game. I would love to see him work with another director (even though he's amazing with Nolan)
- The acting is top-notch. While it's not a film about the acting, the actors add something to both the physical and emotional levels of the film.
- I love that Leo based his character off of Nolan. (It adds to the Fellini Element.
- Any movie that satisfies on one viewing is great but when a movie adds something to each viewing, the movie is a masterpiece.
- The movie gets audiences to think, argue, debate, etc. Things films haven't done in a long time.
- The first time i didn't like the soundtrack. The second time I loved it.
- The film has people talking, thinking and coming up with their own ideas of what the film is about. It's been a while that a film has done this.
And that's it. All i can I can say is see this movie now. See it in theaters. See It Twice in theaters. Then one more time!
