lolol nick cage was daaark in kick ass
pedo stache and all, scary as fuck
saw inception at the cinema the other day. 8.5/10
As far as the experience of watching it goes, it was a 10/10 in the moment. Total edge of your seat, forget to breathe, thought provoking, epiphany invoking type stuff.
On reflection, the film is so deeply rooted in the idea of the subconscious mind and how it can be used to sway people's thoughts, their lives, their mere will to live and exist through the suggestion of ideas and concepts, the grey area surrounding this morality, and how all of this plays into interaction between people that all the hollywood action sequences seemed just... Out of place? They were very gripping DURING THE MOVIE, but in hindsight, maybe the subject matter would've been better served had the film been a character piece.
For example, how many of the action sequences tied into the CHARACTER ARCS. The actual changes in the character as a result of what happens throughout the film? Basically none, the action scenes are all filler, to add excitement and tension to scenes that were already exciting and tense because of the CHARACTERS, not because of the gunfire.
But none the less, it's probably Christopher Nolan's best yet, and the first film of his that is legitimately as intelligent, as deep, as well read and as awe inspiring as it likes to think it is. Memento was pretentious because it wasn't as clever as it thought it was. This is sublime because it's EVERY BIT as clever as it thinks (and this time knows,) it is.
Very thought provoking though, I cannot recall a recent time a film has hit me so profoundly .
