Like V3 has said, 2010 has been a year of not so good movies. They may be making money in the box office but in terms of storyline, acting and vfx, it has not been encouraging. 

"Inception" is one of the best films I've seen this year along with "Toy Story 3" and maybe "Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time".
The storyline for "Inception" was good but I noticed some loop holes in it. But still a good story. Good acting from Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Tom Hardy and Ellen Page.
With good visual effects and a technical story, "Inception" is one of the must-watch films this year.

I rate it 90%.

obinna5000:

@JeSoul
Where have you been? Welcome o!!!

@topic
So, make una dey prepare una reviews for "INCEPTION".

VP O5k, I dey o thanks!

justkunmi:

Jesoul
Yaaaaaayyy! I av missed u o,
Ah, you deserted me, I tot u wld be part of the few who would not,
See life,

 ah ah JK lol no be so, I have a very good excuse. How you dey mr Architect?

@ V3 and Vesc - hehe "there can be only one V" . . . ya'll should have a smackdown to win the rights to the letter, who else wants to see?

Inception (2010, Christopher Nolan)


        hmmmmm. Mixed feelings. It's a psychological heist film. At the beginning absolute confusion, no idea what's going on, thinking jeez this 148 minutes is going to drag greatly. Finally Christopher Nolan makes you apprehend what's really going on you're at least pleased the story can unfold and take you with it. The special effects are impressive, the pace manic, the acting very good. Inception was filled with outstanding performances. I was astounded by Joseph Gordon. The kid is talented. Cillian Murphy stood out very well, IMO.
        The expressive and physical response Cobb (Leonardo Di Caprio) abrubtly screeches into after his wife Mal (Cotillard) jumps from the multi-story window really stuck with me as one of those great moments Leonardo Di Caprio has in all of his films. Another favorite scene was Fischer speaking with his protrusion of his dying father in the safe room vault -- this was another moment that gave me goosebumps.
        I felt it was a little over long--And the great "twist" at the very end of the movie was so ludriciously forseeable even I could see it coming. I thought it was unneeded /-- irrelevant.

INCEPTION = B
70%

@ijaw girl
What's the percentage rating?

Thanks for putting the rating in your comment.

The picture below explains the 5 levels of Inception:

^^when a movie needs its own flow chart, complete with its own peculiar analytical terms and unique references with unique meanings in order for you to understand ________________________  - complete the rest of the statement in your own way.

Ijawgirl I like your analysis. I'm feeling lazy now, my review to come later.

@JeSoul
have you watched it yet?

Yes I have mr Vice President and yes I found it intriguing and at the same time share Ijawgirl's thots.

@JeSoul
The storyline of "Inception" is not as complex as "Memento" or "The Matrix".

To me, its not difficult to understand.

If you watch "Memento", you will be forced to segment your brain to understand it because the story was told in reverse chronological order.

^^ this VP is making me analzye it now  

obinna5000:

@JeSoul
The storyline of "Inception" is not as complex as "Memento" or "The Matrix".

To me, its not difficult to understand.

If you watch "Memento", you will be forced to segment your brain to understand it because the story was told in reverse chronological order.

Funny enough its not necessarily about being "difficult" to understand. The basic premise is simple: a dream within a dream within a dream. Put an idea deep enough in the dudes mind and it grows until it manifests in real life. What's difficult is keeping up with the nuances, the where's, the what's, whose dice, whose spinner? did DiCap borrow it from his wife? whose vault, who's kicking and who's being kicked, the rules, you can build this in your dream but not in anothers, whose dream is it anyways? wait, is this even real? etc etc It gets tiring after a while investing so much intellect and attention especially for someone like me who suffers from dwarf attention span. But I do recognize Inception's need for attention is also a massive compliment. Like a bad drug habit, Inception is hard to kick and I found myself giving more and more brain-time to it, spawning off alternate dream-realities while simultaneously watching . . . as for my date, he was sleeping within 20 mins we compliment each other so well.

That being said, I think the concept of Inception is simply brilliant. Lemme say that again - BRILLIANT. We haven't seen a plot this original since _____ I dunno when. I LOVED the dialogue, fantastic scriptwriting, I thought it was on point each time and contained very simple things everyday people could understand and even relate to when they themselves put head to pilllow and dream. One of my fav scenes was Ariadne kicking rich boi off the ledge, saying "Improvise" lol, nice. And when she and DiCap were going down the elevators- nerve-racking. The cast was superb and I was distracted the whole time by Gordon-Levitt who played Arthur . . . but I digress. People have been raving about the score/soundtrack . . . hmm, I didn't like it sha. Overall, Inception is a helluva movie, worthy of all the acclaim its receiving and more.

I rate 90% - yes inspite of my criticisms .

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  As for Memento - I'm thinking of a one-word descriptor for complete-waste-of-time-most-sillyuseless-movie-ever-made-that-achieved-critical-acclaim-status-for-a-reason-only-God-in-heaven-knows. And just in case anyone was wondering, I rate memento 5%. And even that is generous.

^^lolz
good review

my bf calls it the sleep deprivation inception 
it rewards coffee and red bull.

lol @ dwarf attention span_ - Considering I have ADD-It was hard for me to stay focused
thats why I avoid movies like Inception
but cldnt ignore Inception because of the hype and blah

Na everybody get disorder. Me sef get eating disorder. Great review. Everybody is giving the thing 90%. Awesome. I'm waiting for JK's review that's why mine wasn't long. I have a sneak peak of what he's gonna say and I want it to hold a bigger punch. Afterwards let's wrap things up.

@JeSoul
No mind that film "Memento".  "Memento" made me to take Panadol after watching it.  But its still OK.

LOL all you movie buffs talking about inception as if the headache for the movie isn't enough already.

Nice reviews y'all. Very nice.
@ijaw girl and @jeSoul really dug deep.
I think vesc is shy or just plain modest. He doesn't want to show off his understanding of the movie. Lol

Ok. My review.
I won't dwell on the obvious. As everyone knows its a great movie in almost all aspects. I'll just make a few points.

I think the whole movie is a dream. Yes. No reality at all.

We are never once shown reality. Every frame of Inception is a dream. Whose dream? My
money is on Cobb.

There are a number of key elements throughout the film that suggests that the whole movie was a dream. Eg (Mal and Saito both tell Cobb to take a "leap of faith", Cobb predicts what Saito will say in limbo), (Saito saving Cobb in Mombasa)

But one question comes to mind. WHAT IS OUR TOTEM? By "our" I mean we the audience. We learn very early on that the one unimpeachable way to know whether or not you're in a dream world or the real world is to test your totem; an item whose behavior only a single individual can identify and predict. In the case of Cobb, it's his wife's spinning top.

What event in Inception is the audience aware of that no one else can know? There isn't one. There's no point in which reality is clearly and unimpeachably established.

The film opened into a dream and ended in a dream. Yes. The end was a dream. He never saw his children in reality. Cos there was no reality.

The children wore the same clothes and didn't age a day. Both in his dreams and the endin of the movie.

But it must be noted that the whole movie being a dream DOES NOT REMOVE FROM ITS QUALITY.

One thing I told my friend who was yet to see the movie was " its is immune to spoilers". Even if you knew how it ended gettin to the end is the thrill.

My summary ; INTELLIGENT
Rating: 98%.

Pls. Its just my tots. You can disagree.
And forgive my long post. It had to be long.

@justkunmi
The reason why I don't give long reviews like Roger Ebert or Emanuel Levy is because I don't want Nairaland spambot to tag my post. So that's why I make them as brief as possible.

And the end never justified whether it was a dream or reality. It keeps the audience guessing. 

@JK. As I said before, any person's reality is E

@JK, as I said before, ANYONE'S reality is EVERYONE'S reality. It is impossible for one person's reality and dream to intersect. So when ANYONE'S totem satisfies him, it satisfies us, the audience. Get it? But your theory of the whole thing being a dream is interesting and it makes everything relative. But I'd have to wonder what the purpose of the dream is.

The way Cobbs met his kids is a troublesome point. You didn't mention the ring thing again? Anyways, I'm beginning to think that some of those flashbacks are not entirely his. Great review.

I believe all the votes are in. Let's get a verdict and go on to the next one.

v4, howdy?

@JK
Are we done reviewing "Inception"?
**sneezes** darn this cold

Inception!!!!! Inception!!!!!!!!!! Inception!!!!!!
I m a movie freak n ve never been so focused in a movie like this INCEPTION. I had to watch the movie twice n with total concentration without missing any part or word from the movie. The movie is GOOD n I rate it 90 percent. Good Job

Obinna
Leave spambots jare. Type! Lol

Vesc
My bad! I left out the ring part. I forgot.
But you know that bit already.

Anyways the movie, no matter how much meaning to it we stumble upon, is great.  The fact that everyone who saw it has somethin to say is testament to that fact.

Double thumbs up to Chris Nolan.

Are we done reviewing?

@justkunmi
Lets round up and review another movie.

Movies dont have to be this complicated for it to be exciting. . . No be everybody get sense to understand na. . . Not saying i didnt understand the whole plot but the movie was just too damn complex(Bad). . .  Unpredictable(Good)

My ratings sha: 75%. . .
me nor dey type long post abeg. . .  . . .

@lalaboi
"Inception" is not complex to me. Its technical. And the story is not confusing like "Shutter Island".

@Lalaboi

lalaboi:

Movies dont have to be this complicated for it to be exciting. . .

Gbam

No be everybody get sense to understand na. . .

Double gbam, abeg tell the engineers and mathematicians and whiz kids among us

Not saying i didnt understand the whole plot but the movie was just too damn complex(Bad). . .  Unpredictable(Good)

Gbam to the multiple of 10 

My ratings sha: 75%. . .

negative gbam. Inception should be only 80 and above. . .

obinna5000:

@lalaboi
"Inception" is not complex to me. Its technical. And the story is not confusing like "Shutter Island".

Whether na complicated abi na techincal you wan call am na the same thing jor

@JeSoul
Is complex the same as technical? NO

Complex - A complex is a whole that comprehends a number of intricate parts, especially one with interconnected or mutually related parts

Technical - having special and usually practical knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject

Somethings can be complex but not technical while some may be technical but not complex.

^^ Mr Vice President you have come again.
Of course the words carry different meanings, but in the context used, it was plain to see what the user meant. Unless of course you're a picky english teacher or just being stubborn. I pick the former.

vescucci:
I'm sure I'll be in the minority by saying that the film could've been much better if it had taken a bit longer to complete.

 Ehen see one of the geniuses complaining it wasn't long complicated enough  

I almost never watch a film twice. Inception is an exception, pun intended.

I gather one has to see the movie at least 2ice to understand it all . . . reminds of Bruce Willis' 12 Monkeys. I think I learned something new each time I watched it.

justkunmi:

I think vesc is shy or just plain modest. He doesn't want to show off his understanding of the movie. Lol

Truer words have not been spoken today.

I think the whole movie is a dream. Yes. No reality at all.

We are never once shown reality. Every frame of Inception is a dream. Whose dream? My
money is on Cobb.

This is a very unique spin on the whole thing JK, very interesting. And I think the bit that supports your theory the most is this:

The children wore the same clothes and didn't age a day. Both in his dreams and the endin of the movie.

 I didn't notice this . . . did you notice it after the 4th time you watched it?

Inception salvaged this Bondless summer for half the movie-lovers I know. . . Silly old Team Jake V Team Edward battles on E! came to a halt.
Half the time you're hanging on to make sure you don't miss sumn. It's simple . . . you miss one little thing and come out to call it 'complicated'.

Cinematography: Pushed every possible limit . . . this is the future. (25)

Story/Plot: Compelling, Intriguing, Complicated, Interesting, Thrilling . . .I used to go about saying 'A sci-fi movie is only as good as the technology available. . . till I saw Inception. (20)

Acting: In my own opinion, Leo Di Caprio wasn't the star of the movie . . . I'm giving it to his wife that kept flowing between different modes effortlessly. (15)

Directing/Presentation: Did what it said on the box . . .(15)

INCEPTION: 75%

Inception is an original cos it has a new storyline not the usual,not so easy to understand at first but keep watching,u get it.

a bit long but necessary for the plot to be fully developed,we all knew how it was going to end but it had good moments of suspense,intrigues and new kinds of stunt skills it was not all about the guns.

great acting from the crew as usual L.dicaprio was very intense the cast was tight.despite its loophole of being complicated i liked it for its originality.I rate it 85%

"Inception" ain't doing badly at the box office. "Inception" had a production budget of $160 million and it has made $250 million in the U.S. and $565.4 million worldwide so far.
Quite impressive for a movie that is neither a sequel, remake, comic or novel adaptation.

I'd say Inception is a very complex movie, not a technical one, it's just amazing the twists and turns a man's imagination can take (I'd really like to talk to that Chris Nolan guy for like, a day). I'm glad I didn't see it in a cinema cos I had to keep rewinding scenes to appreciate the nuances, and not get lost in the drift.

Verdict = 85.2%

BTW: I don't think the film's a dream, at the end of the last scene when the lights fade out you can hear Cobb's totem fall, so he's in reality.

After seeing 'The Last Airbender', 'The Losers' and 'The A-team' I've sworn not to watch another movie starting with 'The' this year. No "The Expendables' for me.