Inception

Inception is a 2010 science fiction action thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan for his 7th film, who also produced the film with his wife, Emma Thomas. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious and is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. Inception's premiere was held in London on July 8, 2010; it was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters beginning on July 16, 2010.

Plot
Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves. Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind. If he succeeds, it will be a perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates Cobb's every move.

Why The Dream Is Real

 * 1) Its known for its impressive visual effects that perfectly blend in with the dream sequences.
 * 2) It has a good amount of nonsense thrown into the plot.
 * 3) The ensemble cast gives off great performances, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Elliot Page (who was Ellen Page until coming out transgender in December 2020), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt being the best standouts.
 * 4) Christopher Nolan makes yet another great film with his amazing direction.
 * 5) Hans Zimmer's musical score is well done and fitting for each scene in the movie.
 * 6) The rotating hallway fight scene is amazing, with the later part turning into a zero gravity scene with excellent effects, due Yusrf and the crew prepare to go under water due to the attacks from the henchmen.
 * 7) Likable and entertaining characters, such as Mr. Cobb.
 * 8) It does a perfect job of making it to where you sometimes don't know if the characters are dreaming or not.
 * 9) It also does a perfect job of dealing with dreams and discussing what separates a dream from reality.
 * 10) * Also, there are instances of lucid dreaming in the movie too.
 * 11) The endless amounts of explosions and surreal imagery make the whole thing so iconic.
 * 12) It's highly fast-paced and packed with action throughout.
 * 13) They got the "Non, je ne regrette rien" song to play in the movie, so the song is connected with hypnic jerk for most of scenes.
 * 14) The concept of people have been given the ability to control their dreams after a quick zap to their head while they sleep instead of nightime is unique.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Sometimes the plot can be confusing, so a second watch is a must-do, even though there being tons of exposition.

Reception
Inception received critical acclaim by critics and audiences for its praise for its screenplay, direction, themes, visual effects, musical score, and ensemble cast and is considered the best movies of 2010. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 349 reviews, with an average rating of 8.11/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Smart, innovative, and thrilling, Inception is that rare summer blockbuster that succeeds viscerally as well as intellectually." Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. By Letterboxd, the film collected 4.2/5 score, while the film received the score of 8.8/10 on IMDb.

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Trivia

 * In June 2020, Fortnite announced that it would livestream three Nolan films, Inception, Batman Begins, and The Prestige through its "Movie Nite" event within "Party Royale". Epic Games partnered with Nolan and Warner Bros. to secure distribution rights in different languages and countries.