Seven Stars.
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The latest offering from Christopher Nolan is Inception. Dominic "Dom" Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an Extractor employed to perform corporate espionage by entering his target's dreams. The method developed by the military and based on sedation and connection to a central electronic hub allows Cobb to share his Mark's dream and gain access to their subconscious to steal sensitive information. His abilities cost him his family and his nationality, but a chance at redemption and regaining his old life is promised when Cobb and his team of specialists are hired to plant an idea in a target's subconscious*. An Inception. Something thought to be impossible but that Cobb claims he has done before. Businessman Saito (Ken Watanabe) wants Cobb to give Robert Fischer Jr (Cillian Murphy), the heir to his main rival's business empire, the idea of breaking up his father's company. Cobb leads a team of Extractors who consist of Arthur the Point Man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Ariadne the Architect (Ellen Page), Eames the Forger (Tom Hardy), and Yusuf the Chemist (Dileep Rao). The adventure into Fischer's subconscious involves entering his dream, then entering a dream in his dream (second stage), and then entering a dream in his dream in his dream (third stage). This a throughly original script and I was surprised to find out that this didn't originate from a book given the richness of detail in the concept. I did find some details unconvincing. The character of Ariadne for instance, a new recruit, is soon advising and directing Cobb on how to do what he's been doing for years. Overall however you can't help but be impressed by Nolan's achievement as a writer. The special effects are impressive and the sound score extremely effective. Nolan creates a world you can really throw yourself into and you'll probably walk out of the cinema theatre talking about dreams in dreams of dreams with your friends. The Matrix (1999) cubed.
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