Imagine a heist, but not from a bank or even a super-secret underground vault in a lair in the middle of Siberia. The heist has absolutely nothing to do with gold, diamonds, money, oil or anything finite really. Doesn't sound a heist, does it?
The movie ‘Inception’ directed by Christopher Nolan, follows the adventure of dream ‘extractors’, and how they perform corporate espionage by stealing ideas from one’s subconscious by infiltrating their dream. While the extractors are experienced in stealing ideas from dreams, they have been given a seemingly impossible task by a powerful businessman to ‘implant’ an idea in his rival’s subconscious, something which they have not done before. The process of implanting an idea into one’s subconscious is known as inception, the name of the film. The premier of ‘Inception’ was held on the 8th of July 2010 in London, and it grossed over $829 million USD worldwide. This was considered one of the best films of the decade and also won four Academy Awards. Along with Nolan’s remarkable directing, ‘Inception’ also had an experienced and popular ensemble to make it truly a mind-bending and exceptional watch. Many say it was Nolan’s best masterpiece.
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The movie was impressive, to say the least. To be honest, my brain seemed to go into a state of bewilderment. The cinematography, the plot and talented acting all contributed to make the film an absolute beauty. Dreams are something that we’re all familiar with, Christopher Nolan took that and displayed every single aspect of a dream in the form of a film. The movie has a multi-layered plot, which is complex and non-linear, but nonetheless Nolan handled it with skill and experience and this resulted in a movie with breathtaking cinematography and an alluring plot. While the idea of dream-stealing is science fiction, watching the movie might make one doubt that. The reason is Christopher Nolan’s unique vision and his wonderful execution of the movie.
While the movie may seem to revolve around Dominick Cobb's (Leonardo DiCaprio) mission, where he uses technology to infiltrate the target’s subconscious and extract valuable information and ideas through a shared dream role, there is another aspect of the movie that is equally important which is the struggle of finding your way through the hardships and complexities of life. In ‘Inception’, this was shown through the journey of Dom Cobb. He is constantly in a fight with himself as he is always blaming himself for the death of his wife. This is very problematic for him as memories of wife continuously reappear in his subconscious and potentially jeopardizes his missions. Even though Dom’s wife has passed away, she still keeps coming back to haunt him in the present. However, as the movie progresses, he manages to eliminate his haunting past and is finally able to move on. This is one of the most important themes in the movie as it makes the viewer realize that, whether we are in a dream or reality, the most important idea is to truly live. By managing to leave his past behind for a better future, Dom has found his way through the hardships and complexities of life and managed to beat his greatest enemy.
‘Inception’ is simply extraordinary, not only is it a thriller that will make you question reality it might even give you lucid dreams, it also has great life lessons that I believe everyone should learn from.
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