Inception

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by Cipher

I could write a short essay on all the ways Dark Knight succeeded while Inception did not. Dark Knight is how you do a pop-philosophy action movie.

I liked Dk better too but they're different films. Trying to compare them wouldn't really work.

Inception's like a slightly more boring version of The Matrix with terrible tacked-on melodrama. Which means that it's okay, but not great. And it means I'm really glad the Wachowski brothers didn't spend half their movie trying to convince me that I should be emotionally invested in Keanu Reeves' character. Because that would have really shat things up.

The Matrix was an action film, Inception is a character study. They're different kinds of film. Also The Matrix plays with the age old cave parable idea, IE what its like to see the real world after being in simulation for so long, while Inception plays with "what is real". I never felt like we were overly tasked to care for Cobb. He was not only completely messed up but he wasn't really a great guy either. He puts everyone in life threatening danger to benefit himself which to me does to opposite of trying to make us care for him.

Also Leo is an amazing actor and Reeves a horrid one. Reeves can play one character and he does it well but he only fits in certain roles. Every movie I see him in he's just Reeves.