Inception

Whoa. That look I'm making is one of, "What just happened in there? Do I understand what just happened in there?!" Inception has been that summer movie that everyone talked about but no one knew what it was about. It was shrouded in mystery, banking on the name of its director, Christopher Nolan, and star, Leonardo DiCaprio, and, really, its own mystery-inducing hype, to get people into the theater.

Let me first say that I had no idea Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Cillian Murphy were in it. Two super nice surprises. Also super nice when both of them spent the movie wearing three piece suits and suspenders. Oh, be still my heart.

So the movie. It was quite good. There was a lot to follow and try to understand, but I think the visuals of the movie were really awesome. Also really awesome--the editing and sound. The film takes place between a dream within a dream within a dream, and the all exist in their time-frames. Editing between them all was quite cool, especially with the van falling off the bridge. The sound was also great; it added to the atmosphere and feeling of the movie and was quite thrilling.

This movie is very similar to Shutter Island, but I think executed better. Although this, too, suffered from maybe being too long. But there was a lot of stuff to cover, so maybe it's warranted. Seriously, if you're sick of mindless sequel, prequel, origin, superhero movies, take some time to see this excellently intelligent, thought-provoking, exciting film.