Originally posted by Azai Kyosuke
In what way was it better than The Prestige?Inception had a great premise, where it followed up on the execution of the premise it was highly compelling, and the backstory regarding Cobb and Mal truly detailed a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. The problem is that the genuinely good aspects of Inception were completely overshadowed by the bad, which is that Inception was ultimately a very action heavy film that was almost entirely devoid of heart, charm, and emotional depth. Aside from Cobb and Mal the characters received little development and were largely unlikable, the cinematography and the action scenes were entirely unremarkable, and aspects of the setting and the mechanisms of the setting were poorly/inadequately explained and left overly ambiguous, and while I'm not currently perfectly familiar with the details of the logic the film operated under I believe that a number of insightful reviews and analyses happen to explain how elements of the setting fail to coherently fit into a complex whole, and that there are numerous inconsistencies and contradictions in its design.
The Prestige was by far the more complex and original film, had genuine emotional depth, and the pacing of the film placed an emphasis on the very subject matter that made the film so very compelling and unique, by taking the audience on a thrilling journey that was used entirely to uncover the mysteries behind the plot and understand the characters. Inception doesn't even come close.
I'm not sure I entirely agree with the reasoning presented here, but I definitely agree The Prestige > Inception. While Inception is a good movie, a lot of people go ga-ga over the whole "whoa dream within a dream" theory and it's not that profound.
The Prestige was a better movie because the central struggle between the tso characters was far more engrossing than Inception's "Team of experts does high tech memory implanting, and the main guy has issues", the themes of deception, misdirection, and plot twists were well-implemented, and the ending was ambiguous at best.
Originally posted by Azai Kyosuke
The problem is that the genuinely good aspects of Inception were completely overshadowed by the bad, which is that Inception was ultimately a very action heavy film that was almost entirely devoid of heart, charm, and emotional depth.
I respectfully disagree to an extent. I'd say there is definite "emotional depth" between Cobb and Mal. Secondly, the final 'Kick' scene involving Fisher and his father possessed "emotional depth" as well.
Aside from Cobb and Mal the characters received little development and were largely unlikable
Actually, one of the significant factors behind the film's ambiguity and dream-like nature is this lack of development of side characters. The two most crucial characters who form the basis of this plot, the 'dreamers' Cobb and Mal, are developed.
the cinematography and the action scenes were entirely unremarkable, and aspects of the setting and the mechanisms of the setting were poorly/inadequately explained and left overly ambiguous, and while I'm not currently perfectly familiar with the details of the logic the film operated under I believe that a number of insightful reviews and analyses happen to explain how elements of the setting fail to coherently fit into a complex whole, and that there are numerous inconsistencies and contradictions in its design.
The revolving hallway fight has become quite iconic. And for "unremarkable cinematography", it did win the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Well, it's his personal opinion.
Inception's premise was brilliant, but also very difficult to create on-screen. I think Nolan and Co. did a fantastic job in the end with their production.
What Nolan does extremely well is the "Wow!" factor at the end of films. His motion pictures may not be perfect if you analyze them later, but while in the movie theater, almost everyone is amazed by what they saw on screen when the film concludes.
I felt that way after Dark Knight, and Inception. And that feeling, to me, is a clear sign of a damn good movie.
Originally posted by LuciusWhy?
Orson Scott Card is coming to the city library where I live to do some readings.😐
Sci-fi fans everywhere love this delusional religious fuckwad, and that's sad.
Ender's Game was a good book; who gives a shit if it condones genocide? Besides, it's not as if Ender didn't feel like shit afterwards anyway.
Originally posted by Lucius
Orson Scott Card is coming to the city library where I live to do some readings.😐
Sci-fi fans everywhere love this delusional religious fuckwad, and that's sad.
Card has voiced his opinion that pedophilia and homosexuality are sometimes linked. In a 2004 essay entitled "Homosexual 'Marriage' and Civilization", Card wrote:
The dark secret of homosexual society -- the one that dares not speak its name -- is how many homosexuals first entered into that world through a disturbing seduction or rape or molestation or abuse, and how many of them yearn to get out of the homosexual community and live normally.[26]
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Oh yeah, he clearly has a handle on reality.