tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648318843542898679.post527662716980338567..comments2024-03-25T07:08:08.208-04:00Comments on Unseen Films: Inception (2010) On Further ReviewSteve Kopianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05881135464953746959noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648318843542898679.post-34261280276647682542010-11-17T20:18:03.291-05:002010-11-17T20:18:03.291-05:00Putting aside Nolan's penchant for over-compli...Putting aside Nolan's penchant for over-complication for the sake of over-complication, Inception was a weak film dramatically. Only Cobb really constitutes a character and even he can't really be said to develop over the course of the film. Cobb doesn't grow or change as a result of the plot, but rather, merely voices something he seems to know even at the beginning of the film. His inner conflict and the heist narrative never effectively sync up, and as a result, these parallel plots seem disconnected--their interaction is only incidental.<br /><br />That's why I'm not enamored of Inception. Nolan's script substitutes exposition and convolution for a good dramatic arc.<br /><br />Compare it with a similar (better) films like The Matrix or Total Recall, and we clearly see why the decisions made and actions taken by the protagonist at the end of the film are different than the actions the character might have taken at the beginning of the film. It's a journey, the experience of which informs the character's understanding of himself so that he can do the right thing when he has to. This crucial narrative element is completely lacking in Inception.<br /><br />I don't know...as I read once in a user comment on the IMDb, it's Screenwriting 101, and Nolan failed. Even though I didn't necessarily hate the film, I found it to be really shallow and disappointing.Justin Garrett Blumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137911263603130588noreply@blogger.com