Inception is about dreams, and dreams within dreams. It's about plundering the subconscious for secrets and, perhaps, planting a few ideas there, as well. But writer-director Christopher Nolan has done so much more than just recreate the sensation of what happens when we fall asleep. He's built a complete and complicated world, one that constantly shakes you up and makes you work -- makes you stop every once in a while to find your bearings. In... more 

Inception is about dreams, and dreams within dreams. It's about plundering the subconscious for secrets and, perhaps, planting a few ideas there, as well. But writer-director Christopher Nolan has done so much more than just recreate the sensation of what happens when we fall asleep. He's built a complete and complicated world, one that constantly shakes you up and makes you work -- makes you stop every once in a while to find your bearings. In a good way. It's the most superbly crafted mind trip, and it follows a great tradition of challenging, innovative films. We're not talking about movies with a twist like, oh, Bruce Willis is actually dead or Edward Norton and Brad Pitt are really the same person or Jaye Davidson has a penis. That's a whole 'nother discussion for another time. No, these are films that ask you to free your mind, and the rest will follow. Hopefully. less