make an INception

Right so I'm back from my adventures. And I can assure you basking in the sun in Spain, France and Italy was tough. But now I'm returned I am back in the cinema's casting a watchful eye over the latest crop of summer blockbusters. I chose Christopher Nolan's mind boggling dream epic, Inception. And I certainly think I made the right choice.
This is now where I would usually go through a plot synopsis of the film to give people the general idea of what's going on. But I think for this film I have to make an EXception (excuse the pun) because it would take me so long to go through the details and subtleties of this plot that it would be pointless. Basically Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Cobb' can go into your dreams and find your secrets. With the help of his team ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy) he is hired to plant an idea into the mind of business tycoon Mr Fischer (Cillian Murphy) a process known as 'Inception', however he is haunted by the death of his wife played by Marion Cotillard who is a constant vision within his subconscious. So that's the basics. But what Nolan gives to the audience is so much more than that.
What Nolan has managed to do is present what is in essence an art house film exploring the complexities of the mind's subconscious and the science of dreams but packages it in the exterior of a James Bond action flick. You will see an ice fortress guarded by storm troopers with the characters charging around on snowjet's in order to break in. So, OK, that sounds perfectly normal for a blockbuster. However the characters are charging around Fischer's dream, while he is on a flight to LA, in order to reveal his past. Perhaps not quite so expected. Then we see Gordon-Levitt's character, Arthur, defy gravity on the walls of an upmarket hotel, a sequence done without the aid of CGI may I add, because he is inside another dream, in a different dream in which the characters are are strapped into a car falling into a river, while everyone is still asleep on the plane...I think. Well I can see why people can get confused.
There has been much discussion about the ending of the film, which I will not reveal don't worry, and what the true meaning really is and therefore what the true meaning of the film is. And people are free to do so. But all that I care about is how this film made me feel, and that's something which not a lot of films can inspire. And that is awe. Not just for the effects and the acting and the editing. But it makes you question your own reality. Marvel at the power of your own brain, and maybe all those dreams where your teeth fall out aren't just because your worried about that presentation but a team of underground agents infiltrating your mind...well maybe that's a bit far but you see where I'm going.
What I'm really trying to do is congratulate Christopher Nolan. He has managed to create a film which appeals to everyone and leaves everyone with something to think about. Not common with the current crop of summer hits (transformers 2??) it's not since the matrix where a film has left so much discussion behind it. He did the same thing with The Dark Knight, making a superhero film have brains, and many people will say that film is more entertaining, which I have to agree with on a superficial level. But Inception is anything but superficial.
Therefore it's a well deserves 9/10 from me. Keep up the good work Nolan. I hope to return to computer screens next week with another offering. Perhaps French this time?