Twenty years ago Jane Wagner asked, through a character played by Lilly Tomlin, "What is reality anyway? Just a collective hunch." In this movie we return to that question. Is reality just an illusion?
Writer and Director Christopher Nolan may well be a cinematic genius. He is certainly one fine story teller. As many others have pointed out, this movie is a beautiful synthesis of new and old movie making. They are done so well together you almost forget the line exists between whats real and what CG. But that is, after all, the point of the movie.
Leonardo DeCaprio continues to impress me. I try very hard to not like him but every movie he does beats that impulse down with great gusto. The rest of the cast are very much in a supporting role here, but the names and their work are equally stunning.
Joseph Gorden-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, and Cillian Murphy, all young guns with good resumes join as senior cast with huge names; Ken Watanabe, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite, and Michael Caine.
No spoilers here, but from the get-go this movie keeps you guessing about which reality is which. You will have to draw your own conclusions.
Watch this movie with someone who has vivid dreams.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Inception (2010)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Gettysburg (1993)
If you enjoy historic dramas - this is a great one. If you like battle re-enactments, this one is epic. Shot on location with locals who make it a hobby to play these roles, the audience gets a real feel for what it might have been like.
The cast is huge and full of big names in roles large and small. Great efforts were taken to use authentic accents, equipment, and clothing. The haze of camp smoke is ever present. The confusion of battle long before the days of instant information is strongly felt. Added together this is a production of high results.
While this movie covers just one pivotal battle in the American Civil War, it condenses most of the emotions and ideologies of the time.
Watch this with someone who be patient through over 4 hours of detailed dialogue and story-telling.
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