Inception

[donnaimmaculata]

shocolate, you were not the last person to see it; I saw it even later than you!

And I liked it even less than you did.

Out of respect for everyone who liked it (Why?), I will restrain myself from sharing my thoughts on it, with the exception of one: I hate it with a passion of a thousand burning suns when the female character is given the part of the therapist/moral compass/nagging moraliser who goes on and on about how The Man who is Damaged and hence Allowed To Err has to stop lying/being obnoxious/being selfish/being drunk/breaking the rules/having sex without love OMG!/kicking puppies and to Do The Right Thing.

So, after introducing the female character as the most gifted architect of all time etc. etc., all they let her do is provide an opportunity for the hero to expose and explain the concept of the plot and moralise ad nauseam.

Plus, here's a neat definition of what makes a film good with regard to female characters:

- there's more than one female character
- who has a name
- the female characters interact with each other
- talking about something other than a man

In Inception? Not so much.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt helped me through it, though.

ETA: One thing I liked.
There was no evil bad guy. Sato as well as Fischer were kinda okay. That's quite possibly the most interesting and innovative aspect of this film.

Comments

[shocolate.livejournal.com]

*clings to your leg*

What is wrong with people? Verging on Emperor's New Clothes territory... but stonkingly good point about no bad guy...

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

It's as though Brazil had never happened! Or any other of those countless films where the protagonist is trapped in a world that exists only in his head.

[shocolate.livejournal.com]

LOL - It's like with Sixth Sense - I never saw it, because bleuch, Bruce Willis, but assumed from the trailer that he was dead, and the little boy was saying, "I see dead people... which is why I see you..."

I recently asked hubby what the big fuss/twist ending was and was baffled that it was something that was obvious in the trailer...

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

I was spoilt for the ending of Sixth Sense, and the film as such wasn't terribly interesting.

Problem is, there are only three twisty endings: he was dead all along/the world is not what it seems/the woman he slept with is his daughter. This is why it is important to tell a story and make a film that is engaging in its own right - instead of relying on the big suprise at the end.

[lolaraincoat.livejournal.com]

Yes! Excellent point about the bad guy - unless the wife counts. And I'm with you, I hated the whole thing from start to finish.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

It was so bland. Perhaps that's why there was no evil bad guy - it would have given the whole thing an edge.

I am glad that I'm not the only one who doesn't understand the hype.