Inception: The Dream World
Posted on: 31 July 2010
I write this blog entry for several reasons. Firstly, the last time I blogged was the 13th July - well over 2 weeks ago. To say I've become a bit lax is an understatement.
I have recently started my new job, at bozBoz web design (The lovely guys there have mentioned me in the news section on their homepage). I'm really enjoying it but it is hard work and after a full day of work - a practise I'm still getting used to - I don't have much inclination to sit down and blog. I love the recent distinction made by isayx3 between blogging and doing homework. A comparison that seems oddly true a lot if the time. Isayx3 is one of a handful of photographers i follow online, via twitter and flickr.
But I digress, I wanted to make this post in response to watching inception - twice (it's that good). Dreaming has always fascinated me, and inception was the perfect indulgence to my curiosity. If you haven't seen it yet, do, it's one of my favourite films of 2010.
As a brief overview, inception follows an architect's struggle to prove his innocence and go back home. With a premise as vague and ambiguous as that it's probably fitting that I mention this struggle occurs both in reality and in various dreamworlds. Sound intriguing? It really is a thrill ride from start to finish.
The idea behind inception is that you can design a dreamworld, many people can enter into it, and the content of the dream is generated by the dreamers subconscious. One fundamental ideology that stuck with me was the idea that you rarely know when you're dreaming, it only seems strange after you've woken up. Leo dicaprio's character in the movie exploits this theory throughout, allowing him to fool people into thinking they're in reality, when in fact they are dreaming. The movie delves much further into this, including the definition of the act of inception, essentially, planting an idea into someone's head, via the dreamworld. And this is the basis of the movie and the reason why I find dreaming so fascinating.
It's been a while since I've seen a film that I've been so fascinated by I've wanted to see it again straight after.
Rating: 4.5/5