After seeing Inception...

[kowhoho]

disolitude said:

mrstickball said:

Very good movie.

Best Sci-fi ever? No.

But its up there. The special effects were some of the best ever...Not like Avatar 'oh look at this, its pretty, but thats about it', but the smart kind of SFX that have you going 'woah, I would of never thought of that!', especially during the hotel scenes.

I just read a plausible story explanation, which is insanely trippy, but well thought out. There is so much to contemplate about the movie, it makes for a great time.

What is there to contemplate about? Thre is just one thing as far as I'm concerned... Is he still in a...? Or isn't he...

And the answer is pretty clear if one thinks about it.

The thing that makes me enjoy movies like this is that they are simply good food for thought. You don't necessarily have to contemplate the events of the movie, but the things it brings up.

For me, the movie has made me think more about my dreams and their importance. I have now begun a dream journal and the things that go on in my head at night are intriguing to say the least. I have even begun attempting a "lucid dream," where the dreamer attempts to logic themselves into realizing they are dreaming and can then control what happens in the dream. If you take time in the physical world to perform "reality checks," for example poking your palm or closing your nostrils and trying to breath through them, you will naturally start to do these things in the dream world as well. When you're dreaming your finger will pass straight through your palm and you will be able to breath when you pinch your nose.

Movies like Dark Knight can also provoke thought without necessarily trying to be "smart" movies. That movie made me question my morality (as many do) as I pondered the relationship between Harvey, Batman, the Joker and the citizens of Gotham. The movie doesn't need to be highly intellectual to make you think, it just has to present you with ideas that you have not been exposed to before, and the easiest way to present unique ideas is to portray the relationships of eccentric characters like in The Dark Knight.

I'm a ponderer at heart anyways, so maybe I can find more to think about in movies/games than other people would care to. :)