I Finally Watched…
I Finally Watched Inception (2010)
Watching Nolan’s original psychological thriller Inception — 10 years later — and right before the release of its spiritual successor, Tenet.
“Ten years later, Inception continues to function as a thrilling sci-fi heist film, but its deeper secrets are what has cemented it as Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece.” Drew Dietsch, Giant Freakin Robot
We now know 2010’s multi-layered ,subconscious-infiltrating, thought-planting Inception as the film that garnered 8 Academy Award Nominations (including 4 wins), fantastic reviews among critics and equal love from audiences — grossing nearly a billion dollars worldwide.
Before its release, however, its success was not a given. Director Christopher Nolan had just come off the colossal success that was 2008’s The Dark Knight, a film which redefined comic book movies. The stakes were high and all eyes were on him to follow it up with something equally thrilling. Taking a break in between Batman films to work on passion projects, Nolan turned to his 80 page treatment he had been nursing for almost ten years. That film became Inception, a heist film about breaking into someone’s dreams and planting ideas in their subconscious.
