Plato was know most famously for his analogy of 'the cave'. The cave posses a scenario that suggests that human understanding is subject to what the person has seen or experienced. In essence he takes this and says that whatever a person sees or believes is only in their head; it is just a thought or 'form' as he calls it that makes reality real. The object or reality is nothing but a form in your head, and thus it is real.
Who would think that this famous philosophers' thoughts would be revisited, transformed and twisted into a movie in the 21st Century? Not most people, but this is what has happened. Inception is based on the idea that what is in a persons head, in their dreams, can be more real and powerful than actual reality.
The reason we chose this topic is mainly because it is a harsh change from the 'reality' of modern entertainment today. I would say that most people are attracted to the reality shows that flourish and are abundant today, but this movie is one that, once again, you can walk out of the theater from seeing it, and go, 'what just happened?' The movie forces you into another reality that opens your mind and forces you to think about what is really going on. It has excellent plot and storyline, and a crucial element of suspense and drama to pull you in. It stretches the mind to ask, 'what if'? Past movies such as The Matrix have also opened this door. It breaks the drone of reality, reality, reality that we seem to be in, a questions, what really is real reality?
Although, yes, this is a work of fiction, not meant to be taken quite as seriously as some may think, it still can set brains to think more than to find out which Kardashin is getting fake, or not, married. The director, Christopher Nolan, has had this movie in mind for over 10 years, drawing his original idea and thoughts from 'Star Wars'. He started out with a few smal movies, but resurrected the Batman series, which we all know has gone off very well. After that, he had the budget and ability to go after his dream movie, Inception.
MTV actually did a small profile on him in an article that can be found here:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1643698/inception-director-reveals-his-star-wars-inspiration.jhtml
The target audience so to speak, is everyone. Even those addicted to Snooki, this can bring them out to the box office, even if simply to know what all the controversy is about. Unfortunately, this does not appear to set any trends for future movies, as we are all still in the addicted to reality TV phase.
Inception was a good movie, and it went over well, both due to the numbers of people who turned out to see it, and those who are still watching for the second or third or even fourth time, as it provoke wonder and suspense. Strengths to the movie would include capturing the audience with drama, suspense and a wonderful sense of amazement and awesomeness. The special effects where not to be outdone, and yet it still had a plot and storyline. Weaknesses might include that if you aren't ready for it, you can get lost in the maze of what is happening and really real in the movie. Not to mention that it can be rather intense at times.
This movie may or may not be talked about for years to come, but it definitely made an impression. It was talked about, and still is , for at least a year. It wasn't life changing, but it won' be forgotten in at least the minds of this generation.
In summary, this movie we both enjoyed, although getting lost at times. It provided a movie that drew you in to get lost in what is or isn't real. It wasn't reality TV. It question, in a way, what the human mind is capable of and what or how can we tell what is real. It was a movie that could once again lean us to grasp the future and dream of what is a what has yet to come, and settling on the future is only held back by our own dreams.
You can check out a trailer of the movie here:
http://youtu.be/66TuSJo4dZM
