"Inception"

Yes, we all know "Inception" is cool, the story is mind-blowing, the effects are awesome, and all that. Here's my problem with "Inception:" the entire movie I'm watching and I don't particularly care for Leonardo DiCaprio's emotional journey. One thing I love about Christopher Nolan is how well he sucks me in, forces me to make an emotional investment in characters and story. I didn't feel this in "Inception," at least not until the end. The conclusion to that emotional journey was incredible, but mostly I just felt bad that I didn't care up until that point. Part of this problem, and I realize this may be just my problem, is that I felt that whilst it was a part of the story, it wasn't "the" story. The main story was the goal to achieve inception which made for all the awesomeness that proceeded forth from that. Then there was this secondary story of Leo, his wife, her death, his guilt that was the emotional core of the movie. Whilst important to the overall story, it wasn't "the" story and seemed to take a back-seat to it. And the idea that this new girl who just joined the club is the one who helps explore it seemed a little on the contrived side to me, forcing the combining of these two stories. Luckily, at the end of the movie, I did care. I loved the resolution, I loved the conclusion of him getting back to his children, I loved that I cared at the end. It's just that I didn't care throughout, which is hard for me to understand why I didn't. But if I did take one thing away from this movie, it's that I need to wear suspenders and/or vests with suits more often. If I took a second thing away from this movie, it's that it's still a really good movie.

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