Everyone I've talked to about Inception completely recommends it--why?
The easy answer is "the special effects" because they are impressive. Buildings warp, tilt, and shatter. But this does not make a good movie.
Another answer might be the plot. However, if you think about it, saving the world from a big company monopolizing the market is not quite a blockbuster. It's not the kind of cause that stirs your heart and clenches your fists as you sit in the theater. What is?
What made this movie worthwhile to me was the themes--the running messages that stick to the side of the plot, unobserved but absolutely necessary. The movie delves into the aches of men for meaning, for family, for life. It tampers with our concept of reality, making us wonder what effects our dreams have on us in the wakeful world. Is a coma much like Limbo? And can a memory (like his of Mol) be more destructive than good? Why is it so hard to release love, even when its giver is gone? If we've acted out a story in our dreams and learned much from the experience--is that not living?
Shared dreaming is a fine premise, but it is only the lure. It's the themes that make Inception a keeper.
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