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I feel like Inception is both Nolan and Leo's best film
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ShutterMunster
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Not Nolan's best, but probably his most ambitious creatively. Memento and The Prestige are both better movies than Inception. It's not Leo's best either, but I enjoy it more than the lions share of his back catalog.
Concrete Charlie
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I like both Nolan and Leo but I don't think either of those are their best...I'd say Dark Knight and This Boy's Life
Spring-Loaded
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It was really entertaining, but a lot of it consists of explaining how the film's universe works and that really long multi-level action dream sequence which was cooler as concept that it is to follow/watch. It was fascinating the first time, but loses luster right after that.
Conkersbadfurday
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It's probably my favorite Nolan movie, but DiCaprio is better in Wolf of Wallstreet, IMO
Cipher Peon
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I had the opportunity to watch either The Prestige or Insomnia and I chose the latter because the name made it sound like a horror movie.
One of my biggest mistakes.
I do plan on watching Prestige soon, though!
Especially with how badly TDK's third act falls apart.
I recently watched TDK and I encourage all its defenders to do the same. Above average movie for the first 2/3 and the opening is spectacular. But that last act is indefensibly bad. Felt like an entirely different movie.
People like Prestige precisely because it's grounded. It asks a universal question (what lengths would you go to in order to beat your rival?) and takes the answer to that question to some interesting places.
My man.
Inception's exposition and cardboard cutout characters just don't stand repeated viewing. I loved the hype and the spectacle of watching it the first time though.
Since I'm like the only other poster who responded, I'll bite. Are you referring to the GPS vision (which is really only used in a single fight scene that lasts less than five minutes)? Or are you also talking about the social experiment on the boats, and the standoff between Dent and Gordon?
Either way, 'indefensibly bad' is a sort of laughable overstatement, to be honest. TDK's final act is varied and ambitious... and wholly successful or not, I'd argue said ambition elevates it above the dozens of copy-and-paste "brawler" finales that accompany the majority of Hollywood blockbusters.
...And I watched the film last week.
Hopefully you'll be able to recover from that huge mistake.
Insomnia was a solid movie. I haven't seen The Prestige yet either. I don't like Hugh Jackman, but I've heard enough good things about the movie to give a shot.
Rktk
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Inception was good I would rewatch it some time, I don't think it was his best, personally I'd say Memento.
Completely agree, the movie falls apart at the end, exploding barrels appearing everywhere, a simplistic in-your-face moral dilemma, an unbelievable turn from Dent to Two-Face.
Completely agree, the movie falls apart at the end, exploding barrels appearing everywhere, a simplistic in-your-face moral dilemma, an unbelievable turn from Dent to Two-Face.
Jeffolation
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The Dark Knight
Interstellar
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Begins
The Prestige
Memento
Inception
Insomnia
Haven't seen Following.
Interstellar
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Begins
The Prestige
Memento
Inception
Insomnia
Haven't seen Following.
Box of Kittens
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Those dream sequences really rang true to me. I can't think of another movie that, for me, nails the way dreams feel quite the way Inception does.
Premium Quality
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The Prestige/Batman Begins for Nolan.
Catch Me If You Can for Leo. Need to watch The Revenant.
Catch Me If You Can for Leo. Need to watch The Revenant.
The way it took actual dream phenomena like lucid dreaming, dreams within dreams, waking up with a kick etc, got it so right with the depictions, and appropriated it into a dream adventure reverse mental bank robbery makes Inception one of my all time favorite movies. As someone with an interest in dreams Inception will stand the test of time for me as Nolan's best.
TDK loses it's punch 1/2 way through the first viewing.
supernormal
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Just the soundtrack alone puts Inception up there as one of Nolan's best. Of course Memento is a better concept and script, but it's really like the polar opposite of Inception when it comes to production value.
Obliterator
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Lots of what you list is what I like most about it
The characters are not supposed to be likeable at all. The film is an illustration as to how far people will go and sacrifice for revenge or for success and their dreams and how it can destroy their lives
The story is much smaller and tighter than so many big budget films now days. Its about a specific scenario between this small group of people not "the world must be saved"
It's definitely my favorite Nolan film. The theater experience was spectacular and it's one of the few movies I don't mind watching multiple times. Storytelling, world building, and cinematography are great.
As for Leo goes, Dom Cobb simply isn't enough of a compelling character for me. Prefer Leo in "Catch Me If You Can" or maybe even "Django Unchained."
As for Leo goes, Dom Cobb simply isn't enough of a compelling character for me. Prefer Leo in "Catch Me If You Can" or maybe even "Django Unchained."
The Hermit
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He was freaking Tesla. How awesome is that?
DiCaprio has a bunch of better movies and my fav Nolan movie is this one:
AntiFacebook
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Not sure about Leo's best(probably Titanic or The Departed), but Nolan's best film is Memento,followed by Insomnia. Everything he made after those two films is pretentious garbage.
Liamario
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I just didn't enjoy memento. I'm not going to argue that TDKR is a better movie on an objective level, just that I enjoyed it more personally.
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