INCEPTIONGATE: DAY TWO

Dos refers to our argument as "Inceptiongate." I would like to refer to it as "misguided man seeks attention by trying to argue something he doesn't understand or bother to give a fair shot to." If the movie is number 8 on IMDB's top list it is there for good reason!

Movies about loss do and can include fight scenes! That was such a ridiculous comment by Dos and shows how little he knows about film. A perfect example is one of Dos's favorite movies... The Godfather: Part II. This is a movie about loss, and yet it includes a number of violent scenes as well as "action." Like I said earlier, what Nolan did here was disguise a smart movie as a big summer blockbuster. Nothing wrong with that. It was a smart story, great script and on top of that very impressive special effects. It was one of the top rated movies of the year. Im gonna go for the gut here, but Dos very much values the thoughts and reviews of a Mr. Roger Ebert. Here is what he had to say of the movie, which he gave 4 out of 4 stars:

The movies often seem to come from the recycling bin these days: Sequels, remakes, franchises. "Inception" does a difficult thing. It is wholly original, cut from new cloth, and yet structured with action movie basics so it feels like it makes more sense than (quite possibly) it does. I thought there was a hole in "Memento:" How does a man with short-term memory loss remember he has short-term memory loss? Maybe there's a hole in "Inception" too, but I can't find it. Christopher Nolan reinvented "Batman." This time he isn't reinventing anything. Yet few directors will attempt to recycle "Inception." I think when Nolan left the labyrinth, he threw away the map.

On top of being a smart film that makes you think, and that fact that we are even having an argument about the movie, proves the fact that it makes you think, it had great acting and an AMAZING soundtrack. In fact, Hans Zimmer should just score every movie. The man never disappoints. I look forward to his score as much as I do to the movies that accompany them.

It is clear that Inception is a great, smart movie. That is no longer the argument. The argument is: why did Dos start such a trivial debate he knew he would lose in the first place? The answer is that he obviously wanted to talk about the film Everything is Illuminated. A movie I, like most, have never heard of nor care about. Dos has a bad track record recommending movies. And I will assume this is no different. I am going to sat Inceptiongate is now over. Dos, if he really wanted to take this seriously, would watch the movie again. A movie you are on the fence about always deserves a second chance in the comfort of your own home. If one of our loyal readers wants to send Dos an email about how awesome Inception is, and thus such an email will result in him changing his mind about the film again, he can be reached at easilypersuaded@aol.com.