EPT[Movie] Inception - Page 50
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Voltaire
United States1485 Posts
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Thorakh
Netherlands1788 Posts
An absolutely godlike soundtrack, awesome plot and good acting, what do you want more? | ||
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OrchidThief
Denmark2298 Posts
On May 31 2011 18:05 Thorakh wrote: I thought it was one of the best movies I've ever seen. I don't get why people think the movie tries to be smart, because it doesn't. It's pretty simple to understand the movie. An absolutely godlike soundtrack, awesome plot and good acting, what do you want more? Trying to be smart and -actually- being easy to understand is not mutually exclusive. I thought the movie was way too convoluted to be really good. Don't get me wrong, I got it, but the whole entering dreams and altering them could've been done in a way more elegant way, instead Nolan went with: "No, it's an exact science, and entering a new level exactly triples the time stuff takes in there". He could've made great art, instead he went for entertainment and trying to wow people. Movie is currently number nine on IMDB's list of the best movies ever made, above classics such as Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, and Starwars, to name a few and barely belongs in the top 100 in my opinion. | ||
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Voltaire
United States1485 Posts
On May 31 2011 18:15 OrchidThief wrote: Trying to be smart and -actually- being easy to understand is not mutually exclusive. I thought the movie was way too convoluted to be really good. Don't get me wrong, I got it, but the whole entering dreams and altering them could've been done in a way more elegant way, instead Nolan went with: "No, it's an exact science, and entering a new level exactly triples the time stuff takes in there". He could've made great art, instead he went for entertainment and trying to wow people. Movie is currently number nine on IMDB's list of the best movies ever made, above classics such as Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, and Starwars, to name a few and barely belongs in the top 100 in my opinion. Being entertaining and being great art isn't mutually exclusive either. | ||
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FindMeInKenya
United States797 Posts
On May 31 2011 18:05 Thorakh wrote: I thought it was one of the best movies I've ever seen. I don't get why people think the movie tries to be smart, because it doesn't. It's pretty simple to understand the movie. An absolutely godlike soundtrack, awesome plot and good acting, what do you want more? Godlike soundtrack...... really? All i hear is heavy use of percussions, no real theme and motif.... Compare to Zimmer's older work like The Lion King, this is a huge let down. | ||
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phANT1m
South Africa535 Posts
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ETisME
12631 Posts
I also didn't like the fact that the dream is so ordinary (given if the team didn't enter the dream). A movie about dream,: Paprika is probably the best at it. | ||
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Thorakh
Netherlands1788 Posts
On May 31 2011 22:37 phANT1m wrote: I know and the best part is that it sounds great throughout the whole movie. If that doesn't consitute a good song, I don't know what does.Apparently a lot of people dont know that the song Non, je ne regrette nien by Edith Piaf, which Cobb hears when he wakes up is the same song used throughout the whole movie. They just slow it down crazy later on in the movie in accordance to what it is supposed to sound like slowed down and stuff. But then again, it's all subjective anyway  | ||
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OrchidThief
Denmark2298 Posts
On May 31 2011 18:38 Voltaire wrote: Being entertaining and being great art isn't mutually exclusive either. Yet somehow he managed to only barely accomplish the first. | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
On June 01 2011 07:23 OrchidThief wrote: Yet somehow he managed to only barely accomplish the first. For you at least. | ||
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blackone
Germany1314 Posts
On June 01 2011 07:23 OrchidThief wrote: Yet somehow he managed to only barely accomplish the first. No. The movie was immensely successful in every measurable way. It is hugely entertaining to millions of people. That's quite the opposite of "barely accomplishing" it. | ||
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vogonpoet
United States5 Posts
Yet somehow he managed to only barely accomplish the first. I'm one of Nolan's biggest and earliest supporters, but I agree. Then again, good drama is rarely about distracting the audience. Nolan's films are rarely entertaining in the throwaway sense of Michael Bay or Ron Howard, and I find most of his work to be grueling, cold, and efficient. It's the same admiration I have for Terminator- or Aliens-era James Cameron or Martin Scorsese--there's nothing groundbreaking or out of bounds, but his work is consistently efficient, lean, and smart in a way that few other directors can match. | ||
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OrchidThief
Denmark2298 Posts
On June 01 2011 07:29 blackone wrote: No. The movie was immensely successful in every measurable way. It is hugely entertaining to millions of people. That's quite the opposite of "barely accomplishing" it. Yes, it's called an opinion, contrary to: "Trying to be smart and -actually- being easy to understand is not mutually exclusive." -- Which is merely stating a fact. | ||
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myzael
Poland605 Posts
On May 31 2011 18:50 FindMeInKenya wrote: Godlike soundtrack...... really? All i hear is heavy use of percussions, no real theme and motif.... Compare to Zimmer's older work like The Lion King, this is a huge let down. I beg to disagree. It fits the final scene perfectly. And apart from that is a magnificent piece of music on its own in my humble opinion. And have you ever listened to the whole soundtrack? There is a recurring motif. Maybe it's not as much prevalent as in Zimmer's other works (or most film music composers' for that matter). It's subtler and I like it that way. All in all it is just a matter of personal preference, but I encourage you to revisit the soundtrack if you are somewhat into film scores. | ||
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edc
United States666 Posts
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Moldwood
United States280 Posts
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Nethermind
New Zealand445 Posts
There really aren't points to be scored by acting smart and breaking it apart too much. Understand that if you want movies that are critically acclaimed, go and watch independent films. | ||
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KillerSOS
United States4207 Posts
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crabz
227 Posts
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Thrill
2599 Posts
Godlike. | ||
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