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Author Topic: What must I do to enjoy INCEPTION? Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 02-01-2011 12:06 AM                     We deserve the movies pay off in the end if it is indeed good. Sometimes we get out of it what we bring to it. I was preoccupied with focus issues when i saw it and did miss some moments which kinda ruined my experience of it! I also was shocked by having to work at spotting the 70mm shot scenes! My plan is to get the blu-ray and i hope to enjoy it properly.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-01-2011 12:26 AM                     quote: Manny Knowles Hmmm... do "most" movies deserve our undivided attention? I guess it's your money. If you paid the dollars to watch it at a movie theater or rent a DVD/Blu-ray of it the movie must have had a certain appeal in the first place. So why not give the show undivided attention and a fair chance to entertain properly? The movies I don't grant my undivided attention are typically ones I never intended to see.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-01-2011 02:22 AM                     Generally speaking, I don't watch ads for movies and I also don't read reviews. Getting excited about a movie based on marketing has led to great disappointment. The movie I end up going to see is either not the movie I was promised (I still remember hating CONTACT the first time I saw it), or the ad did too good a job at showing all the best parts (or the only good parts), sometimes including the ending. Or else, the movie was over-hyped and could only be a let-down (even if it is good). This was almost the case with INCEPTION. So, no -- I don't go to the movies with any expectation that it's going to be something I am going to like. I have seen MANY movies without having ever heard of them. Many times, it was simply a matter of having some time to kill and buying a ticket for whatever's starting now, or soonest. As a result, I have to pay a lot of attention when the movie starts in order to understand the setup, etc. I usually know within the first reel whether this is a movie that needs (or deserves) my undivided attention. This doesn't necessarily have anything to do with liking a movie -- but if I don't like it then I'm definitely not compelled to show it any undue level of respect (which might include falling to sleep or leaving). Same applies with Netflix -- if I'm not feeling a particular movie within 10-15 minutes, the rest of the movie may serve as wallpaper -- or the disc might just come out of the player and go right back into the envelope.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-01-2011 03:02 AM                        Good ones do, Manny. And I think lots of times you need to be in a certain frame of mind to tackle a complex movie that demands attention. Just like you have to be in a certain place to want to sit down to read a serious book. Knowing Claude from his posts and what he says he enjoys, I agree with Manny that he takes his movie experience seriously so my suggestion would be for INCEPTION and maybe even MOMENTO, would be to give them a second try, especially INCEPTION -- could be you just need to be in a certain mindframe. Sure, watching a film that requires attention and some intellectual involvement where, instead of letting it happen to you passively, you need to engage with what the filmmaker is building, the reward can be well worth the work and is usually in proportion to the attention you bring to it. quote: Bobby Henderson Inception isn't nearly the mental workout as Memento Watching MOMENTO is to the mind what taking a 5 mile run up hill when you are out of shape is to the body.  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 02-01-2011 04:58 PM                        I definitely have to see Inception again, because when I saw it in the theater, the show was interrupted by a PA announcement that a tornado had been spotted several miles away, and that we should all stay in the theater as it was the safest location in the building. Between leaving the auditorium (I don't listen well) to call home to warn my family, and dealing with the ushers who were on my case for not listening to the PA announcement, my concentration was not at the level it needed to be for a movie like this!  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 02-01-2011 05:11 PM                     I'm surprised the warned you about the storm, as it may have been better to just let the audience escape while they were most likely safer not knowing. AJG  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-02-2011 12:30 PM                        INCEPTION is turning out to be a hard nut to crack but I will not give up. It is turning out to be a tough challenge like a difficult crossword puzzle and I have decided to stick with it. I watched about an hour of it last night and since I have no plans tonight, i will watch the movie from the beginning again and hopefully, I will have a better understanding what is going on. After giving up watching the rental, I seem to get a better idea what the movie is all about after seeing the first hour of the movie last night. Hopefully, I will be able to watch the entire movie tonight with a full understanding what Christopher Nolan had in mind and enjoy it.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-02-2011 03:12 PM                        It kind of-sort of helps to watch the movie in its entirety the first time and THEN go back and rewatch if you need to.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-02-2011 03:44 PM                        Joe, Normally I only buy movies that I feel I would enjoy and possibly watch it again later but I decided to rent it first because I heard how confusing the story was for many people. After renting INCEPTION and watching about fifteen of the movie, I agreed with some of my friends who did not like it because they could not understand what was going on and I was glad I did not buy it Once I make a decision I do not like a film, that is usually the end of it but for some reason, the thought in the back of my mind kept on telling me give INCEPTION another chance. This was the first time I bought a movie I did not like when made an effort to watch it earlier but I did so only because I wanted to take my time and do as a friend had suggested by watching it more than once to fully grasp the story and enjoy the film. The decision to purchase the Blu ray was only due to a Five Star review of the movie in the current issue of Home Theatre magazine I subscribe to. I was planning to watch the movie in it's entirety last night but I felt it would be better if I took my time with it and fully understand what was going on before I watch the rest of the film. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-02-2011 05:18 PM                        The thing is, some things aren't meant to be understood until you view the movie in its entirety.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-02-2011 05:37 PM                        With a film like INCEPTION, I respectfully disagree, Joe -Claude  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-02-2011 06:55 PM                        How can you say that not even having seen the whole thing? I don't understand why this and Memento are considered such a mental exercise.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 02-02-2011 08:53 PM                     Maybe because I've seen the movie north of 80 times in its entirety. I just don't see what everyone's concerns with it being to hard to grasp during the first viewing. After we were done tech screening it I understood what happend and wasn't questioning the end. I know everyones diffrent and I'm not saying this to knock anyone on here. Nolan gave you a character so he could explain every single thing that happens in the movie. Ariadne is the viewer in the movie, everytime something needs to be explained to the viewers. It gets explained to her. I honestly think people over thought this movie, and made it "harder" to follow then it really is. Claude I'm not sure why your disagreeing with Joe on that one, you haven't seen the movie so you don't know what might be shown in the last half that could explain the film. I also agree with Manny, if you need a movie drawn out for you or you need to force yourself to sit through one. Then the movie is really probably not your cup of tea and your better off just moving on to the next film you wanna see.  |  IP: Logged David E. Nedrow Master Film Handler Posts: 368 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 02-04-2011 01:22 PM                        quote: Claude After giving up watching the rental, I seem to get a better idea what the movie is all about after seeing the first hour of the movie last night. I'm not sure I understand THIS. Are you implying that you would have an easier time understanding the film -- conceptually, not audibly -- by watching it on Blu-ray, rather than DVD? It's the same movie, story-wise. -David  |  IP: Logged Eric Robinson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 538 From: Santa Rosa, CA Registered: Jan 2005 posted 02-05-2011 12:16 AM                     The movie is nothing other then nested sub routines. Had it been made in the 80's, it would have been a spaghetti style plot which would have been very messy trying to understand. So Joe, you are saying that you don't have a real brain but rather a scientifically created brain which is a functional simulation of the physiological processes in the human brain. That explains everything and for that reason - you shouldn't be trusted.  |  IP: Logged

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