Made in Hollywood

This is not a typical science fiction movie. Perhaps it is more appropriate to be defined as a “contemporary action science fiction film that takes place within the structure of consciousness”. The movie tells not the future world, but the present real world, a new creature. Information technology has been developed to allow people to enter the hearts, thoughts or dreams of others through this means.

"Inception" is somewhat like "The Matrix" or a synthesis of "Minority Report".

A new technology has appeared in the world of the film, which allows people to enter the dreams of others, so as to spy on the privacy of others and steal important information.

Unsuspectingly, dreams have become the best way to enter the human subconscious. The protagonist Cobb played by Leonardo DiCaprio is a thief, an experienced thief, unlike most "three hands". He doesn't need to pick other people's wallets.

In this world, for people like him, there is a very strange name-Dream Pirates.

His unique skill is to sneak into the dreams of others and steal valuable information and secrets from the subconscious. If necessary, he will carry out further memory transplantation to tamper with his memory.

As a pioneer of Pirates, he naturally has a team. He and his team are employed by a wealthy Japanese businessman to invade the dreamland of a wealthy businessman, and implant memories to let the wealthy businessman cut and tear down his company. Points, and this is almost an impossible task...

The story is not complicated, but the film uses a relatively complicated narrative technique.

Audiences who like sci-fi movies may feel this way. Most sci-fi movie stories are actually very simple and straightforward. They can be called straight-forward—it's nothing more than an alien invasion. Someone on Earth tried to escape and finally found a solution to the alien. The way; either is suddenly caught in the hunt of some terrifying monster; and then, in a certain strange environment in the future, he is forced to embark on a life-changing adventure...

The core of this repeatable, imitative, and mass-produced story is originally one of the characteristics of commercial films, and it will be widely circulated if it is filmed well. If the shot is not good, it will often make the audience feel lack of novelty, gorgeous and empty, without personality, just like fast food that is easy to get bored.

"Inception" definitely does not belong to this category.

Not long after the film was screened, many viewers discovered that the plot of the film was complicated, with ups and downs, and echoes invisibly or implicitly.

Brad Pitt has his own film company. As a star actor, he is also a very successful producer. Among all the movie studios invested by Hollywood actors, only Drew Barrymore’s Flower Pictures can compare with him.

In his opinion, from the perspective of sci-fi conception, the concept of "Inception" is not unprecedented and unique.

The most successful part of Duke is obviously not the creativity of the film, but that he can make the film fascinating and profound with the wonderful narrative and perfect details. Most of the films about virtual reality and dreams still focus on real life. Partly, because they are difficult to present a complete dream world. Duke exquisitely showed how to enter the dream, the possible problems in the dream, how to wake up and so on, so that the dream completely formed a complete world with its own unique rules, laws, and logic.

With some puzzle-solving and as good visual effects, the whole film looks particularly charming.

For the story, Brad Pitt thinks this is not a suspense film, different from Leonardo's last film. "Closed Island" directed by Martin Scorsese.

"Inception" is obviously not here to test the audience's IQ, so the plot is complicated but not deliberately. Everything is needed for this shocking content, which seems to be complicated, but there is not a redundant scene and a redundant line. Missing a scene or a dialogue at will will make the viewing incomplete.

Moreover, Duke seems to be trying to make the plot clearer. Because there is a very obvious main thread in the whole story-that is, the dream of Pirates Cobb and Arthur, entrusted by the Japanese giant Saito, the invading rival of Saito, the consciousness of the son of the French giant old Fisher Fisher, made him After the death of the old Fisher, his father's company was automatically dissolved.

This process uses a set of dreams to complete. During this period. He saw all kinds of incredible visual spectacles, such as the reversal of space and the resurrection of people from the dead, all of which seem impossible to appear in live-action movies, because live-action movies have extremely limited depictions of human dreams, including David Lynch, which is only in a single space. Play with the jigsaw puzzles of reality and dreams,

The amazing thing about this film is that the dream described by Duke can do whatever he wants, subverting the recognized laws of physics.

When the film dropped the subtitles, the audience burst into enthusiastic applause. Brad Pitt also stood up and clapped his palms. At the same time, he turned his head slightly and looked back. The applause in the place behind the general audience was exceptionally loud and continued. For a few minutes, there is no stopping the trend.

"Inception" is not at all as neglected as those complicated films, but very popular with the audience.

Brad Pitt frowned slightly, and after only a few minutes of thinking, he understood the reason.

Obviously, when Duke made this film, as always, he wanted it to face more audiences, not just some senior fans. Therefore, it is also a big deal in production, except for inviting Leonardo Decca. In addition to the superstars of Prio and Charlize Theron, he also deliberately added those action movie skills he is good at. These seemingly vulgar plots are of great significance in the film, and not only play a role in the incredible plot. The buffering effect also gives viewers who are used to watching popcorn movies a cordial sense of return, so that they will not lose their way in this relatively complex narrative.

The applause weakened, and Brad Pitt, like other guests participating in the premiere, went to the front row to congratulate the crew.

"Duke, this is a really great movie!"

What he said is indeed a sincere idea. This film is likely to be a big hit. Unfortunately, the film does not belong to his studio. "I can't find a suitable adjective to describe how I feel after watching the film."

In terms of commercial and textual contributions, "Inception" is definitely a rare good film in recent years.

When leaving the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Brad Pitt had to sigh that some of the "second-hand" ideas that Hollywood had used for a long time, once Duke Rosenberg combined them, burst out with breathtaking charm.

Among all the elements of dreams in the film, the most fascinating thing is that the flow of time in dreams is subjectively different from reality. A dream that ends quickly in physical time is captured in the lens of Duke Rosenberg. It stretches into a long dream that has no end in time and freely galloping in space, which also creates a thrilling plot tension.

"Duke's movies are like this. There are few masters of compassion in the story, and even some of the ideas are not original."

Sitting in the car, Brad Pitt shook his head, but with a little admiration on his face, "He always has a way to shoot the story to a climax."

The premiere was over, and more and more audiences walked out of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

"What film is "Inception"?

Quite a few viewers came out of the North American premiere of "Inception" with an incredible expression.

Some people are puzzled by the words on their faces, some are thinking about the plot of the movie, some are exchanging opinions, and some are excited and surprised as if there has just been a big explosion in their minds and the aftermath is not over. The color has not faded.

Some people are happy to see that this kind of refreshment is not the sensory stimulation that can be produced by the cold electronic vocabulary of cgi, imax, and 3d alone.

These people have only one feeling, and what Duke Rosenberg provides them is an experience that they have never had before-whether it is a picture or a story, the pleasure runs through every nerve ending!

Some people are dizzy, a large number of presupposition concepts-from Freud to Einstein; multi-level and multi-clue narrative; every step is a labyrinth, every step is foreshadowing.

"Can you follow Duke's steps? Are you willing to pin yourself to the seat in a fixed position and temporarily forget the popcorn, Coke and toilet, and the girl's tender little hands? Or, it is really necessary to watch a movie. ?"

Many people also have this question in their hearts. In front of the names "Inception" and Duke Rosenberg, there is actually only one answer-very necessary!

This is a movie made by Duke Rosenberg for smart people who think they are smart enough!

"This weak and bored summer finally ushered in a savior."

Walking among the countless fans, Norman Shearer watched the people around them discuss the plot of "Inception" and the doubts they brought, and couldn't help expressing his feelings in his heart. How long have they not been like this in the past year? Group orgy? "Inception" is another "Dark Knight"? No, it is more complicated and subversive than "The Dark Knight". "Inception" has no way to define and describe it. He couldn't find a template similar to it, except for the most revolutionary movie in the last decade. ...

Yes, "The Matrix"! His trembling joy of witnessing the miracle came back.

Norman Shearer believed that before long, there will be countless people, countless posts, countless sleepless nights, just to analyze and discuss this movie frame by frame, just like they did on "The Matrix". Like that.

Like it or dislike it, look dizzy or silly when you watch it, no matter what you must admit-Duke Rosenberg has brought movies that truly belong to this century and this era!

"Be prepared to watch it a second or third time!"

In the crowd rushing out of the Hollywood Theater, I don't know who shouted such a sentence, and everyone around nodded in agreement. (To be continued.)

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