inception and leo

to me inception was somehow similar to shutter island. but shutter island was much more mysterious and did play with the viewer's mind. at least it did with mine. and it had some real drama. inception, on the other hand, was just a good idea with visually interesting pictures. it lacked, however, real substance and depth. but there was leo again, with his dead wife who, shortly before her death, pretty much lost it. leo searching, struggling to find reason in maddness, truth between lies . leo with his distant memories of a perfect family, his two children. leo trapped in his own mind - the heart of darkness.

inception reminded me of an italian job squad robbing the mind of its own subconscious ways. the idea of designing dreams to access one's thoughts, defenses and subconscious decisions was intriguing, as was ereasing memories in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. i wish, though, that the motives behind it were more vital. all this psychological drama, risking staying in the limbo of subconsciousness and having memories forever removed in order to change one man's mind regarding the future of his father's business - that's just plain shallow. yes, there was also leo's personal drama, but its true potential and importance were down-played. that's the true weakness of inception. an elaborate, seemingly complex plot serving a very insignificant purpose - aspiring independent idea played out, unfortunately, hollywood style. but those two hours felt like being in one of those dreams where you try to get somewhere, to some very important meeting or place, and you just can't. one obstacle after another stop you from moving on, as if trapped in frustrating inaction. at least that's what i dreamt of that night after watching inception.