Inception (2010): Movie Review

Image from Inception (2010)

Recently, I rewatched Inception (2010), directed by the legendary Christopher Nolan. Having watched several of his works like Interstellar and Tenet, this remains one of my absolute favourites. It is the kind of film I love to rewatch every year, and each time it offers a completely different feeling, revealing new layers of details as if descending into deeper levels of dreams.

Talking about Inception: it follows Cobb, a thief who extracts secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, as he is given the inverse task of planting an idea. The setup is simple yet human-centric, focusing on Cobb’s desperation to return to his children and his struggle with the memory of his late wife, Mal, amidst a mind-bending heist.

What makes this film stand out from typical CGI-heavy blockbusters is how Nolan anchors the surreal concepts in tangible reality. Instead of relying on mindless, computer-generated action, the film uses practical effects—like the rotating hallway and folding streets—to ground the dreamscapes, allowing the audience to feel fully immersed in its space-time complexity.

At its core, the film explores dreams, which are perhaps one of the finest gifts we have received in human evolution, and questions our perception of reality itself. It is a movie where you might not grasp every single piece on the first go, but that is perfectly fine. It is certainly not for everyone, and some might find its complex rules confusing, but that is alright; I still highly recommend giving it a watch.