Inception
Film2010148 min

Inception

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionrobots/ai/spaceespionageheistvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"Your mind is the scene of the crime."

Boxlist takeExpect an expansive, otherworldly sci-fi film, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittKen WatanabeTom HardyElliot Page

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2010
Runtime
148 min
Status
Released
Studio
Legendary Pictures
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