Re: Inception
I can't speak for Don Pedro, but as someone who loved the film I was hoping for a bit more objective commentary from someone who has stated multiple times that they hated it. I have to disagree with you about the plot, I thought it was very well put together (I've read the screenplay since I saw the movie to put it through "The Sixth Sense" test, and it holds up). I don't mean this as an insult, but my 13 year old son got it.
While I loved TDK, I think Nolan's brilliance shows in his first couple films, particularly "Memento", which "Inception" is very similar to in theme. And it's possible to love TDK without being a "fan-boy". A good film is a good film, regardless of the source material, just like a bad film is a bad film, even if it's based on Shakespeare or Steinbeck.
Not to wax on and on about TDK, but I think one of the reasons that it was so popular is that it resonates with people in this post 9/11 world full of fear. Batman could (and was expected to) operate for justice outside of the law and did the dirty work that law enforcement couldn't. Substitute snatching the accountant from Hong Kong with rendition, and hanging Joker upside down from an unfinished skyscraper for waterboarding and we have a fairly good analogy for the war on terror.
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I can't speak for Don Pedro, but as someone who loved the film I was hoping for a bit more objective commentary from someone who has stated multiple times that they hated it. I have to disagree with you about the plot, I thought it was very well put together (I've read the screenplay since I saw the movie to put it through "The Sixth Sense" test, and it holds up). I don't mean this as an insult, but my 13 year old son got it.
While I loved TDK, I think Nolan's brilliance shows in his first couple films, particularly "Memento", which "Inception" is very similar to in theme. And it's possible to love TDK without being a "fan-boy". A good film is a good film, regardless of the source material, just like a bad film is a bad film, even if it's based on Shakespeare or Steinbeck.
Not to wax on and on about TDK, but I think one of the reasons that it was so popular is that it resonates with people in this post 9/11 world full of fear. Batman could (and was expected to) operate for justice outside of the law and did the dirty work that law enforcement couldn't. Substitute snatching the accountant from Hong Kong with rendition, and hanging Joker upside down from an unfinished skyscraper for waterboarding and we have a fairly good analogy for the war on terror.
