Best of the Decade, No. 7
Over the next 25 weeks I'll be rolling out my favorite films of the last decade. This is, as all lists of this kind, personal selections. Agree, disagree, make a comment and share your thoughts!
No. 7 Inception (2010)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, and Cillian Murphy
Director: Christopher Nolan
Academy Award Nominations: 8
Academy Award Wins: 4 (Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects)
About: Nolan is one of the best directors working, constantly giving us great and interesting films. This was his best of the last decade, a twisty tale that takes you into the mind and dreams of the characters. DiCaprio is great as the lead, and this was really an incredible visual experience when it was release. It's been a decade since it came out, and it's fair to say it's the film from that year that has stuck with me the most. Both "Inception" and "The Social Network" would have been better choices as Best Picture, and have endured more as pieces of art than the winner, "The King's Speech." Nolan has a gift for telling these kind of stories, and this one has a great emotional core, too. What stuck with people, too, and continues to be a point of discussion is the ending, which is left open to interpretation. I have an opinion about that ending, others might feel different. And I think that's the power of the way Nolan put this film together and is allowing people to have that experience. That's why it ends up in the top portion of this list. This is a great film and one you have to make a point to see.
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, and Cillian Murphy
Director: Christopher Nolan
Academy Award Nominations: 8
Academy Award Wins: 4 (Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects)
About: Nolan is one of the best directors working, constantly giving us great and interesting films. This was his best of the last decade, a twisty tale that takes you into the mind and dreams of the characters. DiCaprio is great as the lead, and this was really an incredible visual experience when it was release. It's been a decade since it came out, and it's fair to say it's the film from that year that has stuck with me the most. Both "Inception" and "The Social Network" would have been better choices as Best Picture, and have endured more as pieces of art than the winner, "The King's Speech." Nolan has a gift for telling these kind of stories, and this one has a great emotional core, too. What stuck with people, too, and continues to be a point of discussion is the ending, which is left open to interpretation. I have an opinion about that ending, others might feel different. And I think that's the power of the way Nolan put this film together and is allowing people to have that experience. That's why it ends up in the top portion of this list. This is a great film and one you have to make a point to see.
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout.
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