Inception
Some sweet action scenes in service of a convoluted plot that ahem loses the plot towards the end. Just like Tenet, it’s still a bitching action film, just not smart or emotionally deep as teenage me thought.
The sound design is … ehhh. This is Hans Zimmer in his subdued phase (yes, he can go up to eleven), and I can’t really blame him for being badly ripped off, but the worst part is still the sound mix. The dialogue is too low! If you try to raise the volume your ears will be split on the explosions.
To add insult to injury, the accents are way too over the top, Ken Watanabe can talk with a less “exotic” broken Engrish.
The climax being the snow patrol James Bond pastiche makes sense, in “cinematic rules”, but “your dad is there, hurry up” is not conducive to actual parental drama. I’m saying, this was not directed by Spielberg, I guess Nolan’s father was not absent, he is not writing that from a position of emotion.
I can see why teenage me thought this was the best thing since sliced bread: teenage me was dumb.
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