On Monday we had a discussion about Christopher Nolan’s
Inception during lunch. Almost everyone in the office saw it this past weekend and we all agreed that it was quite impressive. If you haven’t seen it, make sure you do. I won’t give away specifics, but I will say that it was beautifully shot, well acted, and extremely creative. I can’t even imagine the time and effort it took to sort out such a complex story. I guess with a budget of $200 million (estimated) you have the resources to make a stunning film. I enjoy and appreciate that Nolan doesn’t rely on language, nudity and sex to draw in an audience. The plot and performances are more than enough to engage an audience for nearly two-and-a-half hours. It was shot in both 35mm and 70mm (65mm).
In
The Dark Knight, Nolan used both of these formats as well. If you saw
The Dark Knight in IMAX you’ll remember how the aspect ratio changed when going from scenes shot in IMAX to regular 35mm scenes. Basically, it went from wide screen to full screen. During
Inception I didn’t catch any changes in aspect ratio. I’m assuming this means that the final film was completely printed to 35mm. Maybe too many people complained about the aspect ratio jump in
The Dark Knight? Maybe going back and forth between the two formats was complicated and expensive? The sound and the visuals in
Inception were still incredible, even without the full frame effect. Also, hats off to Hans Zimmer for composing a fantastic, complementing score. Okay, enough with the nerd rant. All in all, it was an amazing film and I will definitely have to see it again in theatres. Go see it in IMAX at least once; it’s totally worth it.
