The Awesomeness of Inception

Inception comes out on DVD December 7th. WooT!
For those of you who don’t know what Inception is…Well have you been living under a rock???
I’m pretty positive that anyone who knows me knows that my favorite movie of all time is Star Wars. (I group Episode 4, 5 and 6 together as one since if I didn’t my top 3 movies on my all time list would be all SW and that just wouldn’t be fair.) It’s very difficult for a movie to make it on to my Top Ten Movies of All Time. (Yes I really do have one. Shut up don’t judge me) That being said…Inception was so totally a$$ kicking awesome that it did crack my top ten list. It was SO a$$ kicking good that it now stands at #2 on my list.
As soon as I saw the trailer for Inception, I knew it looked good, interesting and different. I wasn’t able to see it as soon as it came out in theaters so I heard a lot of reviews online and from word of mouth. (I threatened all with death if they ruined the ending for me) Many compared it to the Matrix (but this is way better!) Most people were RAVING about it. Now usually when I hear a movie is awesome my expectations get really high and then when I see it, I end up being totally disappointed.
This was not the case with Inception.
This movie, directed by Christopher Nolan from the successful re-launch of the Batman franchise was original (really hard to find these days), creative, and above all- thought provoking. There are so many different levels to this movie it is ridiculous. And let’s not even mention the incredible special effects. (Nolan didn’t use CGI and instead made the actors be on actual rotating sets to make it look more real.) A million percent this should be nominated for an Oscar.
The acting was EXCELLENT. I believe this to be Leonardo DiCaprio’s best work to date and that is saying a lot since he has such an impressive body of work. In fact, if he doesn’t get nominated and WIN an Oscar for this movie I will be really disappointed. But then again anything that remotely has to do with science fiction never gets recognized by the snotty, dumber than dirt Academy.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt also really impressed me with his character. The crazy stunts that his character Arthur did were like WHOA! Crazy and impressive.
The only criticism that I heard from people was that it was hard to follow and confusing. Some even said it was boring. To that I say…For Realz??? I just don’t get it. The movie shows the team having different strategy sessions in which they explain what is going on (or will occur), as well as each individual level has a different setting. So I’m not really sure how one cannot follow along with the plot. Don’t get me wrong. There are things that I missed. This is definitely one of those movies that you can watch a few times to further your understanding of it. In fact if you don’t watch it more than once, then I think there may be something wrong with you.
For a movie that took over ten years to make, this is of the utmost excellence. So if you haven’t seen it, make sure to get it on Dec. 7th. AND if you can…get it in Blu-Ray. Then watch it and come talk to me because I have many, many different thoughts on it!

Did you hear?!?!?

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So did you hear the news??

George Lucas is rumored to be prepping a new Star Wars trilogy. How awesome is that?

It's rumored that Lucas will be using the profits that will be generated from re-releasing SW in 3D to finance the new trilogy.

It begs the question of...just WHAT exactly will the new trilogy focus on? Will it be a continuation of the Skywalker family? Or will it be a whole new Jedi that we focus on?

I find it hard to believe that it can continue on with the same characters (Even though I find that preferable), and this is why..

Harrison Ford.







I LOVE me some Harrison Ford. He was my first ever crush as Han Solo. Even though he's old as dirt now, he's still smoking hot sexy. (Shut up. Who are you to judge me?).






I love him so much that if it wasn't for a certain friend of mine using the Solo name (which btw she knows jack sh!t about Star Wars. "Shudder in convulsions") I could have been very likely to name my next child (if it was a boy) Han Solo.

What was that?
Why, Yes. Yes.
If I have another child and it is a girl her name will be Leia Amidala Organa.

Anyways.....
Harrison Ford is well..kind of snotty. He has stated numerous times that he will not do another SW movie. (He has expressed interest in re-visiting the role of Jack Ryan..you know Patriot Games, etc)

So Mr. Ford..why exactly will you not do another SW movie?

It's not as if he has an issue with Lucas. I mean he did another Indiana Jones movie for goodness sake. Did you all see Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? I mean REALLY? Don't get me wrong. IJ is an awesome film franchise, but the last movie stunk skunks butts. He survived a nuclear bomb by hiding in a refrigerator!!!
Not to say that another SW movie couldn't possibly suck (Episode 1 anyone?) But at least the SW franchise has enough die hard fans that it would still be very lucrative.

I think it may have more to do with Ford thinking that he is better than SW. He really was the star of SW to "break out" and achieve a level of fame that is different from the likes of Carrie Fisher or Mark Hamill. He did Indiana Jones, The Fugitive, Patriot Games,and many other good movies.
But then again there are movies such as Six Days and Seven Nights, Random Hearts, Firewall that were TERRIBLE.

He also doesn't "do" SW events. EVER. I'm curious as to what was given/promised to him to make an appearance at San Diego Comic Con. That in itself is a miracle. I would have pissed myself if I would have been there.

You will frequently see Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill at events, along with anyone and everyone else who worked on SW.
Nerds don't care WHAT exactly you did for the SW franchise. If you were associated with it you automatically are a God and will be treated as such. So much so that you can chose to never work again in your life an instead just travel to different cities and get paid to attend SW events.

I don't get how someone would not want to be associated with SW. If it wasn't for us nerds you all wouldn't have sh!t.
So Mr. Ford...I highly recommend that you return to the SW franchise (if the rumor is true of a new trilogy). Even if it's only a cameo for a hot second. Because us fans deserve to see little Jedi Solo babies grow up and fight the evil Empire. But then again maybe your new movie Morning Glory will be a big success that will rival that of the SW franchise.
NOT!