Thoughts on Inception

I was truly surprised by the number of students who listed "Inception" as one of their favorite movies.  What is it about this film that has people so intrigued?  That appeals to many different tastes?  Having read about it for many weeks before its opening and being a huge fan of Christopher Nolan's work ("Memento," "The Prestige," "The Dark Knight"), I broke one of my own movie rules and went on opening weekend.  Even now, I can recall with detail the scenes that took my breath away (Inception clip) but I think the notions of layered consciousness that "Inception" explored are the main reason I loved it so much.  I think we do hold a "safe" deep within our mind somewhere, and that safe would manifest differently for each person.  For Cilian Murphy's character, it was a locked chamber within a snow-bound fortress.  What would mine be?  I have no idea, and that's the point.  So many people I talk to about this movie focus on the ending:  did the top topple?  Is it "live" or is it Memorex?  (Y'all are too young for that reference, sorry!)  For me, it really doesn't matter. The whole movie was itself an inception - designed to open up our own minds, to make us think, to make us talk, to elicit interaction.  And on that front, Nolan succeeded in the highest degree.  What do you think?  Why did you like or NOT like this film? 

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