Inception

I watched the movie Inception last night. It was magical. It reminds me what is best about movies. They make you think, feel and transport to places that could never exist. The movie is about the idea of dream sharing, going into the minds of someone who is dreaming with nefarious intentions. The title regards the idea of implanting the Inception of an idea into the sub-conscious without the dreamer realizing the idea isn't theirs.

The movie reminded me of several other movies. The concept of what is real and what is a dream. First is Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise. This movie is based on a Spanish film Abre Los Ojos [Open your eyes]. The premise in Vanilla Sky is would you live in a dream state where everything is perfect or would you choose to exist in the real world with pain and suffering is everyday 24 hour a day reality.

Dreamscape is an 80's movie with Dennis Quaid. He has the ability to enter other people dreams through an ESP type ability. The president is having nightmares and he is recruited to help. Another ESP type, is recruited by the bad guys to kill the president in his dreams to make it look like a heart attack. It's cheesy except the bad guy is from the Movies Warriors and Commando. He actually steals his scenes.

What would your ideal dream existence be. Is there a lost loved one you would keep alive forever even if they weren't real. Would you go insane. Inception was excellent.

Peace

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