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Inception (2010)

Inception is a logical progression of Nolan's work with hints of his earlier film Memento filtered through the Matrix. What Inception is really about is the nature of reality, dreams, loss, guilt and addiction. In the world of Inception people can share dreams and do so in this instance to facilitate corporate espionage.

Amongst the things that Inception has in common with Memento are not just some of the themes it explores but also a great story combined with a well executed and unusual narrative technique and a craftily conceived puzzle underpinning it all. The story revolves around Cobb trying to get back to the US to see his children and his guilt over the death of his wife, it is well written and acted. There are some stunning visual sequences involving the dream worlds and the final heist which plays out on multiple levels is a genius conception with amazing, tense execution.

It is hard to find anything wrong with this film and it leaves enough ambiguity with it's conclusion to give the audience room to think for themselves without being confused by what happened. This is another 5/5 from Christopher Nolan, outstanding from concept to completion.