Movies everyone!

I've just got to warn you guys if you lovvveeedddd Twilight or Inception, please do not read this post. I'm just here trying to vent.

And then now we have Inception! Inception was supposedly an 'amazingly mind-blowing movie that will change the way we think' - I summarise from what I've been seeing through the net. Thus I paid for my ticket in high hopes, already geared with top focus because it was a 'highly intelligent movie that you probably won't understand unless you focus'. I agree on the second part of that, and mind you, even with full focus it was hard to understand what the Japanese man was saying what with the accent and no subtitles. But was it really highly intelligent? Err... now was it? Personally I didn't think so. I think there are far more intelligent issues around us. Even my university course readings are more intellectual.

Perhaps we have all been influenced by the hype that surrounds the movie and its claim to be intelligent, that we are afraid of telling people that 'it really wasn't THAT great' in fear of being thought of as stupid. Oh you didn't think it was good? You probably didn't understand it.

I don't think a 'highly intelligent' movie would even be that much of a box office success since most likely, 15% who watch it would think it's such an intriguing movie while the remaining 85 would walk out of the cinema and say 'well that was boring and I didn't quite get it but can't be bothered'. Well, this is of course with a hypothetical 'general' target audience.

If you have misunderstood me and thought I hated the movie, you are wrong. I think Inception is a good movie, with good plot, directing, acting, visual effects, action, etc. I just didn't think it deserves that much, and what with that label of an 'intelligent movie'. Think about it, wasn't it pretty much mainstream? Indeed it was mainstream, it was Hollywood. Where was the intellectual part?? It was more like listening to instructions for a game to me, enhanced with a bit of twist and uncovering of plots here and there. Which, is hey, smart and fun!

We feel good about ourselves after the movie because we were able to understand it. Everyone heard that it was like a puzzle piece, you needed to solve it and if you could get the plot, wow, you must be smart! (Yeah just like everyone else! And why is that? Because the movie wasn't that complex and it actually explained itself) Then as human beings we feel a sense of triumph, and we sing praises about Inception because we wanted to tell the world how great it is, and I could understand it! Perhaps a bit on the extreme side, but that definitely has an effect on the society's reaction to the movie. No matter how little a fraction of the statement I made, it is the fact. I believe it's undeniable.

Of course I'm not stereotyping Inception fans as people under the influence of the marketing strategies and psychological tricks bound around this movie. Really I'm not. If you loved it, great. You must have your reasons, and yeah I'm not going to argue on what your preference is because that is just stupid and what a complete waste of time. But this post is just my opinion on things. I know how it is, publishing my opinions on the web brings about lots of disagreement and I don't exactly enjoy having one of my friends read this and think I'm offending him/her. But I just need to say some things in my mind, and what's the use of the blog if not this?

So please don't get offended. If you have any opinion, feel free to discuss in the tagboard or wherever (note that I used the word discuss not argue). Till next time~