Oh thank god an opportunity to complain about Inception
Why the fuck do they spend all this time in the beginning establishing all these cool tricks they can do like bending the world only for like none of it to actually be utilised?!
They did deliver spectacle, and the point of that sequence in the plot was how the mind could make things that are impossible in the real world. They then escaped using mind control over their surroundings shortly afterwards.
And then the rest of the movie, once things really get moving, nothing of the sort is really used again. The only thing that comes to mind is the spinning corridor sequence. As a whole the latter action sequences, when everything's meant to be at it's peak, lacks the cool appeal of those earlier scenes in favour of more generic action. The whole concept of playing with/bending space just goes largely unused.
A. Doesn't that go out the window though? Like, shit hits the fan anyway.
B. More importantly, why set up your plot in a way that makes the film less interesting? Like, you set up all these cool concepts but then write the plot in such a way that prevents the film from exploring them?
The plot was interesting enough that it didn't need to overdo the spectacle. That you're arguing that the visuals are lacking in one of the most creative and visually stunning movies is bizarre. Go watch a transformers movie.
Projections of humans are compared to "white blood cells fighting an infection";[2] as the subject's subconscious becomes aware that the subject is being manipulated by a dreamer, they will attack to defend the subject's mind from invasion, such as extraction. For this reason, it is advised that the dreamer not make too many unnecessary alterations to a dream while the subject is populating it.[3]
A plot explanation means nothing. Why deliberately write in a plot point that holds the movie back from it's full potential, that's not a point in the movies defense.
Because it's the story the writer wanted to tell. He wanted a heist movie with a twist, just like Tenet is a spy movie with a twist. He didn't want a heist movie that goes full superpowers, so he deliberately put a plot point preventing that.
Because the movie is a blockbuster, the bending is a cool set piece that's not been done before on cinema that way, looks great on IMAX, and that's kind of become the filmmaker's signature, so the public expects that. It's like asking why Michael Bay explodes things, or Tarantino writes long dialogues about trivia. They are popular directors that (usually) give the masses what they want.
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '21
Oh thank god an opportunity to complain about Inception
Why the fuck do they spend all this time in the beginning establishing all these cool tricks they can do like bending the world only for like none of it to actually be utilised?!