INCEPTION

INCEPTION
“Fast Asleep”
If you’re a fan of Christopher Nolan and Leonardo d'caprio, go ahead and hate me. But spending two and a half hours being confused and disoriented is not my idea of a good time at the movies.
“Inception” tries hard to be something different and original. But it’s nothing more than a mash-up of the “The Matrix” with 1984’s far superior “Dreamscape”.
Not that the film doesn’t contain good ideas, and it certainly has extraordinary visuals and effects, but the plot is annoyingly hard to follow. To love this film is to simply give up trying to follow the story and just immerse yourself in the visual landscape. If that’s your cup of tea, then go for it. You won’t be disappointed.

From what I can tell, the story centers on Leonardo DiCaprio being able to somehow enter someone’s dream and plant ideas deep in their subconscious. Creating a “team” to do this only merges multiple dream states to create dreams with dreams within dreams until we never have any idea what is real and what is not.
Nolan goes to great lengths to create mesmerizing dream worlds. But humans were dreaming for millenniums before CGI was invented. My dreams don’t look like they take place in a computer! Certainly, I never heard of people dreaming in 5.1 surround stereo sound. My dreams don’t have wall-to-wall bombastic film score music! Hans Zimmer’s ridiculously loud over-the-top music is intrusive and grows annoying as the film goes on.
Since “The Wizard Of Oz” in 1939, when Dorothy’s trip to Emerald City was revealed to have all been a colorful dream, it always seemed as though you could forgive any unrealistic implausibility in a movie if it took place during a dream. “Inception” banks on the fact that, because it almost entirely takes place in a dream, it can get away with anything. OK, so I won’t criticize the many logic-defying moments. I’ll just say that I was quite bored by it all.
here is the trailer, but i'm not  guaranteed you're gonna satisfied

 

Black Swan

here i go, after the King's Speech, Black Swan movie is the controversial one, and nominated of several prestigious category in the Academy Award


BLACK SWAN 
“Dancing With A Star”
Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” is a whole new level of crazy! But it earns my respect and admiration for what it dares to accomplish.
The visionary director of “Requiem For A Dream” and “The Wrestler” has now given us a psychological thriller set in the backstage world of ballet. More specifically, a production of “Swan Lake” in which the lead is literally transformed into her character.
Natalie Portman gives an undeniably powerful performance. She is a star who raises the bar considerably on her own career achievements with what she does in this film. But her character remains a blank canvas making it hard sometimes for us to connect emotionally. But visually we are connected, and stunned by what we’re seeing on the screen. Never sure if it’s meant to be reality, fantasy, hallucination or straight-up insanity.

A subtle “All About Eve”-style plot is filled with superb supporting performances from Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey both making strong comebacks here after being absent from the screen for awhile.
“Black Swan” is dark and creepy, but in a fun way. It’s the second film this year (after “Splice”) in which an actress sprouts bird legs! But, again, in a fun way!
 so, if you want to know what the film is like, watch here

The King's Speech

according to the previous post, The King's Speech film brought almost all of the oscar statue. so i'd like to give my preview to that film before the other

“Speech Restriction”

A wonderfully inspirational film, “The King’s Speech” stars Colin Firth as Britain’s King George VI. At the start of World War II, King George VI, afflicted with a speech stammer since the age of 5, finds it difficult to speak to his nation. Queen Elizabeth, beautifully played by Helena Bonham Carter, seeks the help of Lionel Logue, an Australian speech therapist spectacularly played by Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush. From here, “The King’s Speech” plays out like a royal “Pygamlion” and it’s easily one of the year’s best films.
Expect to hear a lot about this movie throughout awards season. David Seidler’s sharp screenplay is certain to be on the Oscar ballot. Another certainty is that Colin Firth will be giving a speech of his own on Oscar night. This role is a career-milestone for him and he deserves all the awards recognition he will likely receive.
Factual historical period dramas are always important and educational, but rarely are they also as inspirational and entertaining as “The King’s Speech”. Director Tom Hooper has crafted an elegant cinematic masterpiece from a subject that sounds rather dull on paper. You literally must see it to believe it. Just like Firth’s King George, everything that is great about this film is the result of hard work and dedication. A labor of love that triumphantly achieves its goals.
Parents should know that “The King’s Speech” is totally harmless for an all-ages audience. Quite remarkably, the film contains no sex, nudity or violence. Because it is set inside the royal world of Britain, the language is kept very clean and proper. Yet the MPAA has decided to give this film an ‘R’ rating which restricts anyone under 17 in this country from seeing it without an accompanying parent.
The MPAA’s rating system was originally designed as a guide to help parents sort out which movies were appropriate for their kids to see. But it has become a symbol of censorship in America and I suspect politics and foul play are involved in every current ratings decision they make.
Despite numerous appeals, the MPAA has said that “The King’s Speech” will remain R-rated due to a 10-second scene in which Colin Firth runs through a laundry-list of swear words as part of his therapy. As these 10 seconds fly by, the ‘F’ word can be heard repeatedly. Not as a verb. Not as an adjective. Just as a word.
By contrast, I heard the ‘F’ word spoken at least 5 times in the new comedy “Morning Glory” which the MPAA has rated PG-13, and in that film there is even a reference to a porn website called Banging-Grannies-dot-com.
It is my opinion that the MPAA, and any movie theatre enforcing their ridiculous ratings by preventing a person of any age from purchasing a ticket for “The King’s Speech”, should be held legally accountable for unconstitutional age discrimination.
watch the trailer here