This post contains minor spoilers for Inception. I also promise this will be the last lengthy post I write about Inception for a while.
In film there are two types of sound: diegetic and non-diegetic. Diegetic sound is that which comes from something within the film. An example would be characters speaking or music coming out of a radio. Non-diegetic sound is that which does not come from within the film. The most obvious example here would be music used to set the mood.
The most striking example of this is in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (which also happens to be my favorite film of all time). All of the sound is diegetic, even the soundtrack. This is because the entire story is being told by the narrator and he is adding sounds and music he likes to scenes as he remembers them and retells them.
This brings us to Inception. It turns out at least some of the sound in Inception is also diegetic instead of non-diegetic as I originally perceived. That sinister theme music the plays over the trailer? Definitely in the heads of the characters within the dreams. Watch the video below and prepare to have your mind blown…again.
Thanks to user JZP from the comments of the previous post for making me aware of this.
The following contains heavy spoilers for Inception. If you haven’t seen it yet, you definitely need to see it at least once before reading this. Inception is one of the best films of 2010 and an incredibly original piece of work. Do not read any further unless you’ve seen the film.
Huge Spoilers beyond this point, you’ve been warned
For the past two weeks after several showings, a ton of reading and even more discussion, I’ve reached some conclusions about Inception. The purpose of this blog post is two fold. First, I want to explain Christopher Nolan’s intent behind the film. Second, I want to discuss the seemingly ambiguous ending of the film and explain how it isn’t actually open for interpretation as some people believe.
This has been a really awful Summer for movies. Between Marmaduke and The Last Airbender someone might think Hollywood has totally given up on even trying to make something good. Check the teaser trailer below.
Most people would let out a huge groan if they were told Hollywood’s latest idea was to make a movie about Facebook. But with David Fincher directing (Se7en, Fight Club), Aaron Sorkin writing (A Few Good Men, West Wing), Jesse Eisenberg starring (Adventureland, Zombieland), Justin Timberlake co-starring (the funny guy from SNL) and Trent Reznor doing the music (Nine Inch Nails) this film is something to get very excited about.
The movie is based on the best selling book with the same title (The Social Network actually the book is called “Accidental Billionaires”), but is going to be known as “the facebook movie” to most people. What excites me even more than the possibility of something good to see in theaters is the knowledge that at least a few people are going to give my Why I Quit Facebook post another read.
What do you think? Does this sound like a recipe for a hit? Getting excited?
I had never heard of this before, but I find it really interesting.
In the in 1985 Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip entitled “The Rule”, one of the characters claims that she only watches a movie if it satisfies the following requirements:
1. It has to have at least two women in it,
2. Who talk to each other,
3. About something besides a man.
How many movies do you think pass this simple test? The video explains.
This will probably be the last non-Japan related post for a while.
About a week ago I got to see a sneak peek of “Exit Through The Gift Shop.” It’s a documentary about the elusive street artist Banksy. To explain what the movie is about, or to even show the trailer would run the risk of ruining this incredible film. This is a movie I would recommend to anyone and everyone. I enjoyed it more than Kick-Ass, Iron Man 2, or anything else I’ve seen in 2010. Do yourself a favor and go check this one out. Here is a list of cities where it is currently playing.
I guarantee this will become a cult film, it made big waves and Sundance and will probably at least be in the conversation come awards season. The moment I get back from Japan I’ll be headed to a theater to see it again. It’s so great and so profound, definitely check it out.
This list got me thinking. No Big Lebowski? Really? I’ve only seen 6 out of the 10, which is surprising, but a bunch of these have been on my list to watch for a while. What movie would you suggest that didn’t make the list?
I’ve already watched this several times. Apparently since being posted two days ago, this short film by Erik Rinsch (Ridley Scott’s protege) has already created a bidding war between several major studios for the rights to make a full length version. It’s really incredible. You should definitely take four minutes and watch it.
Connected is a short film set in a desolate future. Unfortunately there isn’t an embedded version. On the official web site they have a very high quality quicktime version. The official description reads:
Set in the distant future, Connected is a story about survival and greed with a post apocalyptic wasteland as its backdrop. Survivors of an unknown disaster shuffle through a desolate landscape, as it quickly becomes clear that not everybody has the strength to survive.
It won’t be available forever, so make sure and watch this while it is still free.
