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Post by sdrew13163 on Sept 13, 2019 16:08:54 GMT
I used to dislike his performance in this. I actually considered it one his worst of the 21st century so far.
After rewatching Inception, I realize how wrong I was. It’s not his best performance by any stretch, but he does an excellent job playing what essentially amounts to a tragic mad scientist.
His experiments and need to always push further cost him the life of his wife and therefore the loss of having his children. Leo portrays this excellently, especially in any scene he shares with Marion Cotillard’s Mal.
To cope with his loss, he simply dives back into his obsession - dreams - in order to recreate what he lost. Fantastic work that I feel he deserves more credit for.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 13, 2019 16:33:31 GMT
It's not Leo's fault. Nolan's films are very conceptual and plot driven. He doesn't write characters you can relate to for the most part. Inception is maybe the ultimate example of this. I enjoy the 'heist' aspect of the film but I feel it's emotionally hollow, which never allows me to connect with the characters at all.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 13, 2019 16:39:41 GMT
It is one of his best and most nuanced performances imo.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 13, 2019 16:43:22 GMT
It's not Leo's fault. Nolan's films are very conceptual and plot driven. He doesn't write characters you can relate to for the most part. Inception is maybe the ultimate example of this. I enjoy the 'heist' aspect of the film but I feel it's emotionally hollow, which never allows me to connect with the characters at all. I have never understood this complaint. It is a very emotional movie imo. It's entirely about Dom's guilt and how it is destroying him and the whole movie is about him trying to get back to his kids. It is Nolan's most emotionally powerful film. It's a masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. And what about the scene where Cillian Murphy confronts his father in the dream? That is a heartbreaking and beautiful scene.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 13, 2019 16:55:31 GMT
I always thought the performance was great.
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Post by politicidal on Sept 13, 2019 17:19:22 GMT
"But he does an excellent job playing what essentially amounts to a tragic mad scientist." Now that's a good take on it.
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Post by Caesium137 on Sept 13, 2019 17:28:04 GMT
It's not Leo's fault. Nolan's films are very conceptual and plot driven. He doesn't write characters you can relate to for the most part. Inception is maybe the ultimate example of this. I enjoy the 'heist' aspect of the film but I feel it's emotionally hollow, which never allows me to connect with the characters at all. This is how I feel about Inception. Its a decent film but leaves me emotionally vacant because of how intent on Nolan was (at the time) in focusing mainly on building the structure of the narrative rather than character. Way too much exposition and technicality in the first 2 acts. I think he corrected a lot of this in Insterstellar which is very emotionally resonant. As for Leo, I like this performance it reminds me very closely of his Shutter Island one. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 13, 2019 17:30:24 GMT
It's not Leo's fault. Nolan's films are very conceptual and plot driven. He doesn't write characters you can relate to for the most part. Inception is maybe the ultimate example of this. I enjoy the 'heist' aspect of the film but I feel it's emotionally hollow, which never allows me to connect with the characters at all. This is how I feel about Inception. Its a decent film but leaves me emotionally vacant because of how intent on Nolan was (at the time) in focusing mainly on building the structure of the narrative rather than character. Way too much exposition and technicality in the first 2 acts. I think he corrected a lot of this in Insterstellar which is very emotionally resonant. As for Leo, I like this performance it reminds me very closely of his Shutter Island one. i am the opposite. I think Inception and Prestige are his most emotional dramas. I feel for Cobb’s losses and addictions. Granted the supporting players don’t have much to do but the story is not about them so I don’t miss it. |
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Post by jcush on Sept 13, 2019 18:31:30 GMT
Not one of his absolute best performances, but still very good. He does a good job making me emotionally invested in his character and the story.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 13, 2019 18:32:30 GMT
It's not Leo's fault. Nolan's films are very conceptual and plot driven. He doesn't write characters you can relate to for the most part. Inception is maybe the ultimate example of this. I enjoy the 'heist' aspect of the film but I feel it's emotionally hollow, which never allows me to connect with the characters at all. I have never understood this complaint. It is a very emotional movie imo. It's entirely about Dom's guilt and how it is destroying him and the whole movie is about him trying to get back to his kids. It is Nolan's most emotionally powerful film. It's a masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. And what about the scene where Cillian Murphy confronts his father in the dream? That is a heartbreaking and beautiful scene. It's not a complaint, just an observation. All of Nolan's films are emotionally distant, and he's one of my favorite directors. The Prestige is in my all time top 25, and it isn't because I'm overcome with emotion at the end.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 13, 2019 18:35:32 GMT
This is how I feel about Inception. Its a decent film but leaves me emotionally vacant because of how intent on Nolan was (at the time) in focusing mainly on building the structure of the narrative rather than character. Way too much exposition and technicality in the first 2 acts. I think he corrected a lot of this in Insterstellar which is very emotionally resonant. As for Leo, I like this performance it reminds me very closely of his Shutter Island one. i am the opposite. I think Inception and Prestige are his most emotional dramas. I feel for Cobb’s losses and addictions. Granted the supporting players don’t have much to do but the story is not about them so I don’t miss it. What can I say, they didn't connect with me. I enjoy both films (The Prestige much more than Inception), they're well crafted from top to bottom; but neither of them bowl me over with drama.
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Post by moviemouth on Sept 13, 2019 19:02:16 GMT
I have never understood this complaint. It is a very emotional movie imo. It's entirely about Dom's guilt and how it is destroying him and the whole movie is about him trying to get back to his kids. It is Nolan's most emotionally powerful film. It's a masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. And what about the scene where Cillian Murphy confronts his father in the dream? That is a heartbreaking and beautiful scene. It's not a complaint, just an observation. All of Nolan's films are emotionally distant, and he's one of my favorite directors. The Prestige is in my all time top 25, and it isn't because I'm overcome with emotion at the end. Complaint or observation, I don't find his movies emotionally distant.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 13, 2019 19:37:56 GMT
i am the opposite. I think Inception and Prestige are his most emotional dramas. I feel for Cobb’s losses and addictions. Granted the supporting players don’t have much to do but the story is not about them so I don’t miss it. What can I say, they didn't connect with me. I enjoy both films (The Prestige much more than Inception), they're well crafted from top to bottom; but neither of them bowl me over with drama. Drama for drama sake is overrated. My main concern is whether they connect to the story. If the story is good that usually means at least one of the characters are as well. However if you can’t find drama in Prestige we are working off massive differences of what that means. |
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Post by hi224 on Sept 13, 2019 20:49:25 GMT
i loved his performance, its expository writing i am not sure of at all.
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