Salt

Angelina Jolie is an incredible artist, but I can’t say I’ve seen all of her films. The films I have seen have been great. Her portrayal of GIA still remains one of my favorites.
In the film Salt, Angelina plays an agent that may be working for both sides. Trained in Russia and infiltrated into American society. The film is right on the money considering all that is going on right now with spies in the news.

Salt makes one think because we don’t know really know who anyone is. People will do anything to survive and to seek revenge. If the price is right…
The special effects are pretty good, but nothing over the top. Angelina does get bang up a lot and still manages to look good even with a swollen eye.
She kicks a lot of butt in this film so its well worth the price of admission. The only thing is the ending. It leaves it as if there could be a sequel, but we do know Salt is a bad ass and perhaps had more people to kill.
I’d be interested in seeing a Sequel should Angelina Jolie come back.

If you’re a fan of Angelina you’ll like this film. If you like thrillers with surprise endings then you’ll also enjoy this film. It has lots of twists.

Inception

I had been planning since I saw the preview of this film to see it. I knew I would want it in my collection for the special effects alone, but I also knew I had to see it on the big screen. I realized a long time ago that when you see a film the way it is meant to be seen then you can see it on a smaller screen. It doesn’t take away from the movie. I had never seen Lawrence of Arabia, Spartacus or Gone With the Wind on the large screen in fact, it wasn’t until I saw GWTW on the big screen that I was actually able to watch it on the small screen. It was the reverse for Lawrence of Arabia and Spartacus. Both of these films I’ve loved, but I had never seen them on the large screen until they had a re-release. It gave me a new appreciation for the films.

I’m not sure if Inception is considered science fiction or action and sci fi combined with drama, but I like films that deal with the mind. The film stars Leonardo Di Caprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Paige and an appearance by Michael Caine and Lucas Haas.

People try to manipulate people all the time. When dealing with dreams, a movie can start anywhere. It’s up to the writer to make sure the audience can follow along and that its not too complicated. Separating dreams from reality is one thing, but going from one dream to another is an entirely different matter. Putting thoughts into someone's head is known as brainwashing. In the world of dreams it's known as Inception. We delve inside the characters heads and their visions of their dream world. Layers of dreams where anything is possible when people are sharing the same dream. We find ourselves watching three dreams at once. Dreams cover a lot of ground in a few minutes and reality is shorter. Christopher Nolan the director of The Dark Knight gives us something interesting and Leonardo and Joseph pull this off despite competing with special effects.

I recall the film Brainstorm which is another favorite of mine. It’s also a film that goes inside a person’s mind to deal with their thoughts. It was a film about virtual reality. It was a film ahead of its time, but now the brain becomes more and more intriguing to scientists.

Give it a look see if you like the stars or if you like special effects. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. The enveloped gets pushed a lot with things I’ve not seen before.



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