This is one of those cases in which if you have not yet seen the movie we are going to talk about, either because you have lived in a cave for the last decade or because you never had the opportunity to do so, you must dedicate two and a half hours of your time to make it a priority.
The bad news is that it is something urgent – you only have 2 days to see it, until April 29 – and that is The science fiction film nominated for 8 Oscars leaves Prime Video -including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay- whose ending will leave you for several days thinking and analyzing every detail. What is real and what is not? Do we live in a dream within a dream?
Fourteen years before Christopher Nolan will sweep the 2024 Oscars with ‘Oppenheimer’, his biographical film about the brilliant American physicist Julius Robert Oppenheimer at the head of the ‘Manhattan Project’, signed one of the best films of the 21st century.
After surprising in 2008 with ‘The Dark Knight’, considered one of the best superhero films in history, Nolan would present his next project with an amazing cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe and Michael Caine.
‘Origin’ presents us the story of Dom Cobba expert in the art of appropriationDuring the dream, of the secrets of other people’s subconscious. His strange ability has made him a highly sought-after man in the world of espionage, but it has also condemned him to being a fugitive and, consequently, to giving up on leading a normal life. Your only chance to change your life it will be Do exactly the opposite of what you have always done: inception, which consists of implanting an idea in the subconscious instead of subtracting it. To do this, you will need to assemble a small team specialized in various skills.
In Fotogramas’ critique of ‘Origen’, we conclude that it is “a sum of brilliance that offers a lot and demands a minimum to the multiplex spectator, who will enjoy in this megalopolis where ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Memento’ meet in ‘The Matrix’ because, deep down, all the Rosebuds of the great films are that, a wonderful toy for children“.
And ‘Origin’ is one of those films that hypnotize thanks to an approach that places you to the limit of pure entertainmentan action and science fiction thriller that is pure escape cinema in which reality and dreams intermingle. Original, daring and, in turn, convolutedto. It is, in short, one of those films that you can recommend and they will never fail you. And if you arrived in time to see the movie and your head exploded, here’s the ending of ‘Inception’ explained. You are welcome.
Jorge is an expert in movies, series and comics. His favorite genres are horror and science fiction, the perfect balance between the thunderous scream of the slasher and the disturbing silence of space and, although he flirts with auteur cinema in search of that hidden gem far from the mainstream, he does not hide, His thing is commercial cinema from Marvel, Star Wars, DC and Pixar.
This restless journalist discovered the mysticism of ‘Twin Peaks’ a few years ago and, since then, it has been just another concept trapped inside David Lynch’s head. When he manages to escape from the Black Lodge, he revisits the filmography of the master Carpenter, loses himself again between the pages of Moore and Gibbons’ ‘Watchmen’ or sets out in search of new emotions in miniseries format.
After his brief stint in media such as TVE, RNE and the TV and communication section of La Razón, Jorge has spent more than a decade in the delirious world of advertising agencies, where he has had the opportunity to be part of various communication teams. which have allowed him to participate in soirees, events, junkets and various efforts with performers of the stature of Antonio de la Torre, Jared Harris, Kim Dickens, Colman Domingo and Christina Hendricks. He arrived at FOTOGRAMAS in 2022, where he managed to carve out a niche as an editor to write about the most popular series, the best Alfred Hitchcock films or everything related to franchises, reboots, prequels, sequels, sequels and various nonsense of the moment, returning from This forms his passion for journalism and cinema.
Jorge has a degree in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, in addition to being a director from the RTVE Institute, where he acquired notions of pre-production, production and post-production of audiovisuals.
