Film Comparison: Inception, 81/2 and The Prestige

Film Comparison

Inception, 81/2 and The Prestige all have allot in common as films. Their nonlinear structure means that they have complex storylines and require allot of attention from the audeince. They all require the audeince to believe in something impossible, such as real magic in The Prestige, Dream stealing in Inception and living in between dreams and reality in 81/2. 

Inception and Fellini's 81/2 have the most in common as films as they both switch between reality and dream worlds. You are constantly asking yourself whilst you are watching the film weather you are watching reality or a dream. 

Inception for me was much more enjoyable than 81/2. In inception the film purposely left you questioning between reality and the dream world as it added to the suspense of the film. But I never found myself lost by the movies plot or became bored. However when watching 81/2 the movie meant to make it clear what was reality and what was a dream, but this wasnt clear to me at all. Add on top of this the non-linear structure and the confusing storyline, I found myself lost and I became easily bored and disinterested. 

It may have helped me watching the film in English, as tone of voice would of helped give context to what they where saying in the scene. 

Another difference between 81/2 and Christopher Nolan's films is that, in his films you are suspended in disbelief, you become immersed in the world of the film. But in 81/2 the film is very Postmodern much like many of Tarantino's films, it points to it being a film and not real. Because the film is about a film maker and the filmmaking process it draws the audience's attention to the fact that they are watching a film.

In conclusion, I think that The prestige and Incpetion work brilliantly as films, their star studded cast deliver captivating performances that made me watch the films again and again. The plots are complex enough to keep me interested but not too confusing that I became frustrated and as a result bored. But unfortunately I found 81/2 to be very tedious to watch and was not a film that I would want to watch again.