Not watched Inception ....

So I have not yet watched ‘Inception’ – and before you castigate me, let me offer my readymade excuse, “I haven’t been able to lay my hands on the tickets”. Hopefully, now you are placated and would deign to read the rest of the random collection of words that form the substance of this article.

If there is one thing that drew me to Inception, it’s the Facebook. No, Facebook has not done a co-branding exercise with Inception (or has it? Someone who has seen Inception, please confirm) nor will you find video snippets of the movie on Facebook (or will you?). The reason that piqued my curiosity about Inception being that all of my friends in Facebook (a number not even straining the second hand if a count were taken) have some or the other comment about it. I feel very lonely in the FBverse, the only one without any update regarding Inception. My favourite comment goes something like “Nolan! Nolan! Nolan! ……”. I was immediately reminded of my 7th class days when we used to chant out the रामा शब्ध in the rhythm of oscillating heads “He Ram!, He Ramou!, He Ramah!”

But I am digressing. Let me see, I was talking about, errrrr, Inception. The actual reason why I haven’t watched Inception is a nagging fear – What if I leave the hall saying “Huh?” I mean, with the whole world is singing its paeans and some of my friends saying that even the dumbest of individuals would appreciate the movie, I don’t want to be THE dumb even in the congregation of dumb.

And if past is any indicator, I would have a big question mark on my face at the end of the movie. Matrix needed six helpings before it penetrated my cranium. And that’s part 1. Part II and III are still a mystery to me (except that I like the “Om Shanthi” at the end). Memento (Ghajini’s “inspiration”), a movie of one and a half hours, took me six hours to watch. Without any breaks. With multiple rewind and fast forwards….and a raging headache to boot. I remain in dark about Dark Knight, another of Nolan’s masterpiece (the only other of the masterpieces that I know being Memento).

Hopefully I will see Inception soon (I am gathering courage and marshalling my resources simultaneously.) If I return blank faced or in stupor, dear world, please don’t brand me a loser. I promise to make all the effort to increase the ken of my understanding. And till then contribute copiously to Sathyam, Inox and various other halls screening the movie.

Before I close, a small plea – If any of you know a hall where Inception is being screened with option to forward/rewind, please give me a heads up, my reputation and image are at stake.