Inception, Yakezie Round Up, Uncommon Money News
| August 3, 2010 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson
What if you can go any place your mind could conceive, but only in your dreams? If that question is somewhat reminiscent of the Outer Limits and Twilight Zone, then you are right. The concept certainly isn’t novel. However, I am really referring to Christopher Nolan’s Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
I just got a chance to watch it on Saturday and was really blown away. When seeing anything that brilliant, I’m always impressed by the creativity some writers and directors possess. Not every movie causes you to suspend your disbelief; however Inception certainly takes the viewer on a compelling journey. For the third straight week, Inception has been the number one move domestically. It cost $160 million to make and has already taken in $193,313,741 domestically. Of course, the world wide box office brings its total to about $365 million (in 17 days).
If you like creative action thrillers, you should certainly see it.
Question:What is your favorite movie so far this year?
Now, it’s time to do the weekly Uncommon Money News and Yakezie Round Up.
Uncommon Money News and Yakezie Round Up
In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!
This week I participated in 3 carnivals:Festival Of Frugality Edition 240, mentioned on Festival of Frugality Home Page for Editor Pick*, The Carnival of Financial Planning Vol. 152 hosted at The Financial Blogger, Yakezie Carnival hosted at Not Made of Money.
Included posts: Will The Dow Really Drop By 90%? , Will the Economy Collapse In 2011?, and Why Is Debt Really Decreasing?
Invest It Wisely linked to Hey Broke People, Stop Overpaying For College! in post entitled the Weekend Reading Camping Edition.. ETF Trends also linked to Will The Dow Really Drop By 90%? in post entitled ETFs Could Be Facing Deflation; How to Cope. Thanks for the link love!
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Inception was a pretty interesting movie. It got me interested in trying to lucid dream again… haven't been too successful so far, but I'll give it a few more shots! 😉
Thanks for the mention.
My recent post Save More Money with Indexed Funds
Often when I have a lucid dream, it is absolutely terrifying (nightmare). Maybe it's a good thing you have been unsuccessful 🙂
Friendly Regards,
Shawn
Thanks for the mention. I've been debating whether to see Inception. I'm a DiCaprio fan but I hear, like you say, it is really heavy!
My recent post Adam Dunns due
It's certainly enjoyable though! It's definitely not your everyday movie experience 🙂
Shawn, we already had a twiter exchange about this movie. I loved it an kept mulling it over in my mind a couple of days. Not many films hve that impact so I'll definitely see it again.
Thanks for the link love!
My recent post My Name is… The Decloaking of Bucksome Boomer
I must see Inception-I love DiCapprio. Too many favs to share-Shutter Island was compelling-Of course, Up in the Air (how not to live your life), City Island was amazing—don't get me started. Oh, and as usual, thanks for the mention of my compounding post!!!
You are welcome! I had the same experience with regards to Inception. Not many movies leave me so captivated. I think the last movie that has impacted me that way was The Dark Night (also produced by Chris Nolan)
You are welcome for the link love Barb. I enjoyed Shutter Island as well. I found it much more predictable than Inception but that didn't impede my enjoyment. Friendly regards,
Shawn