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Despite being possibly the most well received and enjoyed movie of the Summer, Inception is leaving many viewers confused.

Who’s dream are we in?  How many levels of dreams are occurring?  Where is limbo in the mix of things? These are but a few of the questions being asked by viewers.

Since it will be some time until we have the DVD/Blu-Ray release for multiple viewings and eventual ease of understanding, what are we to do to completely understand Christopher Nolan’s latest opus?

That’s where deviantART user dehahs comes in.  He’s put together an infographic explaining the different levels of dreaming in Inception in a way so stylish and so easy to read, the editors at USAToday must be green with envy.  I’ve embedded it above (you can click for a much larger version), so feel free to print it out for your friends the next time you’re having an Inception debate.

And be sure to check out dehahs’ page, too – he even put together an infographic explaining Pulp Fiction‘s tricky timeline!

Source:  deviantART.

Since his directorial debut with 2004′s remake of Dawn of the Dead, Zach Synder has made a name for himself with his stylish action films.  What he hasn’t done, however, was create a film that was all of his doing.  His first three films (Dawn of the Dead, 300 and Watchmen) were all based on previously existing works.

Next March, however, we get to see Synder’s first personal creation, a film called Sucker Punch.

What’s Sucker Punch?  Well, the official synopsis goes a little something like this:

Set in the 1950s, it tells the story of Baby Doll (Browning), who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution in Brattleboro, Vermont  and while there she starts to imagine alternative reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is caught by a vile man. She has 5 days to escape before being lobotomized. In order to cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur. She is joined with friends who are inmates from the institution. Lessons learned in the said fantasy world could help the girls escape their real-world fate.

But, based on the first trailer released last night (and embedded below), it’s probably best described as a post-modern Alice in Wonderland by way of Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow.

Mixing 50′s cheesecake, modern martial arts films, a bit of an anime twist, mechs, dragons, samurais and god knows what else, it looks like a movie that is either all style over substance or one of the most unique action/fantasy films to hit theaters in recent memory.

Having just seen Scott Pilgrim vs. the World last night (more on that later) I know that the mix of surreal action and realistic characters can work, but this trailer just bombards you with stunning imagery leaving me wondering – will there be substance behind it?

We’ll find out next spring. Sucker Punch hits theaters on March 25, 2011.

The first major reveal of Comic Con International goes to Tron: Legacy.

The sequel to the 1982 cult-classic Tron puts us in the shoes of Kevin Flynn’s son, who enters the cyberspace world of Tron to discover what happened to his father, who disappeared.

This, the second major trailer for the film, is the first to give us a taste of the story line, and showcases the immaculate CG work done to create a young Jeff Bridges.  Shown at the SDCC panel, then immediately released to Yahoo.com, it’s a great showcase of how far technology has come since the original film.

And honestly, how can you not lose your mind over that last scene?

One really positive note from the panel: there will NOT be 3D upconversion for Tron: Legacy. 2D elements will remain in 2D, but CG elements will be converted, for the best of both worlds.

Tron: Legacy hits theaters on December 17, 2010.

Source: Yahoo! Movies.