Confessions of an Aca/Fan: Archives: No, You Do Not Have to Be A Gamer to Like Inception!
Inception has gotten a lot of attention lately, and I'm sad I haven't seen it yet. This post from Henry Jenkins makes me all the more sad. There are no spoilers here, rather a look at why the narrative style is confusing to some, as he argues that it's showing a generational divide about how people process narratives. He speaks of the story being appealing to gamers, and without having seen the movie, I get where he's coming from. But I don't think this is a gamer film, or else it would be less popular. I do think there is a general shift in the world toward how we want to talk about existence and such, which this post gets at. That shift is driven by a number of things -- games, the web, smart phones, and more. Jenkins is saying the same, I think, and this is worth a read for those thinking about the web, games, always-connected lives, and similar topics.
