10 Most Immersive Movies Ever

With director Christopher Nolan being such a fan of grounding his movies in some semblance of reality, the Earth we see in Inception could easily pass off as our own - the only difference is that it has a thick vein of sci-fi running deep through its centre.

And it's this mixture of the ordinary and the extraordinary that gives Inception its mind-blowing edge. You want a gunfight on a rainy street? Well, you get that, but there's also an enormous freight train driving down the middle of the road. You want an intense melee brawl? Well, you get that, but it also takes place in a rotating corridor.

Nolan repeats this trick throughout, giving us hints of familiarity before twisting them into something more spectacular. Taking the tall brown buildings and thick concrete stairs we see when we look out of the window and contorting them into impossible positions produces a mesmerising effect that is hard to disengage from, almost like the movie's thumping opening notes have you hooked on one of the very dream machines that Cobb and his team of mind-invaders use throughout the story.

On that note, Inception's other ace in the hole is its infectious soundtrack, with its ticking clocks and soft guitar riffs creating a dreamlike aura that lingers throughout each scene. The movie sounds like it's putting you into a trance, and considering how passionately debated that cliffhanger is to this very day, Inception was clearly able to capture the minds of its viewers with its ingenuity and captivating atmosphere.