8 ½ (1963)

As a movie about making a movie, Fellini's 8 1/2 seems an unlikely choice for the most coveted spot on this list,
but when you consider how much filmmaking owes to dreams, the choice begins to make sense. While critics and fans
alike were comparing Inception to sci-fi blockbusters like The Matrix and Avatar, Leonardo DiCaprio cited 8 1/2 as
its most comparable predecessor. Fellini dismisses the conventional narrative in favor of protagonist Guido Anselmi's
dreams, memories, and subjective relationships with his parents and friends. 8 1/2 is a reminder that real life is often
more like a dream than we even realize and movies are just narrativized versions of the dreams of their creators.

- By Zachary Goldbaum / Source: Filmjabber.com