Christopher Nolan's Inception

[cryptic name]

Some movies need endings. This story led us to a conclusion. It built to one, it was logical to give one (which cannot be said about Blade Runner). The audience in this film deserved an ending. Not a cheap twist for the sake of havng a twist.



What Nolan did wasn't a smart. A smart twist would've been.....well......smart. The ending we received was no different than Freddy jumping out of the mirror at the end of Nightmare on Elm Street 2010. Its not smart. Its a cheap last minute ploy to generate buzz and create sequel potential.

there's just nothing correct about this. the ending isn't a twist at all, it has everything to do with the story of the film, and most definitely is not there to set up a sequel.

Spoiler

the significance of cutting to black before we can see if the top topples or not is not to make us want to come back for a sequel to see if he was still dreaming, but to make the point that it didn't matter to him. he's chosen this reality, and it doesn't matter if it's our reality or not. it's a concept that's set up very early in film at the chemist's place.

 

[Solidus]

On a lighter note, I love this pic, JGL's facial expression is "Hey where's my arm candy?" as Leo scoops them both, but he needn't fear as he smokes Leo in the fashion stakes with that suit and bow tie combo.

Leo is a ladies man that is for sure. Poor JGL. lol

But I bet the ultimate ladies man on the Inception set was none other than Michael Caine. I'm sure if he was there, it would be Leo with the sad puppy look and Caine with the ladies hanging off of him lol.

 

[The Spawn]

What would you guys use for a totem?

 

[Solidus]

there's just nothing correct about this. the ending isn't a twist at all, it has everything to do with the story of the film, and most definitely is not there to set up a sequel.

Spoiler

the significance of cutting to black before we can see if the top topples or not is not to make us want to come back for a sequel to see if he was still dreaming, but to make the point that it didn't matter to him. he's chosen this reality, and it doesn't matter if it's our reality or not. it's a concept that's set up very early in film at the chemist's place.

Agreed 100%

 

[Nivek]

I would not compare this with Superman Returns in terms of audience impact...Come on now lol

Funny, after all this time some people still taste **** in their corn flakes.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Nope. Nolan was the ladies man. The women can't resist the vest.

It's so soft!

 

[LastSunrise1981]

I watched it last night and I wasn't surprised to see the theatre pretty much empty. However, I really enjoyed the film as it really had my mind twisted and in all honesty, I'll have to watch it again to make sure I caught everything.

The acting, atmosphere, music, and the action was top notch. I'm not sure if anyone will agree with me on this. But the hallway fight scene reminded me a lot of what a Spider-Man fight or wall crawling scene should feel and look like.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I don't know. But it could have been something like he did for Memento. Again, the ending is only a minor complaint for me.

But both films had different themes. Leonard couldn't even remember what happened five minutes ago which led to the end whereas Inception plays on the perception of reality. It makes sense.

Spoiler

It could neither be a happy or sad ending. WIth a film that deals with issues like this, it should be left ambiguous.

 

[danoyse]

Solid film, very fresh concept and execution. The cast was outstanding, the plot was engaging, and I like how it tied everything up in the end. Nothing all that mindblowing IMO, but I don't impress that easy. Still, the story had a nice flow to it, that despite description and criticisms of others, wasn't that hard to follow. I really hope the mainstream audience gives it a shot, but the showing I was at this morning at the Liemax was maybe 50 people.

8.5/10

My LieMax show was sold out last night, as was the 11pm show following ours.

Also my mom, who confessed afterwards that she was afraid the movie would be hard to follow, said she didn't have a problem following it at all. She was recommending it to her friends this morning.

 

[The Spawn]

Spoiler

His character arc wasn't just about him moving on from his wife's death, it was also about him fully accepting that he can't let dreams take the place of reality. Him staying in a dream to be with his children is no different from him trying to use a dream to be with his dead wife. It can be argued that he is indeed in a dream, but if he is, that means the film has a downer ending, since Cobb has abandoned his children to continue living in a fantasy world.

 

[Christopher Nolan]

She was recommending it to her friends this morning.

this is very important.

 

[-Arya-]

But both films had different themes. Leonard couldn't even remember what happened five minutes ago which led to the end whereas Inception plays on the perception of reality. It makes sense.

Spoiler

It could neither be a happy or sad ending. WIth a film that deals with issues like this, it should be left ambiguous.

Memory and Perception are very interconnected. They aren't that different from each other.

 

[Mr. Earle]

So i heard that the enemies the team faces are some random dudes that act like the victim's dream defense, his white blood cells if you will. It sounds good, but random, faceless dudes sounds bland, you know? Shouldnt there be some special bad guys too, like the Agents in the Matrix or whatever, acting like the dream's antibodies, you know the specialized defense? Wouldnt adding some special villains with some flair improve the overall quality of the villains?

 

[LastSunrise1981]

I really want this film to do well, just because it's different and I feel Nolan hasn't let us down. It's just I don't think it will just because of the content and the general public won't get it. I think they're going in expecting this action packed science fiction film.

They see it advertised as the director who brought The Dark Knight and expect a full blown special effects film.

 

[danoyse]

I don't want your explanation of it, thanks. I wanted the film to endear them to me. I wanted to get to know them. Not to have a couple lines that explain their entire motivations. You're just going to have accept that my opinion is different than yours as you are not going to convince me to care for characters that I didn't care about when I saw the movie.

I think it was meant for the characters to be left ambiguous

Spoiler

since in the end you're not quite which times you were seeing them in reality or in dreams. It goes along with the entire concept of the dream in the film - how did they get here in the first place? There's not always going to be an answer that, so you won't know them in the way you'd know a character the way you should.

 

[danoyse]

So i heard that the enemies the team faces are some random dudes that act like the victim's dream defense, his white blood cells if you will. It sounds good, but the random, faceless dudes sounds bland, you know? Shouldnt there be some special bad guys too, like the Agents in the Matrix or whatever, acting like the dream's antibodies, you know the specialized defense? Wouldnt adding some special villains with some flair improve the overall quality of the villains?

No.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

So i heard that the enemies the team faces are some random dudes that act like the victim's dream defense, his white blood cells if you will. It sounds good, but random, faceless dudes sounds bland, you know? Shouldnt there be some special bad guys too, like the Agents in the Matrix or whatever, acting like the dream's antibodies, you know the specialized defense? Wouldnt adding some special villains with some flair improve the overall quality of the villains?

No, because it would've been too much like the Matrix.

 

[Milkman95]

$21 Million on Friday, pretty impressive......

Can't wait to see it this weekend...

 

[luke1234]

I really want this film to do well, just because it's different and I feel Nolan hasn't let us down. It's just I don't think it will just because of the content and the general public won't get it. I think they're going in expecting this action packed science fiction film.

They see it advertised as the director who brought The Dark Knight and expect a full blown special effects film.

It's more of an action-packed science fiction film then you think.

 

[Solidus]

Things I noticed one before watching the film. And one after.

1. I love how the "dream machine" looks a lot like the VK Test from Blade Runner.

2.

Spoiler

Anyone else notice that Satio in the Level 2 of the first dream when Cobb is trying to extract him, Satio is killed in Level 2 the same way he did in Begins as the "fake Ra's"? A wooden beam from above blows up and on fire comes crashing down him him. I wonder if that was intentional?

 

[Kane52630]

2.

Spoiler

Anyone else notice that Satio in the Level 2 of the first dream when Cobb is trying to extract him, Satio is killed in Level 2 the same way he did in Begins as the "fake Ra's"? A wooden beam from above blows up and on fire comes crashing down him him. I wonder if that was intentional?

lol didnt noticed that until now

 

[Nivek]

My LieMax show was sold out last night, as was the 11pm show following ours.

Also my mom, who confessed afterwards that she was afraid the movie would be hard to follow, said she didn't have a problem following it at all. She was recommending it to her friends this morning.

I'm just worried, given that I would like this to make bank so studios take more risk in complex original films with a big scope like this. It's going to leave the mindless action & death film going crowd in the cold, same with people with little ones, but this is more to promote a wider range of films outside of conventional genres.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Things I noticed one before watching the film. And one after.

1. I love how the "dream machine" looks a lot like the VK Test from Blade Runner.

2.

Spoiler

Anyone else notice that Satio in the Level 2 of the first dream when Cobb is trying to extract him, Satio is killed in Level 2 the same way he did in Begins as the "fake Ra's"? A wooden beam from above blows up and on fire comes crashing down him him. I wonder if that was intentional?

I noticed that too. t:

 

[Nivek]

$21 Million on Friday, pretty impressive......

Can't wait to see it this weekend...

Where are the totals posted at, man? Boxofficemojo?

 

[Mr. Earle]

No, because it would've been too much like the Matrix.

They dont have to be like the Agents, they could have been anything. A cloud, a fire, a ghost, Batman, etc...