Christopher Nolan's Inception

[Doctor Jones]

Hardy was badass as usual. His voice is badass as well.

 

[Doctor Jones]

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But it is clear that films have been made which are intricate, 'deep' and 'brilliant' which do not have endings like this. So it's transparently obvious that this movie could have still been brilliant with a different ending.

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I can't think of anything else as to how it would have made it just as brilliant. Everything regarding Cobb leaned towards him going home. That was his goal. He got there. Then the theme of the film is the question of reality. If it opted for reality or dream it wouldn't have lived up to that theme.

 

[redhawk23]

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Dom says that the top was Mal's totem correct? What was his? Did he just take hers on?

Also something I really liked about the film

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The scene with the dream addicts. When they go and meet the chemist and there is the room of men sharing a dream. I just thought this was a nice touch. It showed that while the technology was developed by the army (another nice touch i must say) and employed in corporate espionage, it had moved beyond that. Its still a very secret and underground thing but it definitely opened the world of the movie up a little bit, it also showed the dangers and upped the stakes a little bit.

 

[redhawk23]

a post so nice I did it twice

 

[omid17]

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Dom says that the top was Mal's totem correct? What was his? Did he just take hers on?

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What did Cobb putting a spinning top inside the safe mean?
A: The safe is a creation of the subconscious that Cobb exploits, in this case Mal. The safes are constructed so that the dreamer believes that it is a safe place for them to store their secrets. The top is Mal's totem, which she uses to determine whether she's in a dream. If it never stops spinning, that tells Mal that she's in a dream. By placing a constantly spinning totem in the safe, Cobb is placing an idea (and a very simple one) inside her subconscious. It's not that she saw the totem spinning, but that it was always spinning in her subconcious mind. This is why she thought she was trapped in the dream world.

 

[-Arya-]

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I can't think of anything else as to how it would have made it just as brilliant. Everything regarding Cobb leaned towards him going home. That was his goal. He got there. Then the theme of the film is the question of reality. If it opted for reality or dream it wouldn't have lived up to that theme.

I disagree completely. Just because you or I cannot think of it, doesn't mean it's impossible. Again, It's not a huge issue where I'll besiege anyone who thinks differently about it. Film discussion is not about absolutes.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Aha! reading that list Omid posted it seems I was right

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Level 2 was Arthur's dreamworld, although I didn't realize level 3 was Eames dreamworld,d amn I need to see this thing again lol

BTW, was I the only one crazy enough to think that Inception could make a really cool video game? I was thinking that Quantiac Dream could probably do it justice (the Heavy Rain guys).

I was thinking while watching it that it would make a kickass game.

Dileep Rao's comments on the ending of the movie

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/164362 ... tory.jhtml

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Hmmmmmmmmm

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I did wonder as it cut to black if i heard it topple over but I wasn't sure, people need to listen out on their next viewings.
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[omid17]

 

[Hunter Rider]

Also something I really liked about the film

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The scene with the dream addicts. When they go and meet the chemist and there is the room of men sharing a dream. I just thought this was a nice touch. It showed that while the technology was developed by the army (another nice touch i must say) and employed in corporate espionage, it had moved beyond that. Its still a very secret and underground thing but it definitely opened the world of the movie up a little bit, it also showed the dangers and upped the stakes a little bit.

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This reminded me of the opium dens in Sherlock Holmes.

 

[Shifty]

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You see with this theory, like all others no matter hpw the outcome there are always alternatives to them. No matter how much you think it could be your theory, something leads it to the alternative theory of it being in reality of the dream world. I really like these discussions. Like Blade Runner, it's all healthy debate where no flaming wars can happen. Because everyone's else's theory is no more better than the other person's theory.

Cobb's daughter [BLACKOUT]sounded much older on the phone at the start of the film than the girl at the end of the movie. Plus wouldn't they be living somewhere else? At the grandma's house? So I see it as a dream.[/BLACKOUT]

 

[Paroxysm]

Inception was amazing. 10/10. Definitely the best movie of the year, and the best movie I've seen since District 9. The plot, characters, score, cinematography, dialogue, action, suspense, emotion were all god tier.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Cobb's daughter [BLACKOUT]sounded much older on the phone at the start of the film than the girl at the end of the movie. Plus wouldn't they be living somewhere else? At the grandma's house? So I see it as a dream.[/BLACKOUT]

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Funny you should mention that, the voice seemed to change as if there was a third child as it started of young and then sounded like a teen, unless my memory is playing tricks on me.

 

[Solidus]

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Funny you should mention that, the voice seemed to change as if there was a third child as it started of young and then sounded like a teen, unless my memory is playing tricks on me.

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Maybe your dreaming!

 

[Paroxysm]

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Funny you should mention that, the voice seemed to change as if there was a third child as it started of young and then sounded like a teen, unless my memory is playing tricks on me.

It's not, I heard the same thing. Which explains this...

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Dileep Rao offered further insight, advising viewers to pay attention to the scene in an unusual way. "You know what, I'll just say this: Use your ears not your eyes."

 

[Dvhyzs]

If Catwoman is in the next Batman movie, I really hope it's Marion Cotillard.

 

[Kane52630]

If Catwoman is in the next Batman movie, I really hope it's Marion Cotillard.

I can see that but I dont want to see Catwoman in Batman 3

 

[Nivek]

I wouldn't be surprised if

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Nolan released two cuts of the end fade out, with the top toppling over sound, and without it? That would be ingenious, and bring back multiple viewers.

 

[Hunter Rider]

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Maybe your dreaming!

I need a totem asap!

It's not, I heard the same thing. Which explains this...

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I thought Dileep was talking about the sound of the spinner falling over as it cuts to black, not the voice of a 3rd older child in the phone conversation scene early on.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I can see that but I dont want to see Catwoman in Batman 3

Who do you want Kane?

 

[Solidus]

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I never heard anything at the end. I paid close attention to that, and I dont' think you hear anything. If you listen to the soundtrack of the movie that song is in there, and I think some may mistake some of the soundtrack sound as the top falling. But I don't think it is. But I will see when I see it in IMAX if I can hear by the end of it.

 

[Solidus]

I wouldn't be surprised if

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Nolan released two cuts of the end fade out, with the top toppling over sound, and without it? That would be ingenious, and bring back multiple viewers.

That would be awesome and not surprise me at all. If that were the case lol.

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Cuz I really did not hear anything.

 

[Kane52630]

Who do you want Kane?

as a villian? not sure yet but I want Riddler, Deadshot, and a humanized version of Killer Croc

 

[Hunter Rider]

as a villian? not sure yet but I want Riddler, Deadshot, and a humanized version of Killer Croc

I like Deadshot and I'd like to see Nolan's take on the high tech assassin, but I really want to see him tackle Catwoman and shoot an awesone diamond heist.

 

[Solidus]

I need a totem asap!

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[Hunter Rider]

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I never heard anything at the end. I paid close attention to that, and I dont' think you hear anything. If you listen to the soundtrack of the movie that song is in there, and I think some may mistake some of the soundtrack sound as the top falling. But I don't think it is. But I will see when I see it in IMAX if I can hear by the end of it.

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What about the phone scene Solidus, do you hear a third, older child's voice?