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Inception (2010) (Patreon)

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BangDroid

It's interesting that you mistook the initial meaning of Inception to mean a dream within a dream, because culturally people mistakenly use the term to mean something within something. But as we know the movie intends the meaning as planting an idea.

TinCan Cosmanaut

Holy moly! After a rewatch it’s amazing how Nolan can make a crazy complex idea so easy to follow. And rewarding

TinCan Cosmanaut

Mary I heard you just ask at 1:41:00 how much of this is real. Nolan tries his very hardest to use no cgi. Almost everything is real.

W T

Here's my favorite take on the bait at the end of the movie, the meta-inception: It's real, decidedly so. The resolution is super clear, but the viewer has been dragged through this dreamlike state for an entire movie's length - so we miss important things like it not being his totem to begin with. Which can mean any number of things: he is using it to distract himself from the fact that she (who might have only died in a dream layer on top) might be sharing a dream, so he is using it as a little token remembering her... or the internal logic of everything we've been shown has been wonky all along because everything was a dream, in which case any speculation is about as fruitful as contemplating a real dream's meaning. It's one of the greatest hooks ever. People latched onto this hard, googling "cobb totem" will wash you over with the deepest rabbit holes, about how his wedding ring is the actual totem, how he never had a wife or just separated or any number of theories that are as plausible as the world we've been introduced to. So yeah, I subscribe to the idea that the movie continuously spreads the idea that there is more to it than Cobb just reuniting with his family - when the top just is a normal old top Cobb doesn't know anything about, or at least not what Mal recognized when handling it. Which, I guess, doesn't mean it can't be his totem if she really passed, but we're in too deep already. It's a thought experiment without a clear answer.

David Lonewolf Wright

In my headcanon, the fact that the top was starting to waiver means it is reality as once the top was spinning in dreams it did so perfectly. I saw this one in the theater 3 times as it just stuck with me. This was the movie I first took notice of Tom Hardy... not realizing I had been seeing him for over a decade in other things.

shaneth138

Yes Mary the audience in the cinema let out a loud collective gasp at the ending haha. Then it was followed by a lot of WTFs and shocked faces. It was fantastic haha. I definitely recommend the movie Arrival. I feel like it is similar to Nolans style and an incredibly deep and moving film you would love.

eladrin22

studding for a test within a dream wouldn't work as the only information that could be within the dream is information you already know. If you didn't know the periodic table off by heart, for example, it would make no sense for you to dream up a correct version of the periodic table.

Brian Jones
>>83211113

Seconded.... Arrival is amazing, as is every film Denis Villeneuve has directed. He's in the same league as Fincher, Nolan, and Speilberg.... They just don't make bad movies. I mean sure you might like some more than others, or there may be one you just consider average, but they consistently make thoroughly enjoyable, well shot, well told, and well constructed films. The current masters of the medium.

Jack the Narrator

In answer to your question on whether this was based on something else: This movie is 100% original from Nolan. The majority of films in his oeuvre are original stories, save for The Dark Knight trilogy and INSOMNIA (which is a remake of a 1998 Norwegian thriller). DUNKIRK is based around a real WWII event, and his upcoming film OPPENHEIMER is also based on real people and events. If you thought this film was a trip, wait till you experience MEMENTO and TENET.

shaneth138
>>83211113

100%. Looks like we’re getting Arrival if the current poll holds up!

Anonymous

You can skip Nolan's first movie. Following is very unremarkable. I can't wait to you see Memento. You think Inception messed with your mind, was till you see Memento and Tenet. This past fall I did a deep dive on Tenet. Watched it 4 times with Youtube up trying to understand all the complexities.

Mike LL

Triple AAA+++ reaction from you Mary! I grade this reaction 1000 out of 10! Because when YOU are thrilled with a movie WE are thrilled with the reaction! Yes we are all Nolan fans. And you have yet to see Memento and Tenet?! Can't wait. This was a great reaction because of the way you were blown away by Nolan's incredible concept, the non-stop action, and you were even swaying and rocking out to the amazing score. And that ending! Thanks for the perfect reaction! Couldn't have been better. THIS is why we are all here!

Mike LL
>>83206729

I like how Mary recognized Tom Hardy's voice but couldn't place him. (Because he wore a mask as Bane in The Dark Knight Returns)

Mike LL
>>83275203

I have a theory that if you watch Tenet for the first time at home with the subtitles on you are cheating, because you couldn't have subtitles in the theater, the way Nolan wanted you to first experience the film.

RocktSurgeon
>>83275203

I love Nolan's movies, and I bought it when it was on sale a while back, but I -still- have Tenet sitting in my queue. Can't seem to bring myself to watch it after being so inundated with how overly confusing people say it is, even though I'm pretty sure I'll love it.

RocktSurgeon
>>83297913

It actually helped me enjoy watching it again, not having really been able to be interested in a long time. I always thought it was very good, though not a favorite... but like with Interstellar (now one of my favorites overall) I think it's grown on me.

RocktSurgeon
>>83211113

Having just watched this reaction, I just left exactly this comment in the poll (and was even happier to see Arrival at the top). Can't really say why it's such a good follow up after how much she liked Inception without spoiling but it's great. At least for me, Villeneuve is the best current director and it's been really cool watching his style develop/excited to see it continue. I feel like you can see the thread of his style throughout, but also see him try new things that get pulled into his later work with Dune pulling all the appropriate bits of style/tone/etc from 2049, Arrival, and even Sicario.

Mike LL
>>83275203

@Josh Gant, you will like the movie, but take it from me, don't have the subtitles on. It's important.

Marty McGee

This is one of my favorites! It deserves rewatches to really grasp the complexity of the levels of dreaming. But just taking it on faith (like I do with most Nolan films) is a great way to just concentrate on the human story. That's what I love most about Nolan is he tells a great emotional story around a complex concept, dreams, time, multi-dimensional thinking, etc.) This one has 2. Cobb dealing with his guilt over implanting the idea in Mal's head which lead to her suicide, and Fischer working through his own grief over the death of his father who didn't treat him well. What I loved most about the result of the inception is that relationship was healed regardless of the reality of how his father felt. As for the end I also believe the top was about to stop, but again what really matters is that Cobb finally let Mal go and returned to his children. Beautiful story along with some of the coolest effects ever. A lot of the hotel stuff was shot practically with wires on a set that could spin to give that changing gravity feel. Thanks for the reaction! Hopefully you'll get to Memento and then in my opinion the hardest to wrap your head around Tenet.

EnigmaSoup

I'm glad you got around to this one. It is hard to make a list of favorite Nolan movies because they are all sooo good. As everyone is saying Memento and Tenet are also mind bending films. Tenet I believe is the hardest to follow, especially on your first viewing. The sound mix in the theater made it very hard, nay impossible, to understand the dialogue in a lot of places. I didn't really understand what was really happening until I read the screenplay for myself. I disagree with the opinion that not having subtitles is the best way to experience Tenet. With subtitles you will be able to experience the film and understand better what is happening. It makes for a better experience. Being completely lost and trying to strain to understand what people are saying just makes it harder to stay immersed in the story. I will be looking forward to that one, as well as, Memento.

Jack the Narrator

Interesting piece of incidental trivia I neglected to mention in my previous comment: the Inception team use an Edith Piaf song as the music to signal that the kick to wake them up is coming. Marion Cotillard, who plays Mal in the film, portrayed Edith Piaf in the 2007 biopic LA VIE EN ROSE, which she won an Academy Award for. It's likely a coincidence, but I like to think Nolan casting her in this enhances the haunting beauty she exudes for this film.