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[Monkeydog]

Go see it.

Seriously.

It's one of the best movies I've ever seen. I love it to death. I've already seen it twice, and I can't wait to see it again.

[eyre]

100% agree. I saw it last night by myself and it was probably the best decision I've made in a long time. It's nice to finally have a movie that forces you to think as it's playing.

[lazlo falconi]

Don't get me wrong, I want to see it, but I won't until it's out on DVD.

[Monkeydog]

Okay.

Does anyone want to open up this thread to actual spoilerized discussion of this movie with me? Because it seriously deserves to be analyzed. I have not stopped thinking about what happened in this movie since I saw it.

[kspr]

What's Inception?

[Stars]

Yeah, I think it's okay if we discuss spoilers here. Just make sure to use spoiler space like so:



SPOILER WARNING






















So, I guess we can start by discussing the ending. Was Cobb dreaming or not? Well, in my opinion, it doesn't matter if he was dreaming in the end or not. He made peace with his past and finally got to see his children's faces. That was good enough for me.

[Stars]

Yeah, I think it's okay if we discuss spoilers here. Just make sure to use spoiler space

[color=#000000;background:#000000;' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000']Or spoiler tags since they're less annoying and more fun~[/color]

[Stars]

Yeah, I think it's okay if we discuss spoilers here. Just make sure to use spoiler space

[color=#000000;background:#000000;' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000']Or spoiler tags since they're less annoying and more fun~[/color]

Oh would you look at that...

[kspr]

[color=#000000;background:#000000;' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000']ummm...i think it's pretty obvious he was in real life, considering everyone was on the airplane juuuuust like they were before they did the thing with the stuff[/color]

[Monkeydog]

[color=#000000;background:#000000;' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000']ummm...i think it's pretty obvious he was in real life, considering everyone was on the airplane juuuuust like they were before they did the thing with the stuff[/color]

[color=#000000;background:#000000;' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000']But who's to say the whole movie wasn't just a dream? There's a lot of evidence against it even being real life. I'd go more into detail, but tired. Basically it revolves around the fact nothing is thoroughly explained involving the dream machines, the fact that a lot of the real world is weird (like Saito randomly being in Mumbasa or whatever), and that totem not actually being Cobb's. Plus it is still doesn't prove that Saito or Cobb ever made it back from limbo, he could be dreaming he did, still.[/color]

[kspr]

[color=#000000;background:#000000;' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000']if he made it out of limbo only, he would have gone back to the snow level. there's nothing to suggest that the whole movie is a dream, and with the rules that they described, he wouldn't have had to flee the US in the first place because the whole white blood cell effect of the subconcious projections would not have affected Cobb.[/color]

[Monkeydog]

[color=#000000;background:#000000;' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000']if he made it out of limbo only, he would have gone back to the snow level. there's nothing to suggest that the whole movie is a dream, and with the rules that they described, he wouldn't have had to flee the US in the first place because the whole white blood cell effect of the subconcious projections would not have affected Cobb.[/color]

[color=#000000;background:#000000;' onmouseover="this.style.color='#FFFFFF'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000']But there are things that do. Like Cobb not having his own totem. The whole dream like state of Cobb's being in the real world. Being chased down by corporate goons, our inability to know how exactly he got on that train in the beginning of the movie, the nightmarish feel of him being stuck in the small area between walls while running from the goons in Mumbasa, Saito just conveniently being around and doing things when he needed them. He may have never left limbo, ever, or never left a dream to begin the whole movie with. The whole movie itself could have been a dream, with Mal being completely right when she killed herself. And why wouldn't he have to leave the US? If it was a dream, he, or whoever it is (most likely Mal), could dream up whatever circumstances they wanted to. And, no, he wouldn't have only gone back to the snow level, that'd be impossible, because he would have been kicked out of it. Since time moves so slow in limbo, he would have gotten back to the snow level shortly after Ellen Page, if he left with Saito. If he left a lot later, the two other layers of dreams would no longer exist, since Arthur and Emes would have woken up. The kicks deeper down also make no sense to me, since apparently if you die in limbo you go up a level, which doesn't work with the other three levels, and for some reason the had a kick in the third level...despite kicks being used to kick people out of the level below them...and since the third was technically the lowest level, aside from limbo, I don't see why Emes had to blow it all up.[/color]

[Vicious Parker]

It was the best caper movie I've ever seen.

[Monkeydog]

http://revolvingdoor...ned-at-the-end/

I would have never ever ever noticed that.

[Stars]

I'm glad I didn't read any of the spoilerific stuff here; I think I may have to go see this movie.

I tried to get one of my local friends to go see it so he could tell me how it is, but he flat out refused because "every movie with Leo in it is garbage." <_<
Everybody else I've asked who has actually seen it says it awesome, though.

[Monkeydog]

I tried to get one of my local friends to go see it so he could tell me how it is, but he flat out refused because "every movie with Leo in it is garbage." <_<

Is this person still stuck in the 90s or something?

Leo is a fantastic actor.

[Donkeymog]

Finally managed to catch this at the cinema. I was a bit worried as I'm a huge Nolan fan but had heard some negative rumblings beforehand. I'm happy to say that it delivered everything I hope for in a Nolan film though. It didn't quite leave me with the wonderment that Memento and The Prestige did, but made its point with clarity and style.

Saying that I am a bit surprised to see it listed as the 3rd best film of all time on imdb.

EDIT: apologies for the poorly constructed sentences I'm having a bit of a fatigue induced brainfart.

[Vicious Parker]

Is this person still stuck in the 90s or something?

Leo is a fantastic actor.

tru dat

[Stars]

I finally saw this thing tonight, and I must say, my mind is thoroughly blown.

I can't think of anything to say about it that hasn't already been said. I do like that link that Monkey posted, though.
Oh, on second thought, it did make me think of the inn in Magicant with the guy that mentions having a dream within a dream. Bonus points for that.

[Monkeydog]

I'm glad you enjoyed it Stars.

My feelings for the film have kind of simmered down since my initial seeing, but I still really love the film.