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[sassette726]

Finally got to see Inception. Somehow this time I forced myself to avoid spoilers, because I heard so much about this movie that I wanted to go in unpolluted. I was worried it was going to be hard to follow because I'd read a lot about how confusing it is, but I actually had no problem following the plot even as it got more tangled and intricate

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[halaku]

I am really, really hoping for a Director's Commentary DVD. I don't expect him to tell which of the possibilities is true, but the insight he'd share about the process would be fascinating.

Now. When one considers that totems were originally Mal's idea... does that call into question just how valid Cobb's personal test is?

[sassette726]

More than that, Cobb's actual totem originally belonged to Mal. He specifically told Ariadne it had to be something only she had made or touched.

[halaku]

Precisely.

Though I think I'm personally wanting the real inception in the movie to be Cobb's (He has to let Mal go, something he finally understands / realizes / convinces himself of in Limbo) and he got back to his kids. Sometimes, the simplest answer is the most satisfying.

[futurenurselady]

Looking at a few more things...

Ariadne's totem is a chess pawn.

Eames is found in a gambling hall.

Arthur's totem is a loaded die.

A top is a toy.

The opening scenes are like a game of poker or chess between Cobb and Saito.

The character who they are giving inception to is named Bobby Fischer.

[halaku]

... I missed that.

[sassette726]

Ooooooh, I didn't notice any of that!

[doxamully]

I was convinced it toppled, my boyfriend, not so much.

But really, I like to hope it did because I'm a sucker for closure. Even if it's closure that I forcibly convince myself of.

[doxamully]

Ugh for no more comment editing.

I just went and saw the movie a second time and I caught a lot more clues to everything possibly being a dream. What I really love about the movie is the fact that there's so many ways to interpret it. I think the fact that everything is left intentionally vague makes it all the more meaningful. I think it allows the watcher to sit there and take it in and choose what to believe. In my case I wanted for that top to topple and for that to be reality. Seeing it a second time I won't deny that it's still a possibility, but I can also see about a million other possibilities and I just love that.

I really enjoyed the first article, although I don't completely agree. I think over time there will be no accepted answer for the movie and I think that makes it all the better.

[sassette726]

I love the ambiguity of it too. Most movies are open to the interpretation of the viewer, but not all of them are so obvious about it. I like that it's something people can discuss and theorize about. (Kind of like Lost!)

[zja2]

I *can* think of it with all the possibilities - that the entire thing was a dream, that he stayed in limbo, etc. However, I *choose* to believe that in the end, the top fell and he really did reunite with his kids.

Of course, if he didn't and in reality was dreaming (either in limbo or the entire thing), does it really matter? To him, it's real.

[sassette726]

True. In his mind it's all real anyway. :)