INCEPTION - Discussion Thread(SPOILERS!!!)

[jwk94]

Man dude, i didnt understand it

Spoiler

was the whole thing one big dream?

 

[HaiTien78]

Man dude, i didnt understand it

Spoiler

was the whole thing one big dream?

If you have to ask you'll never know

 

[SaikoDragon]

this movie was fucking amazing. The music was heart pounding. The story was amazing. It had you on the edge the entire time. This is a thinking mans action movie. Stop reading the reviews. And stop comparing it to matrix. See the fuckin movie and be blown away.

 

[KRBlack]

I was hyped for the movie ever since it was announced last year so I had some pretty damn high expectations going in and it damn near met everyone of them. Great, great movie. I'm going to try and see it again soon.

And no, there won't be a sequel.

 

[SaikoDragon]

Speaking of hype, I didnt really think much of this movie. I've heard about it and it didnt sound exciting or anything. And the trailer was just like "well that looks cool but I have no idea what's going on or what the plot is about so... maybe. if nothing else is out."

But the movie was just "WOW". the ending was perect too. Had people in the theater laughing. xD

 

[HaiTien78]

I like how the ending was kind of a test Nolan thought up to see if you were paying attention to the movie at all or even his previous movies.

[HIDE]No. It wasn't a dream.[/HIDE]

 

[SaikoDragon]

I like how the ending was kind of a test Nolan thought up to see if you were paying attention to the movie at all or even his previous movies.

[HIDE]No. It wasn't a dream.[/HIDE]

[HIDE]That's the thing. You dont know if it was a dream or not. The movie ended before you could see if the top would stop spinning or if it would continue to spin. yes the top wobbled but it kept spinning as it wobbled, leaving you to truly ponder what was real.[/HIDE]

And you know? You bring up something else that really fucking irritates me right now about this movie and its critics. (not aimed at you)

Rant oncoming in 3.. 2.. 1..

Everyone keeps saying "Its a great movie but you have to pay attention."

Since when was "paying attention" such a hard fucking task? You mean you can't pay attention to something you LIKE? Has everyone been stricken with ADD so bad that our attention even strays from the things we enjoy?

I mean, when I'm sitting in the theater, I'm there to watch the movie. So obviously, my attention is on the movie and uh, it's not like its a god damn effort to 'pay attention'. Who is sitting in that theater and going "wow this is great.. ooo the wall... I wonder what happened on Lost last week? Ooooh I should text my friend and ask him about his sex life!"

What else has your attention than the movie? If you LIKE it, it shouldnt be difficult to keep paying attention. But this movie critics keep claiming how this movie might be too smart for the average ADD retard. Well it certainly might be if paying attention has become an xbox achievement.

end rant.

 

[Keith Justice]

Man dude, i didnt understand it

Spoiler

was the whole thing one big dream?

Nope. It was only a dream while they enter dreams. The hanging question at the very end was did he escape limbo after he confronted his wife's memory or not.

My only problem with Inception is with such an incredible idea, after the movie was over there wasn't anything left for my mind to chew on. While the story technique was mind bending, the story itself was not mind bending at all. It was straight forward to a fault.

To this day my mind still chews on questions about reality and humanity that Memento and The Matrix proposed. I use those still in my everyday life and how I deal with my own perceptions.

Inception, while it delved into the human mind, it did it without really posing or tackling any mystery. There ended up being no large world altering implications to the story at hand other than a mental heist for some company's monetary gain. I'm not saying Christopher Nolan needs to make the movie I wanted, but... were any of you let down that there was no last second twist and grand reveal that made you question everything in the movie and then your own life?

Or.... did the movie do the right thing in *not* doing that because lately that's what every movie does or tries to do these days?

 

[KRBlack]

The only thing I don't really get is how Cobb and Saito got out of limbo in the end. Wouldn't killing themselves just put into an even further state? (because they were still under the effects of sedation)

Another thing that seemed fishy about the ending was how "easy" everything was with everything going according to plan. And the seeing the kids in the exact same position with the exact same clothes. Maybe it was all done purposely to raise more discussion?

 

[Keith Justice]

Seeing the kids in the exact same position as his flashes could indicate he never got out of limbo. What would proven he was in reality and not still trapped in limbo was seeing that top thingie stop spinning and drop, but the camera cut out before we could find out.

I can't remember what happened to Saito or how he got out...