Comments on: Cast Discussions in Inception Production Notes

By: susbielle

susbielle — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:15:42 +0000

This is a very simple explanation. And if we follow Ockham’s razor, the simpler explanation should prevail.
The whole movie is a dream.
DoCaprio’s character is a man whose wife suicided. He hasn’t told his kids yet, and cannot face them as he feels guilty about it. His father in law (Caine) takes care of them. He is haunted by the wife’s death and wished there were a form of psychotherapy so he could return to a more normal life.
He is on a business trip and flies back home. In the plane, he falls asleep (maybe after watching David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive?), and … starts dreaming.
The whole movie is his dream.
All the passengers around him are assigned a role in the dream, including his father in law. Except Ariadne who is the exact equivalent of DiCaprio in Titanic, an angel that disappears at the end. The dream/movie is an introspection job into the deepest layers of his mind to get rid of the guilt feeling. And it works!
When the plane lands, he wakes up and stares at his neighbors who do not acknowledge him as they don’t know him.
He returns home and for the first time, he can face his kids. He is healed.
If you thought the film was real, it means you also can’t tell the difference between dream and reality, and Christopher Nolan has succeeded his Inception in millions of minds around the globe.
JF Susbielle (jf@paris.com)

By: Vishal S

Vishal S — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:25:20 +0000

The wait for Inception is taking its toll on me……!!!! Thanks also to the people handling this website…that’s a great job…thumbs up to u all

By: EMIRC-DNIM

EMIRC-DNIM — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:04:34 +0000

@ShervinSH, dude those are awesome! Especially the first one that’s peeling away from the building. :]

By: ShervinSH

ShervinSH — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:54:55 +0000

Some cool INCEPTION billboards can be find here
http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/movie-news/coolest-inception-billboard-yet.php

By: christophmac

christophmac — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:43:20 +0000

I still don’t understand the point of Tom Hardy’s character. Tom Hardy is my favourite actor and my idol, but if he just projects the images of different people, what’s the point in that? I’m not complaining, I can’t wait for his performance.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:00:27 +0000

This film has so many different ideas and possibilities that it feels like the film could go in a million different directions.
That’s what I love about Memento and The Prestige, there are so many different things to keep track of that you can never get bored; the movie’s always one step ahead of you, even on repeat viewing.
Combine that with the stunning spectacle, epic scale and intense action of The Dark Knight and a cast that I would see in anything (which is saying a lot for me) my IMAX tickets are booked, literally.
It’s the combination of the two sides of Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight meets Memento – that leads me to think this may well be his masterpiece.

By: George

George — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:17:26 +0000

The most interesting from the production notes was finding out that there’s going to be an Edith Piaf song in Inception. I’m really interested to see how (and when) it’s integrated into the movie.

By: EMIRC-DNIM

EMIRC-DNIM — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:10:29 +0000

This is sweet!

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