if you're in someone else's dream/reality, your totem would behave "normally" and not in the special manner only you know. Not according to the notes I took while watching the movie. If you're in someone else's dream/reality, your totem DOES NOT behave normally--that's the point of it all. You know...

On top of the Ring Theory we have two other explanations that come straight from the filmmaker's mouths! Straight from them! Christopher Nolan and Wally Pfster verify the existence of a real world in American Cinematographer . The Color Palette http://www.nolanfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=23...

Is there any explanation as to why the top spins infinitely in dreams? With Arthur and Ariadnes' totems, they are weighted so that only they know the feel, and thus if they are in someone else's dream they will function as a normal die or bishop, thus alerting them that it is not real. But how is t...

I posted a thread earlier today about the Inception article in this month's American Cinematographer and in that thread I pointed out what was said about the color palette as a tip off. I suddenly remember that something else is mentioned in this article. In the film, we get this amazing shot of Cob...

Again, as I said in my inital post, you have to view this as a filmmaker and think about the functionality of the wedding ring as opposed to the symbology of it. If you get caught up in what the wedding ring represents and how it affects the nature of the character then you're going to miss the poin...

Interesting. I don't agree with what he's said but it's interesting. There are points he's made that are countered on this forum. It is my opinion that he's simply read too much into this and forced a metaphorical analysis upon the film. But, that's just me. Interesting nonetheless. The article sai...

As many of you will remember, this month's edition of American Cinematographer featured a segment on Inception. Being an aspiring filmmaker myself, I was eager to read the article. What I found most interesting about the article is how it tips us off to the ending. Of course at the time, I didn't re...

I wouldn't mind seeing, in any medium, a little bit more about: When Miles taught Cobb, Cobb met Mal, Cobb's first job, etc. etc.

Things like that, in my opinion, would be interesting to see.

Based off my TOP vs RING theory, I'm definitely Team Reality. lol shirts!

It does not matter if there is no sound of the top falling in the end. The fact that the top wobbled in the final shot is enough evidence since in a dream, the top spins endlessly and never wobbles. But my doubt is - is the top reliable in the first place? Why does Cobb use someone else's (Mal's) t...