This is a hard question to answer when you feel the whole darn movie is your favorite scene! But, I'll try to break it down...
For instance, I like to talk set-piece. In this movie, there are several "set-pieces", which I define as long stretches of pure development of a certain section of a move, with the key being that it's fully developed, and not just a couple of good ideas.
The first set-piece for me is the dream tutorial scene where you get the fractals of cups and boxes breaking around the Cafe Debussy, then the city folding on top, and then the hall of mirrors that Ariadne creates and then destroys.
The next great set-piece is... let me stop - this whole movie is so great, let me just think of one scene - like you asked for!!!
Okay, it's the final scene with the top spinning/wabbling, because it brings the entire picture together full circle in terms of visually capturing Nolan's intention of a purposefully ambiguous film, in which Cobb has overcome his regret and has not looked back at the top, and instead goes to his children - which is the whole point! Not, that the audience wants to know if it's still spinning or it falls - this whole debate is just a fringe benefit of a beautifully complex film!
For instance, I like to talk set-piece. In this movie, there are several "set-pieces", which I define as long stretches of pure development of a certain section of a move, with the key being that it's fully developed, and not just a couple of good ideas.
The first set-piece for me is the dream tutorial scene where you get the fractals of cups and boxes breaking around the Cafe Debussy, then the city folding on top, and then the hall of mirrors that Ariadne creates and then destroys.
The next great set-piece is... let me stop - this whole movie is so great, let me just think of one scene - like you asked for!!!
Okay, it's the final scene with the top spinning/wabbling, because it brings the entire picture together full circle in terms of visually capturing Nolan's intention of a purposefully ambiguous film, in which Cobb has overcome his regret and has not looked back at the top, and instead goes to his children - which is the whole point! Not, that the audience wants to know if it's still spinning or it falls - this whole debate is just a fringe benefit of a beautifully complex film!
