Krisna
Dianne A. Mabasa
May 15, 2014
2012-29764
Inception
This is actually the
third time that I’ve saw this movie, and it’s still amazes me. The concept of
exploring dreams is so new and astounding. Being powerful in a dream (feeling
like gods) is surely intoxicating. I understand Ariadne’s decision to come back
to Cobb even after she experienced Mal’s interferences first hand. Making
cities, building places, creating buildings that defy the laws of our natural
world is something one could always be proud of. In this world, where
everything is possible but not without consequences, imagination is everything.
Arthur’s paradoxical stairs, Eames’ line of, “You don’t need to be afraid of imagining big.” Then he pulls out a
very big gun that makes the entire area of the target explode. It would have
been very nice to try because I think that that would be awesome. If I would be
a part of Cobb’s team, maybe I would be like Arthur. The extractor. I don’t
think I am imaginative enough to be an architect, but I would want to try it. I
don’t think I could also be a forger because drama and plays had never been my
strong suit. Though it would be cool to be the chemist, I can’t. I suck at
chemistry.
As for the argument
whether the last scene was reality or dream, I would say that it is reality. I
could only think of two reasons. One, the spindle was almost toppling. Though it was not explicitly shown that when in
limbo or in a dream, the spindle topples, in reality, it has been shown many
times. Two, Cobb wore his wedding ring in dreams, in reality, he doesn’t. I
have also seen lots of post about the ending of Inception.
If Inception really ended
with Cobb being stuck in a dream, at least he was happy. Though it was not
real, what he felt was real. One way
or another, he would realize that he is in a dream and would come to a decision
to leave his projections of his children and move on. It would leave
psychological scars, but after what he endured in Limbo (being stuck in that
further dream state for two times) and in different dreams with Mal
interrupting, he would survive. I have come to believe that he is a strong man,
especially when it comes to his children.
I would recommend another
movie directed by Nolan, Memento. Like Inception, it was also described as
‘mindfuck’ and I personally believe in this. This is one of the best I’ve ever
seen. It’s about a man with a sickness that prevents him to make new memories.
His adventure in finding the killer of his wife is the main plot of this movie.
Of course, there are twists, but what fun would it be if I spoiled you? J
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