Inception Ending Part II
The more I or anyone try to figure out the ending of this movie, the more trouble we have finding a true answer. Then after seeing it a second time last night, thinking over it, and reading the bio of Christopher Nolan two different endings came to me.
One was that it was a paradox like the staircase. Why? Well because every answer has holes in it, but makes sense. Saito tricks Cobb, well then if Cobb died in limbo there would be no way Saito tricked Cobb because Cobb would be back in reality. The Wedding ring theory of him having it off and on in dreams could be a mistake when filming, probably is meaningful however cannot truly be confirmed yet. Inception on Fischer makes no sense either, I mean how could a weak energy company owner make one call and get a murder charge dropped or if one could do that why would he need help from Cobb? The totem can only make a person sure they are not in someone else's dream not theirs. So, if it drops it just means at least he is in his dream.
Now, all those reason could add up to a paradox ending because there is a counter argument to him being in a dream and in reality. So, therefore no answer is right but there has to be an answer.
The second answer is more appealing to me and is the fact its reality, but why its reality. I used quotes and info from IMDB.com to back up my reasoning. Now, I believe its reality at the end because it would be to simple to say its a dream. Also, Nolan wants to kind of play to our fears of conspiracies.
"Yes, to me that's one of the most compelling fears in film noir and the psychological thriller genre - that fear of conspiracy. It's definitely something that I have a fear of - not being in control of your own life. I think that's something people can relate to, and those genres are most successful when they derive the material from genuine fears that people have."
I think Nolan's point to this movie is to show us our fear of not having the ability to have any control over out lives. As Cobb never can know if he is dreaming or not and always has to spin the totem to make sure he is not in someone else's dream.
I truly believe that the movie is all of dream up until the plane ride when he wakes up. I think that Cobb was guilty of his wife passing, but not because he did inception on her. My thoughts are that he is just a business man or an important man that is away a lot. He wanted to see his kids before he left, but did not take the chance to. The dream seems to James Bond (at least when he is in someone else's dream). Nolan just happens to be a huge Bond fan as well.
Cobb's dream was all about him realizing what is important in his life and making the right choices. To me the whole inception and extraction stuff is too unreal, the story we were told was the story of his dream world. It was just trying to show us his thoughts and feelings. I know this is a stretch and involves changing a lot around and guessing a lot. The quotes getting thrown around by the same person makes me wonder how can there be real people if they are all saying things alike. The fact that Eames, Arthur, and Ysuf knew so much about the Mal ordeal even though they never met her or Cobb before it happened. Maybe they all are just apart of his mind in its process to settle Cobb's issues.
The ending scene with the totem falling or not falling does not matter because it is heard falling after the screen goes black. So he could be dreaming, but to the logic of limbo it makes no sense. The kids looking as they were before does not make the scene not real. We do not really know how long he was gone and even though he was gone for a while lets say, the image of the kids we see at the end could be the way he remembers his kids, as you can often envision someone you have not seen in a while as you last saw them.
Overall, this is a movie that needs director commentary to set the record straight. I hope you enjoyed my second post and remember to comment and follow as well!
Remember to Follow!
The more I or anyone try to figure out the ending of this movie, the more trouble we have finding a true answer. Then after seeing it a second time last night, thinking over it, and reading the bio of Christopher Nolan two different endings came to me.
One was that it was a paradox like the staircase. Why? Well because every answer has holes in it, but makes sense. Saito tricks Cobb, well then if Cobb died in limbo there would be no way Saito tricked Cobb because Cobb would be back in reality. The Wedding ring theory of him having it off and on in dreams could be a mistake when filming, probably is meaningful however cannot truly be confirmed yet. Inception on Fischer makes no sense either, I mean how could a weak energy company owner make one call and get a murder charge dropped or if one could do that why would he need help from Cobb? The totem can only make a person sure they are not in someone else's dream not theirs. So, if it drops it just means at least he is in his dream.
Now, all those reason could add up to a paradox ending because there is a counter argument to him being in a dream and in reality. So, therefore no answer is right but there has to be an answer.
The second answer is more appealing to me and is the fact its reality, but why its reality. I used quotes and info from IMDB.com to back up my reasoning. Now, I believe its reality at the end because it would be to simple to say its a dream. Also, Nolan wants to kind of play to our fears of conspiracies.
"Yes, to me that's one of the most compelling fears in film noir and the psychological thriller genre - that fear of conspiracy. It's definitely something that I have a fear of - not being in control of your own life. I think that's something people can relate to, and those genres are most successful when they derive the material from genuine fears that people have."
I think Nolan's point to this movie is to show us our fear of not having the ability to have any control over out lives. As Cobb never can know if he is dreaming or not and always has to spin the totem to make sure he is not in someone else's dream.
I truly believe that the movie is all of dream up until the plane ride when he wakes up. I think that Cobb was guilty of his wife passing, but not because he did inception on her. My thoughts are that he is just a business man or an important man that is away a lot. He wanted to see his kids before he left, but did not take the chance to. The dream seems to James Bond (at least when he is in someone else's dream). Nolan just happens to be a huge Bond fan as well.
Cobb's dream was all about him realizing what is important in his life and making the right choices. To me the whole inception and extraction stuff is too unreal, the story we were told was the story of his dream world. It was just trying to show us his thoughts and feelings. I know this is a stretch and involves changing a lot around and guessing a lot. The quotes getting thrown around by the same person makes me wonder how can there be real people if they are all saying things alike. The fact that Eames, Arthur, and Ysuf knew so much about the Mal ordeal even though they never met her or Cobb before it happened. Maybe they all are just apart of his mind in its process to settle Cobb's issues.
The ending scene with the totem falling or not falling does not matter because it is heard falling after the screen goes black. So he could be dreaming, but to the logic of limbo it makes no sense. The kids looking as they were before does not make the scene not real. We do not really know how long he was gone and even though he was gone for a while lets say, the image of the kids we see at the end could be the way he remembers his kids, as you can often envision someone you have not seen in a while as you last saw them.
Overall, this is a movie that needs director commentary to set the record straight. I hope you enjoyed my second post and remember to comment and follow as well!
Remember to Follow!
After staying up all night reading hundreds of peoples ideas and interpretations on the movie, I too came to agree with this realization. You have it spot on. Well done and what a fantastic movie!
ReplyDeleteCobb and Mal are shown growing old together, but they are also shown being ran over by a train the younger age. Did they fall into a deeper level of limbo? This is a part of the movie forgotten in the "You have to kill yourself to get out of limbo" debate. Maybe you just have to wait for the sedative to wear off(possibly Mal and Cobb) or get a kick(Ariadne and Fisher). The inconsistency in them growing old and getting ran over by a train while young leads me to believe this.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing, the phone number Saito dials while on the plane to get Cobb through inspection appears and sounds to be 582491. If this is true, Cobb is most likely still in a dream state.
Check out some other things I pulled from the movie. They may help us make sense of it. http://www.reddit.com/r/Inception/comments/ctsc4/some_things_i_caught_my_second_viewing_of/
I think the phone number with saito maybe dialing 592491 may be important to Cobb if he is dreaming or if he is a business man. It could be an extension for someone on the plane.
ReplyDeleteThe reason Mal and Cobb are shown as being run over as young people INITIALLY is because Cobb is verbally telling the story to Ariadne, but he leaves out their ages. What we SEE is Ariadne's imagination constructing the events that Cobb is telling to her.
ReplyDeleteAt the end, when we see them as old people, this is Cobb's actual memory of what really happened. They grew old together, and then killed themselves to escape Limbo.
Cobb's kids at the end of the movie are wearing different clothes then in his memories. They are similar, but not exactly the same. The boy's hair is also longer, suggesting time has past.
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