INCEPTION — Page 5

I saw inception the other day. It was good and I enjoyed it but I don't see why everyone is making such a fuss about it. I think they only are because there have been so many sh*tty movies released lately that when something decent comes along everyone proclaims it as a masterpiece.

Updated On: 8/3/10 at 03:20 AM

I most definitely agree with those who say Marion Cotillard should get an Oscar nomination for this (she probably won't), she was so incredibly brilliant, what a performance! It's quite fascinating to watch her, she has to be one of the most captivating actresses working today, the camera just loves her face. I can't wait to see how her career develops, I'm glad she actually has a hit with this movie after the box office fiasco that NINE was, she also deserved a nomination for her beautiful work in that movie.

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I went back for seconds today, and ended up not only understanding more but enjoying the parts that were so imaginative the first time even more on a second viewing. I love this movie, and think it is well worth spending the money to see again. Now that I know that most of the "special effects" were NOT computer generated, the vividness of the visuals is even more impressive. And I have totally changed my mind about the ending!

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The first time I saw the movie, I was very focussed on trying to make the logic of the action sequences work, keeping track of everything but kind of missing a lot of the emotional exposition - especially the episode of Ariadne sharing Cobb's guilt dream. The first time I was convinced that the entire thing was a dream because the totem continued to spin, and because the last jump back to the plane seemed very sudden, the "you don't remember how you got here?" issue. Cobb seemed very removed from everyone on the plane when he woke up.

This time, I understood the role of the Mal character better, and the resolution of Cobb's guilt over Mal's death hit me much harder. I felt like he had gotten past it by the time he went back to get Saito. He was stronger and more involved, and "ready to see the faces of his children," something that he had denied himself before because he had felt responsible for their mother's death. The totem ending played entirely differently for me because Cobb spins the top and then walks away from it. Mal locked the top away in limbo because she didn't want to know what it would tell her, and Cobb has it but doesn't care. He has been reunited with his children and whether it is a dream or reality, he has what he wants to be happy. If it is a dream, Mal can't ruin it for him anymore.

You're welcome, of course!

I saw it the other day and was completely captivated. Very interesting film. I agree Cotillard was fascinating and gave a great performance.


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I think the end was reality. Other than the top starting to wobble. The children's costumes were slightly different and he didn't have a wedding ring.


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For anyone who has seen the movie and is interested in another perspective on the ending, here's an interview with the film's costume designer. Don't read it if you haven't seen it or if you just want to make your own opinion about the end.

http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2010/08/inception-costume-designer-explains-ending