This is 100% an original story/script from Christopher Nolan. He actually had the idea some 10 years before the movie even came out. After his immense success of The Dark Knight, the studio basically said make whatever you want next, and he thought this was a good followup.
@@notmyrealname1730 Invading someone's mind to steal information from his subconscious. Sound like a plot to the DS9 episode *Extreme Measures* that came out 2 years before *The Dream of a Lifetime* comic came out
This film is aging beyond well at an exponential rate. Much like Shawshank. I predict in about 20 years, it will be on the Mt Rushmore of sci-fi films. A true and complete masterpiece. Damn near a perfect film.
"The real point of the ending is that Cobb isn't interested in looking at the top. He's looking at his kids. He's moved on." -Christopher Nolan Also, I love the end of this movie because they gave Cillian Murphy's character a happy ending. It doesn't matter that they manipulated him, he became happier in thinking his father did love him so much.
@KoolKeithProductions and what's more important... with Fisher, Cobb, or us... being miserable but knowing the truth? Or being happy in the lie we convince ourselves is true if that lie only affects our own self perception?
@GhostWatcher2024 well that's the whole point of the movie, right? Cobb and his wife were happy in a lie. She wanted to stay but he wanted to go back home to the real world. He wanted to accept the truth, but that put him on a path to alter Fisher's life, who can never accept the truth, because he doesn't even know he's living a lie.
Inception has a special place in my heart, not only because of the movie itself, but also because it brought to me "Time" by Hans Zimmer, which is the theme playing at the movie's end when everyone is awakening on the plane. It is my FAVORITE piece of score both by Hans and any composer. EVER.
A few notes: 1) They actually did spin the hallway. They built a whole rig and built the set in a cylindrical setting, which they spun. There is video of it if you seek it out. 2) Everyone is saying you need to watch Interstellar, but some other great options by Nolan are Memento and The Prestige. 3) A lot of people cite Nolan saying that whether or not the top falls isn't the point, but Michael Caine said in an interview once that Nolan told him that any scenes he was in were the real world, so the end is the real world. Additionally 4) A lot of people think that Cobb's totem is the top. It's actually his wedding ring. In the dreams, he's wearing it, but in the real world, he's not. 5) The names of all the main Characters spell DREAMS (Dom, Robert, Eames, Ariadne, Mal, Saito)
Possible spoiler of the outcome: There is a token that was persistent in the film; water. The water is either clear or monocolor in a dream. But in that final top spinning scene, there are a couple glasses of water of different colors. So Cobb can’t be dreaming.
Nolan loves practical, so if he can do it, it will be done. It was a physical spinning room with wires and choreography. The wedding ring on Cobb is one of the biggest indicator to the audience if he is in a dream or not. Ring on = Dream, No ring = reality.
I think Cobb’s totem was actually his wedding ring. The top was Mal’s. He wears it in the dream sequences but not in reality. They made a conscious effort to not to show his left hand at all in the final scenes, keeping the ambiguity of it all. I can still hear the load groans from the theater once the credits rolled 😂
The ending is amazing! But there's actually a cool way to tell: Cobb's totem ISN'T the top. They even say it in the movie. Cobb's totem is his wedding ring. In the real world, he isn't wearing it. Since he isn't with Moll anymore. But in the dreams, he is, as he can't get over causing her death and can't let her go. In the end scene, he isn't wearing the ring.
Yeah the entire audio for their commentary cuts out. At first I thought maybe it was cut because copyrighted music or something but probably just a problem when editing.
It's a massive bug with editing software, shows the audio but once exported it disappears? We're working to figure out how the hell to fix this, it's so weird.
You guys really need to watch Interstellar next :) It's another phenomenal movie by Christopher Nolan. If you liked Inception you'll love Interstellar.
From what little experience I’ve had I believe a dream within a dream is possible. I’ve had experiences myself where I woke up and then woke up a second time, and though the dream was deep, so therefore I can’t remember what I was dreaming about, what I distinctly remember was I was in there for a long time! And the physics of the dreamworld and time passing, it checks out to an extent. I don’t know if it’s been thoroughly proven or if it’s scientifically documented, but I have had experiences very similar that I can attest to
His kids at the end "we are building a house on a CLIFF!!" just like the house Saito was in the first dream sequence at the beginning of the movie?!?!? wrap your mind round that..
Sam and Jake stood under the warm spray of the shower, steam swirling around them. Their laughter echoed off the tiles as they washed away the grime of the day. “You know,” Sam said, lathering shampoo into his hair, “I was reading this article about the history of hand jobs. It’s fascinating.” Jake chuckled, rinsing soap off his arms. “Only you would find that interesting. What did it say?” “Well,” Sam began, “it turns out that hand jobs were a common part of male bonding rituals in some cultures. It was more about camaraderie than sex.” Jake raised an eyebrow. “Really? That’s pretty wild. Imagine explaining that at a family dinner.” They both laughed, the sound blending with the noise of the water. “Hey, knowledge is power,” Sam grinned, rinsing his hair. Jake nodded, smiling. “Just another quirky piece of trivia for the books. Only you, Sam.”
Christopher Nolan is brilliant. This movie is so complex that it is almost spoiler-proof because knowing how the movie ends is pointless unless you've been following the details and intricacies of how it got there.
Now you need to see the Japanese animated film Paprika. Some would argue that is, at least, partially inspired this film. Bummed that part of your audio is cut out during the reaction, but glad that the discussion at the end appears to have full audio.
from what i heard, michael caine got obsessed with this movie and finally got noland to tell him wether the end is real or not, to which noland basically told him that any scene his character is in is indeed reality.
The holy grail of Chris Nolan time bending movies is watching Memento-Inception-Tenet in a row! Your mind needs therapy after this... an will be more sane than ever!!!😅🤗😉
The zero g hotel fight was indeed shot in a spinning room. They built the hallway in a box and put it on a rotating contraption. Cuz that the kind of practical effects fanatic that Nolan is.
1- this may be my favorite story about letting go ever. We all recreate an avatar of lost loved ones in our mind. Such a fascinating way to look at loss, and finally letting go of it. 2- I could be crazy, but for me this is the second of a trilogy about time from Nolan, Memento, Inception, and Tenet. 3- Tenet is amazing but…. You kinda have to watch it ten times, and probably watch ten explanation videos to even get to the tip of the iceberg of how amazing that movie is. Great reaction as usual👌
At the end, you see the top start to warble just at the cut. Honestly, for me, the top spinning non-stop would betray the WHOLE POINT of Cobb's catharsis and in my opinion make the movie less than. That's my take on it... and for me, the top does stop as Cobb finally came to terms with what he did and was finally ready to move forward.
Man, you guys really need to watch interstellar if you haven't already done so. Christopher Nolan at his genius best. Literally the most amazing film ever made
Seconded. I mean, not my favorite film ever made, but it’s amazing, and they should watch it. Tho, SPOILERS… I’m still unclear why they needed to find a new planet AND solve gravity. With a new planet, they could just use rockets to move people there. With the space stations (solving gravity), they seem to be doing fine for decades with no new planet. So the NEED for both seems unclear.
Phenomenal movie. I believe his is still dreaming at the end, because his Children are still the same age that they were when their mother died who knows how many years before.
Director Christoper Nolan said this film is the metaphor for filmaking. Each member of the team serves a role that has a movie analog. The Architect (Ellen Page) would be the production designer. The Forger (Tom Hardy) would be the actor. The Point Man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) would be The Producer. The Extractor (DiCaprio) would be the director. And The Mark (Cillian Murphy) would be us-the audience.
I wish I had dreams of a whole other life when I was in a coma. Nope. Just fever dreams that had me sucked into the horrific ceiling tiles saying "Stop. Fall Risk." It was so bad that I started having regular daydreams and nightmares of escaping the hospital. It seemed like a great idea...until I couldn't sit up or stand or hold up my arms. You lose a lot of your body muscle in 2 weeks on a ventilator.
Never forget that Mal is dead. Whenever we see her in the movie, it's really the part of Cobb's destructive mind that wants to live with her in Limbo. So when he tells her in Limbo that he Incepted her.. did he really Incept himself? :)
My favorite Leonardo DiCaprio movie is “Catch Me If You Can” costarring Tom Hanks. Also iconic movies of Leo’s are “The Departed” and “The Wolf of Wall Street”.
I wish i could have heard your reaction to the cut to black screen at the end, but it looked like the reception this got in the screening i saw 😂 They did use a spinning room, the behind the scenes reels on that are great, it was so clever. First viewing i was so immersed in the dream levels, that i totally forgot they were on the plane 😳
This movie, like the matrix, melted my brain the first time I saw it theatrically. Outside of the dark night, this is my favorite Christopher Nolan movie.👍
I had an inception like dream last night actually if you can believe it! I was so tired in my dream I had a dream within a dream, then I woke up from that dream a later on from the original dream!
You guys gotta watch Tenet after this. Michael Caine was confused about the film and needed Christopher Nolan to explain a few things. He did confirm that any scene with his character, is set in reality. So Cobb did in fact reunite with his children.
Think about it as a movie about making movies. Nolan gets his team together… script writer, lead actor, special effects artist, etc. Basically it’s Nolan making a movie and wanting to get home to see kids when it’s done.
With Freddy Krueger also coming from that era … At the end of to 90's, there was a short lived TV show called "Sleepwalkers", and the movie "The Cell" - found the DVDs right next to Inception on my shelf. Maybe "Paprika" should be on the watch list, too?
Christopher Nolan has said he worked on the Inception script off and on for 10 years, between his first movie Following (98) through The Dark Knight (08).
If you ever want a rare film try Deep Rising only 2 RU-vidr have ever reacted to it. It’s also one of Best movies you never saw. Director also did The Mummy Brendan Fraser
Would love to see you react to the behind-the-scenes of this movie as well, they do in fact show the spinning scene. It's wicked cool! I don't know if you've watched the show Euphoria but they did a similar scene in there as well. Both behind-the-scenes are so awesome to see.
The snow fortress was based on the snow fortress of his favorite James Bond movie, 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. A lot of the snow action scenes were paying homage to that Bond movie. Nolan has called Inception his “Bond” movie.
