re: Official "Inception" Thread (***SPOILERS***)

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And why would the people in ther dreams attack the dreamer and not the other people in her dream?

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Freauxzen answered most of your question, but I wanted to point out that the reason the projections attack the dreamer is because the begin to realize things aren't right and that they are in someone else's dream. This is how they knew Fischer had been trained. His projections reacted immediately and were more militaristic than a normal untrained subject.

nice graphic

That's pretty cool. It could just be a coincidence, but it's just one more thing to think about when interpreting the movie.

Could definitely be a coincidence. That rhythm in the French song is simply definitive of the swing style, and in the much slower Zimmer score the shorter notes help to emphasize the sustained blares.

Of course that's no fun at all.

By the way, Marion Cotillard (Mal) played Edith Piaf (the woman who sang that song) in the French biopic of her life.

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Ehhhhh....Could have sworn a character explicitly said that was the planned kick, because of the complication that originates thanks to the difficulty of creating a kick in a world with no gravity. Also, if it was planned all along, why did Arthur ask himself how was he going to generate the kick with no gravity?

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yeah, it was definitely intended to be the kick, I don't understand why anyone would argue against this since it was said plain as day

Few thoughts:

The "fall" into the water in the van at the end was supposed to give them that "jump" feeling and wake them up, correct? Before that, the chemist was driving through the city and the van rolled over or got close to it; why wouldn't that give them that startled feeling of falling or jerking?

I liked the movie. It's def not for everyone. Big problem I have is that it's not really one of those movies you can enjoy without knowing what's going on, at least in a broad, general sense. And some people might have a hard time with that. There's really no middle ground, I feel.

For example, the Matrix had good action and a somewhat simple broad story that was easy to follow, and you didnt necessarily have to understand the much deeper meanings to enjoy it. Doesnt seem like Inception is the same.

But then maybe that was Nolan's goal.

Do they ever cover Miles' thoughts on Mal's (his daughter) death? Was he just convinced that Mal had lost touch with reality and Cobb was not responsible for her death?

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This lends evidence to it all being a dream.

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Not necessarily. According to the child actors nolan used and the ages they depcited here, 2 years have passed since Mal's death. Miles appears to believe Cobb or else he would act as the Mal's mother does. While it would have been nice to have gone a little further into the character of Miles, the lack of doing so isn't evidence towards anything.

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Not necessarily. According to the child actors nolan used and the ages they depcited here, 2 years have passed since Mal's death. Miles appears to believe Cobb or else he would act as the Mal's mother does. While it would have been nice to have gone a little further into the character of Miles, the lack of doing so isn't evidence towards anything.

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I don't have a stance one way or another. It's just the idea of a father being so helpful to the man who is suspected of killing his daughter seems a little out of place. The father seemed TOO nice, as if this was Cobb's place to go in his dream state when he was feeling overwhelmed with guilt.