"Inception" Dreams and reality, spiritual exploration and physical action. Nolan's intellectual action drama that combines contradictory elements

"Inception" synopsis

The genius Christopher Nolan leads an international cast in this sci-fi action masterpiece that takes viewers to all over the world and even into dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a specialist in stealing valuable secrets from the subconscious mind while the human mind is defenseless, that is, dreaming. His unique talent comes in handy in a world of industrial espionage, but because of it, his beloved is taken away from him and he ends up on an international wanted list. Now he has a Being There to regain the life he lost. In order to do that, he needed to succeed in a nearly impossible mission known as ``Inception,'' in which he ``implanted'' an idea into the other person's mind, as opposed to stealing it. If Cobb and his friends were able to pull it off, it would represent the perfect crime. However, no matter how carefully you plan and have various special abilities, you cannot compete if your opponent can read your every move. Cobb was the only one who sensed the premonition that such a powerful enemy would appear.

Index

• "This world isn't real": Masterpiece films that depict discomfort with reality
• “Dreams within dreams”: Tracing the origins of multi-layered dream stories
• Nolan's play explores the control of time
• The metaphor of “shared dreams = movie experience”

"This world isn't real": Masterpiece films that depict discomfort with reality

In Inception(2010), written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the main character Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) says this in a scene where he talks about his late wife Mol (Marion Cotillard). "This world isn't real. You have to wake up and return to reality."

Is the world I'm seeing now real? This sense of discomfort with reality is an important element of this film, but of course this is not Nolan's exclusive patent. Movies in which characters enter the world of dreams or virtual reality using some kind of science fiction technology include `` Total Recall '' (1990), `` Open Your Eyes '' (1997), ``The matrix ,'' `` Existence '' and `` 13F. '' (1999) and Paprika (2006). Not limited to the full-fledged science fiction genre, if the setting is one in which humans are shown an unreal world by the special powers of aliens, `` Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer '' (1984) and `` Dark City '' (1998) are also suitable. It will be added.

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Inception is a culmination of these subgenres, and one of the most groundbreaking films in Nolan's filmography. Following on from my previous article , which mainly introduced the appeal of ``Inception'' in terms of visuals, this time I would like to discuss the elements of the story and Nolan's dramatization techniques.

“Dreams within dreams”: Tracing the origins of multi-layered dream stories