Inception - The Spinning Top - Final scene

Uncle Spielberg · Apr 13, 2012

What is your take on the final spinning top scene ?

My take is that after all , the reality he thought was true was infact still in a dreamstate below consciousness. He thought he had gone back to the real World when infact he was still in a dreamstate.

And then which state was reality ? Was it infact level 4 with his wife pleading with him to stay with her as that was the reality ?

The greatest film of the last 10 years for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhavsmsi_5M

Uncle Spielberg · Apr 13, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WOcU7J9F3E

Uncle Spielberg · Apr 13, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViBmZvU4zHk

SeagullSongs · Apr 13, 2012

My personal view is that you're not meant to know what's happened, does it keep spinning, does it just start to topple as the screen goes black? Who knows?
I agree that it's the best film of the last 10 years, since Saving Private Ryan and Shawshank Redemption for me.

Dorset Seagull · Apr 13, 2012

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Uncle Spielberg said:
What is your take on the final spinning top scene ?

My take is that after all , the reality he thought was true was infact still in a dreamstate below consciousness. He thought he had gone back to the real World when infact he was still in a dreamstate.

And then which state was reality ? Was it infact level 4 with his wife pleading with him to stay with her as that was the reality ?

The greatest film of the last 10 years for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhavsmsi_5M

can't disagree with any of that

Billy the Fish · Apr 13, 2012

Uncle Spielberg said:
What is your take on the final spinning top scene ?

My take is that after all , the reality he thought was true was infact still in a dreamstate below consciousness. He thought he had gone back to the real World when infact he was still in a dreamstate.

And then which state was reality ? Was it infact level 4 with his wife pleading with him to stay with her as that was the reality ?

No way, Nolan just wanted you to think like that as one last brainfuck.

Had the camera not run out of film you would've seen the totum drop for sure. If that is still the dream state it pretty much ruins what we thought happened for every other character in the film.

Class film though, I've seen it about 4 times and still get a buzz when they all wake up on the plane

Simster · Apr 13, 2012

Fabulous film, yes.

Uncle Spielberg · Apr 13, 2012

Nolan is the greatest director of the last 10 years in my book. Yes, ahead of Spielberg. Spielberg has only really done War Horse of any great note since Minority Report. Nolan has directed a host of great films in the last 10 years. For me , overall the only director that has bettered him in history is Spielberg. Inception is an absolute masterpiece there is no doubt about that.

Bean · Apr 13, 2012

Uncle Spielberg said:
Nolan is the greatest director of the last 10 years in my book. Yes, ahead of Spielberg. Spielberg has only really done War Horse of any great note since Minority Report. Nolan has directed a host of great films in the last 10 years. For me , overall the only director that has bettered him in history is Spielberg. Inception is an absolute masterpiece there is no doubt about that.

Agree. The Dark Knight is also a fantastic film.

shaolinpunk · Apr 13, 2012

It is reality. If I remember rightly the totem doesn't wobble like that at any point in the dream state, and also, while the kids are wearing similar outfits to his memories of them they aren't identical to those recollections

However, the fact that he doesn't wait to see is the main thing. He is where he wants to be - home, with his kids. If it's real, great. If it's not, doesn't matter to him any more

Bean · Apr 13, 2012

Apparently Inception was in the making for 10 years. Quite amazing how nothing was leaked

Billy the Fish · Apr 13, 2012

Uncle Spielberg said:
And then which state was reality ? Was it infact level 4 with his wife pleading with him to stay with her as that was the reality ?

Also that part of the film was a flashback, it was Leo explaining to the girl why his projection of Moll was running round dreams being a dickhead.

The end of the film was 100% the actual reality.

Uncle Spielberg · Apr 13, 2012

shaolinpunk said:
It is reality. If I remember rightly the totem doesn't wobble like that at any point in the dream state, and also, while the kids are wearing similar outfits to his memories of them they aren't identical to those recollections

However, the fact that he doesn't wait to see is the main thing. He is where he wants to be - home, with his kids. If it's real, great. If it's not, doesn't matter to him any more

Surely it does matter though ?

Uncle Spielberg · Apr 13, 2012

Billy the Fish said:
Also that part of the film was a flashback, it was Leo explaining to the girl why his projection of Moll was running round dreams being a dickhead.

The end of the film was 100% the actual reality.

That's not the way I see it.

Billy the Fish · Apr 13, 2012

Uncle Spielberg said:
That's not the way I see it.

Then you've not understood the film. Go back and watch it again!

shaolinpunk · Apr 13, 2012

Oh, and I agree about Nolan. He has the directorial midas touch.

Both Batman films are fantastic, Inception is amazeballs and The Prestige is a phenomenal film

Uncle Spielberg · Apr 13, 2012

It's a 9.1 for me. Certainly one of the 10 greatest films ever made imo.

Uncle Spielberg · Apr 13, 2012

And Caprio once again delivers. He is one of the greatest actors of his generation. Pretty Boy, yes but a superb actor.

Billy the Fish · Apr 13, 2012

shaolinpunk said:
Oh, and I agree about Nolan. He has the directorial midas touch.

Both Batman films are fantastic, Inception is amazeballs and The Prestige is a phenomenal film

All awesome. Memento is also brilliant

Uncle Spielberg said:
And Caprio once again delivers. He is one of the greatest actors of his generation. Pretty Boy, yes but a superb actor.

You're not wrong uncle, the boy top class

shaolinpunk · Apr 13, 2012

Uncle Spielberg said:
Surely it does matter though ?

Not really. If he doesn't check the totem then he can either happily live out the rest of his life in the real world with his kids, or happily spend an eternity in a dream state with his kids. If the latter, would he know any better? After all, in a dream you never really remember how you got there...

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