Originally Posted by Shmowen

He really only mentions 2 plot holes - the lack of weightlessness in the 3rd dream layer and Fischer not recognizing Saito. The other 3 are actually subtlety explained by the movie (see my other 2 posts above).

But Fischer not recognizing Saito isn't necessarily a plot hole - it could be possible that they have never met (not ALL businessmen know each other). It's just a slight implausibility, not a definitive impossibility. It also seems ridiculous that someone would criticize a movie on such an inconsequential point (it would be like saying "Why aren't the aliens in Avatar green-skinned? They live in a forest....")

He also didn't mention Cobb's lack of a wedding ring as evidence of reality at the end of the movie in his final interpretation of Inception.

I don't think Saito was necessarily a businessman. He has the ability to make criminal charges disappear and is trying to stop a monopoly of the world's energy suppliers, which would be pretty horrible. I sort of thought he could easily just be an operator or special agent funded by the United States.

As for the ending, keep in mind that the movie was made to be modeled after a standard heist movie where the gang of thieves get away, like the Italian Job, so if everything appears to work out then it probably did. I think the cliffhanger at the end wasn't meant to be taken that seriously and wasn't necessarily a plot element, but simply the director playing with the moviegoer.

Inception is the millionth interpretation of Plato's Allegory of The Cave and I thought it was fantastic; quite a bit better than The Matrix in my opinion.

But Saito specifically mentions that Fisher is a competitor, and that his company won't be able to compete against them any longer. As well Cobalt Engineering was a rival firm of Saito's company. The making criminal charges disappear thing was just because he was obscenely rich/well connected (and we have plenty of examples of people getting away with crimes because of that).

This made me laugh (regarding the ending):

But until a physicist whose expertise is calculating torque and rotational momentum examines the footage shown and calculates whether it's about to topple over, that's not solid-enough evidence

(From the article, 6 interpretations and 5 plot holes)

Of course a physicist's analysis would conclude it's about to topple over...because in the real world, the laws of Thermodynamics apply. Just because fictionally, the top may spin forever, does not mean they're able to cheat physics.

The author's english and feelings of assurance make the article seem quite definitive...but that's but one problem I could find with their reasoning.

not a dream

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I just saw this movie tonight and I was totally blown away, and I didn't even see it 3D, I think 2D was enough. The slow motion parts of the movie were unreal and hands down the best I have seen in a while as well as some of the fight scenes without gravity. Everyone was clapping in the movie theater at the end and of course there were a lot of outcries when we didn't get to see whether that item toppled over or not and whether this was indeed reality. But I agree with an earlier comment that Leo did not see his children's faces when he was in the dream with his wife and the fact that he actually saw them at the end to me meant that he was in reality.

Therefore, I suggest that everyone see this movie, if not for the plot, at least for the action/adventure.

If you like these sorts of movies, I would also recommend Leo's movie Shutter Island.

Originally Posted by Mowicz

This made me laugh (regarding the ending):

(From the article, 6 interpretations and 5 plot holes)

Of course a physicist's analysis would conclude it's about to topple over...because in the real world, the laws of Thermodynamics apply. Just because fictionally, the top may spin forever, does not mean they're able to cheat physics.

The author's english and feelings of assurance make the article seem quite definitive...but that's but one problem I could find with their reasoning.

LOL too serious

So Good

Confusing, but incredible movie none the less

Disappointing.

Awesome movie. The ending is the best. I hope they dont make a sequel, it would ruin it.

Pretty legitimate movie

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I find it funny, though, how people have decided that the fact that leo sees his children's faces at the end is evidence that he is no longer in a dream state.... just because leo tells us that he did not get to see his chidlren's faces ONE LAST TIME before he left and that he regrets that moment does NOT mean that he has never before seen his own children's faces! He has seen them, and can imagine them.

Maybe the reason that in this dream he finally sees their faces is that he has finally let go of the guilt he felt for causing his own wife's death.... maybe this new freedom also frees him from the regret he felt for not calling out to his children one last time before he left?

Originally Posted by janekoby06

Pretty legitimate movie

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I find it funny, though, how people have decided that the fact that leo sees his children's faces at the end is evidence that he is no longer in a dream state.... just because leo tells us that he did not get to see his chidlren's faces ONE LAST TIME before he left and that he regrets that moment does NOT mean that he has never before seen his own children's faces! He has seen them, and can imagine them.

Maybe the reason that in this dream he finally sees their faces is that he has finally let go of the guilt he felt for causing his own wife's death.... maybe this new freedom also frees him from the regret he felt for not calling out to his children one last time before he left?

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Very true, in fact he doesn't say that he can't see their faces. He says he DOESN'T WANT TO see their faces. Because if he sees their faces he would never be able to leave. The emotions will overwhelm him and he'll lose his mind to the dream world.