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rupert the dog said:
Sorry if this has been done before, but watched this last night. I thoroughly enjoyed the effects and the action sequences, but still haven't got a clue what was going on. Anyone help?
Thank f**k for that, I thought I was the only one. I was beginning to think it was a bit like the Emperors New Clothes, that noone dare say that they didn't get it for fear of appearing thick or something. 
davepoth said:
That was only half sarcastic. It was either all a dream or it wasn't, and that was the lead character's dilemna.
Sorry, but it's still a mystery to me (as I assume it was to him), but if he had two kids and a wife (?), presumably he had a real life somewhere? No, I've decided to forget it and move on, this sort of thing is not for simple minds like mine.
rupert the dog said:
Sorry, but it's still a mystery to me (as I assume it was to him), but if he had two kids and a wife (?), presumably he had a real life somewhere?
No, I've decided to forget it and move on, this sort of thing is not for simple minds like mine.
The premise was, was what he thought was reality (the level he was at at the end of the film, in which his wife had killed herself) actually reality, or was he still in a dream and needed to kill himself to escape it like his wife did?No, I've decided to forget it and move on, this sort of thing is not for simple minds like mine.
There is a scene during the film (after Mol stabbs architect lady from Juno) where the totem does fall, so it's not like he's made his whole life up and is some fat dude sleeping 22hrs a day.
So the initial premise of his life must be correct, that being he can't get into the US because it looks like he killed his wife?
So the initial premise of his life must be correct, that being he can't get into the US because it looks like he killed his wife?
There are many ways to interpret this film, no one knows which is correct. Only Christopher Nolan does and as far as I know, he hasn't made it public knowledge.
If you look it up online you will find loads of stuff on people's theories. All quite interesting but rather annoying knowing you have just watched a film that doesn't have a set meaning. I like to know what it meant not that I can make my own mind up!
If you look it up online you will find loads of stuff on people's theories. All quite interesting but rather annoying knowing you have just watched a film that doesn't have a set meaning. I like to know what it meant not that I can make my own mind up!
slrdriver said:
It's worth watching it a couple of times - the more you watch it the more you will understand it for sure 
Yep, one of my favourite films because of this. I like to think at the end it no longer matters to him whether he's dreaming or not. Although I would like to know what Nolan intended. Gassing Station | TV, Film, Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff