Inception

I enjoy every aspect of this film. It has a star-studded cast who all deliver great performances, amazing visuals and cinematography, an incredibly orgasmic score by Hans Zimmer, and a brilliant hidden meaning. Although I do agree that Inception contains flaws, I’m willing to look past them purely because I love the hidden meaning behind the film. Inception itself is designed to feel like a dream, with Nolan casting dreams and the dream-building process as an extended metaphor for films and the filmmaking process. To build on this idea, the character’s roles in the movie resemble the roles of a film crew. “The Point-Man” (Joseph Gorden-Levitt) is the producer, “The Architect” (Elliot Page) is the production designer, “The Forger” (Tom Hardy) is the actor, “The Mark” (Cillian Murphy) represents the audience, and finally “The Extractor” (Leonardo DiCaprio) resembles the director.    Inception is a story about a dream builder trying to get back to his kids. Comparing this to the filmmaking process suggests that Nolan sees Cobb (The Extractor) as a version of himself. A homesick director losing himself in dream worlds that he creates, hoping he finds one last job that “incepts” meaning in the audience’s minds, which will allow him to see his kids again. One last important clue is that the younger version of Cobb’s son is played by Magnus Nolan, Christopher Nolan’s son. Coincidence? I think not!