Chapter 1,668 Is there someone else behind the scenes?
A good movie, especially one with brain-burning elements like "Inception", is very easy to over-interpret.
Especially after "Inception" officially expanded its screening scale.
More and more people are watching this work, and more and more people are watching it more than once, and then starting to make various interpretations of their own.
One of the interpretations is very interesting.
People always like to include "behind-the-scenes theories" and "conspiracy theories" in some movies!
But this kind of interpretation is still very popular.
The same is true for "Inception".
A film critic wrote a review with this interpretation.
"Have you really understood "Inception"?"
This is his title. Well, it’s a very versatile movie review title, but even though it’s very versatile, it’s so hard to resist that people can’t help but click on it to read it.
"First of all, let's review the plot of the movie: "Inception" tells the story of Cobb, an experienced "dream stealer" (who can sneak into people's dreams and steal consciousness), who collects commissions from business tycoon Li Teng in an attempt to
The story of implanting memories in the mind of his rival Fisher to destroy the Fisher family's business empire.
The brain-burning aspect of the entire film seems to be the constant switching between dreams and reality.
For example, the encounter between the elderly Cobb and Li Teng at the beginning was a dream or reality?
When Cobb struck up a conversation with Fisher, a second-generation rich man, on a plane, was it a dream or reality?
What level are taxis and vans on in the rain?
Which floor is the hotel on? Which floor is the snow mountain on?
After Cobb's wife Mal fell off the window sill, did she return to reality, or was she destined to die?
At the end of the film, is Cobb in a dream or reality?
It seems that there are many doubts, but in fact, as long as the logic and theme of the film are understood, the above problems are like a layer of window paper.
We start to clarify it in flashback.
First of all, we must rule out the possibility that the ending is an "open ending".
This can be said to be the most controversial point. Some people think that "Turning Top has an open ending, and the audience can freely guess that Cobb may be in a dream or reality."
Of course, here we first rule out the possibility of an "open ending" before looking at the following.
So what is the ending?
In the end, Cobb healed himself and returned to reality. In the dream, he successfully got rid of the guilt towards his wife Mal and finally returned home. This is also a major theme and logic of the entire film.
So how did Cobb recover and return home? Let’s talk about this hidden line in the film.
This hidden line even goes beyond the "open line" of "Cobb became an internationally wanted criminal, helped giant Li Teng change the subconscious of his competitor Fisher, and destroyed Fisher's business empire."
At the beginning of the story, Cobb's life was full of turbulence. He didn't know the heights of the world, and he was seeking excitement. He and his wife Mal built an imaginary world - they were like God, controlling the mountains, seas, buildings,
Rain or shine, we walked through life together there hand in hand.
When the life in the dream was about to end, Cobb was still awake. He wanted to take his wife back to the real world, but her wife refused to wake up in the dream.
In order to bring his wife back to reality, Cobb conducted a dangerous experiment, but it turned out that the experiment went too far.
That is to say, an idea was implanted in Mal's mind: the reality she experienced was all a dream.
This is like an eternal hypothetical proposition. If what you experience is reality, then this reality must be a dream.
So Mal, who has returned to reality, remembers these words of God. She has returned to reality and repeats the verse that Cobb recited when he took her to lie on the track in his "last life": You are waiting for a train, and the train will
Take you to a far away place...don't ask me why - because we will be together forever.
On my birthday, I jumped off the window sill with determination.
This was a huge blow to Cobb. His heart was like a sinking ship falling into the deep sea. He often wondered, was Mal's death real? Or was he dreaming?
With fear in his heart, Cobb became a failed dream stealer.
No matter whose dream he steals, an "enemy" will appear in that person's dream, which is the Mal he fears most in his subconscious. Mal often comes out to cause trouble and cause mission failure.
His career was ruined and he didn't dare to return home (for fear it was a dream), so he started a new escape.
The father-in-law set up a plan to implant thoughts into Cobb with the purpose of bringing him home.
But here, it must be mentioned that Cobb had a father-in-law, Miles, who loved him. When he could not face his children, Miles had always taken care of them.
Only one person understood the predicament he was in, only one person could save Cobb, and finally saved him, and that person was Miles.
So my father-in-law planned a dream team to "implant thoughts" on Cobb. As the operator behind the scenes, there must be someone at the front desk to "take charge", and this person is his student Lin Ni!
Linnie knew Miles' plan well, so she was so curious about what was deep in Cobb's subconscious.
I want to enter the bottom floor of the elevator in Cobb's dream again and again, and see what is the most difficult obstacle for Cobb.
Because helping Cobb through this hurdle is the main task she received.
So are the other people in the group, Cobb's partners Arthur and Ames, and his employers Li Teng and Fisher, all fake? Is the "business order" that Li Teng entrusted Cobb with killing Fisher's empire fake?
Of?
NO, it’s not that this business order is fake, it just happened to be Miles’ tool.
Some of them, such as Arthur and Ames, may be insiders like Linnie.
Otherwise, Mal would not have jumped out and killed Fisher in the third dream of the snow-capped mountains, but no one else would have asked, who is that woman?
I don’t know if you still remember, but there is a link at the end of the chapter that echoes the beginning——
Cobb fell into the edge dream to save Li Teng, and they became old people in the edge dream (beginning).
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the state of the old people, they recalled this dreaming experience (the film started in flashback form), and when the two woke up again
(Main narration), Cobb and Li Teng's expressions were confused, while the others looked at him with smiles.
Personally, I think these smiles have two meanings:
First, after Cobb and Li Teng entered the edge dream, they lost a memory. Li Teng may have forgotten his identity as a conspirator.
Secondly, everyone’s efforts are aimed at getting Cobb married at this moment. In other words, the real task of dream creation this time is to implant thoughts into Cobb and let him go home.
Their mission was completed, and they knew that Cobb's inner fear had been eliminated, so they smiled knowingly at Cobb.
At this time, Cobb did not have a ring on his hand, which was his real totem (not a top). After returning home, he saw the children turning their heads and the children had grown up... These all showed that he had returned
to reality.
Of course, although his father-in-law Miles is the real behind-the-scenes player, Cobb's return to reality relies on his own inner struggle.
Just like a person who is about to fall into depression, the key in the early stage is not drug intervention, but the patient's courage to jump out of the depression trap.
In fact, we all know that for Cobb, it was love that made him fall into guilt and unable to extricate himself. So in order to cheer him up, he must be given a new pursuit, which is more important to him than love.
pursuit.
So is it freedom? Or should we say family affection?
The key to the success of Myers' experiment lies in Cobb's inner belief.
Although he has been intertwined with guilt and love for many years, in the fifth-level dream, because of his inner pursuit of freedom, he faced his fear. The scene of his conversation with Mal is the whole story of him overcoming fear with faith.
process!
He admitted that he was the one who planted the idea in Mal that "the reality you experience is all a dream", which was a kind of betrayal.
He recounted the reasons and processes why Jean-Marie doubted the real world;
He looked into Mal's eyes and said to himself: "I can't be with her anymore because she doesn't exist";
He told himself that all this was over and he was about to start facing real life.
"Look at you, you are just a projection of my real life."
This conversation is the most cruel and real conversation between Cobb and his subconscious. He faced his mistakes and unbearableness, and finally found himself.
Moreover, there is another supporting evidence, that is, the apparent motivation of the entire movie.
With several motivations in the movie, it can be said that no one “has to do this”.
Cobb just wants to go home to take care of his children? Others do it for money? Just for this, is it necessary to "narrow escape"? This is a bit unreasonable, right?
So let’s sort out the past. In order for Cobb to return home and be with his children, coupled with his guilt for “killing” his wife Mal, he “had to do this”. This is understandable in the past.
What about his friends?
You know, if this group of friends only wanted money, they would accompany Cobb to escape death?
Although we often say that man perishes for money and birds perish for food, obviously that doesn’t make sense here, right?
Especially for the character Lin Ni, she is not particularly familiar with Cobb. She is just a student of Cobb's father-in-law. What reason does she have to go to all the trouble, even risking her life, to help Cobb?
So if we infer that Miles arranged all this, is it understandable?
Cobb's friends took the risk to help Cobb. Wouldn't this be more logical?
Also, what is the theme of "Inception"?
I think it must be "going home"!
Because Cobb and Mal experienced three reincarnations in the human world. In the first life, they played a game of God together. In the second life, they grew old together. In the third life, they each found their own reality, separated by heaven and man.
Similarly, because of dream stealing, we can see in a three-dimensional and extremely detailed way the love of a human being with an intelligent and rational mind, a sensitive and sincere heart - it is full of flaws, but never loses its sobriety and realistic warmth.
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Some film critics have interpreted it more interestingly.
"We first start with the line "Do you remember how you got here?" In my opinion, it is actually about the movie. Have the characters in the movie ever questioned how the space they are in got there?
What about? No, as soon as a scene begins, the characters are there, and the transition process is like jumping from one dream to another. You see, the director actually also has a clear sense of self-reflexivity.
On the level of the viewing relationship, each level of dream travel leaves behind a guardian, or movie projectionist (the reality level is the flight attendant, the first level is the pharmacist, the second level is Arthur, and the third level is Arthur)
Eames), they know exactly the time in the dream (or the movie's running time), while others become cast and crew, most of whom know clearly that they are in a dream, or in a movie.
Let’s analyze the profession of this group. The psychological analyst/screenwriter is responsible for constructing the plot line, the architect/artist is responsible for the scene composition, and Mr. Li Teng is the one who issues the task. In fact, he is the producer of Chi Guoguo. You see
, problems often arise when producers act, and then everyone doubles as actors, and the dream machine is the camera.
At the same time, the audience of the dream is also themselves. In dreams/movies, the viewing subject is also the action subject. This is the experience of dreaming and watching movies.
So I believe that this is the way this film is composed. The director intentionally or unintentionally integrated his filmmaking experience into the composition of the story. So his spatial presentation can be explained. In the spatial design of Cobb and Linney,
The director explained the cinematic space composition method. This is a director communicating with the artist. The key point is "to define the boundaries through a maze" and "to try to make people not realize that they are in a dream." Translated into a movie
The jargon is, don't, wear, help.
In addition to the composition of the scene, it is also necessary to ensure that the audience does not get distracted by ensuring the length of the film (using strong sedatives) and ensuring a good viewing environment (driving steadily, in fact, the camera does not shake too much).
Then there must be a good script that can convince the characters in the play and the audience. Of course, don’t forget to leave escape tips such as vents. The screenwriter can use them when he can’t make it right or is short of time. The rest will be left to you.
Performed - In the hotel in the second dreamland, Cobb brilliantly explained what it means to be a great actor. He made the impossible possible.
Finally, when the lights turn on at the end of the film, the cast and crew will appear one by one (everyone on the plane wakes up) and say hello to the audience. Look, this film is actually a "Film Shooting Guide". Let's analyze it further.
In other words, the theme of the film is: Does life imitate movies, or does movies imitate life? Which one is more real, movies or reality?
Isn’t it interesting?
Of course, this is just a random thought, but I think it’s interesting, right?
Using the "Film Shooting Guide" to interpret this movie, it suddenly feels very appropriate. Doesn't everything fall into place?
I personally have not interviewed the director, so I naturally don’t know if this is the director’s idea, but maybe friends from the media can ask the director if this is the case.”
