INCEPTION (2010) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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The point of the ending of the totem not being shown falling or not falling at the end of the movie was misunderstood by most people (including me). Nolan explained it. He said that Cobb (Leonardo Dicaprio) had only one motivation....to finally see his kids. So Cobb spins the totem, and then he is actually able to see his kid's faces. At that very moment, Cobb walked away because he didn't care any more whether or not the totem fell or not. His happiness was completely tied to being able to see his kids.
What about the ring theory
What? Everyone got that, it was very obvious and well delivered. Maybe you're just a bit dumb?
@@PatrikNilsson1 Here's a direct quote from Christopher Nolan about the ending of Inception "But the question of whether that’s a dream or whether it’s real is the question I’ve been asked most about any of the films I’ve made. " Sooo...apparently not everyone got it. Tell ya what, go look at all the Inception reactions on CZcams, and see how many people completely miss the point of the ending. Tally it up. You said "everyone", so I'll go as low as 90% of the reactions should get the ending according to you. Anything below that and, well, that makes you look pretty stupid for your comment, eh?
@@scottlepageslonglostson9640 I edited my original comment as to what the purpose of the ending was (according to Nolan). He says whether the totem fell or not is subjective to the viewer. After reading his statement, I just never really cared much either way. If I had to pick a side, I'd say that it was reality at the end.
I thought whenever his father in law was in the same space as Cobb he was in the real world. Also Cobbs wedding ring is his totem, not the spinner.
Christopher nolan + Hans Zimmer can't go wrong. "Time" has one of my favorites build-ups towards the peak of the track, and always gives me goosebumps.
I found an extended edit of Time when I was in college, and it quickly became my go-to studying/working song. Incredible build for sure.
@@95dubstepfan is that the Album version or the mix we hear in-film?
@@OMGtheykilledKenny42Unsure, but if I had to guess I would say the album version. I would imagine whoever made that extended version just cut and looped the album version, rather than trying to obtain the in-film audio and scrub it of all other sounds before cutting and looping. However, I am unaware of any major differences between the album version and the in-film mix. To top it all off, that extended version was removed from YT because of copyright issues, so I can't link it lol.
And for some stupid reason these 2 skip the ending with it in it
528491 is the best movie soundtrack I’ve ever heard.
A lot of directors have their favorite pool of actors, or actors they prefer working with. You're seeing Nolan's best talent on display here
Sir Michael Caine summed up what that ending means. He even told Nolan himself “how do we know he’s not dreaming?” And Nolan told him “If your character is in the scene, then it’s reality”
That's exactly what I would tell him too, if it wasn't. It's extremely important that no actor knows that they are in a dream unless the viewer also knows that. Like it is said, dreams feel real while we are in them. Can't have actors ruining that.
Interestingly enough many characters that talk to Cobb make casual references that Cobb is "lost in a dream". Its a common talking point casually mentioned.
Even Mal - which is actually created from Cobbs own memory, tells him that he's lost in a dream and can't wake up to reality.
The entire movie is Cobb remembering how he got stuck in limbo
Because nobody would dream of Michael Caine? That's cold, Nolan, damn.
Words can’t describe how much this movie means to me.
Yeah, I love this movie but it got released at the wrong time of my life.
@@tazepat001 how
I think Cobb’s totem is actually his wedding ring. He wears it on his left hand in the dream scenes but doesn’t have it in the real world. But the final scenes I don’t think they even show that hand at all. Very ambiguous and clever. Great movie. I still remember the gasps and groans in the cinema at the end😂
One thing that I find that most people don't talk about is how extremely profound the journey Robert Fischer embarks on in this movie really is. From Fischers point of view, he is on a spiritual quest in the depths of his own psyche. Cobb and his crew is like a bunch of angels sent by God to Fischer to guide him to salvation or inner peace and find some moral redemption for themselves in the process. Eames realises this immediately as he says in Mombasa "What you have to do is start with the absolute basic. The relationship with the father."
This movie is a goddamn masterpiece, and I will die on this hill.
I love how caught up in his thoughts he is when he's handed out the immigration forms at the end of the flight, totally possessed by the idea that his father, in fact, loved him and was disappointed he wanted to be like him.
Well you guys definitely have to watch The Prestige now. Another Christopher Nolan masterpiece.
And freaking Memento
@@JoseDanielZuniga memento is a real mind fuck i watched it when high
And interstellar
I’m glad y’all are watching Inception, it’s one of my favorite movies of all time, and it’s directed by Christopher Nolan
Awesome movie. Christopher Nolan is a beast of a filmmaker, in the best way possible.
When you said this was "the most complicated movie," Nolan did one more which I feel is even more of a brain scrambler. "Tenet" It's a very high concept movie, similar to Inception however many feel it was too complex to be enjoyed while others like myself feel like it could be one of Nolan's best films. Heck, why not just do a whole Chris Nolan marathon while you're at it. 🙂
The movie was not too complex it was too loud to hear
@@SaintBison209 movie are not too complex, but the details he consider and put in the movie wrt time, dream etc are mind blowing.
There hasn't been any Nolan movie I haven't liked so far, but Tenet is easily the least interesting to me. It's not because of the complexity, Inception and Interstellar are also complex movies and both are all time favorites. It's because aside from the complexity, there's not much to it.
Inception deals with reality vs the perception of reality. It deals also with how we influence our loved ones (both Cobb with Mal and Fischer with his dad) and our responsibility in doing so. Cobb's love for Mal is undeniable, yet he kills her with it. The mixture of love and regret is relatable and gutwrenching, presented masterfully by Di Caprio and Marion Cotilliard. And that line at the end from Fischer to his son "I was disappointed that you tried" is so powerful. I could go on, so many powerful quotes in that movie.
Interstellar similarly deals with responsibility, but from parent to child. Cooper faces a choice of attempting to save humanity and leaving his children behind, or staying, knowing they will perish with him. It's the conundrum of every parent, balancing their responsibility to their children with the abscence caused by their dedication to work. And we know Cooper wants to go, he wants to be a pilot again. In the course of following his sense of duty for himself and his kids, he loses them entirely. All he has is left are recorded memories of the lives he missed. That scene cuts deep.
I left the cinema after Tenet with the experience of a thrilling action movie and interesting sci-fi plays on causality, but no deep philosophical questions.
ur right tenet is a brain scrambler for sure, but not in a good way lol. inception and intersteller had concepts that were handled very well. i think its crazy that people actually think tenet could be anywhere near nolans other movies
@@zaidm4586 yeah tenet isn’t even following its own physics, it’s downright just fiction compared to interstellar which was for the most part scientifically accurate
Chris Nolan films aren’t just pieces of cinema…they’re events! Style, substance, thought provoking, beautifully shot, beautifully acted and the soundtrack is always an absolute treat!
The name of the female architect (played by then Ellen Page), Ariadne, is a wink to Greek mythology where Ariadne gave a ball of thread to her love Theseus, who tied it at the start of the Minotaur's labyrinth before entering, eventually making it to the center and killing the Minotaur. (The Minotaur is a half man, half bull mythological creature.) Theseus then followed the thread to find his way back out again.
You don’t need to dead-name Elliot Page to explain the name of the character he played.
@@MCouldhavebeen-lu4jx3bt4p Not sure what that means, but I write what I want.
God you're stupid. That was their name when they played the character, that was their name most of their acting career. If "played by *then*" isn't enough for you, go outside and touch some grass @@MCouldhavebeen-lu4jx3bt4p
@@MCouldhavebeen-lu4jx3bt4p I feel it necessary to inform you that, off the internet and outside of an extremely left-leaning Hollywood, most normal people do not buy into, nor agree with the current progressive bent, of the Left's identity politics.
You would be laughed out of most rooms by most people in the West & most certainly, in the rest of the world.
I never cease to be greatly surprised when Mal STABS Cobb, saying "does THIS feel real?!" and STUNNED when Ariadne SHOOTS her, and even moreso when she KICKS fisher off the balcony. Such decisive action on her part, it's amazing how she is the least experienced member of the team and yet progresses so far and learns so much so fast. just amazing.
If it hasn't been said yet, Nolan filmed the final scene with the totem falling over, then in editing, they decided to cut to black right before it toppled. Most agree that he was in the real world at the end.
I could not stop laughing at how many actors are shared in The Dark Knight Rises. Hilarious reaction. Nolan just loves working with the same people, especially Michael Caine. Definitely watch more Nolan flicks! TENET will blow your mind! Or The Prestige
For the scene in the hotel with all the gravity ations they Christopher Nolan built a real physical rotating wooden hall and the actors acted inside
One of my all time favorite movie. And yeah u are right, Nolan picked his standard crew 😁. Love the reaction and discussion as always!
Dude’s calling every twist! It’s awesome because you can tell he doesn’t know what’s going to happen but almost every guess he makes happens. Guy should start writing scripts.
The hotel hallway fight scene is my favorite action scene of all time. It is practical and creative. That is why I love Christopher Nolan. Great reaction. Thanks for sharing.
May have said this before, but everyone needs someone in their life who looks at them like Shoshanna looks at Vincent.
I can't wait for Oppenheimer next summer! Nolan is my fav director cause he's the only one I can think of who mastered both sci-fi/thrillers and period pieces
Spielberg has done that as well but Nolan is essentially his generation's Spielberg.
You right the spinning totem was his wife’s not his. So what was his totem? His wedding ring!
Simply put Shoshannah and Vincent, YOu have continue the journey inside the mind of Christopher Nolan. ------ His movies are second to none and he has become one of the best film auteur of our generation. ------- He's surpassed James Cameron, and Frances Ford Coppala. His genius is simply on a next level. ------- The deep scientific concepts and details he is not only able to deliver but also convey to us in a language that we can understand is truly unprecedented. ----- Add to that the emotion weight, psychological distress that he places our protagonist under makes us also feel their pain at the deepest level. I can't say enough about the Genius of Christopher Nolan. You must watch his entire catalogue.
fantastic movie + reaction!
imho, regarding the ending, there are 3 things that seem to indicate Leo is in reality at the end: his ring, seeing his kid's faces, and the top/totem was wobbling like it was about to stop.
As others have said, It doesn't matter if the top fall or stays up, either way, Cobb gets to watch his kids grow up and it will be real to him. If it's the real world, great. If not then the dream has become his reality and as the old make says in the place in Mombassa, who are we to say otherwise?
My take is this, Ariadne (whose name comes from Greek mythology after the woman who gave Theseus the clue that led him out of the Labyrinth) was performing Inception on Cobb to get him to forgive himself for his role in his wife's death. She was likely "hired" by Michael Caine's character. Note that whenever Cobb is in the dream he has his wedding ring on as a representation of his guilt (he doesn't wear it in the real world), but at the end, he's not wearing it because he has forgiven himself and moved on to be with his kids.
On another layer, the entire film is a meta argument that all films are like shared dreams.
Every reaction from these two: "THAT IS CRAAA-ZEEE!!!!" (repeat 35 times)
How they shot the hotel hallway "zero gravity" fight scenes with Joseph Gordon Levitt was absolutely insane. They had these giant rotating corridors, and the camera sat in a fixed position so the audience couldn't tell the entire set was spinning.
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“Oh Christopher Nolan directed it, that makes sense”
Exactly
When nothing makes sense, you know he directed the movie😂
But it’s truly a masterpiece
It is not his totem. It's Mals. His totem is the ring on his finger when he is dreaming.
The wedding ring theory
One theory is that the top isn't actually Cobb's totem. They point out that he's never shown wearing his wedding ring when he's awake, suggesting that he can tell he's dreaming just by checking for the ring. Since he's not wearing it in the final scene, that's evidence that he's back in reality.
also... while everyone can obviously celebrate the intellectual and imaginative feat and the technical brilliance of this movie, the catharsis and the emotional tug of this film esp towards the end is why this is my fav nolan film yet.
I love this movie so much! Really enjoyed your reaction guys.
Regarding the ending, he didn't get the totem from her safe, he just put it to spin so she would see she was dreaming and to convince her to kill herself. That's why when she woke up her mind was infected with that idea that her world wasn't real. But I like your pov as well.
Hey Shoshannah and Vincent, you're reaction to "Inception" was amazing. I knew you would get lost in this world of the dream. Inception had you, balls-tripping so hard. What was even better is how you felt the emotion of Cobb and the desperate situation he was in as he revealed more and more of his psyche to the movie viewer.
The ending gets me every time, so many theories!! And the more you watch it, the more you have lmao. The way he and Mal spent 50 years together, grew old together, and she just couldn't remember it🥹🥹
*_coming soon to a theater near you:_** INCEPTION;* starring:
- Talia al Ghul
- Alfred the Butler
- Scarecrow the Schizophrenic
- Robin the sidekick
- Bane the Criminal Mastermind
- R’as al Ghul the founder of the League of Shadows
- Christopher Nolan as *_”THE MAN!”_* #Respect
5:32 "hold on"
Inception is a great movie. Only movie that I saw 2 times in cinema on the same day. Once with my family and 2nd time with my friends. So rewatchable.
The cast of this movie is just insane!
I am using the same exact song as my alarm clock, I both love that song and love that movie, and I mean as a french that song is so iconic
There is a popular theory that Dom's totem is actually his wedding ring. He's wearing it while he's dreaming. He's not when he's awake.
So since no one pointed. His totem isn't the spinner top it's his wedding ring. Son props on picking that out but if you are watch it when Codd is in a dream, he has is ring but when his out he doesn't. Which also gives a more definitive ending
Hey Shoshannah and Vincent, when this movie came out I was spellbound watching it for the first time. So I can imagine how you felt. I watched it three times in a row at the movie theater. I had this concept of being half asleep quite often. Plus I LUCID DREAM quite a bit. of course, I was nowhere near the level of deep themes, concept execution, and world-building of Christopher Nolan. The man is a mad genius.
Technically, the spinning top will only wobble when it's about to fall / stop so here it eventually stops. But Nolan cuts the movie way before because at that moment it doesn't even matter whether it continues spinning or stops because finally Cobb sees his kids. But judging how spinning top behaves in real life, the spinning top would have stopped.
There's a second evidence that this is reality, not a dream. His wedding ring. He wears the wedding ring in the dream but not in reality. And in the ending, you can see that Cobb doesn't wears the wedding ring which explains everything.
I’m pretty sure y’all loved this!!! Also please continue The Matrix films 🍿
This has to be my all-time fav movie! It is a true mindf*ck, but emotions like grief, guilt, and longing are there too. Add stunning visuals to it, and you'll have absolute Perfection!
NOTE: They didnt put the oxygen tanks in the van, just like the grenade launcher Eames "dreamt" up in the shootout, they can just think of things and they'll appear out of nowhere inside a dream. They needed oxygen tanks, and they just appeared.
he kept forgetting the van was a dream
Yay! Literally one of my top movies of all time, of any genre. It just tickles my brain in all of the ways I enjoy such things. Such a COOL movie! Also, 9:53 - you mean Alfred? 😂 And yeah, the running joke about this is that it stars the cast of the Dark Knight, and the Dark Knight stars the cast of Inception. Now you gotta watch Memento, Tenet, and The Prestige.
Yall did great with this, and I felt like I was experiencing it for the first time! Inception was so cool back in the day, I forced my dates to take me over and over to see it in theaters ;)
OMG your comment about the number being the same on the napkin from the woman in the red dress was a great catch!
"That was the biggest mindfuck of my life."
Yep, story checks out.
2024 already but it is my favorite movie i've ever watched. I watched it more than 15 times. This is the masterpiece.
Chris Nolan is hands down my favorite filmmaker for good reason!
After watching this, I can’t wait for you guys to (hopefully) react to Tenet
Also, the totem wobbles at the end indicating that he’s back. There’s also a theory that Cobb’s wedding ring is actually his true totem because he’s only got it on in dreams. But that’s not the point, the point is that Cobb is at peace with himself and at peace with Mal’a death
His wife had a "real" totem in real life, the spinning top. That's the point of the totem. You have a real version vs. the dream version. Presumably after Mal died, Cobb took her totem as his own. Her "real" totem. As a sentimental gesture. You can use some one else's totem, you just need to hold it and get familiar with its unique weight and properties, then it can be used as your totem.
Bringing up the fact that it was her totem (etc) is a new one I haven’t heard before. Very nice analysis 😊
I can't believe how this movie didn't get an Oscar
It won four Oscars.
My favorite thing about this film, is thst it's a film about films, about how they make us feel, how they inspire and change us. Cillian Murphy is the audience, and everything being done to him in all three levels of the dream, are a film he is watching, and at the end he is so inspired and moves by what he has experienced, that he changes his life.
I loved your reactions.. " that was the biggest mind fuck of my life" 🤣🤣
The truth has been spoken !!!
I love watching you guys as you fully watch it, take it all in and yet have such genuine reactions big fan take it easy :)
If you look closely, the top wobbled at the end, which tops only do when they are about to fall. That and other clues (his wedding ring is always on when he’s in a dream and it’s not at the end) point to it being real life. But Christopher Nolan also said that the point is really that he doesn’t care, he is finally with his kids
Michael Caine said in an interview that Christopher Nolan told him that every scene that he is in takes place in reality. Therefore, at the end, Cobb did indeed reunite with his children - Nolan's decision to zoom in on the spinning topper to end the movie was an artistic choice.
Sorry if I ruined your theory about the ending!
My perspective is that Sito was the target all along. that's why it opens with him meeting old man Sito first. that's why even after Leo gets caught he keeps reinforcing that he needs to know what's in the safe. think about it. why would you hire someone who failed to steal something from your mind to implant memories into someone else? and Sito having seen Leo's wife in the dream did his research after he came out. and knew that inception worked and lead to his wife's death.
"How would you like to go home?" those words are especially powerful because he's been using his wife's totem to keep her alive in his dream. but for Leo, his kids were the totem. he knew he was going to have to go to the subconscious level anyways. but also something that we tend to overlook. is that Sito got shot on the first level. he was feeling the pain from the gunshot on the second level for a week. and on the third level, he was feeling it for years. and at the subconscious level as he got older he felt that pain while growing old. Fisher wasn't going to destroy his father's company because he was better at it than him. because he made Sito a reflection of his father. and Leo gave his entire share to Yusef. because he was already getting paid by Fisher JR
"This is the most complex movie . . . ! Tenet: Hold my beer!
Did u know Mr. Fisher son (Cillian Murphy) was the scarecrow in one of the Batman movies with Christian Bale?
Bro that was stuck in the second dream is really the goat, because he had to string ALL of them up and strap the C4 to the elevator in just a few MINUTES
So many ppl get hung up on the ending trying to figure out whether the totem kept spinning or eventually fell to see if it was reality BUT they forget it was never HIS totem so whether it stayed up or fell is irrelevant if you’re Cobb because either way you wouldn’t actually know if you’re dreaming or not which I personally thing he was the entire movie.
Also Cobb being the expert that he is would already know that he couldn’t use someone else’s totem so why would he continuously use it if he was in reality? We never see or hear about his totem ONLY Mal’s so either he’s a super genius who never needed to make his own OR he locked his away because he’s comfortably stuck in a dream and doesn’t want to know if it’s reality.
You guys have to check "The Prestige" also by Nolan. Absolutely underrated, masterpiece.
LOVE THE REACTION!!❤ Fun Story: The 10 year anniversary came out for this movie and my cousin had never seen it. Anyways we took LSD and went to the movies to watch this and he was blown away. One of my favorite memories. Glad you reacted to this
Big differences at the end is in Cobb's dreams, theres 3 things that are REAL and not a dream
- His kids' faces, all the times we've seen them, its only their backs and not faces, so at the end its the first we've seen of them.
- The grandfather is never in the dreams, Michael Knowles character is never in Cobb's dream, hes seen telling him to "wake up/come back to reality"
- Once the person is dead, their totem holds no value, it can be reused by someone else. We've seen it fall and work as intended. So at the end you see it start to wobble meaning it WILL fall soon and thats his real world. But real or not, Cobb's always just wanted to see his kids again and he doesnt care if its fake or not, thats HIS REALITY, his kids.
Theres a video where Nolan explains all of this
Quote. "Caine's revelation about Inception's ending certainly eases the minds of fans who can now take solace in knowing that Cobb did actually make it back to his family in real life."
This was my introduction to Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer (composer)! When I first saw it in 2010, it instantly became a favorite
In the end he did escape. The scene on the plane and airport and with the kids is real. Nolan himself said that the scenes where Sir Michael Caine is, is real.
When he sees his kids face it his new totem. He knows his back to reality
Cobb's totem is his wedding band - he is only wearing it whilst dreaming.
Easily in my top 5 movies of all time. Easily the best movie of the 21st century. Staggering storytelling.
It’s funny you guys watching these Nolan classics without knowing he directed them lol
In short, Nolan inceptionized y'all. The ring was never his totem so it would make no difference on how many times DiCapdio spun it (with his being the ring). Nolan continued to feed the idea into everyone by having DiCaprio play with it...
RE: The totem that Cobb used - good catch. It was Mal's totem, not Cobb's. Cobb did have a "totem." Watch it again sometime and look for it. :)
Woo hoo!!!! I can almost feel how great this reaction is going to be.
The ending is ment to be ambiguous, because it did wobble a bit, in the dream it stayed still all the way.
Secondly i think his wife actually had this totem in real life and she took it with her into the dreams, so he could have taken hers after she passed away in the real world.
Awesome reaction, you two are great, its honestly really rare for me to watch a reaction channels of couples or multiple people and actually really love to see the reaction of all participants equally =) keep it up you two!
Yeah the reason why the movie cut to black before the top tumbled is because Nolan intentionally wanted the ending to be unambiguous. It think it was a genius choice.
one of the coolest trippy movies ever
man, EVERY single time I see the scene where she jumps, both when Cobb explains it earlier, and at the end again... I cry, so hard.
EVERY time it approaches, I'm like "annnnd, prepare to cry."
This movie brought the question "What if we're in a VR?" in a whole new "dream".
I love how much this film makes u question reality lol. It’s awesome. You guys are hilarious at the end. That’s how I felt. Don’t know which way is up! 😅
A thing fans of the movie will point out. Doms totem isn't the spinner . Once you notice what it is it helps understand where he is.
Nolan always joins the best actors and actresses!
I am just loving the energy from you. Great reactions, on a bit of a binge
Christopher Nolan casts a lot of the same actors in his movies much like Kevin Smith and Tarantino do. They are reliable and always deliver with their abilities and are always enjoyable to watch. Michael Caine especially.
This movie is incredible in every way. I was blown away by it when I first watched it. 10/10. I recommend y’all watch The Social Network next!! Great reaction as always!!
In the dream he’s always wearing his wedding ring…in reality he doesn’t….and at the end he’s not wearing the wedding ring
This movie will always have a special place in my heart.
Another really good Leonardo DiCaprio movie(my favourite) is The Basketball Diaries
And though it’s a little hard to find I highly recommend it!
It’s from 1995 when he was only 19. It’s the true story of Jim Carroll, a high school basketball player(big shocker I know) living in New York in the 60’s who gets hooked on drugs and his life takes a huge turn. It’s heart wrenching, but god his performance is amazing.
It also features Mark Wahlberg!
(sorry for what looks like an ad that I’m gonna post on other channels, but I feel not enough people know about this movie and reaction videos are a great way to get it out there)
He was back in reality, Nolan said if Michael Caines character shows up it's reality.
Make it simple on the end. The father isn’t in any scene that not reality (as he commented the director told him so) Cobb only has his ring (his actual totem) on during dreams and it isn’t on in the last scene and his wife’s totem starts wobbling and a wobbling totem has to fall. Very simple, it’s reality
cobbs totem was actually his wedding ring. he only has it when hes dreaming.
Made my morning. Thank you for this.
Once you figure out HIS totem... You're gonna have different experience watchin this movie again!!
If you wanna keep going with the awesomely trippy Christopher Nolan movies, do The Prestige (Wolverine and Batman as rival magicians) and TENET (SUPER TRIPPY)!!!
I just finished ur Matrix experience. Brought me so many memories. subbed to you both immediately. if i was in usa, I'd for sure be friends with you both. loved ur vibe and personalities. Please do continue the matrix films till 3. 4 is more an experiment that released last year and that requires enjoyment not of a film but of its concept etc. also covid reduced its quality and am sure not having both sisters helming the direction.
till 3, matrix is epic af.
edit: watch the animatrix if you could. recommended before part 2.
Great reaction…really enjoy you guys
People debated the end for a long time, but the debate was resolved recently and the ending is definitely reality. Christopher Nolan told Michael Caine that any scene he's in is not a dream, and he's in the ending scene. As others have mentioned, the movie cuts before the top stops spinning because, for Cobb, what matters isn't whether it's reality, but that he can see his kids. Good thing for him, it's both.