Inception
Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Dileep Rao, and Michael Caine. After the 2002 completion of Insomnia, Nolan presented to Warner Bros. a written 80-page treatment for a horror film envisioning "dream stealers," based on lucid dreaming. Deciding he needed more experience before tackling a production of this magnitude and complexity, Nolan shelved the project and instead worked on 2005's Batman Begins, 2006's The Prestige, and 2008's The Dark Knight. The treatment was revised over six months and was purchased by Warner in February 2009. Inception was filmed in six countries, beginning in Tokyo on June 19 and ending in Canada on November 22. Its official budget was $160 million, split between Warner Bros. and Legendary. Nolan's reputation and success with The Dark Knight helped secure the film's US$100 million in advertising expenditure. Inception's premiere was held in London on July 8, 2010; it was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters beginning on July 16, 2010. Inception grossed over $837 million worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2010. Considered one of the best films of the 2010s, Inception won four Oscars (Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects) and was nominated for four more (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score) at the 83rd Academy Awards.
Paradox So a closed loop like that will help you disguise the boundaries of the dream you create. But how big do these levels have to be? It could be anything from the floor of a building to an entire city They have to be complicated enough that we can hide from the projections - A maze? - Right, a maze And the better the maze Then the longer we have before the projections catch us? Exactly My subconscious seems polite enough Ha, ha. You wait, they'll turn ugly. No one likes to feel someone else messing around in their mind. Cobb can't build anymore, can he?
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The only way to know you�ve done the job is if I go in with you. There's no room for tourists on a job like this, Mr. Saito. This time, it seems there is This, I think, is a good place to start I use it every day. COBB: What for? - Here, I'll show you Perhaps you will not want to see After you [MACHINE HISSING]
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EAMES: Ten. Twelve. All connected. Bloody hell They come every day to share the dream You see? Very stable - How long do they dream for? YUSUF: Three, four hours, each day In dream time? With this compound? About 40 hours each and every day. - Why do they do it? YUSUF: Tell him, Mr. Cobb After a while, it becomes the only way you can dream Do you still dream, Mr. Cobb?
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Yeah, yeah. Everything's just fine Robert Fischer, heir to the Fischer Morrow energy conglomerate. COBB: What's your problem with this Mr. Fischer? That's not your concern Mr. Saito, this isn't your typical corporate espionage. You asked me for inception I do hope you understand the gravity of that request. Now, the seed that we plant in this man's mind will grow into an idea This idea will define him It may come to change Well, it may come to change everything about him. We're the last company standing between them and total energy dominance And we can no longer compete Soon, they'll control the energy supply of half the world. In effect, they become a new superpower.
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The world needs Robert Fischer to change his mind. EAMES: That's where we come in How is Robert Fischer's relationship with his father? Rumor is the relationship is quite complicated. Well, we can't work based solely on rumor, can we? Can you get me access to this man here? Browning. Fischer Senior's right-hand man Fischer Junior's godfather. It should be possible, if you can get the right references References are something of a specialty for me, Mr. Saito BROWNING: I'm not smelling settlement here. Take them down LAWYER: Mr. Browning ...Maurice Fischer's policy is always one of avoiding litigation Well, shall we voice your concerns with Maurice directly? Not sure that's necessary No, no, no. I think we should BROWNING How is he?
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I don't want to bother him unnecessarily, but... MAURICE: Robert, I told you keep out the damn- Wait. So do it. Get- NURSE: Mr. Fischer. MAURICE: Put it through Never, never. Never do the same as I asked Leave that Here BROWNING: Must be a cherished memory of his I put it beside his bed. He hasn't even noticed Ruben we need to talk about a power of attorney. I know this is hard, but it's imperative Not now, Uncle Peter.
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And adopt his physical presence, study his mannerisms, and so on and so forth. So now in the first layer of the dream I can impersonate Browning. And suggest concepts to Fischer's conscious mind Then, when we take him a level deeper... ...his own projection of Browning should feed that right back to him So he gives himself the idea Precisely. That's the only way it will stick It has to seem self-generated. Eames, I am impressed Your condescension, as always, is much appreciated, Arthur, thank you [DOOR OPENS]
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Were you going under on your own? No, no, I was just, uh, running some experiments. I didn't realize anyone was here, so Yeah, I was just- I was working on my totem, actually Here, let me take a look So you're learning, huh? An elegant solution for keeping track of reality - Was it your idea? - No, it was, uh...
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It was Mal's, actually. This This one was hers. She would spin it in the dream and it would never topple Just spin and spin Arthur told me she passed away How are the mazes coming along? Each level relates to the part of the subject's subconscious. That we are trying to access So I'm making the bottom level a hospital so Fischer will bring his father.
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