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?
Inception
30.2s
I'd like you to meet Mr. Cobb Pleased to meet you If you have a few moments, Mr. Cobb has a job offer he'd like to discuss with you. A work placement? Not exactly I have a test for you You're not gonna tell me anything first? Before I describe the job, I have to know you can do it - why? - it's not, strictly speaking, legal You have two minutes to design a maze that it takes one minute to solve.
Inception
6.1s
All right Freddy. Freddy Simmonds My God, it's you, isn't it?
Inception
3.3s
- Why would he suggest such a thing? - I just don't know.
Inception
2.5s
I need you to work with me, Mr. Fischer.
Inception
1.6s
Care for a lift, Mr. Cobb?
Inception
10.7s
She had locked something away, something deep inside. A truth that she had once known, but chose to forget.
Inception
5.6s
WOMAN [ON RECORDING]: If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again. If you need help, hang up...
Inception
3.2s
- No. - Do you need immigration forms?
Inception
2.4s
Yusuf's 10 seconds from the jump.
Inception
1.4s
[THUNDER CRASHING]
Inception
3.3s
But he's wrong.
Inception
31.6s
SAITO: Turn around The gun, Dom Please Now the envelope, Mr. Cobb Did she tell you? Or have you known all along?
Inception
7s
- Are those projections his subconscious? - Yes. - Are you destroying parts of his mind? - No. They're just projections.
Inception
5.3s
Hey. You ready? Yes, yes. I'm fine. I'm ready.
Inception
1.7s
We were lost in here.
Inception
1.3s
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Inception
33.5s
Five, two- It was something, it was a long number. That's good. We can start there. Fifth floor. Yep. - So do you use a timer? - No, I have to judge it for myself. While you're all asleep in 52$, I wait for Yusuf's kick. - Well, how will you know? - His music warns me. And then when the van hits the barrier of the bridge, that should be unmistakable. So we get a nice synchronized kick. If it's too soon, we won't get pulled out. But if it's too late, I won't be able to drop us. - Well, why not? - Because the van will be in freefall.