They couldn't mess with the physics or anything too much because the projector's conscience would recognize the difference and attack the Architect. For example, when Mal stabbed Ariadne.

But I agree about the puzzle thing.

haha seriously man? That train scene is way more powerful then watching Mr. Potato head put his parts on a zucchini or whatever it was.

haha seriously man? That train scene is way more powerful then watching Mr. Potato head put his parts on a zucchini or whatever it was.

Yeah, but this is the power of a franchise we grew up with vs. a Summer blockbuster.

Which Inception totally is But I agree with Arpy, I never felt lost as far as the narrative went.

Glad you liked it.

And I agree there are some things they should have done to make it more dream-like. Oh well.

-CF

I actually think the non-dreamlike "realism" was a good choice. The fact is, when you're dreaming, the world around you can be vague and nonsensical and you'll still (except in the case of dreaming lucidly) accept it as real without question. There's a kind of inner "reality check" mechanism that gets suppressed in the dreaming state. But when you're watching a movie, you are more or less awake (though probably in an alpha brainwave frequency), so to be convincing, the action and the set have to be fairly definite and realistic. The effect of believability has that greater requirement when your conscious mind is engaged.

'Inception' is one of those films that's just so expertly put together, strikes the balance between familiarity and novelty, plot and character. May be just a summer blockbuster, but it's more memorable and satisfying than most.

I actually think the non-dreamlike "realism" was a good choice. The fact is, when you're dreaming, the world around you can be vague and nonsensical and you'll still (except in the case of dreaming lucidly) accept it as real without question. There's a kind of inner "reality check" mechanism that gets suppressed in the dreaming state. But when you're watching a movie, you are more or less awake (though probably in an alpha brainwave frequency), so to be convincing, the action and the set have to be fairly definite and realistic. The effect of believability has that greater requirement when your conscious mind is engaged.

This is true. Probably the best way they showed the dream-stuffs and yet made it look real (because you would not realize it was a dream) would be the paradoxical neverending stairs, or how they could create things (like Ellen Page making the big mirrors, and then the street, or Mal and Cobb's own world which they kept adding on to). After a while the dream realizes it is not normal, but these small things individually work at first, so seem normal at first.

-CF