I loved the film, don't get me wrong. I love Leonardo DiCaprio in everything I've ever seen him in, and Ellen Page too. The story was incredible (who comes up with this stuff?) and the action sequences were miiiiiiiiiiindblowing. I seriously love a good montage and this film is just like one huuuuuuge montage.
My problem, however, was the ending.
**spoilers start now!!
so WHAT is the deal with the ending... was he still dreaming or not? Me and my friend who went to see it have discussed it at length, and I guess it is pretty clever because it means you can kind of decide for yourself how you want it to end... but that really gives me no closure. I HAVE to know!!
So potential reasons for it being real:
- the spinning thing was wobbling...
- We never saw another layer of dream for him to go back to; he got back to the aeroplane therefore he succeeded.
- He said in dreams that you don't remember how you got to where you are, you just arrive in the middle of it, but we know how and why he was on the plane in the first place etc etc.
- It would be nice.
Possible reasons for it still being a dream:
- you didn't see the thing topple over
- when the van crashed into the river Leo was still asleep, whereas the others woke up (and DIDN'T pull him out?!?!), but my friend tells me that when they did the montage of him waking up through the levels he had opened his eyes before the van hit the water. (though i didn't notice?)
- How did he manage to stay at the third level when ellen page had to let go and die?
- His kids were wearing the exact same clothes as in all of his memories when he got home.
Anyway, what are your theories, and do you think it will be the best film of the year? Or are you a big Toy Story 3 fan... I'm heading out to see that this evening. Will blog about it sometime soon...
:)
I went to see Toy Story 3 and Inception on the same day. One directly after the other. And Inception completely overshadowed Toy Story.
ReplyDeleteGiven, I did not think about it at as much length are you - I was only really concerned about the spinner at the end. It was still spinning, but wobbling. Therefore, it's meant to cause chaos in the minds of the audience - it's meant to stir up conversation. Word of mouth is the best publicity - and so far, it's done incredibly well at the box office!
I do need to see it again though, but maybe Chris Nolan's story didn't have an answer...but was designed to make people think at the end. He's a very clever man if that's the case!