Inception - How to Burn a Movie in the Audience's Brain | Film Perfection

[@Filmento]

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[@fishyfish6510]

Thank you man, thanks a lot. This movie is my favorite! Love you man

[@yt-sh]

This analysis has so many layers, well done!

[@gintokisan5171]

Oh you mean that Hallway scene like "Paprika"??

[@DATFilms]

"Maybe I should see it again" is what defines Inception for me, damn, every time I remember this movie I want to see it again.

[@Chadius]

I rewatched it a month ago, it's still great!

[@LuisSierra42]

Gonna be rewatching soon as well

[@karazor-el6085]

I've re-watched it ten times at least. The first few were simply to understand the depths of it, and now it's just fun to watch and appreciate.

[@MacTac141]

The pandemic gave me a chance to see it in theatres, holy it was incredible!

[@theRayzz]

Watched it many times already and will again

[@MinscS2]

Let's be real, Hans Zimmer's musical masterpieces alone gives this move 2 points on the scale.

[@MoLetalis]

@@shinaikouka still think it's one of the best scores ever. I listen to it every summer, reliving that of 2010.

[@FilmVersionSoundtracks]

And the soundtrack is fully composed based on bits from Edit Piaf's "non je ne regrette rien" slower or faster played. Also the movie is 2h28min long. The song is 2min28sec long. Mind Blowing!

[@moserfugger6363]

Yeah, but without Nolan's clear vision and concept, Zimmer wouldn't have created this soundtrack. And no, I'm not a Nolan fanboy. Haven't even watched "Tenet" yet. But I have tons of respect for his craft.

[@MoLetalis]

@@moserfugger6363 Okay. You know a lot of composers work with the director on the score? Nothing new here.

[@moserfugger6363]

@@MoLetalis Yeah, I know. Did I say anything else? But Nolan has more creative freedom in Hollywood than most other directors. He has the final say where many of his colleagues have to do what the studio tells them to. So you're at least half right. 😉

[@ARON33MEREDITH]

One of the only movies where "it was all a dream" actually works.

[@satellachannel6423]

It's ok when it is known from the beginning.

[@vivianejenoc]

I think it's because it's THE core point of the movie. It's what the whole plot is ABOUT, instead of being some sort of an excuse to save characters, erase uncomfortable plot points, or shock the audience before telling them they were dumb to believe it.

[@shutup9505]

That's because what they're doing in their dreams actually affect the real world, in other movies they show heavy consequences taking place and then they're like 'IT WAS ALL A DREAM' and you realize so nothing happened to the characters.

[@karazor-el6085]

There was a tagline for the teaser: "Your mind is the scene of the crime." Within ten minutes of the start of the movie, you knew what that meant, and at the same time, you felt it was not going to be simple at all.

[@Ryuga-2015]

@@vivianejenoc of course I was dumb to believe it. I paid a ticket for it, I better believe it.

[@olliehays3206]

For some reason, the part that sticks with me is the ending when they're all de-planing and going through security and all looking at each other about what they just pulled off. Its extremely satisfying.

[@RobinJo-zd7dl]

my favorite scene

[@therabbidt]

FR. The feeling of "It was just a dream" and "Holy sh1t we really pulled that off" combined with everyone departing PLUS the airport vibe feeling ALIVE was the absolute KICKER. IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING. THE FACT THE ENTIRE MOVIE TOOK PLACE IN AN AIRPLANE NAP?????

[@minedantaken1684]

The ammount of exposition can be HUMONGOUS, but as long as I'm interested in the answer and would ask the same question, it's probably cool

[@synlion]

I think the Exposition actually works in the movies favor. Ariadne explores and discovers this world with us in a way that wouldn’t be possible by just showing the audience things. There is this cool teacher student dynamic, where you learn about this world from seasoned professionals.

[@Brindlebrother]

Humongous wot? HUMONGOUS WOT???

[@MichaelGiacomelli]

A Fish Out of Water character is basically mandatory in a movie like this. Having the audience organically learn on their own the rules of the dream world would take forever and be really confusing because it's so utterly alien compared to our experiences. Like the video says, get to the point, don't waste time.

[@lonestarr1490]

@@MichaelGiacomelli And it's definitely done right in Inception. As said in the video, it's never just plain exposition, but always something interesting going on, visually backing up what's being told.

[@ic9778]

There's Some Good Exposition in There at Well.

[@alexlohr7366]

Interesting side fact about the sound of inception: the whole film uses an old Edith Piaf song again and again, which is then played slower and slower as we get deeper into dreams inside dreams. It's intricate details like this that make this movie special beyond the mere storytelling aspects that you described eloquently as ever. One thing to take away from this is: whatever you concept is, try to think of ways to take it to the next level.

[@aprilraine8889]

But that should never come at the cost of basic things like continuity in plot. Artistic flavor cant make plot holes disappear, even if this is a great movie.

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

And who played Edith Piaf in her biography movie?

[@alexlohr7366]

​@@akosleoszilagyi2529 Marion Cotillard

[@kjj26k]

And it plays one last time at its most distorted at the very end of the credits. Edit: grammer

[@Jukantos]

I mean it really was this movie which took my opinion of Hans Zimmer's soundtracks to the next level. Sure he had some good work before, but this one was just special.

[@SaurianStudios1207]

The movie that created the “Thing within a Thing” meme

[@LeoArmada]

-within a thing

[@fryingraijin]

Okay

[@rgonz81]

Yo dawg we heard you like "things in things" so we put an Xzibit meme inside of your inception movie inside of a Turducken.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

KaijusaurusG2K yo dawg!

[@_Odyssia_]

Yes, and it also started that bombastic, booming "my mind is blown" orchestral score. You can't think of Inception without that "Booooom!!! My mind is blown" sound 🤯

[@MidnightSt]

Huh, until now, I never realized Ariadne's questions were vehicle for exposition, I always thought them as a tool to characterize her as an intelligent person, since it was precisely the best list of most interesting questions a person could ask in that situation :)

[@Chadius]

She's also able to notice Cobb is hiding something about his past and realizes it's going to be a huge problem.

[@sheehan3204]

same

[@MidnightSt]

@@Chadius she also almost immediately starts doing the most crazy amazing creative stuff with the dreamworld, precisely the kind i hoped there would be more in the movie

[@bennyton2560]

Ariadne was very perceptive and I like that! She was a witness (sort of) to Cobb's deeper struggles as well (the elevator)

[@SuddenReal]

That's how you know (or rather don't know) that exposition has been done right.

[@edothebad]

This movie is basically totem of a timeless movie. It's been 10 YEARS and people still talked about it and all the memorable scenes that other movies tried to recreate. Imagine if suddenly no ones remember this movie at all or just disappeared from our memories 😳

[@samjackson9560]

That would be great because then we could all watch it for the first time again

[@DisasterArtist1997]

Yesterday...

[@NoNameAtAll2]

like who remembers avatar?

[@NoNameAtAll2]

@@DisasterArtist1997 all my troubles seemed so far away

[@kahlzun]

Ten years!?

[@庫倫亞利克]

I don't see how there's a problem introducing an everyman character to ask questions about a world unknown to them. The whole Watson archetype serves this purpose; after all, it makes more sense to explain to someone who doesn't know than to explain to someone who already does (or worse, to explain to thin air as if knowing that the audience is out there pinging their ears). Still, great analysis.

[@maevixie7041]

Or like in Death Stranding, where the main character is an expert and so nobody explains shit

[@ekosh6266]

Right, but his point is that you don't need any of those options. You can do it by showing, not telling.

[@Prodbyjah464]

@@ekosh6266 I guess that’s a pretty fair argument but inception was a movie that still confused people even though most of it was explained so could you imagine those very same people trying to understand the movie without any exposition and just going off the visuals, it would be a lot more convoluted.

[@OddSifr]

Filmento must've found love, won a Nigerian prince's fortune that actually exists, inherited a mansion from his deceased relative... For having so much energy and productivity these days. Keep it going mate!

[@moosasedidi4909]

Yep he found those sexy singles in his area

[@KSJV_Donut]

Or maybe rent is due lol

[@wjzav1971]

He has a big output now. He mentioned something about having finished his degree, which could mean, he has more time now. Also, given that he is on patreon, making these videos is more lucrative.

[@moserfugger6363]

Well, in my experience, the most productive guys are the one's who *aren't* in a relationship. ;-) So love might be a strong driving force, when you long for it, but once you are in a relationship with a woman that demands most of your time and gets jealous about your fans/viewers... All that energy is down the drain.

[@OddSifr]

@@moserfugger6363 ok but my joke didn't deserve such a philosophical answer mate

[@Mohamed-iu7zo]

The fact that this movie has been out for a decade now and is still talked about, that's perfection.

[@cnelsonlv99]

Really? 10 years? Let me fill you in on something... in another 10 years, nobody will be talking about this, but people will still be talking about movies that are 40 or 50 years old, like Dr. Strangelove. Ex Machina will be discussed LONG after this movie is dead and gone.

[@apostle9209]

That's nothing on movies term. Movies like modern times, citizen kane are approaching a 100 years old and are still critically acclaimed.

[@Jay.McCarty]

Inception is exposition heavy precisely because the story was already underway in the opening. They have to set the "rules" somewhere and I'd rather have it done with smart exposition than having that characters shout out what's going on during the scene. The other way to do would be "18 hours earlier". Inception and the Matrix are very similar in this regard and both, almost, universally acclaimed.

[@michaelotis223]

Inception and to an extent The Matrix are heist films....and if there ever was a genre defined by exposition, it's heist films

[@onkelpappkov2666]

@@michaelotis223 That's what they think and that's what we want them to think. Until now. See, the general consensus is that heist movies are heavy on exposition but we can change that. Who controls the monopoly on exposition? That's right, the exposition bank in the central metropolitan area which, as we all know, is considered impenetrable by conventional means. I have spent many years testing their defenses, no luck getting through.. until we found the Starlight crystal. You think it can only be controlled by an Inquisitor, a psionic being working for the Greyhound Institute, our enemy, but have you never wondered why that is? Remember the attack 3 years ago where the Inquisitor was forced to put Charlie in stasis, so they could abduct her to Fort Mevis, their oh-so secret military hideout? Well, I didn't buy these sensors for nothing. I've sent the data we collected from that incident to my good friend Dr. Hauser. YES, THAT Doctor Hauser, the one who used to work for Greyhound but who we convinced to join us by ... ah shit, time is up. Here come the credits. Take cover!

[@jimijenkins2548]

@@onkelpappkov2666 Dammit, now we won't have enough time to explore the redemption arc of the grizzled leader or the coming of age theme of the newcomer. If only we had a MacGuffin with which we could buy more time!

[@cnelsonlv99]

Not remotely similar.

[@odeon6139]

Ariadne is unrolling the thread (like she did in the labyrinth in Greek Mythology) by pulling out answers from her interlocutors mirroring the Socrates maieutic method. And the last dream (the snowed in fortress before Limbo) major white tonalities in color especially regarding the dream team and the ennemies outfits were voluntarily chosen to draw the parallel between the deepest stage of the inception principle and human immunology : the soldiers are white blood- cells (litteraly) protecting and defending the core, while Cobb and his acolytes are leukocytes in disguise triggering an inflammatory response from the immune system (this dream is where grenades and explosions are the most prominent) because an inception of the mind is akin to an infection : they are planting the seed of something radical that doesn't come from within the subject. Just some thoughts

[@Ethancn12]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm a huge fan of the film, have been since release, yet this piece of information has eluded me. It's nice to learn something new!

[@odeon6139]

@@Ethancn12 ask away if you want, it would be fun and interesting to discuss the movie and the concepts surrounding it (though bear in mind that my native tongue is French don't go too hard on the literature's density)

[@أسامهناصر-ر3ل]

Dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@TheTorqueAholic]

I saw the white soldier the same as white blood cells 👌🏾

[@odeon6139]

@@TheTorqueAholic don't think about an elephant

[@ItsTheGuy77]

I genuinely don't get why people say this film is too confusing or complicated. Or that they didn't get it. I'm not the smartest person in the room. I'm of average intelligence. I know my own strengths. But in my opinion, as long as you're paying attention, this is a pretty straightforward, easy to follow film. There are honestly like a lot of exposition. Especially for a Nolan film. And There are some things you notice on your second or third viewings that you might've missed but it's honestly not too complicated. At least not for me. I really hate that "you have to have a high IQ to understand this content" BS that people spew. Personally, it's my third favorite Nolan film. After Memento & The Dark Knight, respectively.

[@Luca-bv5ic]

exactly lmao, some people say this movie is confusing...like what? I guess convoluted is a legitimate criticism, but confusing? It's really not rocket science, at least the basic plot isn't.

[@MrInternetHermit]

Because too many people just turn off or even just not use their brains at all.

[@lordmoncef5494]

Whats menento ???

[@swahiliranger1022]

That's because its not difficult to understand or confusing, its just a pseudo-science bullshit concept that we could not (at least in my lifetime) ever properly recreate. The movie is dumb, and it assumes the audience is dumb, which is why it wastes time explaining a bunch of ridiculous concepts framed as high-brow science fiction throughout exposition lines from the characters. The other HALF of that exposition comes in over-the-top computer animated sequences that are pretty to look at and well designed, but the human brain is much more complex then a bunch of cut B-side sequences lifted straight from the Matrix. (a.k.a. the reason you like it so much is because it reminds you of the Matrix). The Matrix was a good film, so was the original Tron though underrated and hopelessly antiquated nowadays. The Matrix theory alone is now antiquated, since Scientists have concluded that the idea of a machine AI replicating life would have to have an unbelievable amount of energy to run it, as well as the fact that whoever designed them, would also be living in a machine simulation, which would require an even more complex system that utilizes even more energy to run. Inception will be hopelessly antiquated when we finally do have the technology to explore the human brain, but it won't look anything like the scenes in Inception. If you couldn't tell, I hated this film, mostly due to the fact that it wastes my time with that dreadful ambiguous ending, and is really just a action-packed heist film wrapped around a pseudo-science-fiction concept that could never reflect reality, nor does it really explore the concept beyond literal trains popping out of people's subconsciouses. Your movie is dumb and unrealistic, it explores an amazing concept only to do nothing interesting with it.

[@AnthonyWilliams-bs4cd]

@@lordmoncef5494 One of the best Nolan movies, starts by the end scene and then builds up towards the beginning of the movie, two timelines (one forward in the past, one backwards in the present) clashing together for a nice twist, it's really good.

[@puddel9079]

Vocal critics: "This movie doesn't make sense." Me paying attention: Tracks the simultaneous actions happening, engrossed with the story and genuinely enjoying the unfolding spectacle.

[@trexeon9563]

Yeah, I think the main reason some people don't like this movie is they just weren't paying attention.

[@frankguy6843]

@@trexeon9563 Eh it's like a lot of Nolan films, they're very heady so to speak, very conceptual. Not everyone likes that. Personally, he makes my favorite movies time and time again, but I get why some people don't enjoy them.

[@turtleanton6539]

@Toxic Potato agreed

[@puddel9079]

@@10cody7 Would you care to elaborate?

[@puddel9079]

@@10cody7 Do you have a articulated reason or is there something you can't put your finger on?

[@maxlawwk]

From now on whenever a spinning top, a rotating hallway, a slow-mo dropping-into-water scene appears in a movie, they are all inception-like. There are so many iconic setups in inception.

[@chimponkoman]

Funny cuz the rotating hallway scene and a lot of the scenes and ideas in inception were copied from an anime movie called Paprika

[@chimponkoman]

@The Vibe Inspector lmfao have you ever seen a side by side comparison? Even Nolan himself admitted he took inspiration from paprika. Stop fanboying and open your eyes.

[@chimponkoman]

@The Vibe Inspector google.com try looking on here.

[@chickenfeed6272]

@@chimponkoman U mad bro?

[@chimponkoman]

@@chickenfeed6272 LOL feel free to continue being an ignorant tool who doesn't even know how to use google.

[@The_Viktor_Reznov]

What you talk about - a concept, being original, fresh, burning inside your head - reminds me heavily of the first Matrix. Red and blue pill, the Matrix itself, deja vu being a glitch in the system, dodging bullets, etc etc If I am getting you correctly, both Matrix and Inception became cult classics that burnt into everybody's mind for the same reasons

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

Both movies had inspirations(Blade Runner, Total Recall, etc.), but they continued bringing something new. Inception is my 6th, The Matrix is my 8th favorite movie.

[@OffbeatWorlds]

"People went to see it multiple times." Yup, I went to see it four times the summer it came out. It's still one of my favorite movies.

[@SolidMublo]

I'm still watching it sometimes nowadays. Must have been over 10 times already xD

[@swahiliranger1022]

You're a tool

[@games_on_phone89]

@@swahiliranger1022 imagine calling people a tool just bc they enjoyed a movie

[@KiomonDuck]

@@games_on_phone89 I like the movie so much I own the blu ray for it!👍

[@Vulcano7965]

saw it at least two times and was the first movie I watched more than once.

[@RRTNZ]

Not talked about much but Cobb's story arc and the gradual reveal about inception ( and how /why he knows it can be done) is some of the best character writing of all time. That and a supporting cast who could each carry their own film + the concept made this film one of my top 10 of all time.

[@TactileTherapy]

And Tenet is how to burn the audience into a movie's brain

[@Isaackariuki775]

XD or is it DX? ?XD ti si ro DX

[@samjackson9560]

Is tenet good?

[@idiot9359]

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[@IcyBloodFyre]

@@samjackson9560 Sure

[@TaquitoTuesday]

@@samjackson9560 it is good, it just makes you feel REALLY dumb the first time you see it

[@sohamroy8442]

I personally dont have a problem with Exposition if done right. Take a murder mystery for example. The 3rd act is an exposition at whole. Take a film noir for example. Chinatown had do many exposition scenes. Take a sci fi. The only way to explain audience is to show it,but without explanation they would just be confused

[@PiratePixel]

Inception is one of my favorite Nolan's movies, the score for this one always gives me goosebumps.

[@the_jdb3351]

HE’S FINALLY MADE AN INCEPTION VIDEO

[@KiomonDuck]

The idea was INCEPTED into his brain.

[@KurikRocks]

I saw Inception in the cinema once when it came out and I remember leaving with a massive grin on my face. I thought then as I do now...It's the best movie I have ever seen. Shockingly I have still only seen it once. It's 10yrs now so I might just revisit it.

[@jessetorres8738]

I know it's up to interpretation, but I think that Leo was awake at the end of the film. In every other scene where he saw his kids, he didn't see their faces, but in the final scene he actually sees their faces, and they are wearing slightly different clothes compared to previous scenes. Additionally, someone once pointed out how Leo actually has 2 ways to see if he's awake or not-his top and his wedding ring-and they explained that if you watch him check his wedding ring to know when he's awake.

[@waitup-5198]

Jesse Torres I interpreted it as the fact that real or unreal doesn't matter to him any more now that he's faced and confronted his dream wife

[@jurremulockhouwer3094]

Christopher Nolan himself actually confirmed that the final scene is indeed in the actual world. As far as I know he did not say this directly in an interview, but Micheal Caine in an interview said that when he asked Christopher Nolan at some point during the making of the movie to explain a bit more about the movie and about the character that he plays, Nolan said that every scene that Micheal Caine was in, was in the actual world. So that means that the final scene, where the character of Micheal Caine is also in, is therefor in the real world.

[@ryangatei1634]

@@waitup-5198 totally agree with you. Previously he chose not to see their faces even when his wife told him to because he knew once he saw their faces he'd stop believing he was in a dream. That's also why in the end when he saw their faces he left the totem spinning. He just wanted to live with his kids

[@giffengood]

The point is that it doesn't matter because the rule doesn't make sense. The spinning top is the only totem that breaks the rules that were previously established. Think about it: The point of a totem is to be different from reality in a way only you know, so that anyone who dream-kidnaps you would not recreate it in your "customized" way... Which means, the way you know you're in a dream is by the object behaving normally (not in your customized way). Cobb's totem (the spinning top) violates those rules -- it is said to "keep spinning in a dream", which does not make sense, because anyone who dream-kidnaped Cobb and put him in a dream would make the spinning top act normally -- i.e. fall down. This trick achieved two things: (1) Yet another example of "things making sense" in dreams (in this case, the movie) but not in reality. (2) We were all tied to the outcome of the movie (dream), when it doesn't even matter.

[@lincolnduke]

@@giffengood Close, the spinning top was his wifes totem, it's even said earlier in the film. Cobbs totem is his wedding ring.

[@TapirMask]

The film is also effectively a sequel to it's own concept. You could imagine a full heist movie about Extraction alone. This film spends the first sequence doing that before going even further and introducing planting ideas as well, with all the history with Mal highlighting the risks of that new concept. Like Terminator 2 to Terminator 1.

[@dayoolaleye1265]

Let’s put it this way, I have seen thousands, literally thousands of movies...Inception is the only one I have a physical copy of as part of my belongings. I have such an emotional and psychological attachment to this movie and it alters my mood unlike anything else. A masterpiece and a work of art that will never be duplicated.

[@derkaffeenator9172]

Man, what always stayed in my head was that open ending. You didn’t know at the end if he was truly back in reality or just dreaming. Except, there is an answer if you have watched the movie often times and have focused on Cobbs wedding Ring.

[@chemicalman53]

The idea of taking a cool concept and running with it is my favorite mantra now. I think of why movies like Mad Max and Bladerunner I love despite being such very different movies in so many ways. But they both are unique and deliver it well and thus sweep you into it and leave bits you will remember long after.

[@mr_0n10n5]

I like how Nolan took inspiration from Satoshi's 'Paprika' as well as acknowledging Paprika as part of the inspiration of the movie.

[@derkach7907]

After watching this review of inception, I actually want to see it again.

[@Viewable11]

Fun fact about the director: "Inception" is inspired by Christopher Nolan's ability to lucid dreaming. A lucid dream is a brain status between being awake and sleeping, when the dreamer realizes that he/she is dreaming. It is an amazing thing to experience because a lucid dream looks and feels like a normal dream, but the dreamer can decide the "plot" of the dream, e.g. where the location of the next scene shall be or what person to add to the dream and what that other person shall do next.

[@npclucario7005]

Sounds cool, any way to do it?

[@ordhinv.hohenheim5009]

I thought it is normal to lucid dream. I have done multiple time.the thing that make me realize that my dream is a dream is unusual set up that doesn't have detail as reality.but still I can't run or punch people properly.

[@Viewable11]

@@npclucario7005 Google it. Not everybody can do it, but if one has a talent for lucid dreaming, one can improve the probability of having a lucid dream. I had several lucid dreams. In my case, all of them occurred shortly before waking up.

[@recklesssquirel5962]

i usually do it if its a bad dream, otherwise im usually quite content to take a seat and enjoy the show for the next 8ish hours.

[@spacejesus6581]

@@recklesssquirel5962 same, when I'm having some form of a nightmare I just laugh and switch it up, but anything else and I feel like I'm watching a movie only I can understand even if I have no idea what's going on

[@mac19999x]

I disagree with the intro. It may not be another entry of a marvel film, its not an adaptation, nor a true story. However, it never was a nonamer movie, its another entry in Nolan's long line of masterpieces. This film already had a fan base before it was released. Just like TENET, and the next Nolan movie will.

[@vinitabisht712]

The things with sequel is that you already have well established concepts, ideas and location. This movie does this in 2.5 hour runtime while sequels take much more time than that. Though I agree that time is the central plot thread in Nolan's movies like Momento, Prestige etc

[@aprilraine8889]

@@vinitabisht712 i think the point was, Nolan brought his fan base to this movie because of the other movies he has made. So the money it made was partially from his name alone unlike a standalone movie made by a "noname" director. On a side note, it also breaks its own rules a lot so its not exactly "creating well established rules" in its 2h 30min runtime.

[@Coolcoolcooldude]

I agree. Nolan is on of the few directors left that you will watch any film if his name is on it. If covid never happened, Tenet would make triple or more than its doing.

[@wabba67]

Yup. Tarantino, Spielberg, Nolan; people will go see it because of the creator(s) of the film.

[@moserfugger6363]

@@wabba67 Yeah, but even Tarantino and Spielberg nowadays very rarely reach boxoffice results like "Inception" or "Interstellar" did. "Ready Player One" for example didn't even make 600.000.000 bucks worldwide inspite of being made by the world's most famous director and being based on a bestseller book that still was fresh in people's minds. Also for "The B.F.G." Spielberg's name didn't really help (195 million ww boxoffice against a 140 million budget). Greetings from Germany.

[@sitorchallenge5691]

Remember when Jordan Belford, Bane, Robin and his friends invade Thomas Shelby's mind to steal the secrets of the FOOKIN Peaky Blinders??

[@avramnovorra]

I see what you did there

[@DaScorpionSting]

That ending was cool showing if it was real or a dream.

[@KiomonDuck]

If you see Cobbs dad then it's the real world. Ending was real.

[@dominikschindler2330]

@@nightfaye Jup. I read that online and then rewatched the movie - the ending is real, the spinning top (or Cobbs dad) is not the totem.

[@alejandrohayling8381]

@@dominikschindler2330 what was the totem then? Also, couldnt he just have created a projection based of his dad? it is mentioned several times to be possible and dangerous since it would be a great way of losing your sense of reality.

[@thetoolie5917]

@@alejandrohayling8381 Cobbs totem is his wedding ring ehich he only wore in dreams, think about how he showed and explained the spinning top even tho its established that youre not supposed to explain/show your totem. Thr top was his wifes totem and ig he uses it to mask his idk

[@I_am_ENSanity]

Just recently rewatched this and it's still worth a "no fast forward" watch.

[@jhosonken2441]

You are so UNDERRATED Filmento, most of your points are always on-point, you're the only reliable critique I know and unbiased..

[@remuslazar2033]

Mauler should invite him on an *EFAP*

[@mish375]

@@remuslazar2033 He's way better than Mauler. I'd say Filmento and Critical Drinker are the best channels for critiquing films.

[@kronozord8346]

@@mish375 Exactly. My only problem with the drinker is that he needs more variety, he focus too much on start wars/ start treck.

[@mish375]

@@kronozord8346 He's starting to branch out, but I agree. He'd do a great job with more variety in his reviews.

[@doncorleole2356]

I’m very sorry for you

[@abdicated7800]

Had to pause this video and watch the movie again and come back here lol. Damn this movie was amazing

[@caiocesarmarques4765]

For me, the story and the characters are one of the reasons for the Inception's success! Especially Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Even the movie has a lot of exposition, the story is straightforward and the audiences can fully understand!

[@myb0804]

I love how your voice is so calm and relaxing but in every ten seconds there is a meme

[@ismaelali9422]

Tenet's opening scene was insanely thrilling as well

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

.deergA

[@mama_tarakon]

but turned out to be shit

[@samking2094]

Tenet's sh^t compared to Inception.

[@mexa_t6534]

There's something about your chill voice and in depth analysis of both the good and the bad in the films you talk about, combined with the frequent use of meme sound effects and clips that makes these reviews absolute bangers

[@garrettt.3845]

13:10 Ohhh THE CELL, yes please make a video on that, nearly nobody knows this masterpiece

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

I've just seen it. It has some interesting ideas, but it's far from masterpiece.

[@ijneb1248]

I love all the common dream themws that were thrown into the movie, like never remembering how the dream started, or when falling in a dream you will wake you up at the last second

[@mergedlayers2153]

Filmento: "It's an entirely new, original IP standalone movie" Paprika: *internal seething*

[@peanutgallery4]

The only thing Paprika and Inception have in common is going into people's dreams. Everything else is completely different.

[@Nara-fd7wt]

@@peanutgallery4 Heh the premise is the same, it even has identical scenes in some parts. But this is not a surprise. Maybe for people that don't know about animation it is but directors form this side of the world took a lot from animation from the other side; in this case, from Satoshi Kon in general. Just like Black Swan vs Perfect Blue.

[@DisasterArtist1997]

the same people are obsessed with Perfect Blue beeing the same as Black Swan Yes the premise might be similar but the live action films go in a completly and in my opinion more intresting direction

[@felipercalvo]

even if it were true (and it is not), filmento's argument is that no one was going to watch the movie for any reason other than the movie in itself, and that remains true, no one watched inception because of paprika

[@gundamgunpla4685]

@@peanutgallery4 No Paprika is VERY alike to Inception, and I will always stand by the fact that Inception is a ripoff of Paprika.

[@JoKer_Thulock]

Another voice line in my head is „Why so serious?“ god i love that line

[@kalmfdawg9467]

Been waiting a long time for this, awesome job and thanks.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

One of the best movies ever made. I never fail to see it again, when it is available on Broadcast or On-line.

[@kirilbulgariev]

One of the best movies ever.

[@drsipp407]

The little “oof” at 10:59 is so subtle that I originally thought I had imagined it

[@danielespitia1776]

I was looking for someone else who had pointed it out. At around 11:14 where Mal and Cobb go back to reality.

[@4ss4ssin3]

This is one of my fav movies of all time

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

What's your Top 10? Inception is my 6th.

[@4ss4ssin3]

Ákos Leó Szilágyi dont rlly have a top 10 actually, but inception would be in it.

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

@@4ss4ssin3 And what else?

[@4ss4ssin3]

@@akosleoszilagyi2529 i also rlly like silence of the lambs, terminator 2 and shawshank redemption. And i like most of tarantinos movies

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

@@4ss4ssin3 Cool. Tarantino is my favorite director.

[@theseproblemsmatter1]

This is one of the best videos on youtube and the internet. The psychological breakdown is life-changing

[@lukedstaten]

I think it's safe to say that Christopher Nolan and his talented production are all perfectionists. Wish Hollywood would do the same nowadays.

[@tylerpanos9043]

I can watch the inception trailer back to back and I’ll still get chills on the 50th repeat

[@cayde7494]

I watched this as a kid, still remember it still this day

[@messygamez5675]

Same. I was six when it came out and my dad took me to go see it. I remember even though I didn't understand most of it, I was super entertained by the mesmerizing visuals and never once got bored.

[@cosmiccomment9316]

That Inception horn compilation was surprisingly CLEAN, couldn’t tell when one ended and another started

[@_Odyssia_]

I can't believe that this movie is 10 years old now. And I'm here thinking that we would have a movie that would set the cinematic tone for the 20s they way Inception did in 2010 for the 10s💔

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

.TENET si tahT

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

@Toxic Potato The 2020's don't look that good cause Covid

[@anggafuse8568]

This is the most difficult lesson from you. If I collect all your videos into one learning line, this should be the last lesson. But, love your work as always! 👏👏👏

[@MoLetalis]

It's one of the most memorable and praised films ever, I think, but also one of the most hated. I guess hate and disappointment are side effects of success and expectations. I went into this film seeing nothing but that teaser featuring horns. I was blown away by this movie. I love everything about it, from the plot to the theme, from the actors to the set pieces, from the cinematography to the music.

[@Prodbyjah464]

It’s not hated so much as it’s considered overrated, so many people don’t think it’s as good as others think it is because of how well received and loved it was upon first release that over time people decided to go against it for the sake of going against it

[@AtomicF0x]

Wow, what a potent lesson. I also really liked how you _actually_ replaced your outro music to Inception's credits theme to set this video apart from all your others.

[@maxdoran2504]

I watched this yesterday when i saw u did a video on it. Ive always wanted to watch it but never got around to it. But boi am i glad i did. That movie was amazing

[@jasoneastman9403]

To be fair, having the question asking character is WAAAAY better than raw exposition.

[@dixwis]

Ngl this movie is in another level of creativity. One of my all time favorite movie

[@jenniferariesta6464]

'Non je ne regrette rien' will forever be THAT Inception song

[@ThieflyChap]

Darth Vader breathing. Has to be the most iconic sound in film history. Well, to me it is at least.

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

In tie with the Wilhelm scream. :-P Anyways, Star Wars is the emperor of memorable sound effects.

[@joturnerproductions]

Just saw this for the first time 10 years after it came out, and after the final shot of the spinning top went to black, I said, “woah” out loud. It was just so incredibly well done

[@NullnVoidDnv]

I apologise for not subscribing earlier. I watched so much and I very appreciate what you do. Keep up the good work

[@ziwuri]

I don't watch a lot of movies, and indeed any time somebody asks me what my favorite movie is, Inception is the only one I can think of.

[@RevanXIII]

the fact that you aren't already working in hollywood fixing scripts and plot holes and making movies better is a crime that we as moviegoers are paying for!

[@nicolasmangou8212]

I just rewatch Inception last week : Perfect timing filmento ! and thank you, like always, for such quality video/analysis

[@avidambassador6665]

TENET: *Breathes Intensively*

[@Vulcano7965]

Additionally (and you slightly touched on it), the music created an extra layer of uniqueness to this movie.

[@LeoArmada]

me-why are we in Egypt? the transformers-shut up! inception-we'll do this and that Me-whe- *WE WHERE IN THE MIDDLE IF IT FROM THE MOMENT I SAID ''we'll''*

[@Hanmacx]

"We get there when we get there"

[@samking2094]

What???? This comment's gone straight over my head LOL

[@debbys-abqnm4537]

Also... all the music was astounding. Thank you, Hans Zimmer!

[@Florian-Mon]

To be honest, I didn't find Inception that complex and confusing. Basically it is a complicated narrated heist movie that you can actually look through relatively easily. A Movie with a very similar concept which I personaly find much better, is Satoshi Kons "Paprika". I find it much more interesting and also more difficult to understand. But I'm probably very alone with this opinion. But I'm happy that the film can inspire so many people, even if it didn't captivate me. (Sorry for the Bad English, I comes from germany)🎥

[@waltercomunello121]

13:17 now I have this morbid curiosity of go looking for Chop Kick Panda.

[@matias4572]

Inception obviously took huge inspiration from Paprika (2001)

[@Luca-bv5ic]

I wouldn't go that far. It obviously took a couple scenes but the overall concept isn't that similar. After all, Paprika was released 5 years after Nolan came up with a draft script for inception.

[@caleblim6890]

@@Luca-bv5ic not even that much. I went to go see the "hallway scene" in Paprika, and honestly the only real similarity is that they are in a hallway.

[@INKSTARS1138]

and that rotating hallway in the hotel is the best damn practical effect probably ever.

[@SergeyPupkoMusic]

Ok, the whole video is spot on but that ending... You're just playing with us now. 😂👍 Inception was such a good movie. It came at us with skillful acting and creative directing... And masterful composing from Hand Zimmer. It was new and fresh, borrowing ideas from no one, and it seemed like the writers never really wrote themselves into a corner. Also, it had no agenda than than to make your mind work. It didn't bother being entertaining or funny, it just wanted to grab the viewers mind and make him/her actually use it. I watched inception multiple times. If I had to guess, it's somewhere near 20 times as a conservative estimate. And almost every time I picked out something I didn't notice before. It doesn't explain everything for you. It's not made for an audience who want to be told a story, it's made for an audience who want to be shown a mystery and the job of figuring it out rests on the audience. It was made because it can be made. Unlike now, where movies/shows have to push political agenda and meet diversity quotas or else face the unbridled rage of twitter mob and the ever present threat of cancel culture.

[@jameslyddall]

This is one of those few films I’ve taken fashion from a film for my own style. I adore the style of Cobb with his flannel shirts and suit to Eames jacket and shirt combo.

[@fernandosanchez9726]

Filmento: ...the revolving hallway... Me: I'm sorry filmento, I'm afraid I can't let you say that Filmento: what do you mean ? Me: this conversation can serve no purpose anymore

[@patrickpaterson8785]

Inception, for me, was like Christopher Nolan had reached into the deep recesses of my brain and pulled out that one really cool dream I had years ago, made it into a film, and threw in a masterful musical score. One of the only movies that could illicit such a profound feeling from me. I feel like many people have experienced something vaguely similar to Inception in their dreams. Nolan translated such an abstract concept to a followable film. I so wish that Tenet were a similar experience...

[@asmahasmalaria8596]

The last time I was this early, "the last time I was this early" jokes were still original.

[@Moonmonkian]

Just hearing Hans' score again brings tears to my eyes. I love this movie. Top 3 of all time.

[@Luca-bv5ic]

Inception is probably the first movie I enjoyed for more than just the action and what was literally happening on the screen moment by moment. Basically one of the first movies that actually made me think. It explores reality, inspiration, relationships etc but tells it through the lens of dreams, something even a young person can relate to. My first viewing was amazing and mind blowing. People criticise it for it's extensive exposition and watching it a few years later as an (almost) adult, I can see where they're coming from, and perhaps it's not quite as flawless and deep as I thought it was when I first watched it. But damn it's still a great movie, a modern classic, and I wouldn't be the movie fan I am today if it weren't for this movie. I doubt I'm the only one who's said that.

[@mtgtraininggrounds6879]

I know the exact feeling you're talking about. Happened to me the first time I saw The Matrix in the theater. After I finished Inception I remember saying "dang, I feel like I did after The Matrix!"

[@Luca-bv5ic]

@@mtgtraininggrounds6879 I looove the matrix as well, great film. Inception was kind of the next generation's matrix. I actually saw the matrix first, but I was a bit young so all I got from it was "wew cool sunglasses, machine guns, wow slo mo bullets". All the interesting philosophical musings kind of went over my head, whereas in inception they actually hit home coz I was just old enough to get it. Both are probably in my top 10 favourite films.

[@Msliliheart]

One of my favorite films. I watched it too late and the talk about it is almost silent, so I am glad this video is made. We need more people to talk to with this movie.

[@eveemcghee4454]

lmao because no one fking remembers what happened in this movie

[@greg4194]

"There isn't anyone in the audience who isn't excited to see what's coming up..." My Grandma beat you there, pal. Most of the room was intrigued, but she fell asleep in the first 15 minutes because it "wasn't making sense." My uncle told her, "It wasn't supposed to, yet!"

[@peterrandall6761]

Chris nolan now owns the bass drop, after seeing tenet all I think of is tenet when I hear a bass drop

[@sword7405]

Could you do an episode analysing the first Pacific Rim film

[@games_on_phone89]

please

[@scottessery100]

can you imagine understanding the film without exposition... people dont get it with the explanations. love the film

[@rocker10039]

Once you see peaky blinders, cillian Murphy's expressions will have a totally different meaning in this film

[@akosleoszilagyi2529]

Mix his voice on the rotating hotel aisle scene: No fighting. No fighting. No fucking fighting!

[@Avarrocka]

11:15 that very faint "oof" when the train hits caught me off guard

[@B1GB4LLSB0B]

Now that you made a video on Inception can we move onto Interstellar?

[@randomnessslayer]

Bruh even that ad placement was unique and well done. So well done Filmento!

[@ahmadadam6130]

I would appreciate it if you did Minority Repory

[@isekaiexpress9450]

"Inception Horn" - i remember someone called it "Transformer Fart" and it stuck in my head for ever since.

[@lrgogo1517]

I like how the "use Skillshare to learn editing" segment is overly edited

[@srxx.]

I still remember first time when I saw this movie, on a flight to Australia back in 2017. I was really sleepy and decided to just see a little but by then end i was astonished, this moment is burnt in my memories because of the movie. Love ur videos ❤️