nice...
3 people so far giving me links to go to but they not explaining the movie to me for themselves. I appreciate your time FF.
aight...
I am willing to accept that I may have missed things that would make this movie gel. I'm not so big that I have to go through wrong and strong. I cah learn dat way.
Let's work this out with all due respect for your PhD in Inception.
a) I am still asking. Does Cobb's subconscious derail everything? If so why? All 6 went under, they are in Ariadne's creation. Fischer is the target. Suddenly the train from Cobb's subconscious rams through the street. Everyone is affected by it but no Mal yet. No further roadblocks from Fischer's subconscious despite military training - he just has bodyguards.
You give Mal and the train as examples but they are examples of ONLY Cobb...so I'm back to my question at the top.
b) madness, by its very definition affects logic. Does it not? If you're saying this movie is the dream of a madman, I can live with that. The "illogic" reigns. There is no way to explain it or rationalize it and I can expect nothing more.
c) I don't get that. Only one person was being manipulated - Fischer. He was the one whose dreams were being orchestrated.
Mal never showed up at the hotel either did she? Convenient no?
d) Who trained Fischer's mind to be militarized? Surely not any of those who hoped to hijack it? Fischer's and Saito's mind are not that alike. Saito's defenses and dream guards were logical, deductive, defensive, one of the few things I rather liked.
e) Alright, snow fort was 3rd level. 4th was..??
No Cobb and his wife didn't come out fine. Mal came out mad as a hatter and I suspect, so did Cobb. You can't watch your beloved commit suicide, be guilt ridden and come out fine after 50 years in deep sleep. Even he said it is abject insanity - a black psychological hole.
Yet...all he and Saito were, was confused and forgetful?
Yep, good point about Fischer not recognizing his arch business rival.
and Fischer never having heard of the dream stealing/idea planting - seemed a rather sharp guy otherwise.
I'm beginning to think this movie was more about madness than science. If so, I good.