Inception

Inception (PG-13)

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Car Crash | Paris, France

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  • Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Steve Gehrke, Tetsuo Funabashi, Mohammed Hamza Regragui, Gregory J. Pawlik Jr., Kevin Frilet See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Ellen Page See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h 28min
  • Music: Steve Nelson,Satnam Ramgotra,Hélène Cardona,Johnny Marr,John Roesch Songs List
  • Award(s): Oscar 2011 (Won)
    Oscar 2011 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: The Adjustment Bureau, The Island
  • Story:
    Inception is a science-fiction action film, which revolves around a skilled thief who must enter the dreams of a businessman to plant an idea and steal his secrets. The cast has Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in lead roles, and the movie is known for its superb score by Hans Zimmer and its mind-bending storyline.
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Story
Inception is a science-fiction action film, which revolves around a skilled thief who must enter the dreams of a businessman to plant an idea and steal his secrets. The cast has Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in lead roles, and the movie is known for its superb score by Hans Zimmer and its mind-bending storyline.
Ratings

8.8/10

IMDb

87%

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Inception Review

Inception is a science fiction action movie that revolves around a thief, Dom Cobb, who is hired to plant an idea in a target's subconscious mind through dream manipulation, which his firm specialises in. The film is known for its mind-bending concept and visual effects, which make it a film that you should watch before you die. Furthermore, performances by the cast including Leonardo DiCaprio and a score by Hans Zimmer are the cherry on top. Director Christopher Nolan has managed to put together a story that is so complex yet so mesmerising to watch. In fact, Inception is a mind-bending masterpiece that explores the human mind's intricacies and the depths of human consciousness. Overall, Inception is a must-watch movie that showcases Nolan's mastery of storytelling, and it is a movie that will leave you thinking and questioning long after the end credits roll. Classic Nolan.

AWARDS

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Won
Oscar Award

Best Achievement in Visual Effects | 2011 | Pete

Best Achievement in Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing | 2011 | Lora

Best Achievement in Sound Editing | 2011 | Richard

BAFTA Film Award

Best Special Visual Effects | 2011 | Chris

Best Sound | 2011 | Lora

Best Production Design | 2011 | Douglas A.

FFCC Award

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Best Original Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Visual Effects | 2010

Best Art DirectionProduction Design | 2010 | Guy

Actor Award

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | 2011 | Rick

Saturn Award

Best Science Fiction Film | 2011

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Writing | 2011 | Christopher

Best Music | 2011 | Hans

Best Special Effects | 2011 | Paul J.

AFI Award

Movie of the Year | 2011

EDA Award

Best Film Editing | 2011 | Lee

ASC Award

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | 2011 | Wally

Excellence in Production Design Award

Fantasy Film | 2011 | Douglas A.

ASCAP Award

Top Box Office Films | 2011 | Hans

COFCA Award

Best Picture | 2011

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Original Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

Best Score | 2011 | Hans

CinEuphoria Award

Best Film Audience Award | 2011 | Christopher

Top Ten of the Year Audience Award | 2011 | Christopher

Best Editing International Competition | 2011 | Lee

Best Screenplay International Competition | 2011 | Christopher

Critics Choice Award

Best Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Best Art Direction | 2011 | Douglas A.

Best Editing | 2011 | Lee

Best Visual Effects | 2011 | Paul J.

Best Sound | 2011 | Gary

Best Action Movie | 2011 | Christopher

Czech Lion Award

Best Foreign Language Film Nejleps zahranicn film | 2011 | Christopher

Robert Award

Best American Film rets amerikanske film | 2011 | Christopher

DFCS Award

Best Original Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

Empire Award

Best Film | 2011 | Christopher

Gold Derby Film Award

Original Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

Film Editing | 2011 | Lee

Sound EditingMixing | 2011 | Gary

Visual Effects | 2011 | Andrew

Hugo Award

Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form | 2011 | Christopher

INOCA Award

Best Original Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

Best Visual Effects | 2011

Best Art Direction | 2011 | Douglas A.

Best Sound Mixing | 2011

Best Sound Editing | 2011 | Richard

IOMA Award

Best Director Miglior regia | 2011 | Christopher

Best Picture Miglior film | 2011 | Emma

Best Original Screenplay Miglior sceneggiatura originale | 2011 | Christopher

Best Cinematography Miglior fotografia | 2011 | Wally

Best Editing Miglior montaggio | 2011 | Lee

Best Original Score Miglior colonna sonora | 2011 | Hans

Best Special Effects Migliori effetti speciali | 2011

Max Movie Award

Best Film | 2011

Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing Music in a Feature Film | 2011 | Ryan

Best Sound Editing Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film | 2011 | Bruce

MTV Movie Award

Best ScaredAsShit Performance | 2011 | Ellen

Breakthrough Male Performance | 2011 | Tom

NTFCA Award

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Best Picture | 2011

OFTA Film Award

Best Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 2011 | Christopher

Best Film Editing | 2011 | Lee

Best Production Design | 2011 | Douglas A.

Best Sound Mixing | 2011 | Gary

Best Sound Effects Editing | 2011 | Richard

Best Visual Effects | 2011 | Paul J.

Most Cinematic Moment | 2011

OFCS Award

Best Original Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

Best Editing | 2011 | Lee

Rembrandt Award

Best International Film Beste Buitenlandse Film | 2011 | Christopher

Georges Award

Best Foreign Action Movie | 2011

Filmzru Special Prize | 2011

Bradbury Award

2011 | Christopher

(writerdirector) | 2011 | Christopher

SFX Award

Best Film | 2011 | Christopher

VES Award

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual EffectsDriven Feature Motion Picture | 2011 | Matthew

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | 2011

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture | 2011 | Robert

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | 2011 | George

World Soundtrack Award

Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | 2011 | Hans

Taurus Award

Best Fight | 2011

Best Stunt Coordinator andor nd Unit Director | 2011 | Brent

Taurus World Stunt Award

Best Fight | 2011 | Andy

WGA (Screen) Award

Best Original Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

HPA Award

Outstanding Editing Feature Film | 2010

AAFCA Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

ACCA Award

Best Original Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Achievement in Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Best Achievement in Visual Effects | 2010

Davis Award

Best Original Score | 2010 | Hans

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Best Sound | 2010

Best Original Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

COLA Award

Teamsters Local Assistant Location Manager of the Year Features | 2010

CFCA Award

Best Screenplay Original | 2010 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

OFTA Film Hall of Fame Award

Score | 2022 | Hans

Motion Picture | 2023

Golden Schmoes Award

Favorite Movie of the Year | 2010

Best Director of the Year | 2010 | Christopher

Trippiest Movie of the Year | 2010

Best SciFi Movie of the Year | 2010

Best Special Effects of the Year | 2010

Best Action Sequence of the Year | 2010

Most Memorable Scene in a Movie | 2010

Best Trailer of the Year | 2010

Favorite Movie Poster of the Year | 2010

Golden Trailer Award

Best Summer Blockbuster Poster | 2010

HMMA Award

Best Original Score Feature Film | 2010 | Hans

HPA s Award

Outstanding Editing Feature Film | 2010 | Lee

HFCS Award

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Best Original Score | 2010 | Hans

IGN Award

Best Movie | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

IFJA Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

IFCS Award

Best Horror or Science Fiction | 2010

KCFCC Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Screenplay Original | 2010 | Christopher

Sierra Award

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Best Film Editing | 2010 | Lee

Best Visual Effects | 2010 | Pete

LAFCA Award

Best Production Design | 2010 | Guy

NBR Award

Top Ten Films | 2010

NYFCO Award

Top Films of the Year | 2010

OFCC Award

Best Original Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

PFCS Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Screenplay Original | 2010 | Christopher

Best Original Score | 2010 | Hans

Best Film Editing | 2010 | Lee

Best Stunts | 2010

Best Visual Effects | 2010 | Pete

Best Production Design | 2010 | Guy

SDFCS Award

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Satellite Award

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Best Original Score | 2010 | Hans

Best Art Direction Production Design | 2010 | Dean

Scream Award

The Ultimate Scream | 2010

Best Science Fiction Movie | 2010

Best Science Fiction Actor | 2010 | Leonardo

Best Supporting Actor | 2010 | Joseph

Breakout Performance Male | 2010 | Tom

Fight Scene of the Year | 2010

SLFCA Award

Best Visual Effects | 2010

Moving the Medium Forward for technicalartistic innovation that advances the medium | 2010

Special Merit for best scene cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment | 2010 | Joseph

UFCA Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

VVFP Award

Worst Film | 2010

WAFCA Award

Best Original Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Best Score | 2010 | Hans

Best Art Direction | 2010 | Guy

WFCC Award

Hall of Shame | 2010

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Motion Picture of the Year | 2011 | Emma

Best Writing Original Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Original Score | 2011 | Hans

Best Achievement in Art Direction | 2011 | Douglas A.

Golden Globe Award

Best Motion Picture Drama | 2011

Best Director Motion Picture | 2011 | Christopher

Best Screenplay Motion Picture | 2011 | Christopher

Best Original Score Motion Picture | 2011 | Hans

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film | 2011 | Christopher

Best Screenplay Original | 2011 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Best Editing | 2011 | Lee

Grammy Award

Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media | 2011 | Hans

Gold Derby Film Award

Motion Picture of the Decade | 2020 | Emma

Director of the Decade | 2020 | Christopher

Original Screenplay of the Decade | 2020 | Christopher

Film Editing of the Decade | 2020 | Lee

Production Design of the Decade | 2020 | Douglas A.

Original Score of the Decade | 2020 | Hans

Visual Effects of the Decade | 2020 | Pete

Director | 2011 | Christopher

Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Art Direction | 2011 | Douglas A.

Original Score | 2011 | Hans

Ensemble Cast | 2011 | Ken

Motion Picture | 2011 | Emma

Saturn Award

Best DVDBluRay Collection For and | 2018

Best DVDBluRay Collection | 2018

Best Production Design | 2011 | Guy

Best Actor | 2011 | Leonardo

Best Actress | 2011 | Ellen

Best Supporting Actor | 2011 | Tom

David Lean for Direction Award

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

EDA Award

Best Picture | 2011 | Emma

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Writing Original Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

Most Beautiful Film | 2011

Best Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Best Film Music or Score | 2011 | Hans

EDA Special Mention Award

Movie You Wanted to Love But Just Couldnt | 2011

Unforgettable Moment | 2011 | Ellen

Amanda Award

Best Foreign Feature Film rets utenlandske spillefilm | 2011 | Christopher

Eddie Award

Best Edited Feature Film Dramatic | 2011 | Lee

of the Japanese Academy Award

Best Foreign Film | 2011

Bodil Award

Best American Film Bedste amerikanske film | 2011 | Christopher

Artios Award

Outstanding Achievement in Casting Big Budget Feature Drama | 2011 | John

COFCA Award

Best Actor | 2011 | Leonardo

Best Ensemble | 2011 | Marion

Actor of the Year For | 2011

Best Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Actor of the Year | 2011 | Leonardo

C.A.S. Award

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | 2011 | Gary

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize Award

Best ForeignLanguage Film Melhor Filme Estrangeiro | 2011 | Christopher

CEC Award

Best Foreign Film Mejor Pelcula Extranjera | 2011 | Christopher

CDG Award

Excellence in Contemporary Film | 2011 | Jeffrey

Critics Choice Award

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Screenplay Original | 2011 | Christopher

Best Score | 2011 | Hans

Best Picture | 2011

César Award

Best Foreign Film Meilleur film tranger | 2011 | Christopher

David Award

Best Foreign Film Miglior Film Straniero | 2011 | Christopher

DFCS Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Film | 2010

DGA Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | 2011 | Christopher

Empire Award

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Actor | 2011 | Leonardo

Best SciFiFantasy | 2011

FCCA Award

Best Foreign Film English Language | 2011 | Christopher

Gaudí Award

Best European Film Millor Pellcula Europea | 2011

Film Award

Best dubbing mixing | 2011 | Alessandro

Best Male Voice | 2011

Huabiao Film Award

Outstanding Translated Foreign Film | 2011

ICS Award

Best Original Score | 2011 | Hans

Best Picture | 2011

Best Editing | 2011 | Lee

Best Production Design | 2011 | Guy

IFMCA Award

Film Score of the Year | 2011 | Hans

Best Original Score for an ActionAdventureThriller Film | 2011 | Hans

INOCA Award

Best Picture | 2011

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Best Film Editing | 2011 | Lee

Best Original Score | 2011 | Hans

Best Ensemble Cast | 2011

IFC Award

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

IFTA Award

Best International Actor | 2011 | Leonardo

Best International Film | 2011 | Christopher

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film | 2011 | Cillian

Silver Ribbon Award

Best NonEuropean Director Regista del Miglior Film NonEuropeo | 2011 | Christopher

IOMA Award

Best Supporting Actress Miglior attrice non protagonista | 2011 | Marion

Kinema Junpo Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 2011 | Christopher

ALFS Award

Director of the Year | 2011 | Christopher

British Supporting Actor of the Year | 2011 | Tom

British Director of the Year | 2011 | Christopher

Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film | 2011 | R.J.

MTV Movie Award

Best Kiss | 2011 | Ellen

Best Fight | 2011 | Joseph

Best Line from a Movie | 2011 | Tom

Best Jaw Dropping Moment | 2011 | Leonardo

Best Movie | 2011

OFTA Film Award

Best Picture | 2011 | Emma

Best Breakthrough Performance Male | 2011 | Tom

Best Ensemble | 2011

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Music Original Score | 2011 | Hans

Best Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

OFCS Award

Best Picture | 2011

Best Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2011 | Wally

Peoples Choice Award

Favorite OnScreen Team | 2011 | Dileep

Favorite Movie | 2011

Favorite Drama Movie | 2011

PGA Award

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | 2011 | Emma

Premio Guarani Award

Best Foreign Film | 2011 | Christopher

Georges Award

Best Foreign Drama Movie | 2011

SFX Award

Best Film Director | 2011 | Christopher

Best Actor | 2011 | Leonardo

VFCC Award

Best Screenplay | 2011 | Christopher

World Soundtrack Award

Soundtrack Composer of the Year For and | 2011

Soundtrack Composer of the Year | 2011 | Hans

Taurus Award

Best Specialty Stunt | 2011

HPA Award

Outstanding Sound Feature Film | 2010

AAFCA Award

Best Picture | 2010

AFCA Award

Best Film | 2010

ACCA Award

Best Motion Picture | 2010 | Emma

Best Achievement in Directing | 2010 | Christopher

Best Performance by a Cast Ensemble | 2010

Best Original Score | 2010 | Hans

Best Achievement in Film Editing | 2010 | Lee

Davis Award

Best Performance by a Cast Ensemble | 2010

Best Film Editing | 2010

Best Art Direction | 2010

Best Motion Picture | 2010 | Emma

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | 2010 | Marion

BSFC Award

Best Film Editing | 2010 | Lee

BSC Award

Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | 2010 | Wally

Golden Frog Award

Main Competition | 2010 | Wally

CFCA Award

Best Picture | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Original Score | 2010 | Hans

DFWFCA Award

Best Picture | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

DFCC Award

Best Film | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Golden Schmoes Award

Best Supporting Actor of the Year | 2010 | Joseph

Best Supporting Actress of the Year | 2010 | Marion

Breakthrough Performance of the Year | 2010 | Tom

Coolest Character of the Year | 2010

Best Music in a Movie | 2010

Best Screenplay of the Year | 2010 | Christopher

Most Overrated Movie of the Year | 2010

Best DVDBluRay of the Year | 2010

Best Line of the Year | 2010

Golden Trailer Award

Summer Blockbuster | 2010

Best Sound Editing | 2010

Best Summer Blockbuster Poster | 2010

Most Original Poster | 2010

HPA s Award

Outstanding Sound Feature Film | 2010

HFCS Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Picture | 2010

IGN Award

Best Actress | 2010 | Marion

Best SciFi Movie | 2010

Best Poster | 2010

Best Trailer | 2010

IFJA Award

Best Picture | 2010

Best Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Sierra Award

Best Picture | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Actor | 2010 | Leonardo

Best Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Score | 2010 | Hans

Best DVD | 2010

Best Art Direction | 2010 | Guy

OFCC Award

Best Film | 2010

PFCS Award

Best Picture | 2010

Best Ensemble Acting | 2010 | Tom

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Rondo Statuette Award

Best Film | 2010 | Christopher

SDFCS Award

Best Picture | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Screenplay Original | 2010 | Christopher

Best Editing | 2010 | Lee

Best Production Design | 2010 | Guy

Satellite Award

Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 2010 | Leonardo

Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 2010 | Marion

Best Screenplay Original | 2010 | Christopher

Best Visual Effects | 2010 | Pete

Best Sound Mixing Editing | 2010 | Gary

Best Motion Picture Drama | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Film Editing | 2010 | Lee

Scream Award

Best Science Fiction Actress | 2010 | Ellen

Best Supporting Actress | 2010 | Marion

Best Ensemble | 2010

Best Cameo | 2010 | Michael

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best ScreamPlay | 2010 | Christopher

Holy Sht Scene of the Year | 2010

Best FX | 2010

SEFCA Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Original Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

Best Picture | 2010

SLFCA Award

Best Film | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Original Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Music | 2010 | Hans

Teen Choice Award

Choice Summer Movie | 2010

TFCA Award

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

SIYAD Award

Best Foreign Film | 2010

UFCA Award

Best Picture | 2010

Best Screenplay | 2010 | Christopher

Best Cinematography | 2010 | Wally

WAFCA Award

Best Film | 2010

Best Director | 2010 | Christopher

Best Acting Ensemble | 2010 | Talulah

BOX OFFICE

Budget 160,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 825,532,764 USD

MUSIC

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  • Duration
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  • 1
  • Half Remembered Dream
  • 01:11
  • 2
  • We Built Our Own World
  • 01:55
  • 3
  • Dream Is Collapsing
  • 02:23
  • 4
  • Radical Notion
  • 03:42
  • 5
  • Old Souls
  • 07:43
  • 6
  • 528491
  • 02:23
  • 7
  • Mombasa
  • 04:54
  • 8
  • One Simple Idea
  • 02:28
  • 9
  • Dream Within a Dream
  • 05:04
  • 10
  • Waiting for a Train
  • 09:30
  • 11
  • Paradox
  • 03:25
  • 12
  • Time
  • 04:35
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TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

In an interview with "Entertainment Weekly", writer, producer, and director Christopher Nolan explained that he based roles of the Inception team similar to roles that are used in filmmaking, Cobb is the director, Arthur is the producer, Ariadne is the production designer, Eames is the actor, Saito is the studio, and Fischer is the audience. "In trying to write a team-based creative process, I wrote the one I know", said Nolan.

In an effort to combat confusion, television broadcasts in Japan include text in the upper-left corner of the screen to remind viewers in which level of the dream a specific scene takes place.

In spite of this movie's extensive surreal effects sequences, the majority of visual effects throughout the movie, such as the Penrose stairs, rotating hallway, mountain avalanche, and zero-gravity sequences, were created through practical methods, not through the use of computer graphics imagery. This movie only has around five hundred visual effects shots, as opposed to most other visual effects epics, which can have upwards of two thousand visual effects shots.

Christopher Nolan has said that the snow-based third-level dream was inspired by his favorite James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

According to cinematographer Wally Pfister, Warner Bros. executives approached Christopher Nolan about making this movie in 3D, but he refused the idea, claiming "it will distract the storytelling experience of Inception."

In an interview with "Entertainment Weekly", writer, producer, and director Christopher Nolan explained that he based roles of the Inception team similar to roles that are used in filmmaking, Cobb is the director, Arthur is the producer, Ariadne is the production designer, Eames is the actor, Saito is the studio, and Fischer is the audience. "In trying to write a team-based creative process, I wrote the one I know", said Nolan.

In an effort to combat confusion, television broadcasts in Japan include text in the upper-left corner of the screen to remind viewers in which level of the dream a specific scene takes place.

In spite of this movie's extensive surreal effects sequences, the majority of visual effects throughout the movie, such as the Penrose stairs, rotating hallway, mountain avalanche, and zero-gravity sequences, were created through practical methods, not through the use of computer graphics imagery. This movie only has around five hundred visual effects shots, as opposed to most other visual effects epics, which can have upwards of two thousand visual effects shots.

Christopher Nolan has said that the snow-based third-level dream was inspired by his favorite James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

According to cinematographer Wally Pfister, Warner Bros. executives approached Christopher Nolan about making this movie in 3D, but he refused the idea, claiming "it will distract the storytelling experience of Inception."

Popular Dialogues

"Cobb: What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed - fully understood - that sticks; right in there somewhere."

"Cobb: I need to get home. That's all I care about right now. Ariadne: Why can't you go home? Cobb: Because they think I killed her. Ariadne: [silence] Cobb: Thank you. Ariadne: For what? Cobb: For not asking whether I did."

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