Live Blogs Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? BlackWolfe watches Inception BLIND

BlackWolfe2010-12-30 17:35:04

I CAN'T SEE A THING! WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO DO A BLIND LET'S WATCH OF A MOVIE?

Hahahaha. See, it's funny 'cause*is shot*

AHEM.

Right, so I've never seen Inception before. I know it's got gorgeous effects, from having seen one scene over someone's shoulder when they illegally watched on one of those horrible websites that you should never go to ever.

Well, my parents got it on Blu-Ray, and since it came with a standard DVD copy as well, they sent me that DVD to have for my very own.

Inception is the source of much Hype Backlash and Hate Dom, and fans accused of being in the Fan Dumb. To me, the concept is good - much better than Dreamscape with its "that guy from The Warriors assassinates you in your dreams and Your Mind Makes It Real" plot. And Dreamscape is actually one of my favorite movies.

Whoops. Spoilers, there.

Anyway, the DVD is in the drive, and I'm gonna see what all the fuss is about.

right-click. "Play with HP DVD Play"

   WARNING    The movie or other program content contained on this optical disc is copyrighted material. Do not copy, distribute or publicly exhibit such content, including uploading and downloading over the Internet, unless specifically licensed by the copyright proprietor. If you do so without license — whether for monetary gain or not — you risk substantial fines and/or incarceration.

Unless you upload small clips for review or parody purposes, bitch.

NEXT: I predict this movie has a cold open that turns out to be a dream.

Comments

BlackWolfe Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 31st 2010 at 6:15:28 AM

I will now explain the meaning of the "Drink up!" hottip for those who aren't familiar with what it references.

One of the rules to the egregious TV Tropes Drinking Game is to take a drink whenever a Pot Hole is broken up into multiple Pot Holes due to formatting, such as the italics on "Now a warning?!" at that point.

Drink up again.

Eegah Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 31st 2010 at 7:00:38 AM

My personal theory is that Mal was right, and is doing an inception on Cobb. Also notice the chase scene in India, where the walls seem to close in on him despite supposedly being in the real world.

BlackWolfe Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 31st 2010 at 12:20:13 PM

That's one of those clues I was talking about. Also note that in the very last scene, the kids are in exactly the same position doing exactly the same things as in his memory.

Eegah Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 31st 2010 at 12:22:59 PM

Although Nolan has confirmed that they're actually not the same kids that were used in all the visions, and their clothes are different, so you can say that time has passed if you want to.

Michael Caine and one of the crew members (a costume designer, IIRC) have said that the top falls at the end, though of course if it is all Cobb's dream then that rule doesn't matter.

BlackWolfe Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 3rd 2011 at 4:19:45 AM

Yeah. If that is the case, then every single top spin up to that point has been tainted by his subconscious.

Korval Since: Dec, 1969

Nov 25th 2014 at 7:50:26 PM

it cuts to black just as the wobble intensifies because Christopher Nolan's a dick.

I absolutely loved that part. It may as well have cut to trollface or a giant "Ha, Fuck You!" sign.