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Inception: The Shooting Script
Inception, writer-director Christopher Nolan’s seventh feature film, joins the epic scope of The Dark Knight with the narrative sophistication of Memento. The story of a group of thieves who specialize in invading the mind through one’s dreams, Inception explores the Nolan’s signature psychological themes of memory, paranoia, and self-doubt as the protagonist, Dom Cobb, is pitted against a hostile subconscious spurred on by personal demons and regrets from the past. In a conversational preface, Nolan discusses with brother and frequent collaborator, Jonah, the genesis of the idea for the film and the decade-long process it took to write it. Detailing the results of Nolan’s efforts, Inception: The Shooting Script includes key storyboard sequences, full-color concept art, and an appendix on the workings of the mysterious Pasiv Device that Cobb and his fellow extractors use to initiate the dream-share. An exclusive exploration of a highly original concept, Inception: The Shooting Script is the record of a writer-director at the height of his craft.
239 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Christopher Jonathan James Nolan (born July 30, 1970) is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for writing and directing such critically acclaimed films as Memento (2000), the remake Insomnia (2002), the film adaptation The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), and rebooting the Batman film franchise. The latter made him the second most commercially successful British director in recent years, behind David Yates. Nolan is the founder of the production company Syncopy Films.
He often collaborates with his wife, producer Emma Thomas, and his brother, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan, as well as cinematographer Wally Pfister, film editor Lee Smith, composers David Julyan and Hans Zimmer, special effects coordinator Chris Corbould, and actors Christian Bale and Michael Caine.
Nolan often casts the same actors in different films. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Russ Fega, Cillian Murphy and Larry Holden are among his more frequent acting collaborators.
Nolan's wife Emma Thomas has produced most of his films, with the exception of Memento and Insomnia. Lee Smith has been Nolan's editor since Batman Begins, with Dody Dorn editing Memento and Insomnia. Wally Pfister has served as cinematographer for all of Nolan's films starting with Memento. David Julyan composed music for Following, Memento, Insomnia, and The Prestige, while Hans Zimmer provided music for Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and Inception.
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan (born July 30, 1970) is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for writing and directing such critically acclaimed films as Memento (2000), the remake Insomnia (2002), the film adaptation The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), and rebooting the Batman film franchise. The latter made him the second most commercially successful British director in recent years, behind David Yates. Nolan is the founder of the production company Syncopy Films.
He often collaborates with his wife, producer Emma Thomas, and his brother, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan, as well as cinematographer Wally Pfister, film editor Lee Smith, composers David Julyan and Hans Zimmer, special effects coordinator Chris Corbould, and actors Christian Bale and Michael Caine.
Nolan often casts the same actors in different films. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Russ Fega, Cillian Murphy and Larry Holden are among his more frequent acting collaborators.
Nolan's wife Emma Thomas has produced most of his films, with the exception of Memento and Insomnia. Lee Smith has been Nolan's editor since Batman Begins, with Dody Dorn editing Memento and Insomnia. Wally Pfister has served as cinematographer for all of Nolan's films starting with Memento. David Julyan composed music for Following, Memento, Insomnia, and The Prestige, while Hans Zimmer provided music for Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and Inception.
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Inception, Christopher J. Nolan
Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film, written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan, and co-produced by Emma Thomas.
Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves.
Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates Cobb's every move.
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: از روز دوازدهم ماه دسامبر سال2014میلادی تا روز بیستم ماه دسامبر سال2014میلادی
عنوان: آغاز- فیلمنامه؛ نویسنده و کارگردان: کریستوفر نولان؛ مترجم: سون یار سلطانی؛ علی زوارکعبه؛ ویراستار شیرین مقانلو؛ مشخصات نشر تهران، سفیدسار؛ سال1394؛ در216ص؛ فروست برترین فیلمنامه های سینمای جهان؛ شابک9786005453409؛ موضوع فیلمنامه های نویسندگان بریتانیایی تبار ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده21م
برگردان عنوان اصلی کتاب «سرآغاز» است، که در کشور ما «ایران»، با نامهای «آغاز» و «تلقین» نیز شناخته می‌شود، کتاب در سبک علمی-تخیلی و دلهره آور است، از این کتاب به نویسندگی، تهیه کنندگی، و کارگردانی «کریستوفر نولان»، فیلمی در سال2010میلادی ساخته شد؛ «لئوناردو دی کاپریو»، «الن پیج»، «جوزف گوردون-لویت»، «ماریون کوتیار»، «کن واتانابه»، «تام هاردی»، «دیلیپ رائو»، «کیلین مورفی»، «تام برنگر» و «مایکل کین»، در آن فیلم به ایفای نقش پرداخته اند؛ «دی‌کاپریو» نقش یک دزد حرفه ای را دارند، که با نفوذ به ضمیر ناخودآگاه افراد، افکار آن‌ها را می‌دزدد؛ او که در «ایالات متحده» تحت پیگرد قانونی است، با پیشنهاد پاک شدن پیشینه اش، در ازای یک کار، که ناممکن به دیده می‌نشیند، روبرو می‌گردد: آن کار همان «تلقین» یا القای یک ایده، به ضمیر ناخودآگاه یک شخص است؛
داستان: «دام کاب (لئوناردو دی‌کاپریو)» یک دزد ماهر، در بیرون کشیدن اسرار ارزشمند مورد نیاز سازمان‌های جاسوسی، و شرکت‌های تجاری و چند ملیتی است؛ توانایی او در این است، هنگامی که دیگران در خواب هستند، و ذهنشان در آسیب‌پذیرترین حالت است، اسرار کلیدی آنان را، از درون رویاهاشان ربوده، و در دنیای بیرون از خواب، آن اسرار را، به خریداران خواهان، پیشکش می‌کند؛ او یک گروه چیره دست، از روان‌کاوان و معماران زبردست دارد، که همراه او، پنهانی وارد خواب‌های دیگران شده، و کوشش در گشایش و ربایش داده ها دارند؛ و ...؛
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 30/01/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ 25/10/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film, written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan, and co-produced by Emma Thomas.
Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves.
Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates Cobb's every move.
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: از روز دوازدهم ماه دسامبر سال2014میلادی تا روز بیستم ماه دسامبر سال2014میلادی
عنوان: آغاز- فیلمنامه؛ نویسنده و کارگردان: کریستوفر نولان؛ مترجم: سون یار سلطانی؛ علی زوارکعبه؛ ویراستار شیرین مقانلو؛ مشخصات نشر تهران، سفیدسار؛ سال1394؛ در216ص؛ فروست برترین فیلمنامه های سینمای جهان؛ شابک9786005453409؛ موضوع فیلمنامه های نویسندگان بریتانیایی تبار ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده21م
برگردان عنوان اصلی کتاب «سرآغاز» است، که در کشور ما «ایران»، با نامهای «آغاز» و «تلقین» نیز شناخته می‌شود، کتاب در سبک علمی-تخیلی و دلهره آور است، از این کتاب به نویسندگی، تهیه کنندگی، و کارگردانی «کریستوفر نولان»، فیلمی در سال2010میلادی ساخته شد؛ «لئوناردو دی کاپریو»، «الن پیج»، «جوزف گوردون-لویت»، «ماریون کوتیار»، «کن واتانابه»، «تام هاردی»، «دیلیپ رائو»، «کیلین مورفی»، «تام برنگر» و «مایکل کین»، در آن فیلم به ایفای نقش پرداخته اند؛ «دی‌کاپریو» نقش یک دزد حرفه ای را دارند، که با نفوذ به ضمیر ناخودآگاه افراد، افکار آن‌ها را می‌دزدد؛ او که در «ایالات متحده» تحت پیگرد قانونی است، با پیشنهاد پاک شدن پیشینه اش، در ازای یک کار، که ناممکن به دیده می‌نشیند، روبرو می‌گردد: آن کار همان «تلقین» یا القای یک ایده، به ضمیر ناخودآگاه یک شخص است؛
داستان: «دام کاب (لئوناردو دی‌کاپریو)» یک دزد ماهر، در بیرون کشیدن اسرار ارزشمند مورد نیاز سازمان‌های جاسوسی، و شرکت‌های تجاری و چند ملیتی است؛ توانایی او در این است، هنگامی که دیگران در خواب هستند، و ذهنشان در آسیب‌پذیرترین حالت است، اسرار کلیدی آنان را، از درون رویاهاشان ربوده، و در دنیای بیرون از خواب، آن اسرار را، به خریداران خواهان، پیشکش می‌کند؛ او یک گروه چیره دست، از روان‌کاوان و معماران زبردست دارد، که همراه او، پنهانی وارد خواب‌های دیگران شده، و کوشش در گشایش و ربایش داده ها دارند؛ و ...؛
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 30/01/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ 25/10/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
February 4, 2012
The movie INCEPTION was in my opinion a masterpiece in its own right and the best movie of 2010. Reading a lot of movie screenplays lately I bought this one, and although found how a shooting script translated to screen fascinating, found the careful fabrications Christopher Nolan set up for his world admirable, especially taking the world of the mind and demonstrating brilliant science-fiction world-building. I'm pretty sure that not all the information given about the human mind is accurate, but hell, he made me believe that it was.
Even without the visual mastery that Christopher Nolan displays on screen and the crisp cinematography and art direction in the background, this book is its own wonder- its easier to get engrossed in INCEPTION for its story alone just by reading the screenplay. It also features an insightful interview with Nolan, as well as some excellent concept art and sketches. This is much quoted as a more polished version of Nolan's earlier film MEMENTO- it is, but underneath, it's just as dark, and just as inventive.
The text has a lot of philosophical undertones droned out by Nolan's directorial take on the narrative- for one dimensional people, the movie has a happy ending. You don't fully understand it, but he gets back to his kids, and you got to bed feeling good about life. And that's fine. For two-dimensional people who paid attention to the mechanics and even gave it two or three viewings, you will fully understand the basic four-level dream structure of the story, and even manage to balance the ongoing emotional storyline and heist as well as pick up on things such as the fact that Dom Cobb only wears his wedding ring while he's dreaming. If you're a third dimensional person, then you will see that underneath the surface, this is a very dark movie. I'm disappointed in it, in some ways- because of Nolan's success with The Dark Knight, his follow up is presented as a mainstream movie. It's written as a mainstream action film, but underneath the surface, there's a very subtle what-is-reality plot. Throughout the movie, Dom battles with trying to get his dead wife out of his head. (SPOILER) He's the one who planted the idea that reality is preferable to dreams, because that's what's real- but in the end, he doesn't care about it any more. All he wants is to be happy, so he settles for the dream world. That's why at the end, he doesn't look to see if the top stops spinning, because all he cares about is seeing his kids' faces again. That means that he may very well be stuck in a dream forever, if that's what it takes for him to be happy. You may say that's true, but what about the wedding ring? The theory that's accepted these days is that he only wears his wedding ring while he's dreaming, and while he's not wearing it in the last scene of the movie, he wasn't really dreaming. But you have to remember- that was after he faced the fact that his wife was dead and coped with that, and he even realized that while he was dreaming. This could easily lead to the fact that he wouldn't even be wearing his wedding ring while he was dreaming anymore.
This draws further comparisons- you may say it's a light subplot, but it is recurring. Fischer doesn't accept the fact that his father loved him and wanted to create something for himself because Dom and his team tricked him, he accepted it because it was preferable to his reality- he chose not to face reality, like Dom later does. I thought this was a dark, if horrifyingly easily paralleled to today's world. This is really a story of moral conflict and decay of the mind, whether or not Christopher Nolan realized that when writing it or not. Then again, maybe he also chose not to.
Even without the visual mastery that Christopher Nolan displays on screen and the crisp cinematography and art direction in the background, this book is its own wonder- its easier to get engrossed in INCEPTION for its story alone just by reading the screenplay. It also features an insightful interview with Nolan, as well as some excellent concept art and sketches. This is much quoted as a more polished version of Nolan's earlier film MEMENTO- it is, but underneath, it's just as dark, and just as inventive.
The text has a lot of philosophical undertones droned out by Nolan's directorial take on the narrative- for one dimensional people, the movie has a happy ending. You don't fully understand it, but he gets back to his kids, and you got to bed feeling good about life. And that's fine. For two-dimensional people who paid attention to the mechanics and even gave it two or three viewings, you will fully understand the basic four-level dream structure of the story, and even manage to balance the ongoing emotional storyline and heist as well as pick up on things such as the fact that Dom Cobb only wears his wedding ring while he's dreaming. If you're a third dimensional person, then you will see that underneath the surface, this is a very dark movie. I'm disappointed in it, in some ways- because of Nolan's success with The Dark Knight, his follow up is presented as a mainstream movie. It's written as a mainstream action film, but underneath the surface, there's a very subtle what-is-reality plot. Throughout the movie, Dom battles with trying to get his dead wife out of his head. (SPOILER) He's the one who planted the idea that reality is preferable to dreams, because that's what's real- but in the end, he doesn't care about it any more. All he wants is to be happy, so he settles for the dream world. That's why at the end, he doesn't look to see if the top stops spinning, because all he cares about is seeing his kids' faces again. That means that he may very well be stuck in a dream forever, if that's what it takes for him to be happy. You may say that's true, but what about the wedding ring? The theory that's accepted these days is that he only wears his wedding ring while he's dreaming, and while he's not wearing it in the last scene of the movie, he wasn't really dreaming. But you have to remember- that was after he faced the fact that his wife was dead and coped with that, and he even realized that while he was dreaming. This could easily lead to the fact that he wouldn't even be wearing his wedding ring while he was dreaming anymore.
This draws further comparisons- you may say it's a light subplot, but it is recurring. Fischer doesn't accept the fact that his father loved him and wanted to create something for himself because Dom and his team tricked him, he accepted it because it was preferable to his reality- he chose not to face reality, like Dom later does. I thought this was a dark, if horrifyingly easily paralleled to today's world. This is really a story of moral conflict and decay of the mind, whether or not Christopher Nolan realized that when writing it or not. Then again, maybe he also chose not to.
November 30, 2010
what can i say?, great movie,great script
and people said they dont understand it....
pshhhh... im 10 and i think its a piece of cake.
Look, its a man (based on the movie, leonardo dicaprio) who is a thief and he goes into peoples dreams with this amazing invention, now, theres side events such as his wife and her becoming a maniac thinking she was always inside a dream, which made the spinning thingy invention, if it keeps on spinning a dream, if it stops after a while, your not in a dream, so he wont mess up like that again (after his wife commited suicide) plus, theres the ending war, where it got deep, a dream inside a dream inside a dream inside a dream inside a dream!!!! as we know, the dreams slow time, so in the first dream, the thieves mission is to kill all their enemies when they break through the railing on a bridge and start to fall, yet then, they go into deeper dreams and in all the dreams once they deminish the guys in some way, they hit the water, just in time, and swim out of the car.... i don't see why its that confusing??? but other then that, the script is fascinating, i mean if you liked the movie, you'll like this
and people said they dont understand it....
pshhhh... im 10 and i think its a piece of cake.
Look, its a man (based on the movie, leonardo dicaprio) who is a thief and he goes into peoples dreams with this amazing invention, now, theres side events such as his wife and her becoming a maniac thinking she was always inside a dream, which made the spinning thingy invention, if it keeps on spinning a dream, if it stops after a while, your not in a dream, so he wont mess up like that again (after his wife commited suicide) plus, theres the ending war, where it got deep, a dream inside a dream inside a dream inside a dream inside a dream!!!! as we know, the dreams slow time, so in the first dream, the thieves mission is to kill all their enemies when they break through the railing on a bridge and start to fall, yet then, they go into deeper dreams and in all the dreams once they deminish the guys in some way, they hit the water, just in time, and swim out of the car.... i don't see why its that confusing??? but other then that, the script is fascinating, i mean if you liked the movie, you'll like this
December 28, 2011
I watched it twice.I read the reviews of many attempting to deconstruct the plot,a Rorschach test if I ever saw one. Dicaprio made a comment on record that indicates Nolan's script is autobiographical in nature.Nolan respond to critiques of the plot by remarking on the breakaway at the end.The spinning top,the totem, which each individual has,though Cobb and Mal(look up the French prefix for this name)share this one,saying that Cobb is not looking at the top at the end because it does not matter now. Addiction - (your waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away),tracks and shooting up(you know where you hope this train takes you,but you cant be sure)and the reason is then explained. The ache that would be the root cause of escapism through addiction is profoundly expressed. Mal and Cobb may be anima and animus or a couple caught in a pathological relationship of drug distorted limbo.Jungian archetypes run throughout the script,but the point is a map out of the maze. Ariande,a name from Greek myth being another clue.Cobbs projections,the whole movie as a dream,expresses itself in each character. The face of his children at the end may be explanation enough for his push for clarity,or symbolic of facing developmental years.It is interesting to note that several actors Nolan has used have struggled with addiction. Watch with compassion for a new take on the film. A fascinating study in insight.
October 12, 2010
I was very excited when I found out this book existed. I desperately needed something to confirm the questions I had about the movie, because - let's face it - that movie was very, very confusing. I understand that the whole movie itself is an 'inception', Chris Nolan's 'inception' for us the audience. I don't question this and I don't certainly need some book to confirm this fact to me. However, it would definitely be nice to look for clues to fill the gap on those little 'plot holes', for lack of better term.
And this book definitely helps in that regard. Instead of just a gimmick geared towards fans of the movies who can't let go of Nolan's latest brilliant work yet, it's an insightful book that gives us a deeper look into the various aspects of filming the movie. It begins with a preface containing a substantial interview between Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, brothers and collaborators, that explain how Inception was conceived and who the characters of the movie really are. Then the script begins, the pages interspersed with storyboard drawings, and there are also 8 colored pages of digitally-painted concept art. The book ends with an appendix of sorts, in which the PASIV device (the machine they use to go into dreams in the movie) is revealed and its operation examined.
The script itself bears very slight differences from the end product I see in the cinema. This is to be expected because, after all, most scripts don't usually become the whole movie. But it's not so different that moviegoers would still recognize the Inception story as it was shown on screen. I find the whole script fascinating, though, because it feels like I finally get to see how Chris Nolan's mind works. And, I have to hand it to the man, he does write very beautifully. That mind of his is highly enviable.
Overall, it's quite a comprehensive guide, even if you find that you cannot find all the answers here. I'm satisfied with it, though, because I realize there are some things that are just not meant to be answered. Reading this book and knowing its content won't diminish the allure of the movie. If anything, I now feel the urge to watch the movie again (I sure hope the DVD comes out very soon)... this time, with The Shooting Script on hand, so I can learn even more about the great epic that is Chris Nolan's Inception.
And this book definitely helps in that regard. Instead of just a gimmick geared towards fans of the movies who can't let go of Nolan's latest brilliant work yet, it's an insightful book that gives us a deeper look into the various aspects of filming the movie. It begins with a preface containing a substantial interview between Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, brothers and collaborators, that explain how Inception was conceived and who the characters of the movie really are. Then the script begins, the pages interspersed with storyboard drawings, and there are also 8 colored pages of digitally-painted concept art. The book ends with an appendix of sorts, in which the PASIV device (the machine they use to go into dreams in the movie) is revealed and its operation examined.
The script itself bears very slight differences from the end product I see in the cinema. This is to be expected because, after all, most scripts don't usually become the whole movie. But it's not so different that moviegoers would still recognize the Inception story as it was shown on screen. I find the whole script fascinating, though, because it feels like I finally get to see how Chris Nolan's mind works. And, I have to hand it to the man, he does write very beautifully. That mind of his is highly enviable.
Overall, it's quite a comprehensive guide, even if you find that you cannot find all the answers here. I'm satisfied with it, though, because I realize there are some things that are just not meant to be answered. Reading this book and knowing its content won't diminish the allure of the movie. If anything, I now feel the urge to watch the movie again (I sure hope the DVD comes out very soon)... this time, with The Shooting Script on hand, so I can learn even more about the great epic that is Chris Nolan's Inception.
September 4, 2020
One does not review a Book of God! That’s blasphemy!!!😃 #NolanIsGod
March 7, 2022
on a christopher nolan script kick. one of my favorite movies, i love the gay subtext between arthur and eames.
May 25, 2013
As an actress, I used to read plays all the time and sometimes preferred them to novels.
It's been quite some time since I've read a
Shooting Script, and the first time reading one for a movie I've seen.
I've seen "Inception" so many times can listen to it and see it very clearly.
The fun thing about reading the script is seeing, in the completed film, the small changes in dialogue that might have been made on the day.
This movie never fails to amaze/amuse/intrigue and completely pull me in.
To be able to show onscreen, activities taking place simultaneously on 4 different people's distinctly different levels of dreaming...don't get me started.
To read this recipe of how this is to happen is almost as fun as seeing it.
When I love a movie, I see it in the theatres at least twice is possible.
Then I buy it, not just to see it again, but to see the Special Features which usually include the "Making of..." Featurettes including interviews with cast and crew. Often the film will feature a Commentary track in which the Director, sometimes along with the Producer(s), Writer(s) and maybe Actor(s) talking about the making of the film while watching.
I call this "seeing how the sausage is made".
A lot of people I know don't give a toss about that aspect of Filmmaking...or Entertainment in general.
Me? Having been involved in it, and knowing how much work goes into making a film from top to bottom, I love hearing about the Process of taking directions and words taken from a person's mind to paper and then to the screen.
I've rambled on too much now.
Long story, short: I liked reading this script. Next time I watch the movie, I'll read along.
(Did it with "Hard Day's Night" and it made me fall in love with that already favourite film even more!
Now.
What say you about all this?
My top is about to topple...
It's been quite some time since I've read a
Shooting Script, and the first time reading one for a movie I've seen.
I've seen "Inception" so many times can listen to it and see it very clearly.
The fun thing about reading the script is seeing, in the completed film, the small changes in dialogue that might have been made on the day.
This movie never fails to amaze/amuse/intrigue and completely pull me in.
To be able to show onscreen, activities taking place simultaneously on 4 different people's distinctly different levels of dreaming...don't get me started.
To read this recipe of how this is to happen is almost as fun as seeing it.
When I love a movie, I see it in the theatres at least twice is possible.
Then I buy it, not just to see it again, but to see the Special Features which usually include the "Making of..." Featurettes including interviews with cast and crew. Often the film will feature a Commentary track in which the Director, sometimes along with the Producer(s), Writer(s) and maybe Actor(s) talking about the making of the film while watching.
I call this "seeing how the sausage is made".
A lot of people I know don't give a toss about that aspect of Filmmaking...or Entertainment in general.
Me? Having been involved in it, and knowing how much work goes into making a film from top to bottom, I love hearing about the Process of taking directions and words taken from a person's mind to paper and then to the screen.
I've rambled on too much now.
Long story, short: I liked reading this script. Next time I watch the movie, I'll read along.
(Did it with "Hard Day's Night" and it made me fall in love with that already favourite film even more!
Now.
What say you about all this?
My top is about to topple...
August 10, 2018
Behind him, on the table, the spinning top is still spinning. And we-
CUT.
CREDITS.
END.
Can't come to terms with how the cast agreed upon working on this mind numbing and incredibly confusing script by one of the audacious minds of this generation.
Pure brilliance lies in the fact that Nolan transformed his script into jaw-dropping visuals.
The script offers more treasures to be discovered in an already over flowing treasure chest.
The movie's screenplay and the book's flow are not at sync at times as there are jump cuts in the movie and i believe that helped the movie a great deal.
For every Nolan fan out there - grab this, read and fall into deeper depths of Nolan's brilliance. Sweet dreams!
CUT.
CREDITS.
END.
Can't come to terms with how the cast agreed upon working on this mind numbing and incredibly confusing script by one of the audacious minds of this generation.
Pure brilliance lies in the fact that Nolan transformed his script into jaw-dropping visuals.
The script offers more treasures to be discovered in an already over flowing treasure chest.
The movie's screenplay and the book's flow are not at sync at times as there are jump cuts in the movie and i believe that helped the movie a great deal.
For every Nolan fan out there - grab this, read and fall into deeper depths of Nolan's brilliance. Sweet dreams!
December 8, 2017
tbh I already know about what will happen in this book. but since it's the script one, it's more different with what we already seen on the screen. there's some characters that more explored in this, like Eames and Arthur's relation (which is my favourite thing) or Cobb's struggles to control his mind from her wife's shadow, Mal. also there's some extra scene that you might be like to read about it. at last, I could say that Christopher Nolan is one of the talented screenwriter and director in this century.
September 2, 2020
In honor of seeing Inception in the theater last week for its tenth anniversary, I'm finally reading this book (which I'd bought for my son as one of those gifts I buy for a family member because I myself want to read it, too). I don't love every movie Christopher Nolan has made, but Inception is an absolute classic. I never get tired of it.
This book contains the shooting script, which of course is not very different from what we see on screen. There are a few tiny details that were spoken differently in the film, but basically this is just the film on paper. What's remarkable in this script is how clearly Nolan saw the movie in his mind, writing down the use of slow-motion, the way scenes at different dream levels would cut into one another, even atmospheric, environmental elements in each scene. He really saw this movie clearly before he shot it.
In addition to the script, the book includes an interview with Nolan about the film (interviewed by his brother Jonathan), a couple of sections of storyboards, which I always love seeing, and one too-brief color section of concept art. A hilarious appendix presents what looks like a bad photocopy of the instruction manual for the briefcase dream machine from the movie.
This doesn't add as much to the movie as a full "Art of Inception" book might, but it's still an enjoyable way to relive the story and get a glimpse behind the scenes.
This book contains the shooting script, which of course is not very different from what we see on screen. There are a few tiny details that were spoken differently in the film, but basically this is just the film on paper. What's remarkable in this script is how clearly Nolan saw the movie in his mind, writing down the use of slow-motion, the way scenes at different dream levels would cut into one another, even atmospheric, environmental elements in each scene. He really saw this movie clearly before he shot it.
In addition to the script, the book includes an interview with Nolan about the film (interviewed by his brother Jonathan), a couple of sections of storyboards, which I always love seeing, and one too-brief color section of concept art. A hilarious appendix presents what looks like a bad photocopy of the instruction manual for the briefcase dream machine from the movie.
This doesn't add as much to the movie as a full "Art of Inception" book might, but it's still an enjoyable way to relive the story and get a glimpse behind the scenes.
October 18, 2018
When I saw Inception for the first time what I felt was an intense feeling of bewilderment mixed with awe, bewilderment because I never thought that action could be this brainy and awe because the movie was such an artistic marvel. Nolan shows us things that I never thought that could be shown .According to himself ‘he makes noirs’ and I bless the lord that he do. The shooting script was the icing on the cake.
I re watched it recently and wanted more and purchased the book. The book has storyboard drawings by Nolan himself and some original artwork based on the movie .Read it if you love Nolan. Exemplary stuff as far as I am concerned.
I re watched it recently and wanted more and purchased the book. The book has storyboard drawings by Nolan himself and some original artwork based on the movie .Read it if you love Nolan. Exemplary stuff as far as I am concerned.
May 9, 2019
Actual rating- 4.5/5 stars.
March 19, 2018
''Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.''
In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a single idea within one's mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset.
(A review of film and story... 7 years ago on 17 July 2010 13:35 http://www.listal.com/viewentry/580108)
Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, with a supporting cast that includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Tom Berenger, Dileep Rao and Michael Caine.
Dreams have always been brought forth via films, the subconscious mind has been a vocal point and inspiration for many master film makers. Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha, Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and presently Christopher Nolan has been inspired by the greatest and best masters before him.
So for his latest, Nolan brings to our attention Inception; A classy, thrilling sphere of complexity. Nolan has looked at memory, magic, deception and the human psyche and here again he delves even deeper into our imagination.
The story and film is beautifully complex; We have Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb the Extractor - a man who specializes in subconscious security, but steals his clients' ideas. Supporting and members of his team:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur, the Point Man - the person responsible for researching the team's targets.
Ellen Page as Ariadne, the Architect - a college graduate student who constructs the world of the dream.
Tom Hardy as Eames, the Forger - a sharp-tongued team member who impersonates the target within the dream world and forge an identity in a physical form.
Marion Cotillard as Mallorie "Mal" Cobb, the Shade - Cobb's deceased wife, who manifests in the dreamscape beyond Cobb's control.
Cillian Murphy as Robert Fischer, Jr., the Mark - the heir to a business empire and Dom's latest client and target.
Ken Watanabe as Saito, the Tourist - a businessman who employs Cobb.
Tom Berenger as Peter Browning, Robert's godfather.
Dileep Rao as Yusuf, the Chemist - the team member who formulates the drugs needed to enter the dream world.
Pete Postlethwaite as Maurice Fischer, Robert's dying father.
Lukas Haas as Nash, Dom's previous Architect.
Michael Caine as Miles, Cobb's mentor, teacher, and father-in-law, and Ariadne's college professor. Miles is also the guardian of Cobb's children.
Eames: They come here every day to sleep?
Elderly Bald Man: [towards Cobb] No. They come to be woken up. The dream has become their reality. Who are you to say otherwise, son?
Inception shouldn't be classed as being a new age Matrix because it features and divulges intricate originality and ideas in it's own right. The dream within a dream within a dream and the sense of time in dreams becoming increasingly longer than the short span via conscious reality.
A few scenes, including the ending are truly clever in the way that captures ambiguity; Letting us the audience draw our own conclusion. When you finally finish the film your mind has plenty to feed upon.
Who can forget the scene where the unconscious team is in a van while within a 2nd dream?
While the van is in a state of spinning, the corridor is equally spinning in a dizzying array of awe inspiring deftness...This is simply unforgettable. Inception displays a genius spark not often seen in today's regurgitated film stream; Christopher Nolan has yet again proved he is one of the best Directors of this age as he sends forth his dreamy masterpiece.
Leonardo DiCaprio also replicates his success he had with Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island which also had an underlining dream/psychological context. With Inception Leo proves equally adept with Nolan, and undoubtedly has been churning out layered performances which have moulded him into a seasoned actor who retains resonance and poise.
Inception was everything I expected it to be and in some circumstances exceeded expectations intricately.
Witty exchanges of dialogue between Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy produce sly grins - ''You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.'' - while the serious issues covered by Leo, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard elevate the story and acting to higher spheres via implicity.
This is one of the best films this year and I can't see anything rivalling it later. This is one of those films where they will still be talking about it a hundred years later, where people will discuss and debate about what is real and what is dream.
The beauty of Inception is the deception and intelligence of how important an idea is yet the relevance of said idea is not. I could quite happily watch this over and over and still pick up new ideas and see new threads emerge from the puzzling maze that is presented to us.
What else makes Inception glorious as well as the imaginative visuals and story? Hans Zimmer's score. It is one of his best yet and it sends shivers up my spine everytime.
Christopher Nolan is the best at what he does, Inception proves it. The sharp suits, gravity defying antics and twists all combine in a sort of signature move regarding Nolan. This is his baby. No doubt about it.
This will have you pondering, wondering and thinking... Is this real? Is this a dream? Most importantly what is reality? The only answer I believe is one that is open to interpretation. Cleverly, Nolan leaves answers ambiguous while the theme of dreams is defined effortlessly. Our minds are spinning just like the spinning top that closes the film...Is this a dream or real? Be your own person and make your own choices.
''What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules. Which is why I have to steal it.''
In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a single idea within one's mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset.
(A review of film and story... 7 years ago on 17 July 2010 13:35 http://www.listal.com/viewentry/580108)
Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, with a supporting cast that includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Tom Berenger, Dileep Rao and Michael Caine.
Dreams have always been brought forth via films, the subconscious mind has been a vocal point and inspiration for many master film makers. Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha, Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and presently Christopher Nolan has been inspired by the greatest and best masters before him.
So for his latest, Nolan brings to our attention Inception; A classy, thrilling sphere of complexity. Nolan has looked at memory, magic, deception and the human psyche and here again he delves even deeper into our imagination.
The story and film is beautifully complex; We have Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb the Extractor - a man who specializes in subconscious security, but steals his clients' ideas. Supporting and members of his team:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur, the Point Man - the person responsible for researching the team's targets.
Ellen Page as Ariadne, the Architect - a college graduate student who constructs the world of the dream.
Tom Hardy as Eames, the Forger - a sharp-tongued team member who impersonates the target within the dream world and forge an identity in a physical form.
Marion Cotillard as Mallorie "Mal" Cobb, the Shade - Cobb's deceased wife, who manifests in the dreamscape beyond Cobb's control.
Cillian Murphy as Robert Fischer, Jr., the Mark - the heir to a business empire and Dom's latest client and target.
Ken Watanabe as Saito, the Tourist - a businessman who employs Cobb.
Tom Berenger as Peter Browning, Robert's godfather.
Dileep Rao as Yusuf, the Chemist - the team member who formulates the drugs needed to enter the dream world.
Pete Postlethwaite as Maurice Fischer, Robert's dying father.
Lukas Haas as Nash, Dom's previous Architect.
Michael Caine as Miles, Cobb's mentor, teacher, and father-in-law, and Ariadne's college professor. Miles is also the guardian of Cobb's children.
Eames: They come here every day to sleep?
Elderly Bald Man: [towards Cobb] No. They come to be woken up. The dream has become their reality. Who are you to say otherwise, son?
Inception shouldn't be classed as being a new age Matrix because it features and divulges intricate originality and ideas in it's own right. The dream within a dream within a dream and the sense of time in dreams becoming increasingly longer than the short span via conscious reality.
A few scenes, including the ending are truly clever in the way that captures ambiguity; Letting us the audience draw our own conclusion. When you finally finish the film your mind has plenty to feed upon.
Who can forget the scene where the unconscious team is in a van while within a 2nd dream?
While the van is in a state of spinning, the corridor is equally spinning in a dizzying array of awe inspiring deftness...This is simply unforgettable. Inception displays a genius spark not often seen in today's regurgitated film stream; Christopher Nolan has yet again proved he is one of the best Directors of this age as he sends forth his dreamy masterpiece.
Leonardo DiCaprio also replicates his success he had with Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island which also had an underlining dream/psychological context. With Inception Leo proves equally adept with Nolan, and undoubtedly has been churning out layered performances which have moulded him into a seasoned actor who retains resonance and poise.
Inception was everything I expected it to be and in some circumstances exceeded expectations intricately.
Witty exchanges of dialogue between Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy produce sly grins - ''You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.'' - while the serious issues covered by Leo, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard elevate the story and acting to higher spheres via implicity.
This is one of the best films this year and I can't see anything rivalling it later. This is one of those films where they will still be talking about it a hundred years later, where people will discuss and debate about what is real and what is dream.
The beauty of Inception is the deception and intelligence of how important an idea is yet the relevance of said idea is not. I could quite happily watch this over and over and still pick up new ideas and see new threads emerge from the puzzling maze that is presented to us.
What else makes Inception glorious as well as the imaginative visuals and story? Hans Zimmer's score. It is one of his best yet and it sends shivers up my spine everytime.
Christopher Nolan is the best at what he does, Inception proves it. The sharp suits, gravity defying antics and twists all combine in a sort of signature move regarding Nolan. This is his baby. No doubt about it.
This will have you pondering, wondering and thinking... Is this real? Is this a dream? Most importantly what is reality? The only answer I believe is one that is open to interpretation. Cleverly, Nolan leaves answers ambiguous while the theme of dreams is defined effortlessly. Our minds are spinning just like the spinning top that closes the film...Is this a dream or real? Be your own person and make your own choices.
''What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules. Which is why I have to steal it.''
August 28, 2018
I'm a huge Chris Nolan fan-boy. I love all of his work, each for different reasons. This one stands above them as an original genre-redefining, piece of sci-fi. It treats the audience as if it has intelligence. I love how it is an extremely complicated story that remains coherent and well oiled throughout. It has action, wonder and a strong emotional core. Nolan wrote this over 10 years and it's absolutely shows. No other way to say it, I love this screenplay.
January 21, 2019
I found it really interesting to note the differences between the script and what was said in the movie. The scene drawings were cool too, and I liked the inclusion of the PASIV case!
March 2, 2024
christopher nolan ur mind <3
October 5, 2019
فكرتها جميلة، في المجمل لا بأس بها
January 4, 2020
Due to the nature of the film, the shooting script is as exciting as the actual movie. This book did not take long for me to read. It includes an interview with the director and full-color concept art, both of which were very insightful about the process of creating the movie.
January 21, 2020
Behind him, on the table, the spinning top is still spinning. And we-
CUT.
CREDITS.
END.
CUT.
CREDITS.
END.
December 24, 2023
Inception -The Shooting Script by Christopher Nolan, who has enchanted us recently with Oppenheimer http://realini.blogspot.com/2023/08/o... and other gems
9 out of 10
Christopher Nolan is the man of the day for the Screen Trade – there is a classic called Adventures in The Screen Trade http://realini.blogspot.com/2017/02/a... by William Goldman, that will explain this phenomenon and so much more, it is a scripture for the thespian arts
He has recently bewitched audiences with his Oppenheimer – but before I plunge into a different subject, and abandon altogether, or for the most part Inception, let me say that the latter is fascinating, bewildering, dazzling, but often incomprehensible for yours truly, so, with that out of the way, this would be a disclaimer, spoiler alert, warning, you name it, thus maybe there is no complaint or retaliation
Christopher Nolan is the favorite to win at the next Academy Awards Best Motion Picture and Best Director for Oppenheimer – so far, Variety appears to be correct in its prediction, this looks like the most spectacular, elating movie, even if The Killer https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... is also a favorite for yours truly, enchanted by the performance of Michael Fassbender
I have just started May December, who was on the list of memorable productions for this year, and indeed, thirty minutes or so into it, we can see that this could well be a contender, especially for Natalie Portman (who spoke recently about her luck in not being affected by her being in the movies at a tender age, she was prominent in Leon The Professional, working with Jean Reno and Gary Oldman)
It is interesting that Cillian Murphy is expected to get an Oscar nomination for his role as Robert Oppenheimer (he was also present in Inception, where he plays a young man who might give access to the team who wants a code, stolen in sleep) but the one expected to win is Bradley Cooper, impressive and wondrous
Bradley Cooper directs and stars in Maestro, where he is Leonard Bernstein, the famed concert director and composer – he is the one who wrote the music for West Side Story https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... based on Romeo and Juliet, the original won Ten Academy Awards, and the more recent yarn, directed by Steven Spielberg was also one of the best films in recent years
Inception has sleep and dreams at the core, and that is a hard subject to grasp, I have trouble remembering what I have just dreamt, never mind penetrating into the minds of others, to steal secrets from them while they sleep, which is what those characters do in the narrative that is somewhat surreal.
On the other hand, what happens is enticing, audiences are hypnotized by the magic of the filmed story, there are car chases, and the sets are superb, due to Ariadne aka Elliot Page, at the time going by the name Ellen Page, she seems to have changed her sex in the meantime, something we understand better if we read Girl, Woman, Other, Co-Winner of The Booker Prize in 2021 by Bernardine Evaristo
Girl, Woman, Other http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/06/g... talks about the fact that ‘gender is the big lie of civilization’ (or perhaps something like that) we have Two Spirits, gender fluid, and the notion that gender can (maybe does) change from one minute to the next
Christopher Nolan is known for his insistence that we see his films (and maybe all the others that are worthy) in the cinema theater, most of all in IMAX – we could not do that, but watching Oppenheimer on the big screen was an enrapturing experience – it is also an inflexion point and it marks a key moment
About twenty years ago, I went to see Cold Mountain http://realini.blogspot.com/2016/01/c... which was filmed in the area and right next to my house, which was then in the mountains, at Rasnov, the tents where Jude Law meets with Nicole Kidman were a few hundred meters from my abode
We drove to the places where they had the village in the movie and the rest of it, seeing as they had all that firepower, Ray Winstone, Philip Seymour Hoffman and others were part of the same project directed by Anthony Minghella, so we had there all the necessary ingredients for a superb motion picture
Alas, it was a huge let down, and I remember being bored at the Vitan Mall, where I went on my own -I guess the spouse was with our daughter, Hannah, who was just a toddler back then, now it would be out of the question for the same wife to come along, for we live in the same house, since we could not get anything near the same standard, if divorced, but we are often worse than strangers, we are foes
Indeed, studies show that married people live longer, happier lives, then come the divorced, but worst of all are the ones that stay married, in marital situations where they fight, and these contexts are exactly as if one is in a car crash every single day – to avoid it, one should read the classic of psychology The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work http://realini.blogspot.com/2015/07/t... by the ultimate expert on couples, John Gottman, one Magister that has an accuracy rate of over 90%, he just hears a few minutes of interaction and is able to say which couples will separate, and which will stay together…he is included in another classic, Blink, The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell…
Now for a question, and invitation – maybe you have a good idea on how we could make more than a million dollars with this http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/02/u... – as it is, this is a unique technique, which we could promote, sell, open the Oscars show with or something and then make lots of money together, if you have the how, I have the product, I just do not know how to get the befits from it, other than the exercise per se
As for my role in the Revolution that killed Ceausescu, a smaller Mao, there it is http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/03/r...
Some favorite quotes from To The Heritage and other works
‘Fiction is infinitely preferable to real life...As long as you avoid the books of Kafka or Beckett, the everlasting plot of fiction has fewer futile experiences than the careless plot of reality...Fiction's people are fuller, deeper, cleverer, more moving than those in real life…Its actions are more intricate, illuminating, noble, profound…There are many more dramas, climaxes, romantic fulfillment, twists, turns, gratified resolutions…Unlike reality, all of this you can experience without leaving the house or even getting out of bed…What's more, books are a form of intelligent human greatness, as stories are a higher order of sense…As random life is to destiny, so stories are to great authors, who provided us with some of the highest pleasures and the most wonderful mystifications we can find…Few stories are greater than Anna Karenina, that wise epic by an often foolish author…’
‚parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus’
“From Monty Python - The Meaning of Life...Well, it's nothing very special...Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.”
9 out of 10
Christopher Nolan is the man of the day for the Screen Trade – there is a classic called Adventures in The Screen Trade http://realini.blogspot.com/2017/02/a... by William Goldman, that will explain this phenomenon and so much more, it is a scripture for the thespian arts
He has recently bewitched audiences with his Oppenheimer – but before I plunge into a different subject, and abandon altogether, or for the most part Inception, let me say that the latter is fascinating, bewildering, dazzling, but often incomprehensible for yours truly, so, with that out of the way, this would be a disclaimer, spoiler alert, warning, you name it, thus maybe there is no complaint or retaliation
Christopher Nolan is the favorite to win at the next Academy Awards Best Motion Picture and Best Director for Oppenheimer – so far, Variety appears to be correct in its prediction, this looks like the most spectacular, elating movie, even if The Killer https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... is also a favorite for yours truly, enchanted by the performance of Michael Fassbender
I have just started May December, who was on the list of memorable productions for this year, and indeed, thirty minutes or so into it, we can see that this could well be a contender, especially for Natalie Portman (who spoke recently about her luck in not being affected by her being in the movies at a tender age, she was prominent in Leon The Professional, working with Jean Reno and Gary Oldman)
It is interesting that Cillian Murphy is expected to get an Oscar nomination for his role as Robert Oppenheimer (he was also present in Inception, where he plays a young man who might give access to the team who wants a code, stolen in sleep) but the one expected to win is Bradley Cooper, impressive and wondrous
Bradley Cooper directs and stars in Maestro, where he is Leonard Bernstein, the famed concert director and composer – he is the one who wrote the music for West Side Story https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/20... based on Romeo and Juliet, the original won Ten Academy Awards, and the more recent yarn, directed by Steven Spielberg was also one of the best films in recent years
Inception has sleep and dreams at the core, and that is a hard subject to grasp, I have trouble remembering what I have just dreamt, never mind penetrating into the minds of others, to steal secrets from them while they sleep, which is what those characters do in the narrative that is somewhat surreal.
On the other hand, what happens is enticing, audiences are hypnotized by the magic of the filmed story, there are car chases, and the sets are superb, due to Ariadne aka Elliot Page, at the time going by the name Ellen Page, she seems to have changed her sex in the meantime, something we understand better if we read Girl, Woman, Other, Co-Winner of The Booker Prize in 2021 by Bernardine Evaristo
Girl, Woman, Other http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/06/g... talks about the fact that ‘gender is the big lie of civilization’ (or perhaps something like that) we have Two Spirits, gender fluid, and the notion that gender can (maybe does) change from one minute to the next
Christopher Nolan is known for his insistence that we see his films (and maybe all the others that are worthy) in the cinema theater, most of all in IMAX – we could not do that, but watching Oppenheimer on the big screen was an enrapturing experience – it is also an inflexion point and it marks a key moment
About twenty years ago, I went to see Cold Mountain http://realini.blogspot.com/2016/01/c... which was filmed in the area and right next to my house, which was then in the mountains, at Rasnov, the tents where Jude Law meets with Nicole Kidman were a few hundred meters from my abode
We drove to the places where they had the village in the movie and the rest of it, seeing as they had all that firepower, Ray Winstone, Philip Seymour Hoffman and others were part of the same project directed by Anthony Minghella, so we had there all the necessary ingredients for a superb motion picture
Alas, it was a huge let down, and I remember being bored at the Vitan Mall, where I went on my own -I guess the spouse was with our daughter, Hannah, who was just a toddler back then, now it would be out of the question for the same wife to come along, for we live in the same house, since we could not get anything near the same standard, if divorced, but we are often worse than strangers, we are foes
Indeed, studies show that married people live longer, happier lives, then come the divorced, but worst of all are the ones that stay married, in marital situations where they fight, and these contexts are exactly as if one is in a car crash every single day – to avoid it, one should read the classic of psychology The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work http://realini.blogspot.com/2015/07/t... by the ultimate expert on couples, John Gottman, one Magister that has an accuracy rate of over 90%, he just hears a few minutes of interaction and is able to say which couples will separate, and which will stay together…he is included in another classic, Blink, The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell…
Now for a question, and invitation – maybe you have a good idea on how we could make more than a million dollars with this http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/02/u... – as it is, this is a unique technique, which we could promote, sell, open the Oscars show with or something and then make lots of money together, if you have the how, I have the product, I just do not know how to get the befits from it, other than the exercise per se
As for my role in the Revolution that killed Ceausescu, a smaller Mao, there it is http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/03/r...
Some favorite quotes from To The Heritage and other works
‘Fiction is infinitely preferable to real life...As long as you avoid the books of Kafka or Beckett, the everlasting plot of fiction has fewer futile experiences than the careless plot of reality...Fiction's people are fuller, deeper, cleverer, more moving than those in real life…Its actions are more intricate, illuminating, noble, profound…There are many more dramas, climaxes, romantic fulfillment, twists, turns, gratified resolutions…Unlike reality, all of this you can experience without leaving the house or even getting out of bed…What's more, books are a form of intelligent human greatness, as stories are a higher order of sense…As random life is to destiny, so stories are to great authors, who provided us with some of the highest pleasures and the most wonderful mystifications we can find…Few stories are greater than Anna Karenina, that wise epic by an often foolish author…’
‚parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus’
“From Monty Python - The Meaning of Life...Well, it's nothing very special...Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.”
July 15, 2023
Spoilers
The masterpiece instills a sense of wonderment that's hard to articulate. It left an indelible imprint on my psyche, evoking a profound reverence for the boundless creativity of the human mind. It's a testament to the potency of imagination when it's orchestrated into an intricately woven narrative. Knowing that Nolan devoted a decade to crafting this magnum opus makes sense, but also selfishly makes me feel better.
This cinematic spectacle is multi-faceted, resonating strongly with me through its exploration of the potency of an idea, the emotional process of saying goodbye to a beloved, the labyrinthine workings of the unconscious mind, the manipulation of it, and the enigmatic nature of dreams, among other themes.
The struggle of releasing someone cherished is palpable in Cobb's attempt to detach from Mal. They spent fifty years and grew old together in a limbo dream-world, and also raised two children in reality. The guilt-ridden image of her plunging to her death, instigated by his inception, haunts him relentlessly. Being a fugitive compounds his emotional turmoil, making it almost inevitable for him to seek solace in his dreams where the specter of Mal offers love and comfort. This poses a question: If given a chance, would we choose to relive the memories of our departed loved ones? However, it's the climactic point where he decides to release his lover that hits hardest. He comes to the realization that she is merely a shadow of his memories, a guilt-infused projection, lacking the flaws and autonomy that made her real. And so, he releases her.
Should the ending turn out to be a dream, it would negate the purpose of the film. It would reduce the entire narrative to a dream state. However, the storyline's logical coherence and other signs indicating it's not a dream—like the wobbling top and the absence of his wedding ring—suggest otherwise. But in the end, it doesn't really matter, because what's truly significant is that he chooses his children as his reality and ignores the spinning top.
The psychological manipulation revolving around paternal issues, with Eames as the ingenious puppeteer pulling the strings, is truly captivating. The concept of motivating someone through positive emotions like reconciliation and catharsis, instead of revenge, offers valuable insights for practical, and ideally benevolent, applications. The method employed to plant the idea is ingeniously clever.
The part where they attempt to shepherd Fischer from the second dream level to the third was probably one of the more confusing yet clever parts for me. They skilfully improvise with his subconscious projection of Browning, making him believe that Browning was complicit in the kidnapping in the first dream level, which Fischer interprets as reality. The fact that Fischer perceives Cobb as his defender against the extractors in the dream level, results in him viewing everyone else as adversaries, making Browning's sudden appearance suspicious. Cobb subtly instigates Fischer, inquiring if he witnessed Browning's torture during the kidnapping, thereby further augmenting his suspicion. However, Browning advises him against succumbing to the will's provocation, framing it as Fischer's father's final insult, suggesting his father deems him unworthy of his business. This echoes the sentiment of disappointment Fischer harbours towards his father and presents a challenge to prove himself. However, to direct Fischer's inception around a positive motivation rather than a negative one, the team requires a shift in narrative. Cobb then asserts that Browning is lying, capitalizing on Fischer's existing suspicion of Browning. This encourages Fischer to entertain the possibility that perhaps his father did, in fact, have a positive intention in offering the alternate will. Intrigued by this new perspective and driven by a hopeful curiosity, Fischer agrees to explore Browning's mind, an arrangement that cunningly serves as the team's smoke screen for delving deeper into Fischer's subconscious. Ultimately, this intricate psychological dance plays the pivotal role in the triumphant execution of the inception.
The driving force behind inception - the notion that a belief we arrive at independently holds more power than one that's imposed on us - is exemplified through subtle intricacies in the plot and the cleverly planted MacGuffin. The number sequence 528491, which Fischer is coerced into arbitrarily stating in the first dream level, reappears subtly in the second dream level - in the phone number where Eames impersonates an attractive woman and as the combination of two hotel room numbers, 528 and 491. This leads Fischer to believe that when he types the code in the third dream level, it feels like a revelation he had all along, making it emotionally cathartic, ironically reminiscent of how films or shows manipulate narratives to evoke strong emotions from us, the audience.
Then there's the potency of an idea and its ability to mold our fundamental beliefs. It leads me to introspect about the origins of my core beliefs. As I have delved into them with a psychotherapist, I knew that the process didn't involve much conscious thought, but was intriguing in itself. For instance, my harsh self-criticism originated from an aspiration for perfection, which was fuelled by a desire to gain approval from my parents and peers.
The impeccable orchestration of the film's elements is awe-inspiring. For instance, how Cobb's death shortly after Saito's equates to 50 years in limbo for Saito. Or how Fischer, upon waking, doesn't pay much attention to the other passengers - possibly because he has either forgotten the dream, or he assumes that Cobb was in his dream because he saw him on the plane.
The film's intuitive aspects are also fascinating. For instance, how when under a heavy sedative mimicking anesthesia, waking up from the dream requires more than just 'kicking' the sleeping body or the dreaming self; it requires a combination of both or simply waiting for the anesthesia to wear off.
While watching, I pondered why Mal didn't spin the top to verify her reality. However, it's a reflection of the insidious nature of a deeply held belief, symbolized by the spinning top in Mal's safe. She rejects the objective truth of the wobbling top because it contradicts her core belief. It's analogous to the mindset of a flat earther. She may have convinced herself that the architect of her perceived dream knows her totem, which is why it stopped spinning.
April 24, 2015
actually I saw the movie first but I didn't understand it completely ... and from 3 days I found this book on kindle I download the sample first and then I found myself search for the book to read it ..
first of all , I wanna to thank mr.Nolan for this incredible book ...
2nd, the book and movie very close but the book is much prettier cuz I can imagine every single word in it ...
3rd issue , I noticed alot of clever touches especially in that book like in the "hotel" dream level, Eames is disguised as a blonde woman who gives her phone number to Fischer — and the phone number is deliberately the same as the possible safe combination Fischer blurted out in the "hostage" level earlier. (And of course, it also provides the hotel room where they put Fischer under again, and that safe combination turns out to work later, in the hospital level.)
4th thing , thanks mr.Nolan you actually made my day cuz I finally understand the book completely
first of all , I wanna to thank mr.Nolan for this incredible book ...
2nd, the book and movie very close but the book is much prettier cuz I can imagine every single word in it ...
3rd issue , I noticed alot of clever touches especially in that book like in the "hotel" dream level, Eames is disguised as a blonde woman who gives her phone number to Fischer — and the phone number is deliberately the same as the possible safe combination Fischer blurted out in the "hostage" level earlier. (And of course, it also provides the hotel room where they put Fischer under again, and that safe combination turns out to work later, in the hospital level.)
4th thing , thanks mr.Nolan you actually made my day cuz I finally understand the book completely
February 11, 2011
There isn't really much to say about a script for a movie that I love as much as I love Inception. All in all I think the script works a lot better in execution than it does when you read it; the flow works much better in the movie and Christopher Nolan obviously reworked a few things when it came to the filming process, which worked well. Some of the dialogue and action was switched around and ultimately the end product is a lot better than what was shown in this script. I did love the script, but I love what they ended up with a lot more. I did like the little pieces of storyboard and the notes they included, though, they were a nice touch. A short review here, but as I said, you can't say much about a script.
June 1, 2021
One of my most prized possessions. Christopher Nolan is my favorite director ever and having the script of one of my favorite movies of all time is so special to me. This book is the ACTUAL script for the movie with commentary from Chris and his brother when brainstorming ideas and putting the movie together. It also has rough sketches of some scenes in the movie. Nolan always has very interesting ideas and he plays with the concept of time in an amazing way. He has a very unique perspective when painting a picture that never fails to confuse you. For some of his movies you have to rewatch them at least 3 times before you finally see how it all connects. Watching a Nolan is a whole journey that you don't wanna miss.
April 9, 2013
Well, I've been reading lots of script of my favorite movies. I love Nolan's works; The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, and lately I've watched Memento. But I always love Inception; it's my first Nolan's movie. He tried to impress the fourteen years old version of me and he made it. Now every time it's played on HBO I'll always watch it.
I'll just recommend this to you who didn't quite understand about inception, dream within a dream within a dream, "Your world is not real." And eventually if your first language is not English and you'd had a hard time not to get lost; this is for you.
*sets my alarm tone to Edith Piaf's Non Je Ne Regrette Rien*
4.5/5
I'll just recommend this to you who didn't quite understand about inception, dream within a dream within a dream, "Your world is not real." And eventually if your first language is not English and you'd had a hard time not to get lost; this is for you.
*sets my alarm tone to Edith Piaf's Non Je Ne Regrette Rien*
4.5/5
October 24, 2017
Já faz uns quantos anos desde a última vez que vi este filme que é um dos meus favoritos de sempre e, dada a complexidade da história, não me lembrava de muitos detalhes...Quando soube que o guião estava à venda soube que o queria ter nas mãos!
É certo que foi uma experiência muito interessante... mas só vem provar que o filme, que já parte com vantagem por causa da originalidade do guião, é também excelente a outros níveis, nomeadamente por causa do trabalho de realização, do elenco e da banda sonora.
É certo que foi uma experiência muito interessante... mas só vem provar que o filme, que já parte com vantagem por causa da originalidade do guião, é também excelente a outros níveis, nomeadamente por causa do trabalho de realização, do elenco e da banda sonora.
May 31, 2015
Inception: The shooting Script is basically like a documentary or a companion to the movie "Inception". The book offers the story of inception through the written screenplay and offers notes and visions the director "Christopher Nolan" had for this movie.This book can be read by anyone at all since it is easier to comprehend than the movie and still does an exceptional job of invoking thought. Although, I believe that this book is best read after watching the masterpiece of a film it is.
September 6, 2012
This is the best ever . I can't imagine how complicated and really hard to write this was.. I enjoyed every line and every word of it and I think I'm ready to read it hundred times in a row . I watched the movie so many times and all I can say is that Christopher Nolan is a genius writer and director.. amazing work!! .. It is a real piece of art that will last forever and ever.
August 31, 2016
took a star off because...what is reading the shooting script for, exactly? i've watched the movie seven times and will watch it some more i don't really need to read the script
but it does have those four stars. primarily for the really enlightening and fascinating interview in the beginning. yes thank you v much Nolan bros that was a good interview ty
but it does have those four stars. primarily for the really enlightening and fascinating interview in the beginning. yes thank you v much Nolan bros that was a good interview ty
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