Non Linear Storytelling- In this movie the main chracter, Cobb, puts different memories from the past into his dreams trying to recreate them and learn from them in a different order. He hops from different scenes without any explanation of how he got there and the whole movie took place in a random dream sequence.
Hero orAnti-Hero? In many of Nolan’s films, a main character starts off with redeeming qualities
only to be shown later as having evil qualities. These characters can be the protagonist ors omeone who is at first assisting the protagonist. They often start off as heroic or seem like they have good intentions, but by the end of the film areantagonists oranti-heroes. Cobb seems innocent at first but as the film continues and he starts to bring up his wife, it becomes more and more clear that he could be the reason for her "inception."
A Character’s Perspective: Nolan’s favorite shot is to place the camera behind his actor at eye level.This is to allow the audience to “see” from the character’s perspective without actually being thatcharacter. It is aclever way to createa first-person like experience for thea udience without giving up a third-person storytelling advantage. At points in the frilm such as when they are in th mountains on snow ski's, it feels like you're there too because of how Nolan uses character perspective.
Use of Light: Nolan useslight, darkness, and the contrast of those things to show character growth/decay ande xploration. In some of the more dark and serious scences the lighting changes and ends up adding needed effects and moods to the scenes.
Obsession: If there is absolutely without question one element connecting all of Nolan's movies together, it is the obsessed protagonists. Every main character in every Nolan film completely obsesses oversomething to thepoint of detriment. Coob's obbsession in thid movie is the idea of dreams and inception as well as his past wife and spinning top.
Hero orAnti-Hero? In many of Nolan’s films, a main character starts off with redeeming qualities
only to be shown later as having evil qualities. These characters can be the protagonist ors omeone who is at first assisting the protagonist. They often start off as heroic or seem like they have good intentions, but by the end of the film areantagonists oranti-heroes. Cobb seems innocent at first but as the film continues and he starts to bring up his wife, it becomes more and more clear that he could be the reason for her "inception."
A Character’s Perspective: Nolan’s favorite shot is to place the camera behind his actor at eye level.This is to allow the audience to “see” from the character’s perspective without actually being thatcharacter. It is aclever way to createa first-person like experience for thea udience without giving up a third-person storytelling advantage. At points in the frilm such as when they are in th mountains on snow ski's, it feels like you're there too because of how Nolan uses character perspective.
Use of Light: Nolan useslight, darkness, and the contrast of those things to show character growth/decay ande xploration. In some of the more dark and serious scences the lighting changes and ends up adding needed effects and moods to the scenes.
Obsession: If there is absolutely without question one element connecting all of Nolan's movies together, it is the obsessed protagonists. Every main character in every Nolan film completely obsesses oversomething to thepoint of detriment. Coob's obbsession in thid movie is the idea of dreams and inception as well as his past wife and spinning top.
InceptionOffice Manager |
MELISA PEDROWSKIDesigner |
NOBU NAKAMURAChief Architect |