Director
Christopher Nolan
Leading Actors/Actresses
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy
Genre
Action/Science Fiction
Language
English
Awards
4 Academy Awards: Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects
Date of Release
July 2010
Producer
Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas
Setting and Context
Kyoto, Mombasa, Paris, in the future
Narrator and Point of View
Dom Cobb
Tone and Mood
Action-packed, suspenseful, mind-bending, surreal
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Dom Cobb; Antagonist: Mal Cobb
Major Conflict
The film's major conflict is between Saito and Fischer's rival empires.
Climax
The climax occurs when Cobb successfully performs inception and resolves his feelings of guilt over his wife's death.
Foreshadowing
Cobb's final confrontation with Saito in limbo is foreshadowed in the opening sequence.
Understatement
Eames casually tells Arthur to "dream a little bigger," before pulling out a grenade launcher.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The practical effect of the zero-gravity "revolving hallway."
Allusions
The Greek myth of Ariadne, Theseus, and the Minotaur.
Paradox
The Penrose staircase is an architectural paradox.
Parallelism
The film begins and ends with a confrontation in Saito's estate.
