Haha, no worries, I love reading people's takes on this movie! The more I think about the movie, the more confused I get!
too much of it felt, idk, kind of shallow?
I definitely get the impression that the movie tried to tell more stories than it could handle and ended up appearing shallow and oversimplified in some respects.
I'm not sure why Arthur/Eames is the big slash pairing to come out of this movie? I mean, I kind of see it, but barely.
Maybe it's the number of quirky exchanges that determines which ship becomes the fan-favourite. XD I suppose if we use that as the guideline, then Arthur/Eames comes out as the winner (also, Eames called Arthur "darling" -- I have a feeling the ship's foundation is built around that, haha). Personally, I see the potential for ships, but I'm not feeling the shippy vibes (again, back to the point about these characters being not well-developed).
because the whole sequence was so ridiculously too good to be true, with the inspiring music and the kids in the same clothes and in the exact same position on the lawn
The ending was resolved way too easily for it to be reality! But apparently, according to some sites, the kids' shoes were different (black instead of white) and the clothing was slightly different. Some other people were saying that Cobb's totem was actually his wedding ring -- he only wears it in dreams, but never in reality -- and he wasn't wearing his ring at the end (I didn't notice at all while watching the movie ^^;;).
why did Ariadne make a chess piece? how do totems help if you are stuck in your own dream?
The friend who I watched the movie with would totally agree with you. He was all, "Why did they bother showing Ariadne going to all the trouble of handcrafting her totem? Why didn't they bring back Arthur and Ariadne's totems at the end?" I guess the point of showing Ariadne making the chess piece was to establish the importance of the totem? Maybe? And I don't think they help at all if you're stuck in a dream, but they allow you to recognize if you're in a dream or not. Here's another question: if you're not supposed to allow others to touch your totem, then why was Cobb using Mal's? (unless, of course, his totem was actually not the top, but rather, his wedding ring)
Ariadne is Cobb's grown-up daughter who is in his dream
That would certainly add another layer of trippiness! Oh man, some of those theories are really compelling... (this is going to be one trippy fandom, heh)
it's the perfect fandom for fans to step in and fill in the blanks
That's a really good point! The biggest fandoms do seem to involve canon material that are full of holes (*coughSPNcough*).
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Date: 2010-08-05 02:30 am (UTC)too much of it felt, idk, kind of shallow?
I definitely get the impression that the movie tried to tell more stories than it could handle and ended up appearing shallow and oversimplified in some respects.
I'm not sure why Arthur/Eames is the big slash pairing to come out of this movie? I mean, I kind of see it, but barely.
Maybe it's the number of quirky exchanges that determines which ship becomes the fan-favourite. XD I suppose if we use that as the guideline, then Arthur/Eames comes out as the winner (also, Eames called Arthur "darling" -- I have a feeling the ship's foundation is built around that, haha). Personally, I see the potential for ships, but I'm not feeling the shippy vibes (again, back to the point about these characters being not well-developed).
because the whole sequence was so ridiculously too good to be true, with the inspiring music and the kids in the same clothes and in the exact same position on the lawn
The ending was resolved way too easily for it to be reality! But apparently, according to some sites, the kids' shoes were different (black instead of white) and the clothing was slightly different. Some other people were saying that Cobb's totem was actually his wedding ring -- he only wears it in dreams, but never in reality -- and he wasn't wearing his ring at the end (I didn't notice at all while watching the movie ^^;;).
why did Ariadne make a chess piece? how do totems help if you are stuck in your own dream?
The friend who I watched the movie with would totally agree with you. He was all, "Why did they bother showing Ariadne going to all the trouble of handcrafting her totem? Why didn't they bring back Arthur and Ariadne's totems at the end?" I guess the point of showing Ariadne making the chess piece was to establish the importance of the totem? Maybe? And I don't think they help at all if you're stuck in a dream, but they allow you to recognize if you're in a dream or not. Here's another question: if you're not supposed to allow others to touch your totem, then why was Cobb using Mal's? (unless, of course, his totem was actually not the top, but rather, his wedding ring)
Ariadne is Cobb's grown-up daughter who is in his dream
That would certainly add another layer of trippiness! Oh man, some of those theories are really compelling... (this is going to be one trippy fandom, heh)
it's the perfect fandom for fans to step in and fill in the blanks
That's a really good point! The biggest fandoms do seem to involve canon material that are full of holes (*coughSPNcough*).