inception inception science fiction thriller film written produced directed produced film stars professional thief steals information offered chance criminal history erased payment task seemingly impossible inception person idea target ensemble cast additionally includes completion presented written page treatment horror film dream based dreaming emphasizing professional scale experience retired project instead worked prestige dark knight treatment revised months purchased warner february inception filmed countries beginning tokyo june ending canada november official budget million split legendary reputation success dark knight helped secure film million advertising expenditure inception held london july wide release conventional theaters began july box office success inception grossed million worldwide home video market strong results million dvd blu ray sales inception opened acclaim critics praised story score ensemble cast won academy awards best cinematography best sound editing best sound mixing nominated best picture best original score best art direction best original screenplay plot arthur perform corporate espionage experimental military technology infiltrate targets extract valuable information shared dream world latest target japanese businessman reveals arranged mission test seemingly impossible job planting idea person inception break energy ailing competitor wants convince fischer son heir robert dissolve father company return promises use influence clear murder charge allowing return home children accepts offer team identity chemist powerful stable dream dream strategy architecture student tasked designing labyrinth dream landscapes recruited help father law professor dream sharing learns houses invasive projection late wife elder fischer dies sydney accompanies body hour flight los_angeles team including wants verify success uses opportunity fischer shared dream dream level person generating dream stays set kick sleeping team members deeper dream level successful kicks occur simultaneously dream level fact complicated nature time proceeds faster successive level level dream rainy los_angeles team fischer attacked armed projections fischer trained defend extraction team takes fischer wounded warehouse reveals dying dream normally wake powerful needed stabilize multi level dream instead send dying world infinite escape difficult risks dream despite setbacks team continues mission fischer godfather suggest fischer reconsider father drives van second level second level hotel dreamed arthur convinces fischer kidnapped protector persuades level explore reality ruse enter fischer level snowy mountain fortress dreamed team infiltrate hold guards takes fischer equivalent pursuit fischer projections level deliberately drives bridge kick soon removes gravity arthur level forcing new kick van hitting water causes level projection emerges kills fischer kills wounds fall sets kick rigging fortress explosives enter rescue fischer reveals went experimenting dream sharing technology hours real time spent years dream time constructing world shared memories refused return reality rudimentary form inception object use distinguish dreams reality reminding world real convinced dreaming attempt wake real committed suicide framed death force facing murder charge fled leaving children care professor miles confession makes peace guilt death kills projection wakes fischer kick revived mountain fortress fischer enters safe room discover accept planted idea projection dying father telling man remains search team members ride synchronized kicks reality eventually finds aged reminds agreement plane makes phone arrival passes immigration professor miles accompanies home tests reality spinning spins indefinitely dream world ignores result instead joins children garden cast professional thief conning secrets victims dreams actor cast film trying work actor years met times unable convince appear films inception smith offered role according hollywood reporter arthur partner manages missions compared arthur producer art saying okay vision going figure nuts bolts work thing actor stunts scene said preparation challenge look real talks play arthur ultimately unavailable scheduling conflicts graduate student architecture recruited construct described alludes princess greek myth daughter aided hero giving sword ball string help navigate labyrinth prison said page chosen perfect combination maturity years page said character acts audience learning ideas essence assists audience learning dream sharing choice play turned offered accepted role considered casting sharp associate referred fence specialty accurately identity theft uses ability inside dream world order manipulate fischer hardy described character old diplomat sort faded old shakespeare mixed somebody majesty special forces wears old money costumes japanese businessman employs team mission wrote role mind wanted work inception work contemporary setting primary language english tried emphasize different characteristic dream level chapter castle pick hidden feelings cycle magical powerful dream second chapter old hotel pick sharp calm smart little bit different process character movie describes avant garde resource people like want work producer said role chemist particularly tough don want like kind drug dealer cast funny interesting obviously smart heir business empire team target murphy said fischer portrayed child need lot attention father want deeply lacking emotionally actor researched sons add idea living shadow immensely powerful godfather fellow executive company said acts father robert calls character uncle peter emphasized robert life probably spent quality time father deceased wife manifestation guilt real cause suicide unable control projections challenging abilities described essence praised performance saying strong vulnerable hopeful heartbreaking moment perfect contradictions character father dying founder business empire professor mentor father law college professor recommends team nash architect employment team later replaced woman dream riley liked role despite minimal wear nice dress pick men bars elevators good usually play year old english production development initially wrote page treatment dream originally envisioned inception horror film eventually wrote film found traditionally deliberately superficial emotional terms script decided basing genre work story relies heavily idea interior state idea dream memory realized needed raise emotional stakes worked script years started thinking making film influenced era movies matrix certain extent based principles world real pitched film felt needed experience making large scale films embarked dark knight soon realized film like inception needed large budget soon talking dreams potential human mind infinite scale film feel infinite feel like end film work massive scale making dark knight decided inception spent months completing script states key completing script wondering happen people shared dream remove privacy created infinite number alternative people interact validity weight dramatic consequences actor cast film trying work actor years met times unable convince appear films inception finally agreed intrigued concept dream notion character going unlock ultimately affect real life read script found written comprehensive chris person try articulate things head years spent months talking screenplay took long time writing script order sure emotional journey character driving force movie february announced purchased inception script written locations sets principal photography began tokyo june scene hires helicopter flight city production moved united_kingdom shot converted hangar north london hotel bar set degrees built hotel corridor constructed production designer special effects supervisor director photography rotated degrees create effect alternate directions gravity scenes set second level dreaming dream sector physics chaotic idea inspired technique space odyssey said interested taking ideas techniques applying action scenario filmmakers originally planned hallway long action sequence elaborate hallway length grew corridor suspended large concentric rings spaced outside walls powered massive electric motors plays arthur spent weeks learning fight corridor spun like giant wheel said device like incredible torture device joseph weeks end looked footage looks unlike seen rhythm unique watch know perceptions unsettling wonderful way remembered day weeks like coming home night battered light fixtures ceiling coming floor choose right time cross don going fall july filming took place sequences occurring inside paris college architecture story including library filming moved france shot entering college architecture place entrance pivotal scenes fictional set corner bridge explosion takes place scene local authorities allow actual use explosives high pressure nitrogen create effect series explosions high speed cameras capture sequence different angles sure got shot visual effects department enhanced sequence adding destruction flying debris paris folding sequence creates bridges green screen cgi location morocco doubled hires foot chase shot streets historic quarter capture sequence employed mix hand held camera work film important riot scene initial foray mind filming moved los_angeles area sets built sound stage including interior rooms japanese castle exterior small set built beach dining room inspired built sets inspired mix japanese architecture western influences production staged multi vehicle car chase streets downtown los_angeles involved freight train crashing middle street filmmakers train engine chassis tractor trailer replica taken authentic train parts matched terms color design car chase supposed set midst weather stayed typically sunny filmmakers forced set elaborate effects rooftop water cannons audience impression weather overcast site climactic scene ford van flies slow motion sequence filmed months van shot cannon according actor capturing actors suspended van slow motion took day film van landed water challenge actors panic ask act bit ask explained actors underwater minutes drawing air tanks underwater buddy breathing shown sequence house hotel lobby filmed building location los_angeles morocco beach scene filmed beach cgi buildings los_angeles primary filming location green screen cgi create dream landscape final phase principal photography took place alberta late november location manager discovered temporarily closed ski resort elaborate set assembled near station canadian taking months build production wait huge eventually arrived ski chase sequence inspired favorite james_bond film majesty secret service liked tried emulate film tremendous balance movie action scale tragedy emotion cinematography film shot primarily format film key sequences filmed aerial sequences shoot footage cameras dark knight didn feel going able shoot size cameras film given deals potentially surreal area nature dreams forth wanted realistic possible bound scale cameras love format addition tested potential large format high frame rate camera systems use film ultimately decided format sequences slow motion filmed camera speeds frames second tested shooting sequences high speed digital camera found format unreliable technical times shot digital format piece didn end film times shot camera running single shot movie chose shoot film prefers shooting film prime lenses possible cameras criticized dim image projection produces disputes traditional film allow realistic depth perception saying think versus point cinematic imagery dimensional know depth cues come resolution color forth idea calling movie movie little misleading test converting inception post production decided possible lacked time complete conversion standard happy february suggested attempting conversion blu ray release gave location dream level distinctive look aid audience recognition narrative location heavily portion film mountain fortress appears sterile cool hotel warm scenes van neutral said film deals levels reality perceptions reality interested action film set contemporary world slight science fiction bent describing ensemble film structured somewhat movie action adventure spans globe visual effects dream sequences inception little computer generated imagery preferring practical effects possible said important possible camera necessary computer graphics useful build enhance achieved physically end visual effects supervisor built miniature mountain fortress set blew film fight scene takes place zero gravity based effects subtly bend elements like physics space time challenging effect city level end film continually developed production franklin artists build concepts gave ideal vision glacial clear modernist architecture breaking sea like franklin team ended looked like version water running created basic model designers created program added elements like roads intersections complex organic looking paris folding sequence franklin artists producing concept sketches created rough computer animations idea sequence looked like motion later principal photography able direct based rough computer animation franklin created inception close visual effects shots comparison approximately considered minor comparison contemporary visual effects special effects images music score inception written described work electronic dense score filled nostalgia sadness match feelings film music written simultaneously filming features guitar sound reminiscent played guitarist non regret appears film accurately time dreams reworked pieces song cues score soundtrack album released july majority score included high resolution surround sound 2nd disc disc blu ray release music nominated academy_award category losing trent themes reality dreams inception wanted explore idea people sharing dream space gives ability access somebody unconscious mind abused majority film plot takes place dream worlds structure creates framework actions real dream worlds dream state production shifts levels characters navigate contrast world matrix authoritarian computer controlled theories social control developed world common works new_yorker compared cinematic treatment dreams charm criticized literal minded action level compared pushed left enjoy working levels representation lay pages dialogue explain going captures peculiar intensity actual dreams dream researcher harvard_university said detail accurate dreams plots great thriller aspects right said citing scene sleeping bath dream world water windows building waking real incorporated wake right intrusion said tried work idea manipulation management conscious dream skill people script based common basic experiences concepts idea film presents existence technology allows enter share dream dreams cinema argued film metaphor film making experience images flashing eyes room akin dream writing wired supported interpretation presented evidence brain activity similar film watching sleeping visual highly active deals logic deliberate analysis self awareness quiet paul argued experience going exercise shared dreaming particularly viewing inception film sharp cutting scenes forces viewer create larger narrative arcs pieces demand production parallel consumption images audience analogous dreaming film story cinema enters space dream case work art reading ultimately influenced desires bridge paris creates illusion infinity adding facing mirrors underneath asked strong beautiful metaphor cinema power illusion cinematic technique genre combined elements different film genres film notably science fiction film film noir plays projection guilt deceased wife suicide film main antagonist frequent presence dreams unable control projections challenging abilities described essence key noir reference film classic relationship mind manifestation fear little knows woman loves praised performance saying strong vulnerable hopeful heartbreaking moment perfect contradictions character began structure movie exposition essential element genre adapted greater emotional narrative suited world dreams outer shell story elaborate argued exposition major formal device film traditional movie heavy dose exposition beginning team leader explains plan inception nearly continuous group progresses levels dreaming quarters film van begins fall bridge devoted explaining plot way exposition takes precedence characterisation relationships created respective skills roles like ancient namesake creates maze guides helps navigate sole student dream sharing helps audience understand concept plot drew inspiration works anime film late influence character ending film cuts closing credits shot apparently starting faint inviting speculation final sequence reality dream confirmed ambiguity deliberate saying asked question times asked question film funny people expect answer film script concludes table spinning spinning fade said cut end imposing ambiguity outside film felt right ending felt like appropriate kick real point scene tell people isn looking looking kids left emotional significance thing explained interpretation ending saying real dream guy invented dream pointed fact rendering discussion irrelevant point wedding ring seen wearing dream isn hands passport immigration officer hand shown ring reality seeing children furthermore children portrayed different actors indicating aged argued century cultural theory accepting author interpretation text given theme instability master position films ends manipulated caring world real price happiness release release marketing spent million marketing film inception existing franchise president warner worldwide marketing said company believed gain awareness strength brand declared don brand equity usually drives big summer opening great cast fresh idea filmmaker track record making incredible movies elements work sad day studio tried maintain campaign secrecy reported movie going pretty big built fanbase movie trying secret chris likes people movies theater market early eye feeding interest fans viral marketing campaign employed film revelation teaser trailer august film official website featured animation spinning december toppled website opened online game completion revealed inception poster rest campaign april warner gave away promotional shirts featuring create dream space code linking online manual device received stage resources including hidden trailer movie pieces viral marketing began surface inception release manual filled bizarre images text sent wired magazine online publication posters ads phone applications strange websites related film warner released online prequel comic inception job official trailer released mind game extremely received featured original piece music mind recording artist music score trailer quickly went viral numerous copying style sites like youtube professionals sites june scenes film released yahoo movies home media inception released dvd blu ray december france week usa december available united_states limited blu ray edition packaged metal replica included extras metal replica spinning production run sold weekend video game november interview expressed intention develop video game set inception world working team collaborators described longer term proposition referring medium video games wanted explore reception box office inception released conventional theaters july film world premiere leicester square london united_kingdom july united_states canada inception released theatrically conventional theaters theaters film grossed million opening day july midnight screenings locations overall film million debuted opening weekend inception opening weekend gross second highest grossing debut science fiction film sequel remake adaptation avatar million opening weekend gross film held spot box office rankings second weekends drops million million respectively dropping second place fourth week guys inception grossed million united_states canada million united_kingdom ireland malta million countries total million highest grossing markets usa canada china united_kingdom ireland malta million france region million japan million south_korea million sixth highest grossing film north_america fourth highest internationally toy story alice wonderland film currently stands 44th highest grossing time inception lucrative production career dark knight second critical reception rotten_tomatoes gave film score based reviews critics average score website offers consensus smart innovative thrilling inception rare summer blockbuster succeeds metacritic review aggregator assigned film weighted average score based reviews mainstream critics considered generally favorable reviews polls conducted opening weekend gave inception average score critics tended view film perfectly straightforward criticize overarching themes stuff online discussion positive heated debate centered ambiguity ending critics like making case film self tongue cheek film film making dream dreams critics read inception christian focus film use religious water symbolism critics value ambiguous ending film structure novel method storytelling highlighting inception new form narrative continuous exposition film excellent reviews general playing film game imagery rolling_stone_magazine called inception wildly ingenious chess game concluded result knockout variety praised film conceptual tour force wrote applying vivid sense procedural detail intricate set labyrinth unconscious mind writer director devised thriller challenges viewers multiple layers reality ign rated film perfect deeming singular accomplishment filmmaker gotten better film relevant magazine called greatest accomplishment saying visually emotionally inception masterpiece empire magazine rated stars august issue wrote feels like adapting work great sci author delivers true original welcome country entertainment_weekly gave film rating wrote rolling explosion images sharply angled drawing state video game backwards looks rudimentary comparison new_york_post gave film star rating wrote better tortured hero draws love story appeal non sci fans roger_ebert chicago_sun-times awarded film stars said inception process fighting way sheets reality dream reality dreams dreams reality breathtaking act gave inception perfect score called best movies 21st century named inception best film stating inception proof people stupid cinema trash possible art thing review chicago_tribune gave film stars wrote found wishing inception film labyrinth way experience summer movie large visual ambitions mind shakespeare said dream time magazine wrote film noble intent man vision mind vast audience idea communal dreaming century old inception viewers chance notion state art update felt able blend best traditional modern filmmaking searching smart popular entertainment looks like usa today rated film half stars felt regards viewers possibly capable rising inventive level tall order refreshing find director makes stretch occasionally struggle reviewers gave film positive reviews new_york magazine claimed review idea people went heads sleeping planted idea inception visionary masterpiece hold think movie metaphor power hype metaphor explained film development pretty come expect summer movies general movies particular doesn like accomplishment scott new_york_times commented lot inception counts genuine vision idea mind literal logical rule bound allow measure madness writing new_yorker considered film nearly fun imagined concluding inception stunning looking film gets lost fabulous movie devoted workings little sources noted plot similarities film uncle comic dream lifetime april daily_telegraph placed title list films telegraph stated criminal failing movie people dreams invaded demonstrates instinct dream felt like flair making feel like point film won informal poll los_angeles_times movie march film voted bbc_radio_1 listeners ninth favorite film time inception ranked 35th best edited film time year total film named movie time empire ranked inception tenth greatest film list greatest movies time voted magazine readers rolling_stone_magazine named second best science fiction film turn century inception ranked hollywood favorite films list compiled hollywood reporter surveying studio chiefs oscar winners royalty lists inception listed critics lists accolades inception appeared critics lists films picked lists second mentioned film lists critically acclaimed films alongside toy story king speech film won awards technical categories best sound editing best sound mixing best special visual effects best sound artistic nominations film director screenplay film defeated king speech film win highest honors science fiction fantasy film award best dramatic production hugo award best dramatic presentation long form popular culture labyrinth song album gold shadow set film speaks character perspectives numerous 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