The film that I am
doing this blog post on is Inception.
I choose this film because I found it interesting and suspenseful throughout its
entire duration. One scene I believe that is really important to the film is
when Ariadne (Ellen Page) figures out that she is in a dream for the first
time. Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is looking for a new architecture for his team
so he tests Ariadne to see what she can do and to see how she handles the idea
of being in a dream.
When we see this scene, it opens up
at a wide shot so you can see Cobb and Ariadne’s surroundings. They are sitting
at an outside cafe surrounded by little shops and bakeries. The next shot is
closer to them now, and you can hear Cobb and Ariadne's conversation; this
allows the audience to feel like they are peaking in on this secretive
conversation. After talking for a bit about dreams and what you do as a
dreamer, Cobb lays a bomb shell on Ariadne which makes her realize that she is
actually dreaming. Cobb convinces her of the reality of the situation by asking
her how they had gotten to the cafe and why the dimensions and physics of this
place seem off. Once everything sets in, there is a close up shot on Ariadne's
face to show the audience her realization of what Cobb had just told her.
After Ariadne figures out that she is in a
dream, time seems to stand still while everything around them starts to
explode. I found this a little symbolic in a way because when you connect a
chain of events together it's usually not just a simple click, it's a giant bomb.
The exploding that takes place around them symbolizes Ariadne's thoughts and
feelings after she realizes that she had been dreaming all this time and she
didn't even realize that anything was off about the situation. I enjoyed how
Christopher Nolan (director and screen play) connected Ariadne's thoughts and
realization to the explosions and the break of reality that was happening
around them.
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