Analysis of Christopher Nolan's Inception

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Dontae Dixon Professor Lawson Screenplay Analysis 26 May 2012 Inception Analysis Nolan’s directing abilities are impeccable and his abilities as a writer shine through Inception. His screenplays usually consist of protagonists who are obsession driven and have a dark past, Inception is no different. The main character Dominick Cobb is a dynamic character who seems calm and composed on the surface, but has a past riddled with misery and regret. Everything in the plot happens because of some point in Cobb’s past. The facets of each character in Inception add unique twists to an already ground breaking film. The word “Inception” means the beginning of, it derives its meaning from the latin word “Inceptus”. In 2001, screenplay writer Christopher Nolan, who is known for many brilliant movies, wrote a 80 page treatment for a movie about “dream stealers”. His original pitch portrayed the movie as a twisted horror film which was fueled by lucid dreaming. In 2001, he hadn’t had much experience with large scale movies and decided to put the project on hold. During this time he wrote and directed Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige(2006), and The Dark Knight (2008). After completing these movies, he proceeded with the “dream stealers” project. Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures back his movie for $160 million split evenly. Inception was released June 8th, 2010 in the UK and June 18th, 2010 in the US. Since the movies release in 2010, it has grossed over $800 million ranking it amongst the highest grossing movies of all time. This success is partially due to its rather large budget of $100 million for advertisements which took a conventional and viral marketing approach. Inception won 4 Oscars and was nominated for 4 others. When I watched this film with a movie-goers eye, I simply watched the movie and didn’t see what was really happening, but when I watched this

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