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A 2010 British-American science fiction heist thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

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Why is Saito, a multi-billionaire, travelling all alone in a public train in Inception?

We see in Inception: The Big Under that Saito took the train in order to put himself in a position where Cobb and his crew could perform a dream extraction. … Inception: The Big Under For the record Arthur smells a rat. Cobb tells him not to look a gift horse in the mouth. ARTHUR: This strike you as being too easy? …
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Why would the characters in Inception reveal what their totems are?

You've hit the nail on the head in your question ...[imagine] Arthur is kidnapped and sedated by Eames. Ultimately you either trust your crew or you don't. The totems work because nobody else in the …
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What subject is partial to post-war British painters?

In the original screenplay it's made explicitly clear that Saito is the 'subject'. Mal sips champagne as she studies a painting by Francis Bacon. MAL: Looks like Arthur's taste. Cobb is looking down …
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How do Cobol's agents know Cobb was in the Mombasa motel?

Screenplay - Inception Cobol have placed a bounty on Cobb's head, which presumably includes a description. …
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What exactly did Cobb do to Mal's totem?

OFFICE, WAREHOUSE - CONTINUOUS Inception: Screenplay Cobb came to believe (correctly) that killing themselves was the only way to get out and tried to convince Mal that they needed to escape. …
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How did Cobb’s crew know about Saito’s apartment?

This is addressed in Inception: The Big Under, a (canon) prequel comic that, along with Inception: The Cobol Job was intended to explain some of the back-story to the film. …
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How many inceptions actually happened in 'Inception'?

Inception: Screenplay 2. Cobb incepts Mal into believing that she's in a dream and needs to wake up. COBB: I broke into the deepest recess of her mind, to give her the simplest little idea. … Eames also talks about an inception attempt that went sideways, but we don't get much more info than that. EAMES: ... If you're going to perform inception, you need imagination. …
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How did Cobb recognize he was dreaming the first time he and Mal went to Limbo?

Inception: The Big Under I think we can reasonably assume that Mal and Cobb both recognised that they were still dreaming when they suddenly had godlike powers to create entire cities with a mere thought …
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Why does Ariadne's totem work?

Inception: Screenplay When she uses it, she's not specifically looking to see whether it falls over or how it feels in her hand, but rather the angle at which it starts to fall. …
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How do Cobb's children know which hotel he's staying at in Kyoto in Inception

This is a scheduled telephone call. Clearly Cobb has given his mother-in-law his contact details (possibly via his father-in-law, Professor Miles, who's evidently still in contact with his ex-wife and …
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Why doesn't Cobb want to shoot Mal when she is about to kill Fischer?

Cobb and Mal were trapped in Limbo together for subjective decades. This "unformed dream space" that both of them created now comprises elements of both of their psyches. Clearly some part of her pers …
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How does Eames get access to Fischer's office?

Browning, Maurice Fischer's policy is always one of avoiding litigation- Inception: Screenplay Saito is a billionaire with sufficient clout to buy an airline if the need arises. …
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How did Saito know he was under attack by extractors Cobb and Arthur in Inception?

As to how he gained this skill, we learn in Inception: The Big Under that Saito regularly frequents a dreamcade (a shared-dream arcade run by the Yakuza) where he's gained the ability to lucid dream and …
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