24 Interesting Facts about ‘Inception’ that you probably never knew
19 The flight attendant who brings water for Robert Fischer is Christopher Nolan’s cousin Miranda Nolan. She also played a minor role as a maid in The Dark Knight Rises.20 The puzzle Ariadne draws when Cobb was hiring her is the labyrinth of King Minos.
In Greek mythology Ariadne is the daughter of King Minos and helps Theseus navigate a labyrinth. In the movie, the character Ariadne is also tasked with creating architectural mazes and paradoxes, and helps Cobb.
21 In the second layer of Fischer’s dream, Ariadne’s hair is in a tight bun. This was done so the filmmaker’s didn’t have to find out how her hair would move in zero gravity.22 The movie only has 500 shots of VFX when compared to 2000 and above shots usually necessary for such films despite the heavy architecturally surreal nature of scenes.
In spite of the films extensive surreal effects sequences, the majority special effects throughout the film, such as the Penrose stairs, rotating hallway, mountain avalanche, and zero gravity sequences, were created through practical methods, not through the use of computer generated imagery.
23 The film runs for 2 hrs 28 mins which is a reference to the song “Je ne regrette rien” which lasts 2 mins 28 secs.24 Although we are meant to be left wondering whether Cobb is dreaming or not when he finally goes home to see his kids, we know he is not dreaming.
We know he is not dreaming because the spinning totem that Cobb uses is actually his wife’s. Cobb’s totem is his wedding ring. When he is dreaming it is on, when he’s not it’s off.
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