Inception (2010) - Postmodernism


Figure 1. Inception movie poster (2010)

 Hyper reality - Inception has a lot of hyper reality shown through out the film. This is evident as the characters are able to appear in other character's dreams which can not happen in reality. The characters are also able to warp the dreams, an example of this is when Adriadne (Ellen Page) starts to cause the city to bend in Cobb's (Leonardo Dicaprio) dream. Throughout the film CGI is heavily used to help ensure that the film is seen as more realistic to its audience. The CGI also helps create unrealistic effects that would be impossible to create otherwise. For example, the scene where the city bends.
Figure 2. City bending (2010)

Linear narrative - The film is shown to have a linear story, meaning that the film stays to one story and one time line although time does act differently in the character's reality world and dream world. For example, 15 minutes in reality is 1 hour in the character's dream state. This means that the character is able to do a lot more in the dream than they would in reality within 15 minutes.

Figure 3 - One fight scene (2010)
Intertextuality - Many different films genres are shown throughout the film. Due to the use of dreams throughout the film and the technology that is specifically designed to put the characters in a dream state, the film can be seen as Science Fiction. The film is also quite action packed due to the fight scenes shown in the main dream that takes place, making the film also an action film. 



Illustrations:

 Figure 1. Inception movie poster (2010) https://www.warnerbros.com/inception

 Figure 2.City bending (2010) https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/inception-inspired-coffee-table-bends-reality-and-a-city-in-your-own-home-a6800956.html

 Figure 3. One fight scene (2010) https://ew.com/movies/best-action-scenes

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