Lesson Four, Five and Six - Inception

Post Modern elements of inception

·         Intertextual references

-          Refers to itself, constant links from other parts in the film.

-          Sai Tao at the other side of the table to Comp at the beginning of the film and end.

-          Several people waking up in the Sea at different times.

-          The room code, Females phone number and Safe code all being the same number.

-          Paradox’s (two conflicting ideas which cannot co-exist) The stairs, and not knowing if they are asleep or awake.

·         Textual reference, the old man at the end linking to a Hospital in another film.

·         There are 6 Grand Narratives within the film and all of them interconnect and show different genres, which is what makes it postmodern.

·         He questions what time is. Time is not linear. Time has just happened. Time is an event. A fallacy. Everything has already happened.

·         Simulacrum.

·         The original cut shows that the spinning top falls over whereas in the final cut it is left as a cliff hanger.

·         The film has no depth.