Write an essay for sci fi film course. Movie of choice. Inception Need 5 academics sources Include a short introduction of the film in the beginning, and for the argument use examples from the film not just the narratives but the sounds, editing, special effects etc The essay argues that the movie is beyond the psychology theory on subconscious and conscious but invites the audience to think about the age old philosophical question: is there a mind-independent reality? Throughout the movies, there are spiritual references such as totems, limbo and the elevator ride into your deepest soul (is like the elevator meditation from hindhu. Buddhism) The song to wake the crew up in the movie is also about dream & reality. The movie’s ending is open to interpretation and in 2010 when there are headlines about video game addiction deaths and Korean couple leaving own children dying when caring for virtual babies, inception as a sci fi movie, also invites audiences to ponder on the danger of illusions. According to the author of Inception and Philosophy, the length of the movie is 2 hours and 28 minutes. The total time of song in the movie is 2 minutes and 28 seconds. The director methodically uses all elements in the movie to suggest that life is like a dream and our version of reality is a different degree of our dreams.
