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Inception

Christopher Nolan · 2010 CE · Film · Modern / American · Contemporary

A thief who steals from sleeping minds is offered his old life back if he can do the reverse: plant an idea in an heir's head, three levels down, with a crew assembled for the job. Time stretches at every layer, and his dead wife keeps walking into the architecture. Nolan turned a puzzle plot into a summer hit whose last shot is still being argued over.

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Attributes

Genre
Science FictionThrillerPsychological
Theme
Memory & TimeGuilt & ConscienceAppearance vs Reality
Archetype (Jung / Campbell)
Anti-HeroMagicianGhost
Plot structure
Labyrinth PlotDream VisionNonlinear / Fractured
Symbol / motif
The DreamThe LabyrinthThe Machine
Conflict
vs Selfvs Person
Mode / tone
AdventureNoir
Culture / tradition
Modern / American

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