What is the theme of the movie inception?

Answer 1

Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) noted earlier in the movie that his totem, the spinning top, would spin forever if he was in a dream. In the real world or his own dream, the top would eventually stop spinning and fall over.

The last 5 seconds of the movie should very closely watched.

The ending was meant to be ambiguous so that the viewer doesn't know if the top fell over (he was back in Saito's dream, his dream, orthe real world) or if it just kept on spinning (he was still in a dream, and would likely be forever).

So far this question has two rival answers. 1) The spinning top keeps spinning, so he is still in a dream and we don't know what happens to the rest of the team as he didn't wake up on the plane but was asleep. This makes some sense because the children and house are identical to his dreams - they haven't grown up yet we have been led to believe that time has passed. Or, 2) some people are saying that the spinning top actually slows and starts to wobble at the very end, showing that he is now in 'his dream, Saito's dream, or reality (as the top was his wife's totem and would only fall in if it was in someone who had touched it's dream or reality).

Answer 2

So far this question has two rival answers. 1) The spinning top keeps spinning, so he is still in a dream and we don't know what happens to the rest of the team as he didn't wake up on the plane but was asleep. This makes some sense because the children and house are identical to his dreams - they haven't grown up yet we have been led to believe that time has passed. Or, 2) some people are saying that the spinning top actually slows and starts to wobble at the very end, showing that he is now in his own dream, Saito's dream or reality (as the top was his wife's totem and would only fall in someone who touched it's dream or reality).

Answer 3

It is a Science Fiction movie. It does not imply any message.

Answer 4

In a nutshell, dreams.

Answer 5

Dreams.