Today, I was involved in a 5-way conversation about the movie Inception. I nodded and agreed with things that were said, but couldn't admit that despite having seen it 4 times, I still haven't the foggiest idea of how to explain what it's about. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I tried explaining a movie plot to a group of friends, only for them to inform me I had described three completely different movies. One said my version actually sounded better. Another asked if I’d hit my head recently. FML
Today, I joined a conversation about a TV show at work, agreeing enthusiastically. After a few minutes, I realized they were talking about a completely different show with a similar name. I nodded along, trapped, hoping no one asked questions. FML
Today, I'm still trying to get my head around what NFTs are, even though my friend walked me through the whole thing during an hour-long conversation. I guess I'm dumb. FML
Today, I was entertaining my date by suggesting a movie on Netflix. I confidently picked one that I thought was new and amazing. After the first 10 minutes, I realized it was a terrible sequel to a movie I'd completely forgotten about. I spent the rest of the movie in silence, pretending I was into it. FML
Today, I went to the movies. Two teenagers behind me had already seen the picture once and shared the entire plot with their friend during first 10 minutes. The finale was intended to be a great twist and I knew it from the very beginning. FML
Today, we watched a movie in class. Afterwards, the professor asked us what we thought. I raised my hand and said it was pretentious, dull and a really poor example of filmmaking. It was the movie HE spent five years writing and directing. FML
Today, I spent 30 minutes talking to my friend about a new show I was watching, giving all sorts of spoilers. When I finally asked, “What do you think?” she stared blankly at me and said, “I’ve never seen that show. I thought you were talking about a different one.” FML
Today, I tried impressing my colleagues by using fancy business jargon during a meeting. I ended up saying, "Let's synergize our ideation to maximize the bandwidth of our paradigm shift." Nobody had a clue what I meant, and me neither to be honest. FML
Today, I spent an entire conversation nodding and agreeing with someone, only to realize near the end that I'd misunderstood one key detail and was agreeing with the opposite of what they meant. I laughed awkwardly and said, “Oh, I thought you meant the other thing.” They said, “I know.” FML
Today, in my film class, we were watching Schindler's List. At least, we tried. The moron next to me kept interrupting the most intense scenes with a very loud, "I don't get it." Not only did she break the focus of the class, but we had to keep stopping the movie to explain it to her. FML
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astoryofroses 9
Dream within a dream within a dream. it's perfect
cliffibom 15
How does his buttocks taste #30?
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darwinism 30
Stand infront of a mirror, slightly to the side, and have another mirror to your back. Squint your eyes a little and start talking to yourself while looking at your endless reflections. You have just made your own little world of inception without the fear of not waking up in time.
rebel_belle1974 5
just go to IMDB.com and read it
andrealovvve 17
Most confusing movie ever!!
Trisha_aus 15
Memento or actually almost all Nolan movies mindfuck you in one way or another...honestly, inception is not THAT confusing.
agonydrum 7
I truly don't understand what's so confusing about it, they use a persons dreams to enter their subconscious mind and go deeper and deeper so they can plant an idea that the person will think was their own, obviously it's not really possible but it doesn't seem very hard to follow
sjdbeinska 4
I understood it perfectly the first time I watched it, it ******* love it, it's just one of those movies you have to be on your toes the entire time otherwise you'll get lost. Christopher Nolan is my idol
gribbles 12
It's not confusing if you watch it at surface level. It's when you start to look deeper into the sub levels of the meaning of the movie is when you start to get mind ******.
ironwords 8
Well, inception was a pretty bad movie. How did you get into this conversation?
cliffibom 15
Was it bad because you didn't understand it?
ironwords 8
34, how about the bad acting? Or the shit writing? But it can all be summed up by "it tries too hard."
greenie213 23
I wish I could be a poet, But I can't rhyme. This is my attempt. Godammit it sucks.
kglo 7
I'm with you. That movie makes no sense.
ActionManly 11
Obviously you're just too damn pleb to understand it.
kglo 7
Obviously you're hampered by your complete lack of social skills
TBelle4Ever 15
How about a haiku... Haikus are easy But sometimes they don't make sense Refrigerator
Kaleigh090 11
I think the entire thing is a dream. I don't think he woke up after trying the new sleep potion. If you pay attention, when he goes to the bathroom after he wakes up, you see Mal in the window in the background. Also, he spins the top but then drops it and picks it up before it can stop spinning. Therefore, he dreamt the whole thing.
TheNewGuy03 29
<spoiler> Do you remember the very end when he spun the spinning top and after a few seconds, it started to wobble? I think the end was meant to be up to the viewers' interpretations. I personally think he finally woke up, but ... you may think differently. That was the point of the ending, after all. </spoiler> P.S. For all those who don't like movie endings spoiled, it would be wise for you to not read a thread that is exclusively about that movie. Pointer!
Kaleigh090 11
I do agree that the ending was important for that same reason and originally thought the same as you. But, after watching it for the fifth (or so) time, I noticed Mal in the background of the bathroom scene. That made me believe otherwise. As you said though, it all depends on an individual's interpretation.
TheNewGuy03 29
Hehe, yeah. I'll give it another run and see if I can notice what you noticed. It's always good to get a different perspective! :D
myfamilyisnuts 0
Yeah the ending is totally up to interpretation. But considering he's where he wanted to be he would not want to see how the top finishes spinning. He shud destroy it so he'll never know the truth.
sjdbeinska 4
IT IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT!