Sweet! I'm glad I was thinking on Nolan's page as it being ALL one dream (or rather, 98%) of it is. Everyone's been talking about the DAMN TOP, and I was totally more fascinated by the kids in the end. I posted my extensive thoughts to it on my blog:

http://czechnavy.blogspot.com/2010/10/inception-or-how-i-learned-to-not-trust.html

Scott, you're just trying to get me to hate this movie all over again, aren't you?

@The Jnow: Thanks for the link. I know several people have suggested that "Inception" is one long dream.

@daveed: Yes, that is precisely my hope! ;)

Here's a bottom line: It's nearly a half-year after the movie came out and we're still debating it. I'd say that's one sign of a successful film. That and $823M in worldwide box office receipts.

I always thought it was all one long dream, and Cobb is a man who went too deep, is stuck in limbo, and is desperately trying to get out. That's actually the only way for limbo to have any real danger. Limbo is no jeopardy at all if, when in it, you just have to kill yourself to get out. Plus, that killing (Mal on the tracks, Cillian Murphy's character out the window with Ariadne) would have to time PERFECTLY with whatever drug you are on wearing off.... It's just too convenient if the whole thing isn't all a dream and Cobb is desperately trying to dream himself out - and failing. This also explains the flatness of some of the other characters. They are all figments of Cobb's subconscious. Finally, my theory (and this is really just a theory) is that Mal might still be alive, up in reality, and that Cobb is the only one dreaming, which is why his subconscious projection of her fills him with so much guilt. By playing around with this stuff, he chose the dream-world over her, went too deep and can't get back to her. It may only be one day that he's out, but, limbo being limbo, it will seem like an eternity to him.

I don't really care if there is a "true" answer to the movie.
It's a great movie and gives you sth to think about. It sticks with you. So, mission accomplished. Well done, Chris.

My interpretation? Does it matter? Everyone has their own opinions and you can only convince people of what they already believe.
These are our imaginations, our ideas of what this piece of fiction means to us. If you want to convince me, come in. Have at it, do some Inception of your own.

(But it's not one long dream)

Even though I don't like the film (it's two movies: Planting an idea and being haunted by someone) Chris should never explain Inception. Ridley whispered that Deckard was a replicant, big mistake.

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