Strega, I agree. As Rao said, the important thing about the ending is that Cobb walks away without looking to see whether the top fell. He's going to accept this as reality, regardless. Just like me.
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
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Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2010 1:15:30 pm PDT #10041 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Strega - Jul 20, 2010 1:25:12 pm PDT #10042 of 30000
Well... I have trouble with that as well. If that was what we were supposed to hold on to, the camera would follow him out instead of moving back to the top.
Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2010 1:29:59 pm PDT #10043 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
But we've already seen him walk outside. He made his choice. The camera goes to the top because the audience has not, but then, in a sense, forces us to make the same choice Cobb did: not knowing.
Strega - Jul 20, 2010 1:50:37 pm PDT #10044 of 30000
How would that be different from following him out? Either way, what we know is incomplete.
And Cobb has an option we don't: he can come back to the table later. Except he can't, because his movie ended.
Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2010 1:55:13 pm PDT #10045 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I imagine that Cobb comes back to find the top fallen over. Except there's a cat on the table so he can't know whether it fell over on its own or not.
tommyrot - Jul 21, 2010 6:11:10 am PDT #10046 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This YouTube video won't play for me, but supposedly it's cool:
It's recut as a horror trailer.
Jon B. - Jul 21, 2010 6:16:00 am PDT #10047 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Even better is Mary Poppins recut: [link]
tommyrot - Jul 21, 2010 6:17:57 am PDT #10048 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, that's the one that started the whole "recut trailers" thing, right? It's still a classic.
megan walker - Jul 21, 2010 6:55:29 am PDT #10049 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The Shining as wacky heartwarming comedy is brilliant: [link]
DavidS - Jul 21, 2010 4:56:33 pm PDT #10050 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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