This is random, but I was thinking about Inception, and you know what I wish? I wish Nolan had asked a different visual director to construct a different "dreamscape" for each character. One of the things that disappointed me about Inception was that all of the characters' minds appeared to be so uniform and geometric - apparently, everyone dreams about living in a James Bond movie, and there is no discrepancy between Leonardo Dicaprio's mind and Cillian Murphy's. Nolan would respond to the change in subconscious level by just shifting the location. A snowy mountain with a military-like complex, really? That's Cillian Murphy's deepest, darkest level of subconscious, his innermost refuge? The essence of dreams, the inexplicable and unfathomable details that leave us lying awake in the morning, musing - were left out. Wouldn't it have been wonderful if each dream level had been a different world, each designed by a different director - like Guillermo Del Toro or David Lynch? Wouldn't that have made Inception so beautiful to revisit?
Unfortunately, I've seen it once and have no interest in seeing it again. I feel like Nolan was more influenced by videogames than he was by dreams. Time up, points earned, faceless enemies counted - onto the next level!
I've never thought of the fact they all have the same design, but that is a very good point. People rarely take their coffee in the same way, let alone visualize worlds in the same way! I know my dreamscapes are always whacked out. In my dream I "know" I'm at a familiar place, like I'm supposed to be at my school or house, but it looks nothing like anything I've ever seen before and not like that move that's for sure haha
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