20 Facts About Inception That Will Make The Movie Seem A Lot Less Intense
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As if the movie wasn't complicated enough already, there are ton of behind-the-scenes details that went into creating this amazing blockbuster.
1. Arthur's paradoxical stairs were inspired by M.C. Escher.
Production designers weren't about to create the paradoxical staircase, so instead they created on that ended and the visual effects crew created it in post-production.
2. The movie was completed early and for less than anticipated.
3. Christopher Nolan has remained tight-lipped about the meaning of the ending, but fans have a multitude of theories.
Nolan says the ambiguity is intentional. Some people speculate that Cobb is dead or dreaming at the end or that Saito is actually the architect
4. The song used to wake everyone up is by Edith Piaf.
The song is called "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien," which translated to "No, I regret nothing."
5. The actors themselves didn't have much trouble discerning on dream from another.
The actors outfits clued them in to where they were in the dreamscape.
6. The scene where the van falls off the bridge took months to complete.
The van was shot out of a cannon to make it look like it'd fallen off the bridge. The actors had to hold their breath for as long as 5 minutes while shooting the underwater scenes.
7. Ariadne is named after a character in Greek mythology.
Ariadne is the daughter of Minos, son of Zeus and Europa. She was in charge of labyrinth, similar to Ellen Page's character.
8. The movie was shot in 6 different countries.
Some of the locations included London, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Morocco.
9. The mountain set was built into the side of a mountain in Canada.
A week before arriving to shoot the mountain scenes in Alberta, Canada, there was no snow. When they arrived, the shot the scenes in the middle of one history's largest snow storms.
10. The casting decisions revolved around Leo DiCaprio.
Nolan wanted to cast a group that didn't make Dicaprio look younger but fit around him.
11. He also had a say in the script.
Dicaprio and Nolan discussed the script for months in order to make the characters more clear.
12. Many of the effects were created on set, but a lot of the work was done using CGI.
A team of CGI specialist worked on the scenes in Limbo for nine months.
13. Nolan didn't research dreams before making the movie.
Rather than conduct research, Nolan used his own experiences with dreams to make the film.
14. Christopher Nolan wrote and directed Inception.
He came up with the idea in the early 2000's, but it took him a long time to bring the movie to life. He considered using the same concept for a horror movie.
15. Many of the sets tilted and rotated.
There were many scenes where the actor's surroundings shifted. Stunt doubles and hundreds of crew members were used to create these scenes.
16. Nolan convinced the studio that the dream layers wouldn't be that confusing.
He explained them in terms of their locations, which simplified things enough to get everyone on board.
17. Ellen Page didn't audition for the role of Ariadne.
She had a meeting with Christopher Nolan about something unrelated and was asked to read the script a week later.
18. The explosions were designed to look surreal.
Due to shooting restrictions, some explosions had to be enhanced in post-production, but for others, high-pressure nitrogen was used to create a surreal effect.
19. The movie features a lot of metaphors for film making.
Each characters represents a major player in the film industry. Ariadne represents a production designer, Arthur is a producer, Eames is an actor, Fischer is the audience and Cobb is the director.
20. The movie was almost released in 3-D.
Nolan considered converting the movie to 3-D after it was finished, but ran out of time.
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