Inception

[PinkFloyd08]

Loved every minute of it. missed the first 15min. of it though ill probably be seeing it again.

[dreamosis]

The creeped out factor for me has less to do with the "I might be dreaming right now" feeling and more with how much I identified with the main character's subconscious attacking him.

Like the main character, I've had a recurring wrench-in-the-works projection before (who has imitated both a girlfriend and my father). On both occasions, the character was hostile to the fact that I was lucid.

[ButterflyWoman]

The creeped out factor for me has less to do with the "I might be dreaming right now" feeling and more with how much I identified with the main character's subconscious attacking him.

Ah, I see.

[CFTraveler]

I think these were some of the benefits of the movie- in between the 'made up stuff' there are many valuable insights for those who value this type of stuff. The next time I get hostile aspects, I know what to look for.

[dreamosis]

Random question: Does anybody feel like they become more energy-aware when they regard waking reality as a dream? Walking home from the movie, I guess that some of my creeped-out-ness came from my energetic senses feeling suddenly blown open. I could feel the gaze of people on the street. My own thoughts and feelings were more palpable. Trees were more alive. And on and on.

[Enochian]

If you watch the movie you'll know what we're talking about.

I did. I love Leonardo DiCaprio and I am a straight guy LOL

Like I said, Astral Dynamics says that a true WILD is as realistic as reality.

WILD is a step beyond the typical lucid dream.

[CFTraveler]

Like I said, Astral Dynamics says that a true WILD is as realistic as reality.

Yes, but I don't get what that has to do with what we were talking about. I still don't.

[dreamosis]

WILDs can be as realistic as reality, but usually include signs that it's a dream. In the movie, the dreamsigns are all more or less realistic (minus gravity shifting, omnipresent music, a train coming from nowhere, etc.)

In a typical WILD, the environment might appear as realistic as waking reality, but you also might see a dragon. In Inception, most of the subconscious projections were people, as opposed to say, dragons. That's why I say the dreamworlds were somewhat more realistic than they should have been (but, of course, that was a creative choice).

If I were a mark, and somebody drugged me and I found myself in a dreamworld with them trying to manipulate me, I'd be much more likely to recognize that it's a dream if their subconcious projections were more than merely people (but included dragons, giant spiders, etc.)

[Challenge]

I'm gonna watch it on Friday.

[sibouleaux]

Hello All,

I just watched the movie called Inception. I liked the story, very original and made me think of this forum sometimes.

Here's the summary from IMDB:

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job till date, Inception.

Fiction or possible?