Inception- Code and conventions

Does Inception use thriller conceptions and how does it use them?

Inception is a move thats directed and written by Christopher Nolan.

I think that inception is a thriller movie because if follows the tiller conversions. The target audience for this movie I think would been Teenagers to Middle Age. I feel that if your too young then this film is to complex to understand and I think after middle age it wouldn’t really interest the older Adults.

The first conventions i’m going to look at it s ‘narratives centers around a crime’ I think this is followed in inception is the whole idea is about planting an idea in this mans mind which in theory is illegal. This is a new crime to be seen in inception and its more of a 21st century crime as it uses high amounts of technology thats not been seen yet in the real world or in past thrillers.

The second convention is ‘the protagonist is fallible and has an ‘achilles heel’ that is exploited by the antagonist’ this is also used in inception through the character Mol, who in Inception is both the protagonist and antagonist as she follows the role of Cobbs Wife. She appears as projections throughout the movie and ruins many of there missions that they carry out. They portrayed the character mole through cinematography.

Another convention is ‘A series of/ one important enigma(s) are/is set up in the opening sequence of the film, is further complicated during the first part of the film and only resolved at the very end’ this is also seen in inception 

A theme seen during the film of inception is that of Mistaken identity as throughout the film we hear about people  believing ( especially Mol’s parents) that Cobb in fact killed Mol rather then killing herself however during the final sequences of the film we do find out that Cobb planted an idea in Mol’s head that made her think the dream world was the real world so when she got to the real world eventually she didn’t believe it and in fact killed herself however, he was still mistaken and didn’t in fact kill her.

Another theme used in Inception is that of seeing and reflecting, this is used throughout Inception as cut scenes of Mol appear and we all know Cobb is feeling guilty for what happened in the past and we see times of guilty memories from Cobb when this happens. Another Used of seeing and reflecting is when we keep seeing the same shot of Cobbs two childrens sitting in the garden however we never see there faces, this clip is shown throughout the film to reinforce Cobbs guilt he has of not being able to see his children.

The convention of ‘Micro elements combine in a build up of suspense’ This is seen in the film when Ariadne and Cobb are in Cobb’s self conscience and all of the projections begin to look at her as she changes things in there world, this all builds up with them first staring at her and in the end bumping into her. Music is all added to this and in the end Mol turns up and stabs her..

The convention ‘The narrative presents ordinary situations in which extraordinary things happen’  This is used in many scenes however the one that shows is the best I think is when Cobb and Ariadne are sitting in a cafe outside in France which is a ordinary situation however suddenly Coffee and plants and fruit begin to fly everywhere and the world is suddenly changing with things flying around which shows the extraordinary things happen as Fruit and tables don’t usually begin to fly.

The convention of ;The protagonist will be seen 'in peril' in one or more scenes before the resolution’. This is also used in Inception as before the end the protagonist that we know is Mol is shown upset and crying in the scene at which Cobb goes back to there made up world and they have a in depth conversation. During this scene we find a lot about Mols and cobs relationship and why she killed herself, Mol in fact pleads Cobb to stay with her and this is showing her ‘in peril’

In conclusion I agree that ‘inception’ could be considered as a thriller movie because looking at the evidence of the codes and conventions it follows each one with evidence that it is fits the Trillers genre’s guide lines.