Inception Totems Explanation

A small medal top especially designed, with no other purpose than to tell the viewer the quintessential answer to unlock the meaning of this movie. And speak forth it does. Several times during the movie (two to be exact) we see Mr. Dom Cobb spin this beguiling little child’s toy in hopes of getting his bearings. And twice we watched as the top quit spinning and fell to a complete stop.

And granted, that is the number one question challenging the “It’s All a Dream” theory I profess to believe in. What of that top? So, to that end, I thought I would walk through all the totems in the movie and try to explain each one. Then, after we have that groundwork behind us we can attack the various interpretations behind Cobb’s top stopping throughout the movie.

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