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'Inception' With Jason Concepcion, Mallory Rubin, Sean Fennessey, and Andrew Gruttadaro

March 22, 2018 · Inception (2010) · Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi · 1:09:06

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Casting What-Ifs

Andrew Gruttadaro▶ 6:28Marion Cotillard — Marion Cotillard over Kate Winslet for Mal - Kate Winslet wouldn't be scary enough in the role
Jason Concepcion▶ 11:01Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Joseph Gordon-Levitt over James Franco for Arthur due to his effective blankness, and prefers Don Johnson's 'ruined man quality' over Tom Berenger for Peter Browning
Mallory Rubin▶ 6:43Marion Cotillard — Marion Cotillard casting allowed Nolan to pretend there was more complexity than his typical 'dead girl' trope, though notes Kate Winslet with Leo would have added $20 million
Sean Fennessey▶ 6:00Marion Cotillard — Marion Cotillard was the right choice over Kate Winslet for Mal - Cotillard has the specific French femme fatale quality needed for the crazed dream wife character

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Jason Concepcion▶ 21:41Defends the kick logic by arguing they were under powerful sedatives, multiple levels deep, and needed synchronized kicks for their plan to work
Mallory Rubin▶ 20:46Why don't the rotating movements in the van serve as a kick to wake everyone up from the dream levels?
Sean Fennessey▶ 22:58Questions how many people in the movie actually understand the complex dream science, comparing it to Nolan's other films

Dion Waiters Award

Jason Concepcion▶ 30:41Lukas Haas — Tom Hardy as Eames, Lucas Haas as Nash, and M.C. Escher's work - but shows strong preference for Lucas Haas as the ultimate flex by Leonardo DiCaprio
Mallory Rubin▶ 32:18Considers 'dorm room philosophy' as a concept but redirects conversation to discuss personal memories of the film rather than giving a definitive pick
Sean Fennessey▶ 36:28Tom Hardy — Tom Hardy as Eames - calls him 'the heat check' and discusses his casting story from RocknRolla

Apex Mountain

Andrew Gruttadaro▶ 41:12Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jason Concepcion▶ 41:37Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sean Fennessey▶ 40:19Wally Pfister — Wally Pfister (cinematographer)

Best Quote

Jason Concepcion▶ 58:18Initially strongly favored 'You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling' but also liked 'An idea is like a virus' and the train quote
Mallory Rubin▶ 58:27Conflicted about 'dream a little bigger' - loves the delivery and Tom Hardy but dislikes the confusing logic it implies about dream rules
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:19Likes 'don't think about elephants' quote and generally appreciates the dialogue quality but has reservations about opening lines as best quotes

Movies Referenced (16)

Dunkirk (2017)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Mallory Rubin▶ 25:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Interstellar (2014)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion▶ 23:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ready Player One (2018)

3 mentions · Jason Concepcion▶ 38:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ex Machina (2014)

2 mentions · Mallory Rubin▶ 1:00:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

La Vie En Rose (2007)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 36:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Memento (2000)

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey▶ 24:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Dark Knight (2008)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 17:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Prestige (2006)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:07:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dark City (1998)

1 mentions · Jason Concepcion▶ 26:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Extraction (2020)

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 54:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lincoln (2012)

1 mentions · Andrew Gruttadaro▶ 41:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Looper (2012)

1 mentions · Andrew Gruttadaro▶ 41:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (4)

Christopher Nolan

11 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey, Mallory Rubin · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 11:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mel Gibson

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 14:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anthony D. Syracuse

1 mentions · Mallory Rubin▶ 34:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Corner

1 mentions · Jason Concepcion · Known for The Saint, Open Your Eyes▶ 5:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (26)

Tom Hardy

14 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Andrew Gruttadaro, Sean Fennessey · Known for Inception, The Dark Knight Rises▶ 13:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cillian Murphy

8 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Mallory Rubin, Sean Fennessey · Known for 28 Days Later, The Dark Knight▶ 1:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kate Winslet

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion, Andrew Gruttadaro · Known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, Titanic▶ 5:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ariadne Joseph

6 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey · Known for Venom▶ 7:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Leonardo DiCaprio

6 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Mallory Rubin, Sean Fennessey · Known for Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed▶ 1:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Berenger

6 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey · Known for Platoon, Inception, The Big Chill▶ 12:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Marion Cotillard

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Andrew Gruttadaro · Known for Inception, La Vie En Rose▶ 6:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Caine

4 mentions · Mallory Rubin · Known for The Dark Knight, The Cider House Rules▶ 47:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don Johnson

3 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey · Known for Django Unchained▶ 12:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

3 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey · Known for Inception, Looper▶ 10:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Emily Blunt

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Mallory Rubin · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, The Devil Wears Prada, The Adjustment Bureau▶ 7:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Evan Rachel Wood

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey▶ 7:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (2)

M.C. Escher

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey▶ 30:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonathan Nolan

1 mentions · Mallory Rubin · Known for Interstellar, The Dark Knight▶ 47:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Wally Pfister

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion · Known for Inception, The Dark Knight, The Prestige▶ 40:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗