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Re: Inception Explained: a really cool scrolling animation of the plot

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evincarofautumn wrote: post #13
irishcoffee wrote: post #8

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people think inception was some stupid-deep, hard-to-understand movie? It was (I thought) very straight-forward. The bigger problems with the movie come from the plot holes pointed out by Pewpewarrows. Do those holes perhaps contribute to the confusion?

You’re not alone. If you want a movie with actual complexity, watch Primer. Oh, you’ll probably think you get it the first time through, because the writing is great. Then you’ll rewatch it a couple times and see just how much you missed, because the writing is brilliant .

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Re: Inception Explained: a really cool scrolling animation of the plot

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Post by Cushman »

evincarofautumn wrote: post #13
irishcoffee wrote: post #8

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people think inception was some stupid-deep, hard-to-understand movie? It was (I thought) very straight-forward. The bigger problems with the movie come from the plot holes pointed out by Pewpewarrows. Do those holes perhaps contribute to the confusion?

You’re not alone. If you want a movie with actual complexity, watch Primer. Oh, you’ll probably think you get it the first time through, because the writing is great. Then you’ll rewatch it a couple times and see just how much you missed, because the writing is brilliant .

> Then you’ll rewatch it a couple times and see just how much you missed, because the writing is brilliant.

...and the audio is pretty inconsistent :P

But seriously, seconded. One of my absolute favorite films of all time, and made on a budget in the thousands. Completely stunning.

Re: Inception Explained: a really cool scrolling animation of the plot

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Post by cletus »

irishcoffee wrote: post #8

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people think inception was some stupid-deep, hard-to-understand movie? It was (I thought) very straight-forward. The bigger problems with the movie come from the plot holes pointed out by Pewpewarrows. Do those holes perhaps contribute to the confusion?

I get it but the fact that some don't neither offends nor concerns me and I certainly don't feel the need to belittle them or bemoan their existence.

Seriously, get off your high horse.

Re: Inception Explained: a really cool scrolling animation of the plot

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Post by irishcoffee »

evincarofautumn wrote: post #13
irishcoffee wrote: post #8

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people think inception was some stupid-deep, hard-to-understand movie? It was (I thought) very straight-forward. The bigger problems with the movie come from the plot holes pointed out by Pewpewarrows. Do those holes perhaps contribute to the confusion?

You’re not alone. If you want a movie with actual complexity, watch Primer. Oh, you’ll probably think you get it the first time through, because the writing is great. Then you’ll rewatch it a couple times and see just how much you missed, because the writing is brilliant .

Thanks much, I'll check it out. I'm a huge sucker for movies like that.

Re: Inception Explained: a really cool scrolling animation of the plot

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Post by irishcoffee »

cletus wrote: post #23
irishcoffee wrote: post #8

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people think inception was some stupid-deep, hard-to-understand movie? It was (I thought) very straight-forward. The bigger problems with the movie come from the plot holes pointed out by Pewpewarrows. Do those holes perhaps contribute to the confusion?

I get it but the fact that some don't neither offends nor concerns me and I certainly don't feel the need to belittle them or bemoan their existence. Seriously, get off your high horse.

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people get annoyed at my annoyances?

Edit:

Am I the only one who sees the irony of the annoyed pot calling the annoyed kettle black?

Re: Inception Explained: a really cool scrolling animation of the plot

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Post by Androsynth »

outworlder wrote: post #12
irishcoffee wrote: post #8

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people think inception was some stupid-deep, hard-to-understand movie? It was (I thought) very straight-forward. The bigger problems with the movie come from the plot holes pointed out by Pewpewarrows. Do those holes perhaps contribute to the confusion?

Joel Spolsky says that some individuals appear to have been born without the part of the brain that understands pointers and recursion. Maybe that's the case here?

I haven't seen the movie, but reading this reminded me more of a state machine. It seems like it would be tough to keep track of 4 states at once and jump back and forth between them. (though it might be easier for engineers since we have been training these mental faculties more than most others)
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