Inception
Genre: Inception is a film
that consists of multiple
genres such as Action,
Thriller and Sci-Fi.The
filmis an Anachronic film
that contains flashbacks
for the lead charcter
Cobb. You know itis a
action filmas there are
car chases and fight
scenes, Sci-fi
conventions include
concepts such as dream
invasion.
Target audience: The target audiencefor this filmis likely to be
people who are in their teenage years and upwards,this is because
the filmhas scenes that contains would be inappropriatefor younger
audiencemembers and at times the plot would be too hard for
younger viewers to follow.
Narrativestructure:
Inception follows a
standard 3 actstructure
where in the opening act
we are presented with the
characters and learn about
their background with them
coming together and
realisingthe task that is at
hand for them, act two sees
our characters startto
tacklethe issueathand and
build towards the third act.
In the final actwe see the
solution to the main issue
being solved with the
Protagonisttakingon and
defeating the villain.This
filmfollows Propp’s theory
in many aspects with the
villain in thefilmbeing
Cobb’s wife, Cobb being the
hero who wants to go home
to his children, Ariadne
being the helper, Saito
being the dispatcher and
the princess beingCobb’s
kids who he is rewarded
with when he completes his
mission.
Content: This filmis a
standalonefilmthatwas
released in 2010 and
was directed by
Christopher Nolan,It is a
filmthat is based on the
concept of dream
invasion,thefilms plot
follows Cobb whose
mission is Inception
which entitles him to go
into someone’s dream
to try and plantan idea
which grows insidethe
dreamer, he is required
to do this in order to go
home.
Style: The media for this is
filmwith the filmbeing
distributed through
Warner Bros. The styleof
the films involves a lotof
mystery and leaves a lot
for the watcher to
consider,for example the
main character Cobb spins
his totem on the tableand
if it keeps spinningthen
you are in a dream and if it
stops you aren’t dreaming,
at the end of the film
Cobb spins his totem on
the table to see if he’s
dreaming before running
to his kids,we never see if
the spinner stops and
therefore no one knows if
he was dreaming or was
really home, this leaves a
sense of mystery for the
watcher to make their
ownjudgementon
whetherhe gothome or
was still dreamingand
leavingfilmsinmystery
iscommon with
ChristopherNolan

Inception script analysis

  • 1.
    Inception Genre: Inception isa film that consists of multiple genres such as Action, Thriller and Sci-Fi.The filmis an Anachronic film that contains flashbacks for the lead charcter Cobb. You know itis a action filmas there are car chases and fight scenes, Sci-fi conventions include concepts such as dream invasion. Target audience: The target audiencefor this filmis likely to be people who are in their teenage years and upwards,this is because the filmhas scenes that contains would be inappropriatefor younger audiencemembers and at times the plot would be too hard for younger viewers to follow. Narrativestructure: Inception follows a standard 3 actstructure where in the opening act we are presented with the characters and learn about their background with them coming together and realisingthe task that is at hand for them, act two sees our characters startto tacklethe issueathand and build towards the third act. In the final actwe see the solution to the main issue being solved with the Protagonisttakingon and defeating the villain.This filmfollows Propp’s theory in many aspects with the villain in thefilmbeing Cobb’s wife, Cobb being the hero who wants to go home to his children, Ariadne being the helper, Saito being the dispatcher and the princess beingCobb’s kids who he is rewarded with when he completes his mission. Content: This filmis a standalonefilmthatwas released in 2010 and was directed by Christopher Nolan,It is a filmthat is based on the concept of dream invasion,thefilms plot follows Cobb whose mission is Inception which entitles him to go into someone’s dream to try and plantan idea which grows insidethe dreamer, he is required to do this in order to go home. Style: The media for this is filmwith the filmbeing distributed through Warner Bros. The styleof the films involves a lotof mystery and leaves a lot for the watcher to consider,for example the main character Cobb spins his totem on the tableand if it keeps spinningthen you are in a dream and if it stops you aren’t dreaming, at the end of the film Cobb spins his totem on the table to see if he’s dreaming before running to his kids,we never see if the spinner stops and therefore no one knows if he was dreaming or was really home, this leaves a sense of mystery for the watcher to make their ownjudgementon whetherhe gothome or was still dreamingand leavingfilmsinmystery iscommon with ChristopherNolan