'Inception'

"Inception" is 2010 released Sci/Fi thriller directed by British filmmaker Christopher Nolan; who's filmography includes The Dark Knight, Dunkirk and Interstellar. "Inception" stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Paige and Tom Hardy.

"Inception" is mind-bending and a film that will not allow you to be a passive viewer. The main plot revolves around DiCaprio's character Dominic Cobb; a thief who steals secrets from corporations using dream-sharing technology to plant an idea into a C.E.O. It's an outside the box take on a heist. It is different from any other movie, and Nolan has made it stand out. I enjoyed the aspect of diving into your subconscious and other people's. To see a physical embodiment of your subconscious and our abilities to create and destroy within the mind.

There are various theories about the dream levels that it contains but we will focus on the ending which poses the question that critics and viewers ask after the viewing: Is the ending real or not. The film focuses on reality and dreams, often cleverly disguising the shift between the two.

The definition of Inception is to establish an institution or activity. The narrative of the film is to plant an idea into someone else.

To answer the question as to why the ending is simple is easy; the end of the film leaves us with the spinning top and its ambiguous ending of whether it falls or not, this is a calculated move by Nolan. Nolan uses misdirection in most sequences to restrict the spectators' view and thus eliminate any questions. The ending does not change whether or not you believe it to be true.

As with anything, there is a reason why people do things, why people believe in certain things. Everybody has a goal, a goal they want to achieve. Some people take risks, do deals and make promises to achieve their goal. Cobb is no different; he is a man desperate to see his children. He will do what people think is impossible, even though he has done it before, to see his children.

Cobb's character motivation is the reason this heist happens in the first place. All Cobb wants is to clear his name and see his kids. Even though the odds are not in his favour, Cobb's character motivation drives Cobb forward to complete Inception, with this in mind, the ending is inevitable.

Let's say that Cobb is in the dream world, his name being cleared and seeing his kids would be his end goal. And if the ending scene is real, then the same would apply.

Cobb gets told to come back to the real world, but he has forgotten what is real. Cobb relies on the totem to decide that. As Arthur points out, Cobb does things he says not to do. He is an unreliable narrator to others and ultimately to himself.

Forget every conspiracy about whether the ending is real or not and focus on Cobb's objective then it will become clear that this is Cobb's goal, his equilibrium. Cobb doesn't wait for the totem to fall in the ending scene because he has accepted that the world he is in could be real or not, but its where Cobb wants to be, and he is at peace about it.

Do not think that I am saying that all other theories are not plausible. But sometimes I do find that the most obvious answer can be an adequate answer. The reason we make choices is to reach a goal. There will be times when you are not sure. But if its what you want, you will believe.