I was sitting in class yesterday, likely zoning out while we were doing a commentary for the poem "A Dream Deferred", by Langston Hughes. Then, I started dreaming. Then, I thought "Man, I Need to write something new on my mythology blog". And what do you know, here I am now, writing about the movie, called Inception.
The basic plot of the movie stems from the main character, Dom Cobb working alongside his pals by entering the minds of corporate leaders around the world. The idea of "inception" has never been done before, but a Japanese oil tycoon offers him pretty much life guaranteed money and more to perform inception (plant an idea in someones' head) on his major competitor in oil. While all this, Dom is affected by the death of his wife, who appears in his dreams trying to sabotage his plans.
Already we see a concept of mythology, the fact that the hero is hurt inside the mind by some mythical creature, or of someone in his past. The hero must overcome this obstacle and win his battle against these natural forces. Dom can't go back to the USA and back to his children, because he is accused of his wife's death. One of his "side-kicks" during the story, Ariadne creates dreamscapes. Aridane is a well known Greek myth, where the princess gives the hero, Theseus a ball of string and a sword to navigate through the pyramid. Obviously, the director of this movie Chris Nolan created some of his ideas through Greek Mythology.
During the journey and "innermost cave", Dom and his entourage struggle to perform this act, especially when Saito, the oil tycoon who offered him the job is shot and is dying. Dom's spinning top is frequently shown throughout the movie, a natural help to Dom, something we see in mythology stories. The hero being protected by an unknown/natural force. And of course, the movie somewhat ends on a happy note, with the job being done to perfection, Dom being able to meet his kids after 6 years, and the spinning top finally not spinning anymore.
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