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We think there might be another inception going on inInception.
Do you want to become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone?
These words (or something close to them) are uttered three times in the film.
Cobb completes the thought: Waiting to die alone.
Already, its clear that this dialogue has to do with more than this particular moment in the film.
into Fischers head that his father may have wanted to split up his company.
Fischers and Cobbs fates seem strangely intertwined through the film.
This time, Saito begins the exchange: Im an old man, he says.
Filled with regret, Cobb replies.
In other words, he fulfilled his wedding promise to her.
The final shot seems to indicate that he may be still dreaming (because his totem keeps spinning).
Their dream has become their reality.
Who are you to say otherwise?
