INTFILO MIDTERMS
Aguilar
Eugenio
Benito
Regalado
Dimayuga
Uy
Question # 1
WHAT TO YOU ARE THE CENTRAL
THEMES IN PLATO’S ALLEGORY OF
THE CAVE? WHAT ARE THE WAYS BY
WHICH THE FILM CLOSELY
RESEMBLES THE ALLEGORY OF THE
CAVE? CONVERSELY, WHAT ARE THE
WAYS BY WHICH THE FILM DIFFERS
FROM IT?
CENTRAL THEMES IN ALLEGORY OF THE
CAVE
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The things that we see
are not always true.
As long as man is
contented, he would not
question
Falsification of the
Coherence Theory
The narrow-mindedness
and lack of ability to
question
Sticking with the status
quo
Subservience to the will
of others
Fear to the unknown
CENTRAL THEMES IN ALLEGORY OF THE
CAVE
The tendency of
people to steer others
away from reality.
 Fear of change
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RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN INCEPTION AND
ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE…
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Mal believing that the
dream that Cobb and
she was having is the
reality.
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The people who are
left inside the cave
believe that the
shadows they are
seeing are real.
RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN INCEPTION AND
ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE…
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Cobb made Fischer
believe that they were
entering another
person’s dream.
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The puppeteers made
the people inside the
cave believe that the
shadows were real.
RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN INCEPTION AND
ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE…
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Mal steers away from
the true reality
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Those left in the cave
refused to believe
what their
enlightened friend
said
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INCEPTION AND
ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE…
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All the character, even
Mal, were able to
comprehend true
reality in the end
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They killed their
enlightened friend,
refusing let go of what
they believe in
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INCEPTION AND
ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE…
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Mal refused to accept
that she was finally
awake
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The man who escaped
from the cave
accepted
enlightenment
Question # 2
HOW DOES THE MIND SEPARATE
FALSE REALITY FROM TRUE
REALITY? ENUMERATE INSTANCES
(KEY SCENES) WHERE THE FILM
CLEARLY DELINEATES “FALSE”
REALITY FROM “TRUE” REALITY.
TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
True Reality can be
defined as what one
perceives when in a
conscious state
 There should be a
correspondence with
cognitive framework and
perception
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TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
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While dreaming,
individuals assume that
what they perceive there
are real due to man’s
tentative grasp on what is
real and what is not real.
TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
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Your mind will be able
to tell the origin of an
idea, and it will also
be able to distinguish
whether that idea is
your own or not.
TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
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If the reality that one
perceives deviates from
normalcy, the reality is
false
TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
Scene # 1
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Absurd Physics with the
Spinning top
Image by sohansurag
TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
Scene # 2
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Paradoxical Structures of
Ariadne and Arthur
Image by AzraelEvangeline
TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
Scene # 3
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The Dead Mal Being
Alive
Image by Inception
TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
Scene # 4
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Ariadne unknowingly
engages in dream sharing
with Cobb
Image by Inception
TRUE VS. FALSE REALITY
Scene # 5
Saito noticing that the
carpet was made of
polyester instead of wool
 Presents the principle of
the correspondence
theory
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Image by Inception
Question # 3
IF SOMEONE CAN INFILTRATE YOUR
DREAMS IN ORDER TO MAKE YOU
BEHAVE A CERTAIN WAY, DO YOU
REALLY HAVE FREE WILL? IS FREE
WILL THAT EASILY MANIPULATED?
FREE WILL?
Dreams are a part of
one’s subconscious
 Manipulation of a victim’s
dreams lead to
manipulation of his/her
free will.
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FREE WILL?
Influence can lead to
manipulation
 Sufficient influence may
lead to control over a
victim’s free will
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FREE WILL?
Acting according to
what you yourself
would want to do at
the moment. If outside
forces prevent you
from doing this, then
they are tampering
with your free will.
 Easily manipulated.
 It is “free” so it is also
available for the
public to mess with.
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FREE WILL?
Alexander of
Aphrodisias argued
the existence of events
that had no
predetermined causes
 He does not observe
determinist views
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Question # 4
DISCUSS HOW COBB’S ACTIONS
FOLLOW CLOSELY EITHER SOME OF
THE 4 NOBLE TRUTHS OR ALL OF
THEM.
HOW THE FILM SHOWED THE 4 NOBLE
TRUTHS…
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The film showed:
How suffering is real
everywhere and
anywhere, and how we
will always be able to
tell where the
suffering came from.
 That suffering is one
thing the true and
false world had in
common.
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4 NOBLE TRUTHS IN HIS ACTIONS
Action # 1
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He is experiencing
suffering due to the loss of
his wife and his inability to
be with his children
4 NOBLE TRUTHS IN HIS ACTIONS
Action # 2
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His suffering is due to his
guilt over the suicide of
his wife, the law suit set up
by her, his inability to
dream and create dreams,
and his refusal to share his
problems with others
4 NOBLE TRUTHS IN HIS ACTIONS
Action # 3
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He finds out that there is
a way to end his suffering
4 NOBLE TRUTHS IN HIS ACTIONS
Action # 4
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By forgiving himself and
striking a balance in his
life, they were able to
accomplish the mission.
THE EIGHTFOLD PATH
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Only by achieving these
was Cobb able to finally
end his suffering