ANG, GO, RAYMUNDO, ROBLES, RUNES, SEVILLA
Central Themes
Concept of
Reality:
1. Dual nature:
False reality;
Ultimate reality
2. Relative nature
Constant Pursuit of
Reality:
1. Men must search for
the ultimate reality
and break free from
the shackles of false
reality
2. Enlightenment
Central Themes
Rationalism
-People should not only
be contented on what
they perceive to be true
-Plato states that we
must search for truth by
gaining more knowledge
in order to unlock the
chains of falsity.
Symbolisms
1.) Chained Man - the unsuspecting people;
unenlightened beings
2.) Chains - restrictions to enlightenment
3.) The Projections of Shadows misinterpretations; false reality
4.) Stairs - the path to enlightenment
5.) The light coming from the sun – ultimate
reality
Allegory of the Cave and Inception
1. “up-andover”
2. rejection
of reality
1. False
Reality
being fed
2. Choice to
believe what
is real
1. “down-andunder”
2. Acceptance
of limbo
Real Vs Fake Reality
REAL
Real Vs Fake Reality
Real Vs Fake Reality
Real Vs Fake Reality
Real Vs Fake Reality
Totems (Logic)
Gravity
Situation of your body
No cops
Time (Music)
Real-time Music
Time (Music)
Dream-time Music
Free Will
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Ability to make decisions without interference
Full acceptance
Being responsible for one’s action
“the ability to do or not do something”
(Decartes)
Free will is difficult to manipulate
o EASY if done with inception
Dreams
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As if a “reality”
Lucid dream - full
control
Buddhism
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Reflections of the
mind
No significance
Prophetic
Examples
1) Robert Fischer
2) Relating to the
movie, NSA Mass
Surveillance
Cobb’s Actions and The Four Noble Truths
Human Life is characterized by Suffering
There is a Cause of Suffering
There is a way out of Suffering
There is a path leading to the cessation
of suffering
Human Life is Characterized by Suffering
In the movie, the life of Dominic Cobb was full of
suffering and agony. Here are his sufferings:
A. Family
B. Memories with Mal
C. Feeling of Guilt
D. Capacity of Robert Fischer Against Extractionists
Trishna or
excessive
desire, two
many wants
and needs
Doing Inception or
the process of
infiltrating ideas to
Robert Fischer’s Jr.
Mind
There is a path leading to Cessation of Suffering
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Move on with his memories with Mal
Let Go of Mal in his Mind
Focus on what is really the reality
Live with his family happily
References
http://paradigm-shift-21st-century.nl/buddhism.html
http://lowcadence.com/2013/08/12/utah-yin-yang/
http://buddemb.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/blood-in-the-gutter-time-frames/
http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/272450505
http://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/321.htm
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/
http://inception.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Images_of_Dominic_Cobb