From what I understand, you pretty much have it right: telling the mark that it's a dream is a very risky gambit for the invading team. It's not the best way to go, but Cobb figured it would be the best way to go knowing that Fischer had internal security against dream invasion. The idea is it tell the mark it's a dream... and then convince the mark that you are part of their security. Cobb had Fischer convinced that Cobb wasn't real, but was part of his own mind. Therefore, Fischer was willing to do what Cobb said, and followed him with trust, rather than being suspicious of him.
You have to "fall asleep" in the dream to go in deeper to the next level. Falling asleep represents going deeper into your own mind and subconscious. They needed Fischer three levels deep for the idea they wanted to plant to take root in Fischer's deep subconscious, so he would perceive it as his own thought and not coming from outside.
Well, they started from Fischer Sr.'s death, yes, but the idea of Fischer's dad being disappointed with him was something I'm not sure they knew before they went in. I can't remember. I want to say they knew, and that's why Eames forged the lawyer guy as someone Fischer would trust. I would say that using Fischer Sr.'s disappointment against Fischer Jr. would have been part of the planning process.
Mal did not want to leave limbo, and that's why she hid her totem in her safe, yes, that's right. She was happy in limbo, she and Cobb had made a life there that was beyond what they could have led in the real world--she loved dreaming, and being able to build and influence the world around her. She did not want Cobb to leave, either, because she wanted them to stay together. It's not explained, but I imagine Mal wouldn't spin the real top in reality because 1) she was convinced she knew the truth already and 2) maybe she was also afraid of what the top would show her.
Also, with the ending of the movie, there's a lot of speculation in Inception fandom that it's possible Mal could have been right--that the world Cobb thinks is reality isn't, and that when she died falling from that building, she woke up in the true reality. It's only a theory, and I haven't seen any good explanations as for how that would work. But it's definitely one of the things Nolan wants us to think about with the end he gave us.
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From what I understand, you pretty much have it right: telling the mark that it's a dream is a very risky gambit for the invading team. It's not the best way to go, but Cobb figured it would be the best way to go knowing that Fischer had internal security against dream invasion. The idea is it tell the mark it's a dream... and then convince the mark that you are part of their security. Cobb had Fischer convinced that Cobb wasn't real, but was part of his own mind. Therefore, Fischer was willing to do what Cobb said, and followed him with trust, rather than being suspicious of him.
You have to "fall asleep" in the dream to go in deeper to the next level. Falling asleep represents going deeper into your own mind and subconscious. They needed Fischer three levels deep for the idea they wanted to plant to take root in Fischer's deep subconscious, so he would perceive it as his own thought and not coming from outside.
Well, they started from Fischer Sr.'s death, yes, but the idea of Fischer's dad being disappointed with him was something I'm not sure they knew before they went in. I can't remember. I want to say they knew, and that's why Eames forged the lawyer guy as someone Fischer would trust. I would say that using Fischer Sr.'s disappointment against Fischer Jr. would have been part of the planning process.
Mal did not want to leave limbo, and that's why she hid her totem in her safe, yes, that's right. She was happy in limbo, she and Cobb had made a life there that was beyond what they could have led in the real world--she loved dreaming, and being able to build and influence the world around her. She did not want Cobb to leave, either, because she wanted them to stay together. It's not explained, but I imagine Mal wouldn't spin the real top in reality because 1) she was convinced she knew the truth already and 2) maybe she was also afraid of what the top would show her.
Also, with the ending of the movie, there's a lot of speculation in Inception fandom that it's possible Mal could have been right--that the world Cobb thinks is reality isn't, and that when she died falling from that building, she woke up in the true reality. It's only a theory, and I haven't seen any good explanations as for how that would work. But it's definitely one of the things Nolan wants us to think about with the end he gave us.