Narrative
Equilibrium: No clear equilibrium shown in the beginning of the film
Disruption: Dominic Cobb is hired by the wealthy Mr. Saito to perform the act of 'Inception' to 'extract' information from the mind of Robert Fischer, son of the owner of Mr. Saito's Rival company. Wealth is often used for characters in action-adventure film with high budgets. The team that Cobb assembled eventually go down to four levels of sedation (a dream within a dream within a dream within dream), resulting in Mr. Saito (who gets killed in his dream), Cobb himself and Ariadne (the architect who design the dreams) reaching limbo, a world Cobb Spent 50 years (around 9 months in real life time due to elongation of time in dreams).
Resolution: The team escape, an almost inevitable factor in this hybrid genre, by riding the 'kicks' (an occurrence that wakes one up from that certain dream) back up the levels of dreams.
Iconography
There are many iconic features in this film, for example, all the characters are very smartly dressed but are still very ready for action, this is very typical of modern action-adventure, most notably the James Bond films. However, arguably the most iconic feature in the film is the totem of Dominic Cobb (formerly of his ex-wife, Mal's), used to let him know when he is in the real world, indicated by whether it stops spinning or not. This is not typically Action-Adventure, making it unique within a world filled with typically Action Adventure iconography i.e. guns, explosions, fight scenes and car chases
. The most iconic scene is the zero gravity scene which includes CGI special effects and fight choreography which is one of the foundation in the tower known as Action Adventure.
Characters
The settings in Inception are very varied as they are designed to be from the dreams of Robert Fischer. We see such setting as Cities with car chases, very posh hotels, snowy mountains and a city full of skyscrapers crumbling to the ground.
. The most iconic scene is the zero gravity scene which includes CGI special effects and fight choreography which is one of the foundation in the tower known as Action Adventure. Hero: Dominic Cobb; Strong, cool, good-looking
Villain: The Sub-Consciousssssss
Princess: Ariadne; Clever (more recent attribute), good-looking
Princess: Ariadne; Clever (more recent attribute), good-looking
Helper: Cobb's Team; Trustworthy, helpful, untrustworthy
Donor: Robert Fischer; Powerful
These characters conform to Action Adventure stereotypes as they are competant fighters yet are attractively dressed and are aspirational figures. Cobb, for example, is very attractive and aspirational as he is multi-talented and very successful in a job that is incredibly difficult. In contrast, the sub-conscious is quantiful, dangerous and constantly chasing the positive characters which despite being stereotypical of action adventure is presented in a new and interesting way within this film.
These characters conform to Action Adventure stereotypes as they are competant fighters yet are attractively dressed and are aspirational figures. Cobb, for example, is very attractive and aspirational as he is multi-talented and very successful in a job that is incredibly difficult. In contrast, the sub-conscious is quantiful, dangerous and constantly chasing the positive characters which despite being stereotypical of action adventure is presented in a new and interesting way within this film.
Setting
A great choice of film Rob. Your points on setting are fine; for the rest you were asked to identify the conventions of the genre ie what is it about the narrative, characters and iconography that is typically action-adventure - you haven't really done this. This will need to be worked on again.
ReplyDeleteAlso, many of the changes required for your first homework have not been made either. These will need to be completed in a catch-up session asap - please see me to arrange this. Miss B
Also your link to the main blog is not working; please see Mr Bayliss to resolve this. Miss B
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