Published 12:27 IST, July 17th 2020

'Inception' ending theory suggests Leonardo's Cobb was not dreaming in the end

'Inception' ending Reddit theory has surfaced on the web which suggests that Leonardo's character was not dreaming towards the end of the film. Read more.

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Inception released back in July 2010 and puzzled audience, earning $828 million at worldwide box office. film's ambiguous ending has been a matter of discussion ever since it released and movie buffs around world debate wher Leonardo DiCaprio's character was dreaming or t.

During Inception's conclusion, Leonardo's Cobb reunited with his children and turns spinning top to determine wher he is dreaming. If top falls down, he is awake, if it keeps on spinning, he's still in a dream. But, lan decides to end his film by cutting to black before audience ever kws wher he is still dreaming or t. w, a Reddit user has come forward with a ory that suggests that Leonardo's character was in fact, t dreaming. 

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Reddit ory on Inception's ending 

A Reddit user named 'routlinemagic' has come forward with a ory that suggests that one minute in real world equals to 40 hours in dream world. Using this logic, user suggests if Cobb's wife Mal was right about being in a dream, she would have woken up in real world and try to wake Leonardo's character too. Thus, Leonardo's character wouldn't have to be in  dream for next one and a half years after Mal's suicide.

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In conclusion, ory suggests that Leonardo's character does t remember when was last time he saw his kids, which means it has been more than one and a half year since he has departed from his kids and Mal is actually de in reality, same place where Cobb returns at end of film. 

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Earlier actor Michael Caine, who plays a pivotal role in film, h spoken to a news daily in USA revealing that he h actually asked Christopher lan to explain when characters are in a dream and when in reality. According to Caine, every scene which features him in film is based in reality, if he is t in scene, it is a dream. In final scene of film, Michael Caine can be seen receiving Leonardo's character at airport and escorting him to his house to meet kids, thus hinting that Cobb was t dreaming at end of film. 

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12:27 IST, July 17th 2020