The Story Behind Inception

We investigate Chris Nolan's latest epic...

Remember the ad campaign for The Matrix way back in 1999?

You know, the What is the Matrix? one. Funny to think that just 11 short years ago, nobody had any clue what they were in for.

Well, just a pinch over a decade later, Christopher Nolan’s first post-Dark Knight project, the ambiguously titled Inception, is causing similar levels of head-scratching, web speculation and full-on fanboy aggro.

Not that we’re going to spend the next few pages making lazy comparisons. But, really, it’s pretty commendable.

In this film-crazed world, where on-set spies leak details by the truckload and copies of scripts are fished out of landfills by over-eager groupies who just can’t wait eight months ‘til the release, keeping anything under wraps is something that deserves a congratulatory pat on the back.

Maybe even a cigar.

Well, we’ve done some digging (yes, we are the aggravated fanboys, and we want facts dammit). What is Inception? Who’s in it? Just what the heck is it all about? And, more importantly, why should we care?

We investigate...

Read our Inception review.

Next: Case File One: A "small" story

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    • BenCh

      Jan 19th 2010, 12:20

      good article.

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    • BlueRyan

      Jan 19th 2010, 15:45

      Really good article Total film about a really exciting film

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    • DanRose

      Jan 19th 2010, 19:19

      I'm calling this now.... Inception will be the film of 2010.

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    • paddydebeast

      Jan 20th 2010, 17:07

      Will the giant squid be in the end of it?

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