Inception's ending is one of the most talked about parts of the film, but the cliffhanger was a huge risk for Christopher Nolan's huge movie.
The ending of Christopher Nolan's Inception is still a hot topic 13 years after it was originally released, showing that the director's $160 million dollar gamble is still paying off. Nolan has made plenty of movies since Inception, with films like Interstellar, Tenet, and the upcoming Oppenheimer finding immense critical and commercial success. However, none of these films have been able to reach the heights of Nolan's dream-based thriller.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT First released in 2010, Inception was a phenomenon when it hit theaters, with the trippy film changing the entire cinema landscape. Inception was the movie that solidified Christopher Nolan's place as one of Hollywood's best mainstream directors, with it following up on critically-acclaimed movies like 2008's The Dark Knight and 2006's The Prestige.
After the massive journey of Inception, it was a major gamble to leave the story open with its ambiguous ending. Although the ending works in a narrative sense, it risked alienating audiences, with viewers being upset that the story was left seemingly unfinished. Viewers could have thought that the cliffhanger ending was a cheap way to surprise audiences, possibly turning them off to the film.
Another big reason that Inception's ending is still paying off is that it is actually helping Christopher Nolan advertise his future films. Christopher Nolan has compared Oppenheimer's ending to that of Inception, pointing out the parallels between the emotionally complicated endings of the upcoming film and Inception. Inception's ending has caused audiences to put a lot of faith in Christopher Nolan, allowing him to take risks that other filmmakers couldn't get away with.
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