Inception: Ariadne's Name Has A Cool Hidden Meaning
Inception is full of subtle and hidden details that elevate the story and its characters, and one of them is the meaning behind Ariadne’s name. Christopher Nolan has become known for his big-budget productions and the themes he constantly addresses in his movies, such as identity, time, and memory, though sometimes these make way for complicated plots. In 2010, Nolan took these one step further by adding the complexity of dreams into the mix, making way for Inception, one of his most popular and acclaimed works so far.
Inception follows Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), a professional thief who specializes in stealing information by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets through their dreams, extracting and implanting ideas in the process and as needed. Cobb has been on the run for years, and when he’s offered to have his criminal history erased so he can go back to his family, he ends up taking a complex mission that requires the help of his team, formed by architects, chemists, and more. Together, Cobb and company build dream scenarios with different layers so they can extract the information they need from business heir Robert Michael Fischer (Cillian Murphy), but their mission gets more and more complicated with each layer.
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At the beginning of Inception, Cobb is betrayed by his first architect, so when it’s time to bring the team together for the Fischer mission, he has to find a new one. Cobb recruits Ariadne (Elliot Page), a college student of architecture who is tasked with constructing the different dreamscapes, which are described by Cobb as mazes. As such, Ariadne is one of the most important members of Cobb’s team, and he makes sure
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