At the end of Christopher Nolan's Inception we see Dominic Cobb finally reaches his children from which he has parted with for a long time after he was convicted a criminal. It was the longing to see his children that drove him to take on the job of Inception. He spins his Totem (the items each person in the crew that takes on Inception carries to keep track of reality, which is Cobb's case is a spinning top that used to be his wife's) on the table, and then rushes to see his children. We do not get to see whether Cobb is in fact in reality because the film ends before the spinning top comes to a halt. There is dispute whether he is in reality or not, most people think he is, as the spinning top topples slightly suggesting that it would have stopped eventually.
It's called a totem. It helps Leo determine whether he is dreaming or his in reality. They stress that sometimes after doing this many times it's hard to tell. If the top spins this means he is in a dreaming state. And if it falls it means he is in the real world.
Yes, the top represents the only proof of the "real world" within the movie. If the top fails to stop spinning it proves that the current world is the "dream world" and in fact not reality. This is why at the end of the movie it cuts to credits before we discover whether or not the top stops spinning. If it stops it is the real world, if it doesn't then he is just in another dream. Whether the end scene takes place in the real world or not is another question all together. After all, we didn't see Saito actually shoot himself at the end of the movie in that room that resumed after the very first scene in the movie. Crazy isn't it? :P
of course... it is a film that lends itself to many interpretations...like any good work of art. does the top stop spinning...? we are never given a chance to KNOW the answer. does it matter? to me it didn't...it only reinforced the engaging mystery surrounding the entire film. new ideas are not easily implanted...or can they be at all? we can learn from our dreams and suffer from that knowledge. there must be some balance. i believe that christopher nolan acheives it with INCEPTION...
there are verry little particles in space so there is verry little friction to stop the spinning top. but when you touch it it would instantly move away from your hand so there is almost no friction given by your glove.
At the end of Christopher Nolan's Inception we see Dominic Cobb finally reaches his children from which he has parted with for a long time after he was convicted a criminal. It was the longing to see his children that drove him to take on the job of Inception. He spins his Totem (the items each person in the crew that takes on Inception carries to keep track of reality, which is Cobb's case is a spinning top that used to be his wife's) on the table, and then rushes to see his children. We do not get to see whether Cobb is in fact in reality because the film ends before the spinning top comes to a halt. There is dispute whether he is in reality or not, most people think he is, as the spinning top topples slightly suggesting that it would have stopped eventually.
The Spinning Top was created in 2008.
The force of friction between the spinning top and the surface it is on causes it to stop spinning. Over time, the energy of the spinning top is transferred to the surface as heat, resulting in a decrease in the top's spinning speed until it comes to a stop.
A Jewish spinning top is called a "dredel".
The word 'top'... table-top spinning-top and top-dog
The word 'top'... table-top spinning-top and top-dog
It's called a totem. It helps Leo determine whether he is dreaming or his in reality. They stress that sometimes after doing this many times it's hard to tell. If the top spins this means he is in a dreaming state. And if it falls it means he is in the real world.
A victoiran spinning top is a toy the poor used to play with in victorian times.
"Inception" is an example of a story with a proleptic ending, where the spinning top keeps spinning but cuts to black before showing if it falls or not. Another example is "The Sopranos" series finale, which ends with abrupt ambiguity, leaving the fate of the main character unresolved.
Because each person has their own, unique totem it helps them to determine whether they are in their own dream or not. The actions of the totems confirm whether or not a person is awake. (For example, one of the totems is a spinning top which only falls in reality.)
Due to friction with the surface it is spinning on, energy is transferred from the spinning top to the surface as heat. Over time, this causes the spinning top to slow down and eventually stop.
3500 BC. Clay spinning tops were found.