I picked the scene at the end of the movie as I feel it wraps out the piece in a wonderful way, while holding true to a theme of the movie that keeps the viewer guessing exactly what happened. At the end of the movie, Cobb (Main Character) awakes from Limbo, glancing around the 1st class of the plane you see all of the other characters awaking from the dream and getting up. Sato waking up looking at Cobb before making a phone call. Then it moves to Cobb stepping up to immigration to get into the USA, after a long nervous pause Cobb is allowed to pass, where he grabs his bags and you again see all of the characters (his friends/allies giving him a bit of a farewell nod) before it shows him walking to meet his Father-in-law which then fades to showing Cobb walking into his old home and the father in-law calling out to Cobb's Children, Cobb meanwhile takes out his top and spins it on the table. It then shows Cobb looking at the children and the audience finally his children faces leaving the top to spin on the table as he goes to them. Then as the camera fades out it shows the Top on the table beginning to wobble on the table.
I believe this scene is important as it ends the movie leaving the audience guessing whether or not Cobb and Sato actually got out of Limbo (endless Dream-land) or it is merely a dream of Cobb, as this scene drives home the question "Is this real or am I still sleeping?", or even "What is real?" giving the audience a philosophical question to ponder as the piece closes. As it shows unclear that Cobb got "out" or not, while reinforcing one of the main themes of the Film that Cobb can't tell whether he is dreaming or not without such a small item as a top.
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