Inception: The Names Within Names May Offer Clues - Page 2
Eames plays the role of “forger” in the dream extraction team. The movie discusses the importance of dream architects and a famous architect/designer couple was Charles and Ray Eames. It’s a stretch to connect this character’s name with these iconic design figures, but it’s still worth mentioning.
Ariadne is brought into the team as the role of architect. She designs the dream’s set and only she knows the nooks and crannies of its landscape. Interestingly enough, Ariadne is a famous character in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of King Minos, and she aids a young Theseus through a complex labyrinth. The character Ariadne plays a similar role in Inception, guiding Cobb through the tangled mess of his subconscious.
Yusef is the dream alchemist, creating the powerful chemicals that allow the characters to drift safely into their dream status. Interestingly enough, the Muslim religion’s Yusef correlates to the Christian religion’s Joseph, a character who is able to interpret dreams.
Fischer is basically the victim in this plot. He’s the character the dream “thieves” are targeting. Except in this situation they’re not trying to steal, they’re trying to impregnate him with an idea. The character’s full name is Robert Fischer. The Adriana character creates a dream totem that is a chess piece, which does make one wonder if there’s any connection between this character’s name and the infamous chess player, Bobby Fischer.
The ending of this movie is left to the interpretation of the viewer, but after thinking about it a while, so is a lot of the rest of the movie, including the character names.
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