| Packie said: I can't believe how much I loved this film. This IS Nolan's best film. Hell, I saw this movie yesterday and I still can't stop thinking about it. Bravo to Nolan! Question to anyone who understood the film entirely. How the heck did Cobb rescue Saito in the dream? I still didn't get how he was able to reach him in the end. |
TBH that's open to interpretation. For example, what if the whole film is Cobb's dream (possible and doesn't go against anything shown). In that case there was no rescue. It was just another part of Cobb's own dream.
Alternatively, it's indicated that in Limbo dreamers can co-exist if they enter from the same preceeding dream level (as Cobb and Mal did) so in fact all Cobb had to do was allow himself to enter Limbo and he would find Saito who had already preceeded him there from the previous level. Then all he had to do was hold onto his identiy (signified by Cobb's youthful appearane vs aged Saito who had lost himself in Limbo) and get Saito to join him in leaving Limbo in the same manner Cobb and Mal did. As Cobb has supposedly been to Limbo and returned he would be forewarned what to expect/do.
I'd note we're not shown exactly how they do exist Limbo. It's implied they will use the gun but not shown. This also casts doubt (deliberately) on what's a dream or not and whether they really leave Limbo or not as it is literally impossible to say exactly how they exited Limbo (vs being shown how Cobb and Mal do this).
Fun huh?
I think Nolan plays around with Limbo, though, and what level it really is, if you compare the look and content of the various levels shown. For example, the beach Cobb washes up on in Limbo much more strongly resebles the one from his own private dream earlier (complete with his children) vs the cold, dark beach of Limbo shown previousy.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
