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Christopher Nolan wrote, directed, and produced Inception. He also wrote and directed such notable films as The Dark Night (2008), The Prestige (2006), Batman Begins (2005; directed only), and Memento (2000). Nolan began making films on super 8mm at age 7, and later on 16mm with his college film society at University College of London, while he studied English Literature.
He’s been nominated for 3 Oscars and won numerous awards for his direction and screenwriting, particularly for The Dark Knight, Memento, and Inception. He’s known for putting substantial focus on the psychology of his main characters, using non-linear plot lines, and leaving open the final outcome of the story. These are all demonstrated in Inception.
Inception opened in the United States on July 16, 2010, and in 70 countries by the end of the year. It grossed $292.6 million at the box office, won a total of 75 awards and 102 nominations, including 4 Oscar wins (Best Achievement in Cinematography; Best Achievement in Sound Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; and Best Achievement in Visual Effects) and nominations (Best Achievement in Art Direction; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score; Best Motion Picture of the Year; and Best Writing, Original Screenplay).
BOOK OUTLINE
Chapter 1: Introduction
->Background Information for Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Important Characters in Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Key Terms for Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Major Themes and Symbols in Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Overall Summary for Inception by Christopher Nolan
Chapter 2: Additional Reading
->Related Online Content for Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Trivia for Inception by Christopher Nolan
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We recently underwent an overhaul of our Quicklets to focus on commentary, analysis, and criticism from our expert writing team.
In addition, our Quicklets include an overall summary, brief chapter summaries, a description of key characters and themes, fun trivia, and a selection of great online readings.
Thanks!
- - - - -
Your Reading Sidekick!
Never read a book alone again! Supercharge your reading with Quicklets.
Quicklets are jam-packed with information like those notes you totally copied off that geeky kid you knew back in high school.
But they’re not boring like other study guides. They keep you entertained AND informed.
You can conquer any book with your trusty sidekick. We’ve got your back :)
Your Reading Sidekick!
Christopher Nolan wrote, directed, and produced Inception. He also wrote and directed such notable films as The Dark Night (2008), The Prestige (2006), Batman Begins (2005; directed only), and Memento (2000). Nolan began making films on super 8mm at age 7, and later on 16mm with his college film society at University College of London, while he studied English Literature.
He’s been nominated for 3 Oscars and won numerous awards for his direction and screenwriting, particularly for The Dark Knight, Memento, and Inception. He’s known for putting substantial focus on the psychology of his main characters, using non-linear plot lines, and leaving open the final outcome of the story. These are all demonstrated in Inception.
Inception opened in the United States on July 16, 2010, and in 70 countries by the end of the year. It grossed $292.6 million at the box office, won a total of 75 awards and 102 nominations, including 4 Oscar wins (Best Achievement in Cinematography; Best Achievement in Sound Editing; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; and Best Achievement in Visual Effects) and nominations (Best Achievement in Art Direction; Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score; Best Motion Picture of the Year; and Best Writing, Original Screenplay).
BOOK OUTLINE
Chapter 1: Introduction
->Background Information for Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Important Characters in Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Key Terms for Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Major Themes and Symbols in Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Overall Summary for Inception by Christopher Nolan
Chapter 2: Additional Reading
->Related Online Content for Inception by Christopher Nolan
->Trivia for Inception by Christopher Nolan
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January 19, 2018
The short version first.
As you may have gleaned from my previous musings, I seem to think I know enough about a given work to have an opinion or two on who might want to read it, how it might affect the reader, whether it would be a good idea to have it in school settings – libraries, reading lists, etc.; and a general idea about what the work was about. Sometimes, I do a fair job, and sometimes I butcher things up badly. In this case, I am holding forth on a new style of book to me called a Quicklet.
Quicklets are summaries about a given topic usually dealing with books, films, and perhaps other works. For that I am not sure, but I can find out. The only thing is I want to work this review up in short order and move on to one more that I have pending, so I can get back to reading after my writing blitz of 71K+ words in the month just past, November, and yes, like last year I wrote a novel in 30 days of 50K-60K, and I got carried away and wrote 71K+. Anyway, the novel writing was part of the 2017 National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. They are a charitable organization that also supports writing for children in schools as well as helping aspiring or just those of us who think we might want to aspire to being authors when we grow up. Of course, I spent my first growing up teaching schools, making media magic happen in schools, and building, repairing, and managing a city sized school district 10K users in what amounted to a small metropolitan area network. It was fun, and I was able to eventually work my way back to teaching middle school technology applications to some really bright and shining middle schoolers for the last 7 years of my career, probably the highlight of my 35 years in public education.
Back to Quicklets. The concept is interesting, here’s how they work. The Quicklet takes a very competent writer, who is well versed on a given topic, and allow them to provide as much information as possible in 40 pages about the topic, in this case the motion picture Inception directed and written by Christopher Nolan, one of the brightest of a new generation of Hollywood directors. His work is compelling, and it is exquisitely complex. I have seen it twice all the way through, and several vignettes when I get a chance, but this movie is way to complex to try to get in at the start and not finish, or worse, enter in the middle and try to figure out what is going on. Enter Katherine Kugay’s Quicklet on “Inception” by Christopher Nolan.
The book is a concise, complete review of the work with information on characters, plot, overview of the segments of the movie by time stamps, and details that you might have missed when watching either in the theater or watching on one of the movie channels on the ‘tube. Honestly, author: [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s work is a full 40 pages of gold. It overviews the major characters and how they operate during an “inception” which is a multi-tiered edifice created of various states of consciousness. Mr. Nolan is a master of complex plotting in film, and it is his signature to have things going on with simultaneity of events and occasionally a non-linear structure working in concert to provide a compelling story, but one which is hard for my 60 year old brain to wrap itself around. My 30-something daughter loves his work, but she has been watching ever since he started making movies, and she loves complex plots, non-linear timelines in writing as well as watching, one truly gifted lady she most certainly is – got all from her mom, trust me.
At any rate, [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s work was something that I picked up prior to re-watching my daughter’s purchased copy of the movie. By reading [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet, I was able to keep things better structured in my own feeble mind, while I was also able to follow how Mr. Nolen was moving through the plot to get to its ultimate end. I admit, with [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet, I would still have had difficulty finding my way through all of the twists and turns that Mr. Nolan crafted in a superb film. [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet, though, added to my experience and allowed me to witness the artistry that Mr. Nolan brings to his work.
Mr.Nolan is an erudite craftsman in both screenwriting and direction with the combination providing a non-stop 2+ hours experience that you feel like you almost lived through it yourself. It was non-stop and whirlwind, and the time-stamping that [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet provided allowed me to see the layers that Mr. Nolan was presenting with each carrying a vital part of the overall story at the same time. What had been a jumbled whirlwind in my other viewing attempts of Inception became an orderly, complex, but fluidly structured story involving a team who worked together to obtain their desired outcome. It was intricate, fast-paced, cinematically dramatic and beautiful and fluid all at the same time, truly a magnificent maelstrom of a film that told a unique story about a team of people who worked together to pull off an incredible event that I am still not 100 percent sure I am fully in tune with. It was one of those experiences that I probably will have to see again a time or 10 to figure things out, and even then, I am not that sure I can. Brilliant artistry in film, by all means. Christopher Nolan is a true cinematic magician, and he deserves all the accolades he so richly deserves.
As far as Quicklets are concerned, in the cases of a film or even a book which tends to send me into a spinning trance, I will try to find a Quicklet for it. [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet on Inception definitely made me appreciate the work of the cast and the direction far more than I did going in, and it also led me to a deeper appreciation of the cinematic mastery that Mr. Nolan has. Clearly worth the small price I paid (less than $4.00) to enjoy a film that would normally cost me times and a half that or more. It was worth the time to read, apply to a rewatch of the film and then jot down the brief few lines that appear here.
My reactions: (1) Christopher Nolan is brilliant and well worth your time to see and enjoy. I would see his movies first without any help. You have to be immersed in his work to appreciate all that is going on, and it is a great deal of going on, but it all has meaning, that is what is so important. Nothing is on the screen that is not integral to the overall story. Another of his movies which I dearly loved was Interstellar. There I had a fund of knowledge going in so that some of his incredible effects were definitely not lost on me. I have never seen a better rendition of warped and folded space in multiple dimensions than you are treated to in Interstellar. That was the movie that made me want to watch Inception again, with the help noted above. Truly, Mr. Nolan is an incredible artist in motion pictures, of that there is absolutely no doubt.
Recommendations: As far the Quicklet concept is concerned it was worth ever penny I invested for the purpose that I used it, to learn more to appreciate deeper the movie, Inception. [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet on “Inception” by Christopher Nolan gave me the underpinning I needed to bring to the film to appreciate it at more than a superficial level. It provided me a hook to grab onto as we moved through the complexities of the worlds being created by the Inception team. It was incredible; it was enjoyable; and it was fulfilling, as far as my personal understanding of Mr. Nolan’s work in that picture was concerned. He is a director I am going to start looking for, and giving my experience, I might get the Quicklet for it as well, if it is available. They were both that good.
In my mind, young people might find a movie as involved and deep as Inception might be a bit challenging. Additionally, there was a degree of violence in various methods and degrees that might be considered unsuitable for youngsters; I know that old fuddy-duddy in me falls into that group, most certainly. For adult viewers though, it was cinematic, dramatic, and complex.
Using Quicklets again? IF I want an unbiased view of what goes on in a complex motion picture, a resounding yes. For a book, not so much. Why? Well I like to read complex books to begin with. So I like to make my notes and get a feeling for things as I go. So I really find my own notes and following along approach is about as refined as I want to get. I have my methods down pretty pat – particularly for an old 60-something fuddy-duddy.
Feel free to use Quicklets if you wish. I found them helpful, without spoilers, and with clear, concise events that helped me see the artistry in what I observed. It was the best $ 4.00 I ever spent, to appreciate the artistry of one of Hollywood’s “best directors,” at least in my honest opinion.
Review of Katherin Kugay's Quicklet on "Inception" by Christopher Nolan by Richard W. Buro is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20998716-quicklet-on-inception-by-christopher-nolan.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at mailto:quicklet@quicklet.co?subject=Email%20From%20Quicklet%20Website.
As you may have gleaned from my previous musings, I seem to think I know enough about a given work to have an opinion or two on who might want to read it, how it might affect the reader, whether it would be a good idea to have it in school settings – libraries, reading lists, etc.; and a general idea about what the work was about. Sometimes, I do a fair job, and sometimes I butcher things up badly. In this case, I am holding forth on a new style of book to me called a Quicklet.
Quicklets are summaries about a given topic usually dealing with books, films, and perhaps other works. For that I am not sure, but I can find out. The only thing is I want to work this review up in short order and move on to one more that I have pending, so I can get back to reading after my writing blitz of 71K+ words in the month just past, November, and yes, like last year I wrote a novel in 30 days of 50K-60K, and I got carried away and wrote 71K+. Anyway, the novel writing was part of the 2017 National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. They are a charitable organization that also supports writing for children in schools as well as helping aspiring or just those of us who think we might want to aspire to being authors when we grow up. Of course, I spent my first growing up teaching schools, making media magic happen in schools, and building, repairing, and managing a city sized school district 10K users in what amounted to a small metropolitan area network. It was fun, and I was able to eventually work my way back to teaching middle school technology applications to some really bright and shining middle schoolers for the last 7 years of my career, probably the highlight of my 35 years in public education.
Back to Quicklets. The concept is interesting, here’s how they work. The Quicklet takes a very competent writer, who is well versed on a given topic, and allow them to provide as much information as possible in 40 pages about the topic, in this case the motion picture Inception directed and written by Christopher Nolan, one of the brightest of a new generation of Hollywood directors. His work is compelling, and it is exquisitely complex. I have seen it twice all the way through, and several vignettes when I get a chance, but this movie is way to complex to try to get in at the start and not finish, or worse, enter in the middle and try to figure out what is going on. Enter Katherine Kugay’s Quicklet on “Inception” by Christopher Nolan.
The book is a concise, complete review of the work with information on characters, plot, overview of the segments of the movie by time stamps, and details that you might have missed when watching either in the theater or watching on one of the movie channels on the ‘tube. Honestly, author: [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s work is a full 40 pages of gold. It overviews the major characters and how they operate during an “inception” which is a multi-tiered edifice created of various states of consciousness. Mr. Nolan is a master of complex plotting in film, and it is his signature to have things going on with simultaneity of events and occasionally a non-linear structure working in concert to provide a compelling story, but one which is hard for my 60 year old brain to wrap itself around. My 30-something daughter loves his work, but she has been watching ever since he started making movies, and she loves complex plots, non-linear timelines in writing as well as watching, one truly gifted lady she most certainly is – got all from her mom, trust me.
At any rate, [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s work was something that I picked up prior to re-watching my daughter’s purchased copy of the movie. By reading [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet, I was able to keep things better structured in my own feeble mind, while I was also able to follow how Mr. Nolen was moving through the plot to get to its ultimate end. I admit, with [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet, I would still have had difficulty finding my way through all of the twists and turns that Mr. Nolan crafted in a superb film. [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet, though, added to my experience and allowed me to witness the artistry that Mr. Nolan brings to his work.
Mr.Nolan is an erudite craftsman in both screenwriting and direction with the combination providing a non-stop 2+ hours experience that you feel like you almost lived through it yourself. It was non-stop and whirlwind, and the time-stamping that [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet provided allowed me to see the layers that Mr. Nolan was presenting with each carrying a vital part of the overall story at the same time. What had been a jumbled whirlwind in my other viewing attempts of Inception became an orderly, complex, but fluidly structured story involving a team who worked together to obtain their desired outcome. It was intricate, fast-paced, cinematically dramatic and beautiful and fluid all at the same time, truly a magnificent maelstrom of a film that told a unique story about a team of people who worked together to pull off an incredible event that I am still not 100 percent sure I am fully in tune with. It was one of those experiences that I probably will have to see again a time or 10 to figure things out, and even then, I am not that sure I can. Brilliant artistry in film, by all means. Christopher Nolan is a true cinematic magician, and he deserves all the accolades he so richly deserves.
As far as Quicklets are concerned, in the cases of a film or even a book which tends to send me into a spinning trance, I will try to find a Quicklet for it. [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet on Inception definitely made me appreciate the work of the cast and the direction far more than I did going in, and it also led me to a deeper appreciation of the cinematic mastery that Mr. Nolan has. Clearly worth the small price I paid (less than $4.00) to enjoy a film that would normally cost me times and a half that or more. It was worth the time to read, apply to a rewatch of the film and then jot down the brief few lines that appear here.
My reactions: (1) Christopher Nolan is brilliant and well worth your time to see and enjoy. I would see his movies first without any help. You have to be immersed in his work to appreciate all that is going on, and it is a great deal of going on, but it all has meaning, that is what is so important. Nothing is on the screen that is not integral to the overall story. Another of his movies which I dearly loved was Interstellar. There I had a fund of knowledge going in so that some of his incredible effects were definitely not lost on me. I have never seen a better rendition of warped and folded space in multiple dimensions than you are treated to in Interstellar. That was the movie that made me want to watch Inception again, with the help noted above. Truly, Mr. Nolan is an incredible artist in motion pictures, of that there is absolutely no doubt.
Recommendations: As far the Quicklet concept is concerned it was worth ever penny I invested for the purpose that I used it, to learn more to appreciate deeper the movie, Inception. [Ms. Kugay|7939501]’s Quicklet on “Inception” by Christopher Nolan gave me the underpinning I needed to bring to the film to appreciate it at more than a superficial level. It provided me a hook to grab onto as we moved through the complexities of the worlds being created by the Inception team. It was incredible; it was enjoyable; and it was fulfilling, as far as my personal understanding of Mr. Nolan’s work in that picture was concerned. He is a director I am going to start looking for, and giving my experience, I might get the Quicklet for it as well, if it is available. They were both that good.
In my mind, young people might find a movie as involved and deep as Inception might be a bit challenging. Additionally, there was a degree of violence in various methods and degrees that might be considered unsuitable for youngsters; I know that old fuddy-duddy in me falls into that group, most certainly. For adult viewers though, it was cinematic, dramatic, and complex.
Using Quicklets again? IF I want an unbiased view of what goes on in a complex motion picture, a resounding yes. For a book, not so much. Why? Well I like to read complex books to begin with. So I like to make my notes and get a feeling for things as I go. So I really find my own notes and following along approach is about as refined as I want to get. I have my methods down pretty pat – particularly for an old 60-something fuddy-duddy.
Feel free to use Quicklets if you wish. I found them helpful, without spoilers, and with clear, concise events that helped me see the artistry in what I observed. It was the best $ 4.00 I ever spent, to appreciate the artistry of one of Hollywood’s “best directors,” at least in my honest opinion.
Review of Katherin Kugay's Quicklet on "Inception" by Christopher Nolan by Richard W. Buro is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20998716-quicklet-on-inception-by-christopher-nolan.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at mailto:quicklet@quicklet.co?subject=Email%20From%20Quicklet%20Website.
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