Inception trailer

The Inception poster

Inception is based on the idea of being able to plant an idea inside someones head using dreams. The main character, Dom (Leanardo Di Caprio) decides to try 'Inception' on a wealthy businessman, who has just inherited the entire business from his dad when he died. The plot is extremely complicated so i'm not going to bother trying to tell you what it is, just watch it yourself. One thing, the ending is very frustrating! Does it or doesn't it fall (watch the film, you'll understand)? Anyway, let's analyse the trailer.

So, the first thing to note in the trailer is the different characters and their roles in the plot. For starters, it is pretty obvious from the beginning of the trailer that Leonardo di Caprio's character is the leader of the group. This is evidenced by the way he seems to be calm and collected in most scenes he's shown in, and has everything under control. Also, his position in the poster above is straight in the middle, closest to the camera. This again shows his authority over the other characters.

Next, the character known as 'The Shade'. In the film, it is revealed that this is di Caprio's supposedly deceased wife, however this is obviously not shown in the trailer. She goes against the stereotypes of women in thriller films, as she seems to have control over di Caprio. Whilst this should normally be good for women, her control over di Caprio is actually trying to annoy the audience, which implies the director intended to make her an antagonist as she is constantly trying to take Leonardo's attention away from his task and too her.

Another character revealed in the trailer is 'The Mark'. His name implies he is the target, as he is 'marked'. In the trailer, he is normally shown wearing nice, expensive suits, implying he is a wealthy man. If this is true, then his character could represent the stereotypical man- wealthy, with a lot of authority. However, as he is being lead through by di Caprio, it could mean he doesn't actually have the authority he thinks he does.

In contrast, Ellen Page's character is most likely supposed to represent the stereotypical woman, as she is often shown to be helpless and in need of a male (di Caprio's) help. She is a more stereotypical woman than 'The Shade' as she has no authroity over any of the male protagonists.

That's this trailer analysed, next one will be James Bond's upcoming adventure 'Skyfall'. Link to Inception's trailer is below.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g4PLj0PlOM&feature=fvwrel