Leonardo DiCaprio - Cobb (Director)
Leonardo's character, Cobb is the man behind everything that happens in the film. He's the one who assembles the team and calls all the shots. Like a director this is his tale and his goal is the one everyone is working towards.
Ken Watanabe - Saito (Executive Producer)
Saito the one who funds Cobb's expedition like a producer of a film would give money to the director to make his film.
Tom Hardy - Eames (Actor)
Eames is the method actor, cast in the part of the mark's assistant. He learns his mannerisms, inflections, etc. By the end he has literally become that person.
Ellen Page - Ariadne (Screenwriter)
Ariadne builds the world that the dreams take place in much like a screenwriter crafts the world in which his characters inhabit.
Dileep Rao - Yusef (Tech)
Yusef is the man with the tools. He creates and gives Cobb what he needs in order to sedate the mark for as long as they need and get the job done. A tech person is the one who create the tools needed for the director to get the shot he needs/wants.
Cillan Murphy - Robert Fischer (Audience)
Robert Fischer is the mark. The entire story has been crafted for his benefit. With a movie audience, it's the teams job to help the audience forget they are watching a movie and draw them into the experience and lose themselves in it.
Marion Cotillard - Mal
Mal's character has no predefined role in the crew of movie making. Instead she represents that a director must never put too much of himself into a project. There needs to be a clear, defined path for the movie to take. Putting too much of your own ideas and mucking with what's preset screws things up.
And that's all! I hope you found this relatively interesting. If you have any questions, I'll be sure to answer them in the comments section.
That's actually really interesting. Yay for long cafeteria conversations.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting take on the movie. I don't think that's necessarily what Nolan was going for, but it kind of works.
ReplyDeleteAs for Mal, I disagree with directors putting too much of themselves in a movie. They can put as much of themselves as they want, as long as they have that clear focus. If they can lead everyone else effectively and convey their idea, then it doesn't matter how much of themselves they put in, and I think the more the director puts in, the deeper the film. We see this all the time with those "auteur" directors, like Tarantino, Scorcese, the Coens, etc.
Otherwise, interesting take.
Looking back on it, a lot of people think that Mal represents the studio, always making changes and sticking their nose where it doesn't below. I tend to agree with this more, I only heard about it after I wrote this though lol.
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