One form of cob is the Coburg loaf, sometimes called the Bishop’s cap (or even Brunswick loaf), and has a distinctive cross cut in the top before baking. Some have suggested it is so named after Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Why is cob loaf called Read more…
In the movie Cobb (DiCaprio) tells Ariadne (Page) that the most important rule in choosing a totem is to make sure that no one else has ever touched it. This is emphasized with flashbacks showing him changing his wife’s dream by using her totem which is the spinning top. What Read more…
Cobb’s sense of guilt over his wife’s death and his children’s abandonment leaves his subconscious in shambles. Cobb’s perceived guilt causes him to subconsciously project violent and vengeful apparitions of his wife which constantly hinder his ability to properly complete his work in the dream state. Why was Cobb guilty? Read more…
Saito is an immensely powerful and wealthy business magnate, and is the head of Proclus Global. He offers Cobb a job for a valuable reward; to clear Cobb of his charges and to allow him to return home to America and his children. How long did Cobb search for Saito? Read more…
Wanted as a fugitive for being falsely implicated for the death of his wife, Mal, Cobb is unable to return to his home. As a totem, he uses a spinning top that was once owned by Mal. Why is Cobb guilty in Inception? Cobb’s guilt is brought on by grief. Read more…
Saito hired Cobol, and when he made the call to eliminate the charges, he also called off Cobol. Who owns Cobol Engineering? Cobol Engineering is the company that hired Dom, Arthur, and Nash to extract Proclus Global’s expansion plan from first chief engineer Kaneda’s, and then Saito’s mind. The company Read more…
Inception Theory: Cobb’s Real Totem Was His Wedding Ring However, many viewers have pointed out another detail that might suggest Cobb still had his original totem, but he didn’t use it anymore: his wedding ring. What was Cobb’s original totem? spinning topCobb’s totem was a spinning top which, when spun, Read more…
spinning top. Cobb’s totem was a spinning top which, when spun, would eventually come to rest in the real world but keep spinning endlessly in the dream world. At the end of the film, when the heist proved to be a success and Cobb is finally reunited with his kids, Read more…
Cobb explains to Ariadne that he and Mal, his wife, ended up in their world-building limbo because they were experimenting with multi-dreams and Cobb pushed them too deep. He says they grew “old” together and eventually committed suicide on the train tracks to go back to reality. How does Cobb Read more…
A major conflict is the battle between Cobb and society. In Inception, faceless corporations are trying to kill Cobb, while the U.S. government is trying to imprison him because of a crime that he didn’t commit. Is Inception all Cobb’s dream? Despite what some abstract thinkers suggest, Inception is not Read more…