The scene begins with slow zooms developing into a close up which clearly show the raw emotion on both Cobb's and Saitos face.The editing is used to help the tension build by creating pace between the cuts inevitably making it more intensifying for the audience. This creates dramatic tension within the audience. The mise en scen in this scene is juxtaposed between the two, Cobb clothing is all torn and rough howevor young symbolizing he has been through alot, Whereas Saido weres a suit which represents his nobility and wealph. Howevor his old wrinkled face and heavy eyes represents hes mortality. Cobb also carries a face of confusion and shadowed as he talks to Saido about their agreement. The mise en scen suggests that he does not talk because he knows what too say but almost as if this piece of information is stored in his head automatically. The scene then develops to showing the totem spinning endlessly on the wooden table, this shot encourages the fact that it is all a dream. A non-diegetic soft, quant melody starts growing from the background setting an eary howevor a mood of resolution. The music plays uninterupted until the end of the sequence. The blank look that both of them give eachover within this scene givesw the impression that they know eachover howevor in a different lifetime. The camera then shows a close up on Saitos hand as he slowly reaches for a gun. Within seconds an extreme close up is present on Cobb as he flickers his eyes. This again is a method of realization for the audience how it was all a dream.
He wakes up in the aeroplane where he once started his journey. The camera then shows Fisher, he stutters while taking the imigration forms, he then sits confused and blankas if he is completely unaware of what has happened. It then cuts to Cobb as he looks sharply at the other characters. The camera then pans right revealing everyones exhausted and confused faces. The editing is utilizeed well here as the camera swithces from face to face with a slow action showing the reactions on the peoples faces aswell as finally creating tan overall message to the audience that the job is done.
It then skips to the airport where Cinematography is key. It fuzzes out all faces of the people except for Cobb and Eames. This gives the remarkable essense of a dream, where nothing is clear. It then shows an over the shoulder shot where an officer accepts Cobbs passport. In a moment of relief Cobb looks over too Ariadne who smiles prosperously back at her. The camera then shows Cobb take his luggage and walk on. The camera keeps swithcing from behind and infront of Cobb, its purpose is to show the importance of this moment for Cobb, how he is finally home. Fisher than is given a mid shot and he shows a double take,its purpose was to create a sense of de ja vu. It then shows a first person shot of Cobb. This is to put the viewer in his shoes, to gather emotion and realization for the viewer. This scene works out so perfectly, and carries minimum Diegetic sound that it even brings up queries of weather it was a dream. From the moment they wake up them characters have know dialogue between eachover and very few shots, this opens the viewers interpretation to one preception. Time is slowed in this scene also, strenthening the perception of the dream world.
As Cobb walks into his house, paint brushes and paper are left on the table like a perfect picture, this element of mise en scen is used to show how everything is how he left it, this again strenthens the thought of it being a dream.He spins the totem on the table, and the camera slowly tilts down wards in order to see wheather it is a dream. The camera then shows Cobbs children, using slo-mo to show the importance of the moment. The camera then pans left showing the never ending spin of the totem. The camera zooms in on the totem as it jolts and then in the final few seconds of finding out the truth, the screen goes blank with a sharp non- diegetic noice playing in the background.
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