The movie Inception has many examples of psych oanalytic theory. In Inception, Cobb (Leonardo Di Caprio) describes one of the fascinating aspects of dreaming that allows the characters to access a person’s dream world, “in a dream we create and perceive simultaneously.” DiCaprio plays a master thief who commits corporate spying by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is given a chance to have his entire criminal record eradicated as payment for a mission considered to be impossible: “inception”, the implantation of another person’s idea into a target’s subconscious.
Psychoanalytic theory states that all of us have a part of our mind which is unconscious that holds the unknown. The unconscious is made up of hidden feelings and desires, some of which we may never have been aware of and others which we have overlooked as either a defense technique or so that they can obtain social acceptance. Inception also has the pyschoanalytic theory that states the importance of a child’s relationship with his/her parents. For example when they had to tamper with Robert Fischer’s unconscious of the relationship with his father.
The unconscious has a huge impact on the way we react with others and the world around us. It has a bigger effect than your actual conscious mind. This is clearly demonstrated in the movie by Cobb. His real life sucked and the state of unconscious reflects his physical life. It was like this until he understood his own unconscious and reconciled with his covered up emotions and feelings. He was damaged emotionally and mentally and he was not cured until he uncovered all of this.
