Dreaming In The Film Inception

In the film Inception, the question that is raised is, is Dominic Cobb dreaming or is he awake. After watching the film multiple times, the answer is never really clear. You just have to pick a side, and believe what you would like. Throughout the film, we are deceived by the totem, the children, the overpowering subconscious, the jumping around of the movie, the fighting that is always happening, and Mal, which leads us to believe that Dominic is still dreaming.
The first thing that makes us believe Dominic is still dreaming is the totem.

Arthur: A totem. You need a small object, potentially heavy. Something you can have on you all the time that no one else knows. Ariadne: Like a coin? Arthur: No, it needs to be more unique than that. [shows her a small red die] This is a loaded die. [Ariadne reaches for it, he pulls his hand away] No, I can't let you touch it, that would defeat the purpose. See, only I know the balance and …show more content…
She wanted him to come be with the kids, but Dominic thought he was already there; his dream had become his reality (Emerald). In the hotel scene when Mal jumped off the ledge to wake herself up, she continued to tell Dominic that he needed to come home to their children. She said the only way out was to kill themselves. She then went on to tell Dominic that she had herself declared sane by three different psychiatrists, and even wrote a letter to their lawyer saying that she feared for her life. Before Dominic showed up at the hotel room she trashed the room and went out to the balcony from the room across the hall, and eventually jumped. This scene is important to show that Mal went through all the troubles to show Dominic that he was still dreaming, and that he needed to come back to reality. Dominic helped her to get up one more level from Limbo, so she took it upon herself to help him get back to