The Film Inception

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The Power and Broadness of A Human Mind. One of my most important takeaways from the movie, Inception, is the fact that one's dream, fantasy, or illusion might be his or her most important reality in life - maybe sometimes in the future. The movie itself just seemed like a mere or an ordinary dream - like how every normal human being experience a dream in their sleeps. However, in this movie, there is arguably more to it than just an ordinary dream, in terms of its meaning. In fact, from my personal experience, I have had many dreams, that actually turn out to be realities, at one point in my life. For example, I would often dream about traveling to a particular place, and after a few days, weeks, months, or years, I would actually travel to that particular place I saw in my dream. This is actually my experience before migrating to America. I once had a dream a few years ago that I would be traveling to America. Although, I initially believed that it is just a dream, I am here in America, today, a year after the dream . So whenever we …show more content…
He has transitioned from one level to another in terms of reality. From being a bad person - a criminal, to being a free normal and innocent human being. In analysing this transition, I believe that most of our current situations or conditions in life is cause by the influence of our minds, our way of thinking. Our minds can either hold us back or take us forward. It is easier to move forward or progress in life when we are able to direct our minds to the right direction. When we are honest, truthful, and have self-judgement, we can lead a more peaceful and smooth life. On the other hand, when we are dishonest, untrustworthy, untruthful, then living a miserable life will be inevitable, because our bad actions will haunt us at one point in

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