Chapter 341: Dream Stealing
Chapter 341: Dream Stealing
When the tense music began to play, the movie had officially come to an end.
In the first layer of the dream, the falling van is about to touch the water surface.
In the second dream, Arthur pressed the detonator in his hand, and the bomb installed at one end of the elevator exploded, pushing the elevator downward in the absence of gravity.
In the third level of the dream, little Fisher, who fell from a high-rise building in the fourth level of the dream, finally woke up because of a push from Qin Yanni.
However, unlike the original "Inception", when little Fisher woke up, he did not get up immediately. Instead, he looked back at Cobb, Qin Yanni and Saito who were lying on the ground.
"Hurry up," Yin Xiu, who was standing by, saw little Fisher standing still and hurriedly urged, "Time is running out, they can come back."
At Yin Xiu's urging, little Fisher walked to the sturdy security door and opened it easily.
Inside the door was a white ward. Fisher Jr.'s father, Fisher Sr., was lying on the hospital bed with tubes inserted into his body.
Seeing his son coming in, the father immediately stretched out his right hand tremblingly. Just as Fisher Jr. was about to hold it, Fisher Sr. waved his hand and murmured in a weak voice:
"I am...disappointed."
After hearing this, little Fisher could no longer maintain the elegance and kindness that had always been on his face.
"disappointment?
Haha, yes, you should be disappointed.
I am disappointed that after all these years, you still haven't been able to completely control me. I am disappointed that you are going to die after all, and that the research of Brilliant Pharmaceuticals still hasn't been able to extend your life in time."
A ferocious expression appeared on little Fisher's face, so terrifying, so crazy, and the sudden change in his temperament made it seem like he was two different people, perfectly demonstrating the actor's profound acting skills.
Old Fisher seemed to have anticipated his son's behavior. There was no anger or sadness on his face, only self-blame and pity.
"I'm just disappointed that you've ended up living the life you hated the most."
He waved and pointed to the safe beside the bed.
“In the past, I was always worried about you, worried that you were too weak and too kind to take on the responsibility of the company and the family. I always made decisions for you, but the result was that I pushed you to the other side.
But no matter whether you are good or bad, smart or stupid, you are my son after all, a descendant of the Fisher family.
The company will be handed over to you from now on. No matter what you want to do, good or bad, just do it. The Fisher family will always be with you.
By the way, Myert, I have already made arrangements in advance. There can only be one voice in the company. Consider this as the last decision I make for you..."
Upon hearing this, little Fisher showed an expression that seemed to be both crying and laughing on his face.
He squatted down, pressed the password casually, opened the safe door, and reached out to take out the will that symbolized property and rights, but his hand froze in mid-air.
Just because in the lower layer of the safe, a crudely made paper windmill was lying there quietly.
The shape and style are exactly the same as the windmill in Fisher's wallet when he was young and took a photo with his father.
It is obvious that Fisher's father has always treasured this windmill since he was a child and placed it in his most precious safe.
Little Fisher took out the paper windmill tremblingly, looked at his father who had passed away, realized his father's hidden love for him, and burst into tears.
Just as he was lying on his father crying, in the fourth level of the dream.
The dying Li Li lay in Cobb's arms, like a white lotus about to wither, so fragile and sad.
Cobb couldn't help but kiss his lover's face, muttering her name.
Li Li also looked at him and asked with her last bit of strength, "Do you remember when you proposed to me?"
Cobb nodded vigorously, "I remember!"
Li Li continued with tears in her eyes: "You said you dreamed that we would grow old together."
Cobb also had tears in his eyes, but a happy smile appeared on his face.
"We grow old together, don't you remember?"
The scene switches to the 50 years they spent in the Lost Zone. Just as Cobb said before, "an old soul is placed in a young body", walking in those dream buildings and lying on the train tracks are two old figures.
It turns out that the consciousness in a dream will not continue to maintain its youthful appearance as Cobb had previously described.
They too will age and die.
Cobb held Li Li in his arms and thought about the fifty years they had spent in the Lost Zone.
"I miss you so much, we had such a great time.
It’s just that I can’t accompany you any more, I can’t accompany you any more.”
He kissed Li Li's forehead and watched his subconscious lover gradually close his eyes.
Qin Yanni, who was standing aside, watched this scene. Although she was very moved and reluctant, she could not care less as time was running out.
"Wake up, Cobb, your child is still waiting for you, we have to go back quickly."
Cobb pursed his lips and nodded, put Li Li down, and walked to Qin Yanni.
"No, Saito is still in the Lost Zone. I have to bring him back."
Qin Yanni shook her head.
"It's too late. Besides, whether Saito can go back or not is not that important. We have already obtained enough information, and the higher-ups will recognize your efforts."
However, Cobb doesn't think so: "I am the world's top dream stealing expert."
He looked at his wife who was no longer breathing, and the whole person seemed to be reborn.
Over the years, he has been trapped in deep guilt for his past foolish behavior and struggles with his inner demons every day.
But now, he has finally let it go, reconciled with himself, and started to face his life squarely.
"Don't worry, you go back first. We still have some time. Even if I can't travel to the upper level, I can go back to the first level directly. Don't worry, I have experience in this. Li Li and I went back this way."
Qin Yanni still trusted him very much. After hearing this, she didn't try to persuade him any more and just nodded.
"Okay then, come back quickly if you can't find Saito, your own safety is more important!"
After saying that, the girl jumped off the balcony, and then in the third dream, she opened her eyes while lying on the ground.
As I opened my eyes, the van in the first layer of the dream finally touched the water surface.
In the second level of the dream, the elevator filled with members of the Dream Stealing Team was also pushed by the impact of the explosion and accelerated and hit the wall.
As for the third level of the dream, Yin Xiu could no longer wait for Cobb and Saito to wake up, so he pressed the detonator in his hand at the right time.
Then, with a violent explosion, the entire Snow Mountain Fortress began to explode and collapse from the bottom, taking with it little Fisher, Yin Xiu, Qin Yanni and others, who also fell under the building and were swallowed by the wreckage.
The final scenes of the three layers of dreams were edited together to form a parallel and synchronous relationship. As the passionate orchestral soundtrack gradually became louder and louder, the tense atmosphere in the screening room approached its peak. The collapsed base, the broken buildings, the river water pouring into the van, layer by layer, everyone opened their eyes one by one.
These were edited together by director Wang Hao, forming a unique feeling of progressiveness, traversal and detachment from each other layer by layer.
It felt as if the audience was also being pulled away from the movie, until the van in the first dream fell completely into the river, splashing water all over the sky. The whole tense atmosphere finally stopped, and people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Phew, I’m finally back!
No! There are still two people who haven't come back!
In the van that fell into the water, everyone untied their restraints and struggled to swim out.
During this process, Arthur, Qin Yanni and others did not forget to help unbuckle Cobb and Saito's seat belts and drag them to the shore.
It was at this moment, in the 4th level of dream.
After persuading Qin Yanni to leave, Cobb said goodbye to his wife for the last time, then immediately took action and began to look for Saito in the Lost Zone.
The subsequent plot connects to the scene at the beginning of the movie, completing a cycle.
Cobb was brought to Saito. At this time, Saito, who had only died for less than a few minutes in the first dream due to the difference in the speed of time flow between multiple dreams, looked extremely old and looked like he had been trapped in this lost zone for decades.
When Cobb heard Saito's words "I have been waiting for someone, someone I once dreamed of", he, who was originally a little dazed, finally looked up at him and said solemnly.
"Someone once told me something, and he said you would understand it too.
The sentence is: All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows; like dew and lightning, they should be viewed in this way.
I don’t quite understand what this sentence means, but I want to remind you…”
Saito looked at the spinning top on the table in front of him and muttered to himself.
"All phenomena are like dreams and bubbles... You still want to remind me to abide by the agreement between us, right?"
Cobb shook his head, as if remembering something, and emphasized in a scripted manner:
"After all these years, haven't you figured it out?
Life and death are but a matter of a moment. Living a meaningless life will not bring you a moment's peace of mind.
You Japanese people have a good saying, life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves. Mr. Saito, please choose your own life! "
Saito's hand touched the pistol beside him, and with Cobb's shout of "Let's go", the scene switched to the riverside in the first layer of the dream. Cobb and Saito, who were receiving artificial respiration, opened their eyes at the same time.
Then Saito saw that not far away, the wet little Fisher was sitting by the river with the godfather played by the pretender Yin Xiu, and he said with a smile and tears:
"That will... He told me to live for myself... He also said he would support my choices... It's ridiculous, why didn't he say it earlier!"
"What about you?" Yin Xiu asked softly.
Young Fisher hung his head.
“I never had the courage to resist him, but I have been secretly disobeying him. Perhaps the old man’s past disappointment was indeed deserved.
But this time, I won’t do what he says. I want to inherit such a big company and do better than him! "
Hearing this, Saito sighed softly.
He knew that Cobb and others' mind implantation plan had succeeded at this moment, but for some reason, he couldn't be happy at all.
Cobb, who woke up nearby, was also paying attention to Saito's every move. Seeing the other party's attitude, he was relieved.
Then the next second, Cobb opened his eyes and looked around. He was still in the first-class cabin of the plane.
"Would you like a hot towel?"
"In about 20 minutes, we will land in Los Angeles."
The stewardess' voice came from behind him, and it was obvious that they were back to reality.
Cobb took the towel and the camera turned to little Fisher sitting in front of him. The target person who had just had his thoughts implanted was deep in thought.
He looked at Arthur, Qin Yanni and other team members opposite him. They all looked at him with smiles, their eyes full of kindness and appreciation.
As for Saito, who was wearing makeup, after finding that he had successfully returned to reality, he was stunned at first, then he glanced at little Fisher not far away, with a complicated expression on his face.
But now that things have come to this, everything has become a fait accompli.
Under Cobb's scorching gaze, Saito took out his cell phone and started making a call, ready to fulfill his promise.
At this point in the movie, everything has come to the best ending.
Saito achieved his goal, Fisher Jr. reconciled with himself, Cobb eliminated his inner demons and could go home to accompany his children, and others could also share the bonus after completing the task...
However, some viewers took out their mobile phones and checked the time, only to find that there was still half an hour left before the end of the movie.
With their rich experience in watching movies, they immediately knew that things were not that simple.
Sure enough, before Saito could make the call, the plane they were on suddenly began to shake violently with a loud bang.
Cobb and others looked out of the plane window and saw thick smoke billowing from the left engine of the plane they were on.
It was obvious that there was a serious malfunction in the plane, and Cobb and others immediately became nervous.
As for Saito, his reaction was even more serious. After seeing this situation, he kept muttering to himself.
“It must be the Lord, He knows everything we do!”
“It must be the Lord!”
Of course, Cobb knew what the master Saito was referring to, and he also understood that this person was doubting the actions of himself and others, which had led to revenge from the mysterious organization.
However, with Cobb's courage, how could he be afraid of the mysterious "master"?
At this time, in the first class cabin, several flight attendants became a little panicked because of this accident, and the members of the Dream Stealing Team all looked at him.
Cobb was very calm. With just a glance, he took out a parachute from the cabinet next to his seat.
Fortunately, in the most expensive first-class cabin, each seat was equipped with one of these things, which at least gave them some comfort and confidence.
Even their target, young Fisher, followed suit and took out a parachute and put it on his back.
"Everyone, listen to me," Cobb said as he tied up the parachute and tried to comfort everyone. "The plane is in good condition now. The engine power of the plane is taken into account. It is possible..."
Before he could finish his words, there was another violent shake and thick smoke began to billow from the engine on the other side of the plane.
"Okay, remember, once the plane descends to a certain altitude, we will prepare to parachute."
Not only did he check whether everyone's parachutes were tied properly, but he also told them how to operate them.
"Open this first, then pull this. If pulling this doesn't work, there's a spare rope here. Don't worry, we'll jump together then..."
(End of this chapter)