Inception Film Analysis

1. Inception is a thriller and the conventions of a thriller are

• quick shots and camera angles music
• music that builds up tension
• the lighting also tends to be a lot of shadows
• they also have a lot of surprises and twists to the storyline
• the use of stairs if quite frequent
• it is usually from the killers point of view
• there are flashbacks

2. The technical code of it is that the music builds up tension and makes the audience want to know wants going to happen in the film
3. The key signifiers are the actual title INCEPTION which means beginning, so it could mean the beginning of the END or something chilling like that.
4. Whilst watching the trailer you get the sence that the film is going to be about a disaster, the film is basically another disaster film like '2012' or 'The Day After Tomorrow'.
5. The audience that this film has been targeted towards would be adults from the ages of 20 plus and who are interested in disasters or thrillers.