A scene from Inception 2010
Ariadne

I guess I thought that the dream space would be all about the visual, but it's more about the feel of it. My question is what happens when you start messing with the physics of it all?

Ariadne

[Ariadne folds the city in on itself]

It's something isn't it

Cobb

Yes, it is

Ariadne

[Projections start to stare at Ariadne as they walk by]

Why are they all looking at me?

Cobb

Cause my subconscious feels that someone else is creating this world. The more you change things, the quicker the projections start to converge on you.

Ariadne

Converge?

Cobb

They sense the foreign nature of the dreamer. They attack, like white blood cells fighting an infection.

Ariadne

What, they're gonna attack us?

Cobb

No, no....Just you.

Cobb

[Ariadne creates a bridge]

This is great, but I'm telling you, if you keep changing things like this...

Ariadne

[One of Cobb's projections bumps into Ariadne]

Jeez, mind telling your subconscious to take it easy?

Cobb

It's my subconscious. Remember? I can't control it.

Cobb

[Ariadne comes to a stop, Pulls two mirrors together and creates a pathway]

Very impressive. [Cobb starts to realize the location]. I know this bridge. This place is real, isn't it?

Ariadne

Yeah, I cross it every day to get to the college.

Cobb

Never re-create places from your memory. Always imagine new places.

Ariadne

You gotta draw from stuff you know, right?

Cobb

[Cobb starts to become nervous]

Only use details. A streetlamp or a phone booth, Never entire areas.

Ariadne

Why not?

Cobb

Building a dream from your memory is the easiest way to lose your grasp on what's real and what is a dream.

Ariadne

Is that what happened to you?

Cobb

Listen to me. [Cobb grabs Ariadne, All projections stop and stare] This has nothing to do with me, understand?

Ariadne

Is that why you need me to build your dreams?

Cobb

[Projections start to converge on Ariadne, Cobb tries to fight them off]

Hey, get off her. Back up. Back up

Ariadne

[Projections separate Ariadne from Cobb]

Hey. [Ariadne begins to yell for cobb] COBB! COBB!

Cobb

GET OFF OF HER!

Ariadne

LET ME GO! LET ME GO!

Cobb

MAL! MAL!

Ariadne

COBB! WAKE ME UP!
[Cobb's projection of his wife, walks up and stabs Ariadne, waking her up]

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