Inception Ending Explained: Dream Heist Solved

The Spinning Top: A Clever Reality Check, or Not? Right, so you've seen Inception, hey? That ending, ou nogal, leaves you asking: was Dom Cobb dreaming, or was he finally back in the real world? The whole thing hinges on that spinning top, his totem (a personal object used to distinguish dream from reality). In a dream, it wobbles; in reality, it spins steadily. But the film cuts to black just as the top starts to wobble, leaving us hanging....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Alisha Meade