How did Saito know he was under attack by extractors Cobb and Arthur in Inception?
In the train scene, when Saito was having information extracted by Cobb, the extraction team were using a two layer dream. In the first layer of the dream Saito knew that he was in a dream because of the Carpet. Saito said:
I've always hated this carpet. Stained and frayed in such distinctive ways. But very definitely made of wool. Right now... I'm lying on polyester. Which means, I'm not lying on my carpet in my apartment. You have lived up to your reputation, Mr. Cobb. I'm still dreaming.
But i don't understand how Saito found that he was in a dream in the second layer, when Cobb and Arthur explaining about how they could defend against extraction to Saito at the hotel?
Best Answer
It is stated in scene in the apartment and reinforced in the helicopter scene following the failed attempt at Extraction that Saito was in-effect interviewing Cobb for the attempt at Inception, and that initially Saito thought that Cobb had failed the interview until he realized that they had put him in a two layer dream.
It is implied that he had therefore deliberately allowed himself to have the attempt at Extraction made on him and that he was prepared - by being mentally prepared he did not seem to store too many important secrets in the safe, and that he was suspicious of their approach to sell themselves as anti-extractors.
Later in the movie, they use the 'Mr Charles' gambit and deliberately make Fischer aware that he is in a dream. Perhaps the gambit they use against Saito where they pretend to be friendly Extractors pitching to train a wealthy individual to defend against extraction work well against a mark who is not expecting it. Against Saito, who is prepared and has allowed himself to be introduced into a shared dream, maybe it is an approach that makes him become aware that he might be dreaming.
This is also the scene where we are introduced to Mal, she speaks to Cobb as he begins his attempt to break into the safe, and then enters the room with Saito and Arthur at gunpoint. Together with her subsequent appearance in shared dreams with Ariadne, this begins to suggest that Cobb's subconscious projection of Mal is directly working against him - perhaps that she directly warned Saito.
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How did Saito know he was in a dream?
In the train scene, when Saito was having information extracted by Cobb, the extraction team were using a two layer dream. In the first layer of the dream Saito knew that he was in a dream because of the Carpet. Saito said: I've always hated this carpet.Why is Saito so much older than Cobb in the final dream level?
Why is Saito so much older than Cobb in the final dream level? [Answer] - There are two potential explanations for this. The first is that Cobb took a while to find Saito. And it was during this time where Saito aged 10 times faster every layer you go deeper.How did Cobb find Saito Inception?
After using the grenade to kill many projections, Saito dies, and goes into Limbo. Cobb and Ariadne go down into Limbo to find Fischer, and after Ariadne pushes Fischer off of the highest floor of Cobb and Mal's home, she jumps herself, administering the kick, and leaving Cobb alone to search for Saito.Did Saito and Cobb wake up?
Cobb and Saito got out of limbo by waiting until the sedative ran out (and they were normal-asleep) then they shot themselves, thus waking up. Just like how Cobb and Mal got out by lying on the train tracks. Saito grew to be an old man, and Cobb reminded them they had a mission.Inception 2010 Saito gets shot and Cobb blames Arthur.
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