Few movie endings have provoked as fervent discussion as the last shot of Christopher Nolans dream heist thriller Inception. Although initially, it appears that Leonardo DiCaprios Cobb has safely returned home to his family and will be able to live out the rest of his life in happiness, a spinning top suggests that he may still be dreaming. Discourse has developed on how much of Inception really happened, and whether Nolans refusal to explain how the film should be interpreted is itself a cop-out. However, the ending of Paul Verhoevens science fiction thriller Total Recall deserves the same level of discussion that Inception received.
