Thursday, July 10, 2014

Pink Floyd: 'Comfortably Numb' synchronized with 'Inception' dream sequence

CATEGORY: MUSIC, MOVIES

This 'sync' video, which is linked to near the bottom of this post, pairs Pink Floyd's song, Comfortably Numb, with part of the visual portion of Christopher Nolan's film, Inception. This sync is intended by the makers of Inception such that we will take the lyrics to Comfortably Numb, to be providing one or more hints about what's really going on in the film. For example, consider this excerpt from the song lyrics:

"Come on now
I hear you're feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain
Get you on your feet again.
Relax.
I'll need some information first.
Just the basic facts.
Can you show me where it hurts?"


The above lyrics can be taken to sound like a psychotherapist speaking to a patient. What is suggested by these lyrics being used in unison with this scene from the movie, is that the reality of Inception is that Ariadne is Dom's psychotherapist, and she has him under her influence.






The shot from the scene sequence in this sync video shown at left, seen shortly before the above-quoted portion of the song lyrics are heard, shows Ariadne, the therapist (as suggested by the song lyrics explained above), sitting near her 'patient', Dom, who is reclining.


The sync video can be viewed on YouTube here. Comfortably Numb is from Pink Floyd's 1979 double album, The Wall. Inception was released in the year 2010. See the analysis of Inception on this blog for a detailed explanation of the film's themes.


All song lyrics in this post are believed to be used in accordance with the U.S. Copyright Fair Use Act (Title 17, U.S. Code).

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