[Alex]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

The gaping plot hole I'm thinking of is ...
[spoiler]Why Cobb's kids can't come to Paris, or any of the other dozen places outside the U.S. Cobb visits in the movie.

Spoiler:

I reading on that was that Cobb made the choice not to take the children with him when he ran and so has left them in the care of Mal's parents and since they believe he murdered Mal, why would they be willing to give them back to him?

And somehow Saito's magic access cleared his name such that her parents were mollified as well.

And in fact if it is his dream, he could bring his kids to him if that is what he wanted, it would be as easy as projecting them into wherever he is.

Spoiler:

I don't remember my own dreams very often, or in great detail. Do people have dreams in which they are not a character, or in which they are missing from some scenes that feature other people??

Spoiler:

I never remember dreams so couldn't say but on other boards where this has been discussed plenty of people do claim to have dreams where they're just fuzzy observers.

But again, that's my problem with the "it's all a dream" theory. It may be the intent but it also renders moot any discussion as any point of view is equally valid by waving a hand and saying "it's a dream."

I think we need a separate thread. Spoiler tags are getting confusing.