Why was Saito so much older than Cobb when they meet again in Limbo?

When the van in level-1 sinks, Cobb drowns, and re-enters Limbo. At this point, he has entered Limbo years after Saito. In the movie, we see that the scene right after the van sinks is with Cobb waking up on the beach. Saito is old because those minutes between both deaths felt like decades in limbo.

Why is Saito old at the beginning of inception?

A single second in the real world is a life time in Limbo. What we see at the beginning of the movie is when Cobb first lands in Limbo in order to rescue Saito. Saito is so old because, for him, he’s been there for years, even though it’s only been a few seconds in the dream layer above.

How long was Cobb in Limbo for Saito?

Therefore, Cobb and Saito would have been trapped in limbo for 182 years if they hadn’t been kicked out of the dream. It’s tempting to also use the 1:20 ratio to calculate how much time might have passed for Cobb and Mal on the surface when they were trapped in limbo.

Why was Cobb younger than Saito?

The most common theory as to why Cobb is younger then Saito in limbo is because Cobb knew limbo wasn’t reality so he projected himself not aging, whereas Saito lost his mind down there and thought he was aging and not in a dream.

Why does Saito hire Cobb?

Saito convinced Cobb to head the operation on the grounds that if he succeeded, the former would use his influence to ensure that the charges against the extractor would be dropped, allowing him to return home to his children.

Did Mal and Cobb grow old together?

Cobb and Mal did grow old together, in their 3rd or 4th level dream. They grew old and died there, after which they went to Limbo. When they showed up in Limbo, they were young again. It was in Limbo that Cobb had to use inception to force Mal to commit suicide with him.

Did the dreidel fall in Inception?

At the end of “Inception,” Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) finally returns home to his kids after spending a long time in the dream world. Cobb carries a little top with him. If the top keeps spinning, that means he is in a dream. The final shot shows the top spinning, but it never reveals whether it falls over.

How many layers deep did they go in Inception?

3 Answers. There are four layers, the last of which is called “limbo”. Cobb and Ariadne enter the limbo layer using their technology (not by killing themselves) to get Fischer Jr.