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"Personally, I think that potential ambiguity was BRILLIANT. Christopher Nolan COULD have cut to black when the top was spinning smoothly, leaving the end entirely unknown. Some people would still choose to believe that it was going to fall eventually, because of hope, but they would know that that's entirely based on optimism. Or he could have cut to black when the top had slowed a LOT, making it obvious.ย 

But this is an example where the EVIDENCE BEFORE YOUR EYES is actively influenced by your mindset (hope or doubt). So for some people, the end was incredibly joyful and satisfying, and for others, it was tragic."

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