Inception and Duck Tales

After seeing the Inception trailer for the first time, I remember being confused and moderately intrigued. Now that I've actually seen the movie, I feel that the trailer does it no justice.



There were so many things I loved about Inception. It had a great cast, an intricate story and phenomenal imagery. I left the theater thinking that Christopher Nolan was pretty amazing. Taking all of that into account, I was very surprised when I started to hear rumors about Inception being a rip-off from an old Duck Tales comic.

The comic is called "Uncle Scrooge in the Dream of a Lifetime". I believe Video Gum broke the story with this post. Since then, the web has exploded with information regarding the similarities between the latest summer hit and my favorite cartoon.

The comic in its entirety can be found here. Of course, I had to read the comic in order to form my own opinion and I agree that there are some obvious similarities. Basically, the Beagle Boys are attempting to rob Uncle Scrooge yet again. This time they decide to use one of Gyro's new inventions to invade Uncle Scrooge's dreams and steal the combination to his safe.

Here's an excerpt that I found to be of note:


Furthermore, if you've seen Inception, you know how important "the fall" is. Gyro discovered its importance when Donald went into Uncle Scrooge's dream to help him.

Personally, I'm not sure if I believe Christopher Nolan stole the Inception idea from Duck Tales. Either way, I still love the movie and I now appreciate the cartoon so much more.