10 Great Movie Characters Who Never Really Existed
4. Mal - Inception
Mal Cobbs is a spectre, a twisted projection of a former loved one. Dominic and his own inner guilt because of Mal's death caused her to manifest his mind in an altered fashion. She causes incredible danger to the mission in Inception (2010) and threatens to destroy several members of the team. Mal is such an efficient character because there's the duality of who the person used to be, and how this mirror image chooses to portray them. All the while it helps develop Dominic Cobbs as a haunted man, while delving deeply into his back story. Many have commented on her likeness to the convention of femme fatales, a certain breed of haunted and dangerous women usually stemming from the world of film noir. In addition the stunning and classic appeal of Marion Cotillard fleshes out the character perfectly. It's the authentic and regretful nature of Mal that makes her existence both sinister, and tearjerking.
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Mal Cobbs is a spectre, a twisted projection of a former loved one. Dominic and his own inner guilt because of Mal's death caused her to manifest his mind in an altered fashion. She causes incredible danger to the mission in Inception (2010) and threatens to destroy several members of the team. Mal is such an efficient character because there's the duality of who the person used to be, and how this mirror image chooses to portray them. All the while it helps develop Dominic Cobbs as a haunted man, while delving deeply into his back story. Many have commented on her likeness to the convention of femme fatales, a certain breed of haunted and dangerous women usually stemming from the world of film noir. In addition the stunning and classic appeal of Marion Cotillard fleshes out the character perfectly. It's the authentic and regretful nature of Mal that makes her existence both sinister, and tearjerking.