unpopular fannish opinion

[katewrites]

Part of the reason I can't get into Inception is that the premise is that the protagonist is a man who drove his wife crazy. On purpose.

I know that everyone's happy place is Arthur/Eames, but I will be 100% honest. In any other movie, Cobb would have been the villain.

This movie tried to turn him into a sad, sympathetic character, and instead whenever I think about it, I have to warp the movie into a feminist retelling where Mal is right and Cobb is asleep. Otherwise I just want to scream.

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[surexit]

He's very rarely more than a throwaway line in any stories I've read, but you may have now POISONED my enjoyment of the film/fandom.

I really want to find the fic that must exist where Mal is right. Someone must have written it.

[katewrites]

I'm so sorry! I am sadface at having poisoned anyone's experience.

Here's some good Mal-is-right fic that is Eames/Arthur ftw:

http://airgiodslv.livejournal.com/535615.html

And a really good rec list:

http://jenna-marianne.livejournal.com/5625.html

[katewrites]

Ack, and this one is so fab.

http://electrumqueen.livejournal.com/239389.html

[surexit]

ARGH RECS. ♥♥♥

[katewrites]

MWAHAHA. My evil plan of reccing her is working.