But Inception has a pretty big cast, and every one of the characters feels meaningful. If you’ll check out the “Dream Experts” article above, I went step-by-step with how each character was so much deeper than they might have let on to be, and they all felt essential to the plot, which was still a BIG IDEA story. Like I said earlier, I have seen Inception 10 times, and with each time, I find that I follow a different character throughout their journey down the rabbit hole. In the end, all of them are worth following, which is what makes this film so special.