Inception articulate some of the things that have been swirling around his head for the last eight years." DiCaprio and Nolan spent months talking about the screenplay. Nolan took a long time re-writing the script in order "to make sure that the emotional journey of his character was the driving force of the movie." On February 11, 2009, it was announced that Warner Bros. purchased "Inception", a spec script written by Nolan. Principal photography began in Tokyo on June 19, 2009, with the scene where Saito first hires Cobb during a helicopter flight over the city. The production moved to the
Paprika (2006 film) "Paprika" received the following awards and nominations: Several critics and scholars have noted many striking similarities that later appeared in the 2010 Christopher Nolan film "Inception", including plot similarities, similar scenes, and similar characters, arguing that "Inception" was influenced by "Paprika". Ciara Wardlow of "Film School Rejects" argues that "Inception" was influenced by "Paprika" based on similarities too numerous to be coincidence, from "the focus on dream sharing technology to Ariadne’s wardrobe to references to Greek mythology, physics-defying hallways, significant dream-elevators, and the choice of having a Japanese businessman (Saito) be the one to hire Cobb and the dream team,