Are there actually any women in Inception, though?

[noracharles]

The female characters are called Mal and Ariadne. Come on.

Both of them have the very clear plot function of highlighting parts of Dom's psyche, and nothing beyond that.

But I can't imagine you with all your complexity, all you perfection, all your imperfection. Look at you. You are just a shade of my real wife. You're the best I can do; but I'm sorry, you are just not good enough.

As far as I'm concerned, Dom never woke up.