Why is this story told backwards
I would not call it backwards. The "timeline" with the cop acts more as a framing to the narrative. The story proper has 3 forward-flowing timelines and the framing story [for details of the construction see the FAQ at
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154506/faq what's the chronological version like? Is there a way to find it online?
It is a special feature on the DVD, accessible directly from the menu.
Also, is the burglar's name really Cobb
Does it matter? It is the only name he is given in the film [He is actually the only character who officially has a name in the film, all others are just given descriptions in the credit]
the name on the credit card that the young man forged?
The cop explains: "We checked the address you gave us. There's no Cobb there. The flat belongs to a Mister D. Lloyd. He's just returned from holiday. And he told us that while he was away, his flat had been burgled. Not much was missing. But his new credit card hasn't yet arrived." It seems to me that Cobb stole the card from Lloyd and was living in his house while he was away.
Yet, in the beginning, we see the two rob Cobb's house without the young man knowing that it's his.
They rob a Stranger's house, the Young Man's house, and then the Blonde's house. They don't rob the house that Cobb was living in (Lloyd's house).
It would make sense since Cobb never had a last name and police don't know what he looks like anyway.
But why would he want any connection. A better frame is to have an unknowing victim of theft (D Lloyd) and an "unfindable" Cobb.
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