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Changing symbols on jacket


Did anyone else notice this? When Wiley was talking to the lucid dreamer guy with the long hair, the symbols on his leather jacket were changing (ie. smiley face, dino, clown, ouroboros, yin-yang). What was the significance of this? I thought that it could've been subliminally emphasizing the different moods of the conversation. Or maybe since Wiley was only dreaming it, the symbols represented his subconscious trying to tell him something in the form of objects that just happened to correlate with what they were saying.

I think it was the only time something like that happened during the movie so it was kind of interesting, any thoughts?

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They symbols really give extra information, about the intentions of this dubious guy. Speaking like a salesman for subconcious drugs he is non of the good. At least the signs forcing this interpretation.

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