Oh yeah, I had also considered that possibility with the Storyteller. For awhile I expected that to be part of the big reveal, too. Perhaps it should have been …

@ Chris Wellons:

See, I was completely oblivious to the twist all the way up until the reveal. After Inks identity was revealed, I started wondering about Liev the Storyteller… Could she also be someone we know? For example a grown up version of the little girl from one of the future? Probably not, but it made me wonder.

I didn’t like the first quarter or so of the movie so much. I found it annoying how vague it was at first (I didn’t read your little summary beforehand). But, oh man, that was definitely worth watching through! That’s a really powerful ending. And you’re right, the way the incubi were depicted was very effective.

The very best moment of the movie is that scene with the dream-world fighting in the background and the real-world hospital scene in the foreground, also seen in the trailer at the 2m10s point. That part gave me chills.

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I actually picked up on the “twist” around the chain-reaction scene, and then immediately recognized Ink the next time he was shown. If the clues had been a little more subtle I might not have picked up on it as early. Fortunately the Ink costume was plenty concealing to not spoil anything right off the bat.

I looked here to help me remember what other movies I saw this year (four of them I saw over two flights, and wouldn’t have seen them otherwise), and after reviewing the list, I actually think this is the third best fictional movie I’ve seen this year (out of the whopping ~8 I’ve seen). The movie’s conclusion is what placed it that high on my list.

So thanks for introducing it to me!

I had originally acquired Ink via “unauthorized distributors” several months ago. And even though the genre is far from my preferred movie genre, for some reason I thought it was such a damn good movie that I asked my wife to watch it, and we later bought Ink through authorized distributors.

I am not entirely sure *why* I like the movie, I find myself watching it yet again on occasion. I am undecided if I might consider Ink to be the best movie I’ve seen in a while, but Ink definitely does grab my attention for some reason that I can’t quite figure out.

You can also stream it on Netflix if you have that. I thought it was alright. Pretty good for what they had to work with.