Okay.. So I finally saw the new movie Inception that everyone has been talking about. Just before we got to the theater, my friend was talking about the first Mistborn book (which I suggested he read), and how awesome it is blah, blah. The usual stuff you hear from someone talking about Mistborn.
So going into Inception, all I could think about was Mistborn. This lead to some extremely interesting ideas. Every character that appeared seemed to fit the characters from Mistborn:
Vin - Similar to Ariadne. Ariadne is extremely advanced at the architecture of dreams, much like Vin is extremely advanced with Allomancy. Even at early stages, Cobb is shocked at how fast Ariadne picks up the techniques. This is quite similar to the Vin and Kelsier connection.
Kelsier - Similar to Cobb. Cobb is the "Master" of the dream world. He even goes as far to say something like "I am the best there is." Kelsier is often seen, at least from Vin's stand point, as the best Mistborn fighter. Remember the scene where Kelsier fought the Steel Inquisitor, shortly before he died? He shows his extreme expertise on multiple occasions. Also like Kelsier, Cobb lost his wife, and he almost seems crazy at some points, although this may be because I recently saw Shutter Island
. Either way, Cobb and Kelsier share many similarities. They both start a "thieving" crew (one is for thoughts). They both lost the ones they loved, etc.
Elend - Similar to Fischer. The biggest difference between these two is that they aren't romantically involved with the same character (Vin/Ariadne). He reminds me of Elend because he is thrown into the middle of powerful forces, and really doesn't realize what is going on, or at what magnitude. He also has a serious father issue.
Sazed - Similar to Cobb's father. He seemed to be the all knowing, helpful character, that often warned Cobb of the dangers that he was embarking on, but went with it anyway.
Yeden - Similar to Saito. Saito is the funder of the endeavor, similar to Yeden.
Even the plot itself is similar in a few ways. The Kelsier figure creates a nearly impossible plan, and recruits the best crewmen around the world to work for him. Cobb is an international criminal, similar to TLR's dislike of Kelsier.
Idk, just thought some of the similarities were crazy. Obviously, there isn't allomancy, etc. But it has its own form of "magic" in it.
What do y'all think?