With only 24 hours before her life support machine is switched off, a coma patient is given a second chance when she is recruited by an organisation that operates within the human subconscious to help stop a terror group that controls people via their dreams.

The boogeyman of soviet science and ideology died in 1991; it seems to me it's way past time to upgrade to a sci-fi premise relevant and credible in the 21st century.

Also, we know so much more about neurophysiology and cognitive science than we did in 1991 that I suggest the notion of "mind control" is a harder sell, even as a sci-fi concept. Mind manipulation, yes, but that's a different mind game than "mind control".

And I would point out that the objective goal in "Inception" was not mind control; the goal was not to turn any one into human automaton in terms of modifying, let alone controlling, everything a human would think and do. The objective goal was to plant ONE specific idea to effect ONE specific decision.

What ONE specific objective goal is at stake in the "mind control" via people's dreams premised in this logline?

The boogeyman of soviet science and ideology died in 1991; it seems to me it's way past time to upgrade to a sci-fi premise relevant and credible in the 21st century.

Also, we know so much more about neurophysiology and cognitive science than we did in 1991 that I suggest the notion of "mind control" is a harder sell, even as a sci-fi concept. Mind manipulation, yes, but that's a different mind game than "mind control".

And I would point out that the objective goal in "Inception" was not mind control; the goal was not to turn any one into human automaton in terms of modifying, let alone controlling, everything a human would think and do. The objective goal was to plant ONE specific idea to effect ONE specific decision.

What ONE specific objective goal is at stake in the "mind control" via people's dreams premised in this logline?

Well, I would have explained this - granted I am still early doors research wise - however, it would have been something along the lines of either

a) The limitations of the technology back then meant only one person at a time could be hacked, and their were numerous methods that could block the signal etc and various scientists within the programme were taken out or died.

b) The US lead a strike on the base that contained the device, and destroyed it without knowing - or perhaps some did - and a back up machine has been either built and / or discovered.

c) The device itself started to act on it's own, and thus was shut down and couldn't be controlled.

Long story short, once I have continued the research I will have a feasible reason for your question.