Inception offers the full journey of Cobb’s return: the initial moment of entering the cycle, the events that unfold within that cycle and the eventual reconciliation. In the same way, Metamorphoses provides an illustration of the cycle for Orpheus, yet it does not end for him as he has no means to escape. Each of the moments within the characters’ respective cycles coincides with the original trauma. Cobb enters the cycle due the trauma of seeing Mal commit suicide and Orpheus enters because he looked back at Eurydice, forcing her into the Underworld forever. Cobb and Orpheus remain trapped within the cycle due to their inability to resolve their feelings regarding the initial moment of trauma. Moreover, both of them cannot stop desiring