Quaid is eventually captured and brought before Cohaagen, who reveals that the "recorded message" was a ruse to lead the Chancellor to the resistance leader, Matthias. After Cohaagen kills Matthias and begins the invasion, Quaid and Melina escape. They fight their way onto "The Fall," a massive gravity elevator that travels through the Earth's core.
Guided by a recorded message from his past self, Quaid travels to the United Federation of Britain. He meets Melina, the woman from his dreams, who explains that he is actually Carl Hauser, a top intelligence operative for Chancellor Cohaagen. Hauser had defected to the resistance after falling in love with Melina and discovering Cohaagen’s plan to invade the Colony with a robotic army.
Douglas Quaid is a factory worker in the late 21st century, living in a world divided between two nations: the United Federation of Britain and the Colony. Despite having a stable life and a beautiful wife, Lori, he is haunted by recurring dreams of being a secret agent. Seeking an escape from his mundane existence, he visits Rekall, a company that implants fake memories of heroic adventures.
Specific between the 2012 film and the 1990 original. The symbolism of the "The Fall" gravity elevator. Analysis of the ending's ambiguity .