Digital Art do people even care about inception anymore

I feel like there needs to be more saturation in some areas in the first pic. I've never been a fan of that background style, but sometimes it works nicely, you just gotta know how to work with it.

As such I would blend the stock in more with the background if you can. I feel as though the flow around his body is a desperate struggle for visual motion, to keep the eyes moving. Maybe try something more subtle yet effective, like making some blurs in the background go the way you want the eyes to follow et cetera. The words are a little hard to see, but it's a great quote.

If you have the time / desire / or whatever, I'd suggest working on it more. Part of intense CnC is not only receiving it and keeping it in mind, but going back and editing your work.

Hope this helps.