Tenet
Buy the ticket, and take the ride. Christopher Nolan’s bold new film welcomes us back to theaters.
(Left to right) Robert Pattinson and John David Washington In character.
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With Christopher Nolan hosting the “welcome back to theaters” party , Tenet delivers the action packed sci-fi film we all needed to get us back into the groove of 2020.
If Nolan’s “Inception” and “Memento” made your scratch your heads, then Tenet is the next stop on this paradox that he’s created over the years. Thought provoking none the less, be prepared to watch the movie at least three times before understanding it.
(Left to right) Robert Pattinson follows John David Washington .
The movie Tenet is simply One secret agent takes on an assignment to stop World War 3 through moving forward while traveling to the past. As mind-bending as this seems, it’s actually only something we can expect from the great Christopher Nolan. Known as a specialist of all things time related in film, Nolan presents a film that’s equal to a palindrome. A Palindrome is a sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards and that’s exactly what Tenet is. Going back in time is so easy for a story but going back in time and then walking forward through that backwards progression adds a twist that anyone would love to see. This is the most pleasing visual aesthetic throughout the action packed film and most mins boggling. Can you imagine dodging a barrage of punches coming at you from past/future tense? If you can’t, then this movie is for you.
Now to understand the time inversion in Tenet, you have to know that the paradox is pretty clear here. The characters are simply just developing an algorithm to break the paradox which prevents the war from happening. This well needed confusion is accompanied by a well casted fluidity of characters which makes us all more comfortable.
Fun Fact: Like seeing Robert Pattinson in red? “Good Time” by the Safadie Brothers has him in red, continuously.
John David Washington stars as the nameless protagonist who is quirky but serious in his ways through out the film. Oddly enough, I believe this is one of the fewer movies i’ve seen where the main character isn’t named. The first movie was ***** **** but Tyler Durden keeps us afloat, so we’ll let you figure that one out on your own.
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Robert Pattinson chimes in as “Neil” being the clever right hand of the protagonist in this battle against time. And lastly, Elizabeth Debicki stars as “Kat” serving as one of the more important keys of the operation. Seeing the blooming friendship throughout the film between the protagonist and Neil is really something to witness. Strangers on a mission usually don’t build chemistry that fast but it’s worth finding out why they do. It’s been fun watching Robert Pattinson have a hell of a year. And most importantly, realizing movie by movie that John David Washington is sounding more and more like his father.
Disclaimer: I think Travis Scott got over excited on working on his first movie with Nolan and increased the volume some. So if you’re lucky enough to see this in theaters, just know you’ll be fighting to hear the characters over explosions and background music at times.
If you’re tired of spoon fed ideas and want to actually challenge your mind, then Tenet is a movie for you. It’s 2.5 hours worth your focus and witnessing a theory presented as a film. Nothing short of mind bending imagery and beautiful cinematography, Tenet serves us colors and angles that are vastly visually pleasing . Tenet scores a 7/10 but it reminds you of what a well constructed film can be. Any film presenting this much complexity has potential to be extremely controversial and deserves every review it receives. If Nolan was demanding a second watch from viewers, he may have scored a third.
