"Tenet" (Christopher Nolan movie)

*Andrew NDB* · 12-19-2019, 11:24 AM

Full trailer is out now:

So... it IS about time travel, it seems. To some extent?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 12-19-2019, 12:50 PM

$hit yeah, opening night, baby. I didn't care for Dunkirk so hopefully this is a return to Nolan's special style of sci-fi.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 02-02-2021, 04:01 PM

I couldn't find the other thread discussing Nolan movies, so here we go... pretend I'm Cubed playing necromancer.

FINALLY saw Tenet.

It started atrociously. Couldn't understand the dialogue half the time, and I say this as someone who understands Bane perfectly in The Dark Knight Rises.

John David Washington is probably a fantastic actor, but Nolan did not give him much to work with here in terms of emoting. Really, except for Robert Pattison, nobody seemed to emote much.

I remember everyone complaining about how Nolan doesn't get emotion, like in the dialogue about the nature of love from Interstellar, but I strongly disagree that his previous works lack in emotion.

But in Tenet... everyone feels like an automaton, with no genuine relatable emotion. Character motivation is sadly lacking. WHY, exactly, does Washington want to save the blonde?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 02-02-2021, 04:29 PM

The film did get better, and even though it doesn't explain much (it's not like Nolan explained everything to our liking in Inception or Interstellar), I got the hang of it by the halfway point.

The final big action sequence is phenomenal, with time running both ways. THAT shit was on point.

Least compelling antagonist in a Nolan movie I've ever seen. Kenneth Branagh was terrible, but it's not his fault (I assume) given how the character was written. His motivation finally becomes clear and he becomes much more interesting, but the acting fell flat.

I'm not sure why Tenet is such a flat and lifeless product, but it is definitely lacking. Great concept, great plot, did not deliver on characters.

*Andrew NDB* · 02-02-2021, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

The film did get better, and even though it doesn't explain much (it's not like Nolan explained everything to our liking in Inception or Interstellar), I got the hang of it by the halfway point.

Tenet was different from... some of his other movies in that by the end, I completely understood what was happening and all of the loops. I don't think there was anything that eluded me, and I thought that was really surprising as I walked into the movie expecting to spend the coming weeks/several rewatchings to make sense of it from the look of the trailers.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 02-02-2021, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Tenet was different from... some of his other movies in that by the end, I completely understood what was happening and all of the loops. I don't think there was anything that eluded me, and I thought that was really surprising as I walked into the movie expecting to spend the coming weeks/several rewatchings to make sense of it from the look of the trailers.

I didn't pick up on what the opera house thing was about. Was that supposed to tie into the time stuff, or be connected in any way? But everything else made sense; who was when was easy. Wasn't surprised by who the Protagonist was fighting, either.

*Andrew NDB* · 02-02-2021, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

I didn't pick up on what the opera house thing was about. Was that supposed to tie into the time stuff, or be connected in any way?

Ah... what opera thing? Am I completely blanking on something here?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 02-03-2021, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Ah... what opera thing? Am I completely blanking on something here?

The movie opening, where soldiers take hostages at the concert. The Russian and the Protagonist later refer to it multiple times as the opera house.

~~AquaParade~~ · 02-03-2021, 09:45 AM

The movie was confusing to me and Robert Pattinson was the only truly compelling character, but the action and music came together so well and I love it for that. It has a great sense of atmosphere.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 02-03-2021, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

The movie was confusing to me and Robert Pattinson was the only truly compelling character, but the action and music came together so well and I love it for that. It has a great sense of atmosphere.

Really? I did not dig the music at all. Very flat and boring to me, nowhere near the stirring swells and depths of Hans Zimmer's work.

~~AquaParade~~ · 02-03-2021, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Really? I did not dig the music at all. Very flat and boring to me, nowhere near the stirring swells and depths of Hans Zimmer's work.

I'm mainly thinking of the highway scene with the firetruck and the airport scene. It might not be music I'd play to myself outside of the movie, but it just conveyed a sense of drama and tension that I really dug. Music seems to be the most subjective of the arts, if that is even possible, though.

*Cure* · 02-03-2021, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Ah... what opera thing? Am I completely blanking on something here?

It's funny to me you're asking this after boasting about completely understanding it. It's literally the first scene in the movie.

12-19-2019, 11:24 AM	#1
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12-19-2019, 12:50 PM	#2
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02-02-2021, 04:01 PM	#3
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	I couldn't find the other thread discussing Nolan movies, so here we go... pretend I'm Cubed playing necromancer. FINALLY saw Tenet. It started atrociously. Couldn't understand the dialogue half the time, and I say this as someone who understands Bane perfectly in The Dark Knight Rises. John David Washington is probably a fantastic actor, but Nolan did not give him much to work with here in terms of emoting. Really, except for Robert Pattison, nobody seemed to emote much. I remember everyone complaining about how Nolan doesn't get emotion, like in the dialogue about the nature of love from Interstellar, but I strongly disagree that his previous works lack in emotion. But in Tenet... everyone feels like an automaton, with no genuine relatable emotion. Character motivation is sadly lacking. WHY, exactly, does Washington want to save the blonde? __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

02-02-2021, 04:29 PM	#4
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	The film did get better, and even though it doesn't explain much (it's not like Nolan explained everything to our liking in Inception or Interstellar), I got the hang of it by the halfway point. The final big action sequence is phenomenal, with time running both ways. THAT shit was on point. Least compelling antagonist in a Nolan movie I've ever seen. Kenneth Branagh was terrible, but it's not his fault (I assume) given how the character was written. His motivation finally becomes clear and he becomes much more interesting, but the acting fell flat. I'm not sure why Tenet is such a flat and lifeless product, but it is definitely lacking. Great concept, great plot, did not deliver on characters. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

02-03-2021, 09:45 AM	#9
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	The movie was confusing to me and Robert Pattinson was the only truly compelling character, but the action and music came together so well and I love it for that. It has a great sense of atmosphere.