Great video my guy! I totaly agree, and you are well spoken and articulate! Keep it up brother!

You have been selected by The Algorithm. I didn't say it in my other comment but the last line of this video is something somebody that was schooled in/by the works of Sorkin (as I was) would say. Reminded me of a scene from the first episode of Studio 60 but is a theme through his works "art is getting its ass kicked" is so much more true today than it was back then, those ratings you highlighted in this video are a fine example of that.

I agree 100% the thorough theatre

QDesjardin have you watched some arthouse films? I mean... how can you say that Tenet is something that belongs to a modern art museum...

@@wanttodor_mir they just mad because it wasn't what they wanted.

Kurt Barryman brilliant response

@chubbyurma ??? Brmmm?? I think maybe the tone balance in the theater you are watching were broken.

@chubbyurma I personally liked the soundtrack, and I had subtitles so I didn't notice that ou can't really hear them. The soundtrack goes in reverse when there's an inverted object or person in the scene. And the soundtrack for Inception (except for Time) is also a lot of BBBBRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMM

That's what Film Master Adam and Robert Storms said in their review. I would love for someone to respond to their video, but not only are a lot of the things they said subjective, so they can't really be debunked or argued against in a manner that doesn't just fall back to saying "well in my opinion it was this", but that would also give them both attention. And I am so happy that not nearly as many people are caring about Robert Storms anymore. Look at his comment sections, they are so empty now. So many probably unsubscribed after his Parasite video.

Sorry but I couldn't understand please tell me

The Ultimate Spoiler Protection is having the plot only revealed in the second viewing xD

I laughed so flipping hard!!!!!

true

Spoil me if you can😂

So does that means it's good? But I didn't understand the point of the movie. The plot was very generic: saving the world by stoping the russian bad guy. All the exposition in this movie made it unwatchable for me.

Took him 5 years to write! I'd say he took his time well. Any less would have been a nightmare to construct and lie up properly.

I think he wasn't able to figure it out in the end and just said "fuck it," which is why we have this.

@@user-ol5bj4dm2v you understand it well enough

I legitimately got a headache trying to think of any logistics for a fight. It hurts my smol brain

This movie took a decade to write, as far as wiki is concerned.

Underrated comment!

sir done Well !genuis is comment This

Damn dude

The Hell! My brain's forming up from blown pieces man!!

Memento: Can i have a.. Bartender: I already gave you a drink

Wrong John was never really confused you need to watch it again. You missed the loose ends.

dude holy shit you just blew my mind

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@@JohnMackeyIII He was though, even in the end he still had unanswered questions

@@JohnMackeyIII agreed

Yeah for example at first i didnt notice that all the words from the sator square were in the movie but then i notices. You have the name of the movie, TENET, sir michael or whatever his name is mentioned a spanish bag making company, AREPO, the main bad guy, SATOR, the name of the pentagon or whatever niel and the protagonist were trying to get into, ROTAS, and the opera scene at the start, OPERA. S A T O R A R E P O T E N E T O P E R A R O T A S

@@westgogi7244 that's genius oh my

First I actually got bored of it. Second I thought it was ok I understand some of it. Third such a good film. Then probably on my eight or night watch. I’ve realised it my favourite film of all time

you have to watch the whole movie once, and then watch it backward, and ONLY then you'll understand it completely. The whole movie is a pincer for the audience

Indeed, the first viewing you fall asleep or black out drunk and only the second time round you appreciate just how much the movie sucks on so many different levels

@@odhranm1 or the movie just sucks.

@@dfs20111984 lmfaooooo like come on, the idea was good but dam people well eat up any kind of pretentious bs

@@ejfunny or maybe people like you are just morons that cant really understand good filmmaking

@@odhranm1 I could be wrong (most likely am 😂) but apparently the audio was partly recorded via phone because of the isolation/quarantine/Covid BS.

@@odhranm1 you just perfectly explained what I've been thinking about modern viewers/moviegoers. They can't just enjoy a film or tv show, they lack a sense of immersion.

Also never noticed that Nolan said in an interview that Neils name might not be Neil, that sure as hell adds to the “Max”’theory

Agree

I'm a bit surprised. It seems like the consensus is that this film doesn't hit people's emotions right away. In my case I literally cried in the cinema the second I realised the bitter-sweet ending. It hit me so hard. No one else was even talking about it. I'm just surprised, that's all.

It's like the movie was made to be watched twice... or maybe even... backwards??

I also noticed the second time around, the masked character who saves JD Washington's life with the inverted bullet at the opera in the first scene is Neil. If you look closely you'll see his small keychain attached to his bag when he turns around.

@Benjamin McCann all elements matter. I for one really admire cinematography so yes, it can vastly improve a film

I also love cinematography in movies, and it is actually one of the biggest reasons why I didn't like tenet, having expensive effects and explosions in the movie doesn't mean it has a good cinematography, transformers would literally be a 10/10 if that was the case, tenet is boring cause cinematography is poorly managed

@@sebastiandelgado1115 I disagree. I liked how chaotic the film looked and enjoyed that aesthetic because it fit the tone of the film. It wasn’t the most beautiful film I’ve seen but it was good for what it was and worked for me

The cinematography was terrible.

@@sebastiandelgado1115 I disagree

Same

@Kimmminem West the entire movie is trash lmao. It's a joke.

@@mugdhachowdhury5984 That's coz you didn't understand it at all

@@mugdhachowdhury5984 I see, One time watchers like you are legit missing out on a real masterpiece

Glad you could enjoy this as much as I could !

He treats mainstream audiences as intelligent people.

Hazem Fahmi I’m sorry did we saw the same movie? Because I felt treated like an imbecile who cannot understand a single thing unless the characters explained it to me for like 4 minutes just talking

"treats his audience as intelligent people" are you serious? The dude goes out his way to over-explain everything because he has so little faith in you understanding it

@DarkZ Recon I really wish I spoke your Language so I could read that

​@@danielfield1606 youre right but still this isnt a reason to hate on him he is the only one who brings us original big budget blockbusters i think the studio tells him to be so overexlpaning so that mainstream audiences are able to follow his movies

I absolutely understand what you are saying, I saw it once and thought it was pretty good, but second time I was like wow.

@@Jordan-vr7ip I just saw it and I was like WOW, I suppose when I watch it next I’ll be like HOLY SHIT

Yea I’ve been rewatching parts it’s starting to seem as good as inception. I don’t know tho. Definitely his most complex film yet

@@MC_1993 it seems everyone who saw it once thinks it’s not bad and everyone who’s bothered to watch it again thinks it’s amazing😂

I don't think I could sit through Tenet again honestly. I don't understand the praise for this film, but here I am watching a video essay to have my mind changed.

Underrated comment

YES

I see what you did there :D

Lmao

Haha 😂 noice reference there

I thought it was meh

Though unfortunately, it isn't for everyone

When the building blew up, that was so cool.

Holy shit that’s a cool thought

Ten minutes, huh? Together? Backwards and fowards? TENET is a palindrome that starts with "ten?" Huh.

what because tenet as a word is a palindrome?

@@ClockworkGearhead WHOAHH I DIDN'T NOTICE THE TEN

Fantastic way to reference Casablanca.

"We get up to some stuff. You're gonna love it. You'll see."

@@argelisplanchart9438 yes indeed

Beautiful scene

“But it’s just beginning for me.”

YES!!!!!!!

just like Ariadne's red thread, Greek mythology, she gave to Theseus to find his way back to the beginning of the maze.

@@sharon6152 :)

I found the emotional elements of the film shone through on my second viewing, I found I was too busy trying to figure out the plot the first time. Perfect example of a film that gets better with multiple viewings

@@callumsmaile8815 YES. It does not deserve the bad rap it has for lacking emotion. THE CRITICS ARE IDIOTS jk, but you know what I mean

It's the only movie that I would ever consider paying again to watch back to back

@@TheVRtist hahaha i feel like this is part of his plan, if everyone watches it three times then three times the money is made 😂 I feel like this happened with Inception and now Nolan is cashing in on it 😋

@@druscanam Lol so true! As long as it's not a blank screen I'm happy.

Same bro🤘

lol

I am laughing wayyy to hard at this haha

It's mirrored image.

@@crv153 No it’s an inverted image

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 an inverted image would look like a negative photo from an analog camera g

@@chrisvongorstinger2142 Shut up nerd

I loved it 😍

Oppenheimer

no wonder psycho is part of ur name

@Yamraj in some scenes they did it to show that a character wasn't paying attention to the dialogue

@Yamraj I didn't notice it during any important dialogue. The main scene that jumps out to me is when Neil was touring the Freeport and he clearly wasn't interested in what the guy was saying, he was looking around for the details essential for the mission

My favorite director. Agree 100%

I used to feel that way about Nolan too.....until I watched Tenet.

@@wibblewobble1934 😐watch it again

@@dentistjohn3223 And feel the same infuriation at the horrifically bad sound mixing? No thank you

@@wibblewobble1934 you seem like you like things your own way

"it's"

@@sweetdannyandlisa6537 You're wrong on that correction.

@@DeathSquadDesign Fuck i thought he said reviewer my bad haha

@@sweetdannyandlisa6537 You're wrong: "it's" is a short way of writing "it is". Just like writing "that's" for that is.

@@sweetdannyandlisa6537 in that case it would be "their" instead

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Personally I found it to be better than inception, I didn't think it could happen but it did

Nah it’s his best work so far

@@randywhite3947 I personally think that The Prestige and Memento are much better movies. But to be fair both the Prestige and Memento are movies that come once in a generation and are near perfect masterpieces. Nevertheless, Tenet is an amazing movie.Its just that you can only really appreciate it by watching it multiple times, more so than his other films.

Exactly. I saw it had a 70 on Metacritic and I was a bit disappointed. I thought the film would not be as good as I thought it would be. But then I watched it and WOW! How can people dislike this? Fine it's not geared for all audiences who may just want to relax and see a film they can enjoy once. But that's the thing about tenet. It doesn't encourage that. It's a film that encourages you to watch it again and the more times you watch it the more you grow to appreciate the plot and small details. Modern day movies tend to be like something you can watch once and then get ready for the next five installments. Tenet unlike most films is the opposite. The same can be said for interstellar. tenet is nothing less of a modern masterpiece.

Just another reason to never trust reviews, good or bad

Even the verb "to consume" seems gross to me. You don't consume a film, you watch it, and think about it, and dwell on it.

Not now, but they will be......in the year 2000. Time inversion, you know.

Don't take it to heart but the movie isn't a masterpiece like his earlier work.

Did we watch the same movie ?

Tony Parsons oh no man, I never said it’s a masterpiece. I’m sticking with TDK.

Nowhere close to the the most openly funny and compassionate character ever written by Nolan. If you he is, then please off yourself 😁

Watch predestination, exact same moments but better.

Mandalorian: "This is the way"

@@KM-mr2sz funny thing same composer for both soundtracks

@@ceoofsquareenix5842 yeah well Gorransson is a genius

Nolan for sure saw Dark

daw dark 4 times before I understood it, and I dont understand this movie at all

@@dorushekker2124 Well if you needed to see Dark 4 times, you definitely need more than one viewing of Tenet to understand it.

Nope, it was just built on an incorrect premise. Reversing entropy does not reverse action.

@@g-dub1553 sure

Its emphasized too “harshly” and sev times in the film to not have a deeper rooted meaning - hes essentially the main designer / operations guy of tenet- we merely witnessed the beginning of how he was indoctrinated into a ops that he himself will create down the road- think batman begins....im guessing sequels the more i analyze it

Yeah I think he chose not to name the Protagonist is because who he is isn't important, he doesn't have a backstory or family like other Nolan protagonists, he's just a piece in a larger game of chess; albeit maybe a queen rather than a pawn, but still just a chess piece

I thought after my 2nd viewing the 2 reasons he names himself the protagonist is because 1. Like the video states hes an ex special forces who is presumed dead and aims to hide his identity from everyone especially with the severity of this new mission and 2. Nolan wants us to be in the Protagonists shoes as if tenet is not only his but our story we the viewer are the protagonist of our own stories, instead of the character having a name and in depth backstory it is left minimal so we can embody ourselves into his reality as just like the protagonist we have no knowledge of the future plot and discover details at the same time as him

Nolan doesn’t make his characters personable because he wants to emphasize the story over the individuals. Which is what sets him apart from literally every other director

That's called determinism

"Don't try to understand it, feel it."

It was a terrible movie, his worst film by far.

That's how I view films in general If you over think you take the joy out of it

@@nathanielhuggins670 facts

@@tyrelchenault8955 sadly Nolan didn't go by this advice,instead he over tell it with so many exposition instead let us the viewers "Feel it" .that's what I thought

@@Beraksekebon21 yeah Nolans fallen off his own horse at this point. An advocate for the movie experience who doesn't let us hear his dialogue, even after feedback, who says many movies today don't have enough depth and then gives us nobody to care about in Tenet. And it's annoying to see the potential of what could have been when we've already seen movies like inception and dark knight, it's not like he doesn't have it in him. He's just missed the mark with Tenet with a misguided view on his artistic statement

@@deadislander I think you didn't get this movies this movie has enough depth that it's required very subtle emotion, no excessive crying or hugging that's unique, smart and concept is also original, don't know why people like you complain when they get something original and compare with other movies If this movie would had same as inception than people still had been complaining that he delivered nothing new same as inception Same happened with interstellar and now people are really appreciating it, hope so this will happen to TENET

You make it seem like no one tried to understand it. Plenty of people did, and still didn’t get it. I need movies that are smart, but are also easy to follow, like The Dark Knight. This movie isn’t that

@@kadiriolanipekun6486 I’m not saying no one tried, and I mean no disrepect but I’ve seen a lot of criticism which IMO the movie doesn’t deserve. Yes, it’s not easy to follow but I’m pretty sure that was one of Nolan’s main objectives. I didn’t get it the first time, but I kept researching until I got it.

To have been going to be out, you mean?

You just need the trailer, cause you didn´t get the meaning of the movie, an you hope, that the trailer spoilers it...

Exactly what I thought!!! We should be friends

@@denisetan4410 Sure :)

I haven’t been able to get it out of my head. Such a well written film but HOLY FUCK the visuals are some of the most mind-bendingly amazing I’ve seen on the big screen

@@patrickfarrell2290 Neither have I. Agreed!

Absolutely

Well said. I left the theater feeling a bit " meh "....BUT, after pondering it a few days and seeing some charts of how the timeline worked it has grown on me. I do look forward to viewing it again, and again.

@@ZachDoumit So, I just realized something. There will be people that come out of the theatre that will watch this film again in theatres. Isn't that the main concept of Tenet?

That’s such an arrogant statement..

Saying that sounds a little pretentious but it may be true, 2001 A Space Odyssey wasn't very well received but now it's a classic (from what I've heard) and is one of my favourite films of all time. The thing with Tenet, in my opinion, is that the characters are kind of bland except from Elizabeth Debicki's character. I tried to view it in a way that it's from her perspective but that just didn't work, I viewed it from The Protagonist's (wow... so meta and quirky) perspective as well as Niels perspective and none of them worked. It could all come down to the sound mixing, since the majority of the dialogue is so obscured that you don't get to know a lot about the characters. Though, the thing about that is on my second viewing, somehow, the sound mixing was fine and I could hear a lot more of the dialogue (in the Opera scene it makes sense that you couldn't hear a lot of it due to their masks and the tension, but I could hear the rest of the film quite well although the music did make it sound a bit muffled from time to time) I just couldn't connect with the characters at all. Maybe it is like Dunkirk, where it's not particularly about the characters but more about the situation they're in but for me it just doesn't work in Tenet. The reason why it works a bit more for me is because Dunkirk is based on a real historical event that the majority of people already feel emotional towards due to it being a very prominent event in WW2, so there fore we can connect it more and understand the characters. The different in Tenet is that it's new concepts and characters that aren't in a situation that's currently popular in the real world, so it's harder to connect with them since there isn't much actual character development. Even watching it the second time I felt the same way, even though I understood Neil and the Protagonist's relationship much more I just couldn't connect with them at all. I'm not saying this is a terrible movie, it's actually very impressive and entertaining, but after the first viewing it was kind of boring (unlike other Nolan films), I think the films most prominent issue is the pacing since everything just sorta... happens... Especially the scene after The Protagonist freezes in the car and then just suddenly woke up, I couldn't hear what Niel was saying so the reasoning for him just waking up didn't make much sense. These are just my opinions, I'm happy that people are enjoying this film and that there's a crowd for it, that's why there's different types of films that exist, but personally Tenet really didn't work for me.

why does the protagonist tries to shoot himself in the head? I still don't understand that, please explain. And how do they survived travelling back in time in the inverted world if the fact that their going against the current of time would prevent them from drinking or eating? Do they drink through their pennis and then pee into the bottle? Or does the plastic film that contains the air make water work normally too?

@@Yarblocosifilitico damn bro you are really not understanding this movie huh

@@colincraig4902 guess not. Care to answer my questions or explain why they're absurd in the first place? Someone already told me that the protagonist might be discharging the gun so he doesn't get fired afterwards, which does make sense, so I'll give you that.

@@Yarblocosifilitico just watch some breakdown videos or something cause it's a lot to explain

@@Yarblocosifilitico I think the main problem is that your looking too linear at the time concept. There are always two different perspectives of that inversion process and most people have trouble understanding cause they try to see it from only one

its amazing how people view creations of man as complex and extremely intricate, especially when dealing with time and moral ethics. But cant fathom the existence of a God. just my random view, not hating.

Because most people like to pretend they are smarter than they actually are. A Transformers or Star Wars tries to cater to the lowest common denominator, so they are easy enough to grasp and to bitch and feel superior about. (A lot of the critique of those franchises is also just regurgitation of just a few intelligent breakdowns on youtube or reddit, however.) When they do get confronted with something that challenges their intellect, however, and they cannot consult an analysis for it, they'd rather blame their lack of understanding on a convoluted plot than their own level of intelligence.

It doesn't suck due to complication. It sucks because the Character arcs are poorly paced. The underlying plot it a bit goofy, Sator is not really that interesting of a villian and not even that terrifying no matter how hard he tries.

It does to the people claiming convoluted. I liked the archetypes behind the characters. Sator was conceptually a very interesting villain. If he cannot exist in the world, no one is allowed to. Sator has an insane motivation, that gets stronger as his life is ending. That kind of psychopatic drive makes him psychologically a terrifying villain. There were some minor plotholes due to the way some of the physics contradicts it self to serve the story. Other than than that I did not think it goofy. Interstellar had the same kind of problem with the tesseract in/near the black hole, where the physics need to become secondary for a little.

@@martijnbodde2481 That's true, Interstellar is a more goofy movie than TENET if you think about it. It just showed more direct emotion, had space and was about love; like a star wars movie but better. Intellectually TENET was superior and yes, intellect is required for emotion; we are humans after all.

I “got it” the first time seeing it. It’s just not particularly effecting to me. And feel like the idea wasn’t pushed to its potential. It’s just-fine

I think people aren't ready for this type of movie, but I think the box office reports suggest that there already a lot of people ready for this level of entertainment.

rob and JDW here definitely embody the supportive and constructive 'ride or die' kind of friendship we all need and want in life

At least two times. Imagine inverting the whole movie itself, music, dialogue and all- first the end then working back to the opera. Id bet the story works in loop too because they said its about taking those peices apart and putting it back together.

same here

I'm obsessed with prestige

Way not to not share the other 2 or 3 movies xD

Exactly! Thank you for the kind comment :)

PREACH!!

@G saw interstellar the first time at home and felt bored to death. The film made no sense to me and the story was bad. Then I watched it in imax but this time I paid attention. I gotta say its a brilliant way of telling 3 stories at the same time. And the cinematography is incredible

Oh come on, take Knives Out, easily one of last year's best movies. It's got mystery, is super easy to follow, is original as hell... nobody is giving Tenet shit because it's too confusing, people think it's garbage because an original idea does not a great movie make. Also what is this bs about "only remakes etc."? There is so much fresh stuff being released through the years. Movies are amazing and unique, so are TV shows (now more so than ever) and novel formats such as game media. Tenet just isn't that intriguing or well-made.

@@minhuang8848 Fair enough, your opinion and true originality doesn't mean it's gonna be good. But I liked it. I found it a unique and well executed concept, I didn't think it was really THAT confusing either.

Min huang never even heard of Knives Out until your comment. I’ll go check it out.

Why this movie get so much hated buddy

@Human Just agreed, I think it's a love or hate movie, no in between

BTW, just watched it for second time after it came out on blu-ray and I'm starting to get it more, and I also have to say that scene where the protagonist fights himself without knowing is one of the most creative scenes I have ever watched. Nolan is a mad man. Still agree, MASTERPIECE

Well he did a way better job and played like 3 different roles

Me as a straight guy doing the same thing.

John David Washington is more attractive.

Very true Lauren. Pattinson looks quite fetching and debonair.

Me too😂 I didn't like Twilight but he looked so good in every scene here

Oh my good lorddddddddddddddddddddd you’ve cracked it

WOW

@@hopchop966 He just used the internet

It's not theory... It's real

@@fredbarriskell6578 yup

Awesome comment! I've seen it once. I totally know I like it. I need to watch it 9 more times to figure out why now.

They are liking in reverse 🤣

Neh the movie is just bad

@@unreadyjam60 you didn't understand it that's wjy6

@@FelipeUebio Haha!!

Dang right

Glad you enjoyed it!

Or Memento. Or The Prestige. Or Insomnia.

The characters in Tenet had zero depth and zero substance, aside from the victimized wife. Interstellar at least had enough sense to develop the story of the main character to the point where you actually cared about him as a person. Did anybody actually give a shit what happened to the main character in Tenet? Not a chance.

@@myguykaikai9215seems it just didn't vibe with you. It's a colder movie then most, but that doesn't mean it's soulless.

@@jabendeacon It wasn't exactly soulless, there just wasn't much connection I personally could make with the characters and the plot. I think that's a problem a lot of people have.

@@litteralyjustsam5262 Agreed, it's a common complaint, and Nolan has been distancing himself from his characters more often in his latest movies. I was mainly responding to the other guy claiming the movie had zero this, zero that, blah blah hyperbole.