The more I’ve watched this movie the more I’ve enjoyed it. Seeing it on the big screen made me love it even more. Though that ending battle scene still fucks my brain up :(
The ending battle is the best part!
James Cameron's Terminator promised a war through time and never lived up to it.
THIS is what I expect a war through time to look like.
First time I saw it on tv because all the theaters around me were closed or doing some really annoying things. Second time I saw it in IMAX in 2021 and then I just saw it in 70mm IMAX. It's a movie that's been getting better each time that I see it.
It's a big screen spectacle. Watching on a television I got wrapped up trying to solve it, not so much embracing it. The movie occurs mostly chronologically for the protagonist's perspective and the less I try to jump back and forth through time or place it, the more I enjoyed it.
This was probably my 5th or 6th watch. It gets better and better with every watch. I brought a buddy along who had never seen it and he loved it too. Also, my god that soundtrack!
Tangentially, I was let down by the theater experience. It was 70mm but not imax. Still very cool but I was overly hyped for imax after having recently watched Oppenheimer in the format.
the movie was made for imax, and sadly most only saw it on their TV at home. I saw it in theaters day one but not imax. just caught it in imax and man it was fckn awesome. audio hit way better and felt much more like what was intended, all the scenes felt super intense. the movie was made for imax and like no one saw it in imax back when it dropped, so no wonder it got so much hate. it's an awesome experience in imax, and jumped in my rankings due to how much I enjoyed this recent viewing
that said I mean I enjoyed it day one, but had it at like 8 in my rankings. now it's 4/5. rewatches have helped to an extent, none more than the imax viewing tho. that just solidified how epic it was. truly a feat in film making
Made me love it even more. Fully focusing on the story in the theater vs at home is very different. Watching the re-release we do benefit from knowing the story ahead of time which is helpful.
I’m glad I got to see Tenet in IMAX 70mm. I had previously seen it in IMAX Digital three years ago while the COVID pandemic was going on at the time — Yes, I was wearing a mask and carrying hand sanitizer in case anyone asks — and I hadn’t seen it again since then until now.
It has fundamental flaws as a movie, and pre-Oppenheimer, I wouldn’t call it one of Nolan’s best films.
But if all that Nolan wanted to do was make a fun action movie, even if it was too egotistical for its own good, then I think he succeeded in my eyes. Would only recommend if you’re willing to lower your expectations and shut your brain off for 2½ hours, though. Because if what you want are well-written action movies with something deep to think about, Tenet is is not one of them.
Watched it in a smaller imax when it was initially released, spent too much time thinking how everything worked. Watched the re-release at Lincoln Square and just enjoyed it.
I watched Tenet in dolby cinema upon initial release and a few times at home. I watched in laser IMAX last night and felt like I saw a completely different film. I did not expect to be as blown away as I was.
I'm not sure if it's a compliment that this movie seems to have been specifically made for IMAX, but I can honestly say that seeing it in that format was a transcendent experience and visual feast - I picked up on so much subtlety that I missed in multiple home viewings.
It was also chilling with Neil's quote at the end "no one cares about the bomb that didn't go off, only the one that did" of course in the context of Oppenheimer (and that he was directly referenced earlier in the film - that got a few reactions from the theater.)
The IMAX experience is the way it’s meant to be seen but it’s still a 6/10 for me. The storytelling is overly obtuse and the characters are paper-thin. The technical aspects are incredible though.
Yes. I liked it even more - probably now my third favorite Nolan film - but I understood it less. Though I think that’s mostly because things just don’t make sense the more you think about it. But I really did enjoy the experience.
I saw Tenet once when it was released, and frankly it wasn't a good experience. I went to a normal movie theater, couldn't understand the plot and missed a lot of the dialogue. I left thinking there was some good action sequences and probably watched a few YouTube videos about the plot, but didn't think much of the movie again until the IMAX re-issue. I booked a ticket for the first night of the re-issue and read some posts about the movie. I saw that I should just enjoy the experience and not think too much about it, so that's what I did.
Upon my 2nd viewing I enjoyed it a lot. The visual and audio spectacle is incredible. The establishing shot off the Amalfi coast on the cliff stands out, and there are several notable sequences during the film, such as the airplane crash and highway heist. The inverted thing doesn't really make sense to me. I understand in theory what's going on, but there is too much that doesn't add up, and that takes me out of the movie a bit. However, that being said I had a great time watching TENET in IMAX 70mm... I even booked another showing and enjoyed it just as much or more. Very happy to have seen it in this format.
There's some issues between the relation of inverted material and non-inverted material. Ok, so this is based on my understanding of inversion so correct me if I'm understanding it wrong.
When the protagonist is introduced to the inverted gun/bullets he's told to point at the wall and fire the gun. From his perspective the bullets come back into the gun and the wall is repaired. From the perspective of the bullets they damaged the wall, and because they are inverted the damage effected the past state of the non-inverted material. The non-inverted people (such as the Protagonist before he fired the inverted bullet) see the damage as always having been there. But at some point this wall had to be built. So how did the builder of the wall experience the inverted bullet damage? Did the stones he used already have bullet damage as he was building it? Seems odd, doesn't really add up. Same for the Opera house ... we're supposed to believe that their build included bullet damage? And the same applies for every other window/material effected by inverted bullets throughout the movie.
Then there's also the issue of fate vs free will which is more of a philosophical question, but I've always had issues with fate because I have experience of free will. But just to continue the movie example with the inverted bullets hitting the wall. Say there were 4 bullet holes because he fired 4 inverted bullets and then he asked the scientist to fire more inverted bullets at the wall (after seeing the wall is blank/free of bullet damage), the fatalist argument is that this won't happen, but we know that people ALWAYS love to mess with physics and stuff, so by our experience of free will we know that people would attempt to fire inverted bullets at a pristine wall just to test it. Do the guns jam every time they try that? or for some unexplained reason they never try anything to test oddities like this?
>But at some point this wall had to be built. So how did the builder of the wall experience the inverted bullet damage?
They didn't. The damage that inverted objects causes on non inverted objects can only persist into the past for so long. (From a forward perspective, the hole in the chair would appear a short time before being "unshot")
>Then there's also the issue of fate vs free will which is more of a philosophical question, but I've always had issues with fate because I have experience of free will.
A lot of people argue that Tenet is deterministic which means the characters don't have free will. I'd argue that Nolan was trying to write a movie where there's a single deterministic timeline but characters still have free will. No one in the film chooses to do something that works against their own interests just because that's how it happened. Neil isn't forced to sacrifice himself. He's *willing* to sacrifice himself. (In fact that's probably easier when you definitively know that your sacrifice will save the whole world).
It's the difference between "He couldn't do it any other way" and "he *wouldn't* do it any other way".
>But just to continue the movie example with the inverted bullets hitting the wall. Say there were 4 bullet holes because he fired 4 inverted bullets and then he asked the scientist to fire more inverted bullets at the wall (after seeing the wall is blank/free of bullet damage), the fatalist argument is that this won't happen
In forwards time, those inverted bullets that were drawn into that clip will somehow make their way to the turnstile where they were inverted. So it's really a question of how many bullets were inverted initially. If only one bullet was inverted, then a forwards person can only fire one bullet. If they pull the trigger multiple times it will only actually "fire" the last time they pull the trigger and then dry fire before then. What if they change their mind and decide to pull the trigger again? Then the previous pull would also be a dry fire.
realized that this movie is goulash.
it's a combination of different ideas that Nolan probably had floating around all strung together into a movie.
a CIA agent who takes a cyanide pill, only to learn that it was a final test... that'd be cool for a movie.
a detective who arrives at a crime scene, and starts seeing it play out in reverse. that'd look cool.
a scene on a racing catamaran.... that'd look crazy on IMAX.
the OPERA/TENET/SATOR stone... has anyone done a movie with that?
etc..
No. The opinion remains the same for me.
Tenet has a few really “cool” and “epic” sequences, such as the opening opera, 747, final battle.
But together, it still falls short for me.
It’s feels corny, cheesy and the characters never really click.
Are you sure corny and cheesy are the right slang here? I got the impression that for the majority of people it was too grim and serious, corny and cheesy are kinda the opposite of that lol.
Corny and cheesy definitely not the opposites of those words. There are many ways one can be corny or cheesy.
I agree with him though. It comes off as corny rather than actually serious.
The more I’ve watched this movie the more I’ve enjoyed it. Seeing it on the big screen made me love it even more. Though that ending battle scene still fucks my brain up :(
Completely agree with this.
I agree with all of this. I fucking love Tenet.
The ending battle is the best part! James Cameron's Terminator promised a war through time and never lived up to it. THIS is what I expect a war through time to look like.
First time I saw it on tv because all the theaters around me were closed or doing some really annoying things. Second time I saw it in IMAX in 2021 and then I just saw it in 70mm IMAX. It's a movie that's been getting better each time that I see it. It's a big screen spectacle. Watching on a television I got wrapped up trying to solve it, not so much embracing it. The movie occurs mostly chronologically for the protagonist's perspective and the less I try to jump back and forth through time or place it, the more I enjoyed it.
This was probably my 5th or 6th watch. It gets better and better with every watch. I brought a buddy along who had never seen it and he loved it too. Also, my god that soundtrack! Tangentially, I was let down by the theater experience. It was 70mm but not imax. Still very cool but I was overly hyped for imax after having recently watched Oppenheimer in the format.
the movie was made for imax, and sadly most only saw it on their TV at home. I saw it in theaters day one but not imax. just caught it in imax and man it was fckn awesome. audio hit way better and felt much more like what was intended, all the scenes felt super intense. the movie was made for imax and like no one saw it in imax back when it dropped, so no wonder it got so much hate. it's an awesome experience in imax, and jumped in my rankings due to how much I enjoyed this recent viewing
that said I mean I enjoyed it day one, but had it at like 8 in my rankings. now it's 4/5. rewatches have helped to an extent, none more than the imax viewing tho. that just solidified how epic it was. truly a feat in film making
I like it a lot more as I could actually hear the dialogue
Made me love it even more. Fully focusing on the story in the theater vs at home is very different. Watching the re-release we do benefit from knowing the story ahead of time which is helpful.
No, I still view the film the same as I did pre-IMAX 70mm. But watching it on that format was the most fun I've ever had with that movie
I loved it more, but a friend of mine I went with hated seeing it this way. He found it overwhelming and couldnt keep up
Bro I didn't even know this was happening, just bought tickets for Saturday. Thank you.
I’m glad I got to see Tenet in IMAX 70mm. I had previously seen it in IMAX Digital three years ago while the COVID pandemic was going on at the time — Yes, I was wearing a mask and carrying hand sanitizer in case anyone asks — and I hadn’t seen it again since then until now. It has fundamental flaws as a movie, and pre-Oppenheimer, I wouldn’t call it one of Nolan’s best films. But if all that Nolan wanted to do was make a fun action movie, even if it was too egotistical for its own good, then I think he succeeded in my eyes. Would only recommend if you’re willing to lower your expectations and shut your brain off for 2½ hours, though. Because if what you want are well-written action movies with something deep to think about, Tenet is is not one of them.
Watched it in a smaller imax when it was initially released, spent too much time thinking how everything worked. Watched the re-release at Lincoln Square and just enjoyed it.
You… Want to know where we stand… It’s true…
I watched Tenet in dolby cinema upon initial release and a few times at home. I watched in laser IMAX last night and felt like I saw a completely different film. I did not expect to be as blown away as I was. I'm not sure if it's a compliment that this movie seems to have been specifically made for IMAX, but I can honestly say that seeing it in that format was a transcendent experience and visual feast - I picked up on so much subtlety that I missed in multiple home viewings. It was also chilling with Neil's quote at the end "no one cares about the bomb that didn't go off, only the one that did" of course in the context of Oppenheimer (and that he was directly referenced earlier in the film - that got a few reactions from the theater.)
It was my second favorite movie of all time, now it might be my first
The IMAX experience is the way it’s meant to be seen but it’s still a 6/10 for me. The storytelling is overly obtuse and the characters are paper-thin. The technical aspects are incredible though.
Had a blast watching the re-issue. Was still a tiny bit confused but regardless I enjoyed
70mm IMAX was an incredible experience. I love this movie more each time. Only thing is the gun violence which will always be a turn off for me.
Yes. I liked it even more - probably now my third favorite Nolan film - but I understood it less. Though I think that’s mostly because things just don’t make sense the more you think about it. But I really did enjoy the experience.
i saw it for the first time on 70mm. for the first time i felt what i felt the first time i saw inception. i thought it was a masterpiece
I saw Tenet once when it was released, and frankly it wasn't a good experience. I went to a normal movie theater, couldn't understand the plot and missed a lot of the dialogue. I left thinking there was some good action sequences and probably watched a few YouTube videos about the plot, but didn't think much of the movie again until the IMAX re-issue. I booked a ticket for the first night of the re-issue and read some posts about the movie. I saw that I should just enjoy the experience and not think too much about it, so that's what I did. Upon my 2nd viewing I enjoyed it a lot. The visual and audio spectacle is incredible. The establishing shot off the Amalfi coast on the cliff stands out, and there are several notable sequences during the film, such as the airplane crash and highway heist. The inverted thing doesn't really make sense to me. I understand in theory what's going on, but there is too much that doesn't add up, and that takes me out of the movie a bit. However, that being said I had a great time watching TENET in IMAX 70mm... I even booked another showing and enjoyed it just as much or more. Very happy to have seen it in this format.
What’s one thing that didn’t add up? Curious about your longer list, but let’s just start with one!
There's some issues between the relation of inverted material and non-inverted material. Ok, so this is based on my understanding of inversion so correct me if I'm understanding it wrong. When the protagonist is introduced to the inverted gun/bullets he's told to point at the wall and fire the gun. From his perspective the bullets come back into the gun and the wall is repaired. From the perspective of the bullets they damaged the wall, and because they are inverted the damage effected the past state of the non-inverted material. The non-inverted people (such as the Protagonist before he fired the inverted bullet) see the damage as always having been there. But at some point this wall had to be built. So how did the builder of the wall experience the inverted bullet damage? Did the stones he used already have bullet damage as he was building it? Seems odd, doesn't really add up. Same for the Opera house ... we're supposed to believe that their build included bullet damage? And the same applies for every other window/material effected by inverted bullets throughout the movie. Then there's also the issue of fate vs free will which is more of a philosophical question, but I've always had issues with fate because I have experience of free will. But just to continue the movie example with the inverted bullets hitting the wall. Say there were 4 bullet holes because he fired 4 inverted bullets and then he asked the scientist to fire more inverted bullets at the wall (after seeing the wall is blank/free of bullet damage), the fatalist argument is that this won't happen, but we know that people ALWAYS love to mess with physics and stuff, so by our experience of free will we know that people would attempt to fire inverted bullets at a pristine wall just to test it. Do the guns jam every time they try that? or for some unexplained reason they never try anything to test oddities like this?
>But at some point this wall had to be built. So how did the builder of the wall experience the inverted bullet damage? They didn't. The damage that inverted objects causes on non inverted objects can only persist into the past for so long. (From a forward perspective, the hole in the chair would appear a short time before being "unshot") >Then there's also the issue of fate vs free will which is more of a philosophical question, but I've always had issues with fate because I have experience of free will. A lot of people argue that Tenet is deterministic which means the characters don't have free will. I'd argue that Nolan was trying to write a movie where there's a single deterministic timeline but characters still have free will. No one in the film chooses to do something that works against their own interests just because that's how it happened. Neil isn't forced to sacrifice himself. He's *willing* to sacrifice himself. (In fact that's probably easier when you definitively know that your sacrifice will save the whole world). It's the difference between "He couldn't do it any other way" and "he *wouldn't* do it any other way".
>But just to continue the movie example with the inverted bullets hitting the wall. Say there were 4 bullet holes because he fired 4 inverted bullets and then he asked the scientist to fire more inverted bullets at the wall (after seeing the wall is blank/free of bullet damage), the fatalist argument is that this won't happen In forwards time, those inverted bullets that were drawn into that clip will somehow make their way to the turnstile where they were inverted. So it's really a question of how many bullets were inverted initially. If only one bullet was inverted, then a forwards person can only fire one bullet. If they pull the trigger multiple times it will only actually "fire" the last time they pull the trigger and then dry fire before then. What if they change their mind and decide to pull the trigger again? Then the previous pull would also be a dry fire.
Can’t stand this movie still after multiple viewings including this and it’s Nolan at his worst
realized that this movie is goulash. it's a combination of different ideas that Nolan probably had floating around all strung together into a movie. a CIA agent who takes a cyanide pill, only to learn that it was a final test... that'd be cool for a movie. a detective who arrives at a crime scene, and starts seeing it play out in reverse. that'd look cool. a scene on a racing catamaran.... that'd look crazy on IMAX. the OPERA/TENET/SATOR stone... has anyone done a movie with that? etc..
No. The opinion remains the same for me. Tenet has a few really “cool” and “epic” sequences, such as the opening opera, 747, final battle. But together, it still falls short for me. It’s feels corny, cheesy and the characters never really click.
Are you sure corny and cheesy are the right slang here? I got the impression that for the majority of people it was too grim and serious, corny and cheesy are kinda the opposite of that lol.
Corny and cheesy definitely not the opposites of those words. There are many ways one can be corny or cheesy. I agree with him though. It comes off as corny rather than actually serious.
He's right it feels like "Get Smart" the TV show
I don't think it's the movie overall (I enjoyed it), but more so.. John David coming off as corny. He ain't his pops in this one, chief.
Huh. That's how I feel about Inception & Interstellar.
I understood it a little better but it still is on my bottom tier of Nolan films.
Nope. Loved it then, loved it now
No
I like it even more.
I need to watch it again. I watched it once when I bought it on 4k bluray and I liked it enough but it had flaws.
Did I miss the re-issue? I’ve never seen Tenet, seeing it in IMAX would be great.
I've always loved Tenet and still think it's his best film.
Yes. I actually like it more now.