The whole movie is so confusing for me. I left the theater confused, and 6 years later it still doesn’t register with me. Probably my least favorite out of all the Nolan films I have seen. I’m usually a big fan of his work.
RealPhamNuwen on
I always thought the “fighting in reverse” was really cool. Conceptually kinda weird, but executed well.
Newwavecybertiger on
I loved the visuals but it’s all such nonsense. It makes action which advances plot extremely difficult to follow because you can’t tell what’s actually happening. The movie still does quite a lot of that
Rick-burp-Sanchez on
This shit is so goofy. Nolan has lost his marbles.
artpayne on
How to ruin your movie in 3 steps:
1. Put a charisma black hole of a *protagonist* as your lead.
2. Make a muddled mess out of your plot.
3. Do a piss-poor sound mix.
PM_ME_TRICEPS on
Stupidest movie of all time
mango_carrot on
Welp, I actually really love this film despite its flaws
Piper6728 on
The movie was hard to understand and to get into
herewego199209 on
Tenet is one of those movies that I still can’t figure out if the movie is far too smart for its own good or if I’m too stupid to understand the movie. Either way it’s probably the biggest misfire of Nolan’s career to me.
Dtoodlez on
This move is a great idea than no one knew how to execute. And it’s still a watchable movie because the idea is that cool.
DigitalBackpack on
I risked going to the theater at the height of COVID. I would’ve been so pissed if I died because of this movie.
INRI1899 on
I didnt know what was going on but it was entertaining I think
CantAffordzUsername on
It’s just a cool music video.
The action 10/10
Story: Fish/10
OntheBOTA82 on
That movie was so fking stupid
nowhereright on
I think Tenet is Nolan’s worst film, it’s like the Star Wars prequels, the directors distilled creativity without any outside input to balance or structure it.
It’s also my favorite Nolan film. It’s just so cool conceptually.
Darklord_Bravo on
Love Nolan’s movies, but this one is just a mess. It’s so badly executed, and so many things are wrong. Plus, the audio mix is so bad, subtitles are required most of the time.
Even if there hadn’t been COVID, I still think the box office for this wouldn’t have been much different.
lord_of_pigs on
My absolute favourite of Nolan’s works!
thelingletingle on
This movie fucking sucked.
hoobsher on
just because it’s cool and interesting doesn’t make it good, folks
mrhamster on
I think the film is easier to follow if you watch it upside down as well
Oh_Fuck_Naw on
Love the brown hallway set design of this $200 million movie
thenekkidguy on
The punches in 00:52-56 always cracks me up.
Blikenave on
~~Back To The Future~~ Forward To The Past
UberGoobler on
Damn, I really don’t like how this looks. Super confusing and hard to follow. It also just looks silly.
SkyPork on
I think the movie is entirely overrated, but holy shit there are moments of pure genius. The way reversed video is blended with normal video is such an original, incredible effect.
ColinGrigson on
I’ve watched this movie at least half a dozen times and it still confuses me.
killshelter on
This film is an absolute banger and you would only believe it sucks if you exclusively get your opinions from Reddit.
MirandaSur on
For me, the worse thing of this movie is the main actor. He is so plain the whole movie!
Veronome on
I like the ambition, and the idea behind it.
But ultimately we are left trying to follow a fight while also piecing together its abstract logic at the same time (one that it never fully explains to the audience, or it’s protagonist. We’re literally told “don’t think, just feel”). One fighter is following natural rules of cause and effect, the other one is following rules of effect, followed by cause.
On paper it sounds interesting. But on film it’s something that is visually impressive, but mentally exhausting, and even frustrating.
FluffySmiles on
Good film.
But the best backwards film will always be memento.
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The whole movie is so confusing for me. I left the theater confused, and 6 years later it still doesn’t register with me. Probably my least favorite out of all the Nolan films I have seen. I’m usually a big fan of his work.
I always thought the “fighting in reverse” was really cool. Conceptually kinda weird, but executed well.
I loved the visuals but it’s all such nonsense. It makes action which advances plot extremely difficult to follow because you can’t tell what’s actually happening. The movie still does quite a lot of that
This shit is so goofy. Nolan has lost his marbles.
How to ruin your movie in 3 steps:
1. Put a charisma black hole of a *protagonist* as your lead.
2. Make a muddled mess out of your plot.
3. Do a piss-poor sound mix.
Stupidest movie of all time
Welp, I actually really love this film despite its flaws
The movie was hard to understand and to get into
Tenet is one of those movies that I still can’t figure out if the movie is far too smart for its own good or if I’m too stupid to understand the movie. Either way it’s probably the biggest misfire of Nolan’s career to me.
This move is a great idea than no one knew how to execute. And it’s still a watchable movie because the idea is that cool.
I risked going to the theater at the height of COVID. I would’ve been so pissed if I died because of this movie.
I didnt know what was going on but it was entertaining I think
It’s just a cool music video.
The action 10/10
Story: Fish/10
That movie was so fking stupid
I think Tenet is Nolan’s worst film, it’s like the Star Wars prequels, the directors distilled creativity without any outside input to balance or structure it.
It’s also my favorite Nolan film. It’s just so cool conceptually.
Love Nolan’s movies, but this one is just a mess. It’s so badly executed, and so many things are wrong. Plus, the audio mix is so bad, subtitles are required most of the time.
Even if there hadn’t been COVID, I still think the box office for this wouldn’t have been much different.
My absolute favourite of Nolan’s works!
This movie fucking sucked.
just because it’s cool and interesting doesn’t make it good, folks
I think the film is easier to follow if you watch it upside down as well
Love the brown hallway set design of this $200 million movie
The punches in 00:52-56 always cracks me up.
~~Back To The Future~~ Forward To The Past
Damn, I really don’t like how this looks. Super confusing and hard to follow. It also just looks silly.
I think the movie is entirely overrated, but holy shit there are moments of pure genius. The way reversed video is blended with normal video is such an original, incredible effect.
I’ve watched this movie at least half a dozen times and it still confuses me.
This film is an absolute banger and you would only believe it sucks if you exclusively get your opinions from Reddit.
For me, the worse thing of this movie is the main actor. He is so plain the whole movie!
I like the ambition, and the idea behind it.
But ultimately we are left trying to follow a fight while also piecing together its abstract logic at the same time (one that it never fully explains to the audience, or it’s protagonist. We’re literally told “don’t think, just feel”). One fighter is following natural rules of cause and effect, the other one is following rules of effect, followed by cause.
On paper it sounds interesting. But on film it’s something that is visually impressive, but mentally exhausting, and even frustrating.
Good film.
But the best backwards film will always be memento.