I am a big Christopher Nolan fan, particularly Interstellar, Inception and Dunkirk. All of which were outstanding films with a richness and complexity that required your full attention throughout.
But oh dear, although Tenet seems to inhabit the same universe as Inception, it has cranked up the complexity and incomprehension to 11 (out of a scale of 1 -10). No I did not understand everything that was going on and much of the narrative and set pieces made little sense. This was not helped by insufficient exposition and a dialogue of mumbling by some of the lead actors.
Many commentators have lauded the difficulty of understanding as a key positive of the film and multiple screenings are necessary. But hey why should that be the case? I also can enjoy opaque and elliptical movies - Last Year in Marianbad and Blow up, come to mind. But Tenet is not an arthouse movie and do filmmakers have some duty to their audiences? Inception gave just enough explanation to let you in, Tenet simply doesn't.
It could have been another classic Nolan film with a bit more consideration for the audience and I feel sad this wasn't the case.
But oh dear, although Tenet seems to inhabit the same universe as Inception, it has cranked up the complexity and incomprehension to 11 (out of a scale of 1 -10). No I did not understand everything that was going on and much of the narrative and set pieces made little sense. This was not helped by insufficient exposition and a dialogue of mumbling by some of the lead actors.
Many commentators have lauded the difficulty of understanding as a key positive of the film and multiple screenings are necessary. But hey why should that be the case? I also can enjoy opaque and elliptical movies - Last Year in Marianbad and Blow up, come to mind. But Tenet is not an arthouse movie and do filmmakers have some duty to their audiences? Inception gave just enough explanation to let you in, Tenet simply doesn't.
It could have been another classic Nolan film with a bit more consideration for the audience and I feel sad this wasn't the case.