There are movies that you have to watch multiple times to fully understand. Christopher Nolan is often responsible for these feature films. Such is the case for the sci-fi thriller that will leave Netflix very soon.
It is one of those films that arouses curiosity. Years after seeing it, we still do not know if we have understood it correctly. Moreover, other viewers often do not have the same interpretation as we do. We are not talking aboutbeginning or Mulholland DriveBut from the penultimate film by director Christopher Nolan, who specializes in this genre: TenetThis 2020 sci-fi thriller is leaving Netflix on August 26. So you have little time left to watch or rewatch—and (re)try to understand—this Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated film in 2021. If you only know Christopher Nolan’s work through OppenheimerYou might be surprised. In TenetThe director gets rid of reality and the past. He portrays a secret agent whose goal is to prevent a third world war by controlling time.
How to summarize Tenet Without saying too much?
It all begins when the main character, an unnamed CIA agent, infiltrates a Russian secret operation and narrowly escapes death thanks to a “reverse shot” by a masked man who immediately disappears. To escape torture, because he was spotted by the Russians, he chews a cyanide capsule. He finally wakes up, only to learn that everything was an illusion and that he will have to carry out a mission of the utmost importance. The man manages to obtain very little information. He realizes that time can be controlled to prevent a large-scale war and that he will be able to identify his allies using the word “Tenet And through his hands.
Elite stars in Tenet
It is impossible to summarize the rest of the film without giving too much away. It must be said that Christopher Nolan spent more than ten years conceiving this film and five years writing the script. The shooting lasted six months and took place in several countries. John David Washington plays the main character. Along the way, he meets other characters played by Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Clémence Poésy. To find out more, there is only one solution: see Tenet Before time catches up with him.
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