Originally Posted by
fernandito
*anxiously awaiting Mike's Tenet review*
One word -
Tenet
First, let me say I didn't want to come here right after leaving the theater. I'm clearly known for having post-movie highs. Plus, this situation was on another level, not just because the film was a one-of-a-kind movie experience, but because it was literally the first film I had seen in a movie theater since March.
I had goosebumps walking into the building, goosebumps walking into the theater, goosebumps when the trailers started. When the Warner Bros logo came up. Guess what? More goosebumps. It was amazing and at that point, it didn't matter what film I was seeing. It was just going to be special no matter what.
That being said, my, oh my what a film. I can't give it a perfect score like Web. It needs to be seen a second time for that to happen and the film begs for that. Honestly, Christopher Nolan is operating on another level right now. For a mainstream audience to be graced with a concept like that on the big screen is simply unheard of.
I'm not going to go into too much detail about the film. The best way to go into a film like this is knowing as little as possible. I will say that as long as you get the gist of the concept, you won't have any problem enjoying the film. Now, if you really want to "get" the full concept, that is going to require multiple viewings.
I do have a few issues. One is kind of a big one that seems to plague some Nolan films and that's the fact that the dialogue can be hard to understand sometimes. I did see it in IMAX so the sound was crazy loud. Speaking of sound, Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed) does a phenomenal job of standing in for Hans Zimmer. My other issue is that the main character isn't really fleshed out too much. He's not even given a name, just going by Protagonist.
For me, this was the perfect film to return to theaters to see. Tenet is why we go to the movies. Tenet is why I love film. Period.