Chris Nolan's wife said that Leonard DiCaprio made a very big contribution to the script from Inception. In a nutshell, it sounded like Leo found the original script to be too complex and confusing for the viewer, and helped them pull back to a script and series of scenes that the relatively intelligent audience member can understand, appreciate and enjoy.... even if somethings require a second watch or a long thought at dinner after the movie.
Tenet is a good example of no one picking up Nolan's script and not pulling it back and doing the same thing done with Inception.
Enough has been said about the sound issues with the film - definitely if you run it through a good home theatre system, the voices are under done while the background noise is massively overbearing.
But the main issue of this film is that it took a workable time-travel concept and added some unnecessary complexity to it. Further more, it ran a questionable plot with emotional dimensions and character motivational complexity that made things even more baffling, but for no great payoff or benefit in the end.
I do "get it" and appreciated Nolan taking on the challenge, but topping it all off with the temporal pincer move is really where the whole thing became way too complicated for the viewer to piece together on the first viewing.
I watched it 3 times and while the second time helped me clarify or correct my understanding of various elements, I actually decided the film was over done on the third viewing and lowered my opinion of it.
I'd love to write up what they should have done, but let's just say that the plot line need to be simpler so the focus on the temporal concepts were given better treatment.
Tenet is a good example of no one picking up Nolan's script and not pulling it back and doing the same thing done with Inception.
Enough has been said about the sound issues with the film - definitely if you run it through a good home theatre system, the voices are under done while the background noise is massively overbearing.
But the main issue of this film is that it took a workable time-travel concept and added some unnecessary complexity to it. Further more, it ran a questionable plot with emotional dimensions and character motivational complexity that made things even more baffling, but for no great payoff or benefit in the end.
I do "get it" and appreciated Nolan taking on the challenge, but topping it all off with the temporal pincer move is really where the whole thing became way too complicated for the viewer to piece together on the first viewing.
I watched it 3 times and while the second time helped me clarify or correct my understanding of various elements, I actually decided the film was over done on the third viewing and lowered my opinion of it.
I'd love to write up what they should have done, but let's just say that the plot line need to be simpler so the focus on the temporal concepts were given better treatment.