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Considering Nolan's previous work, it's not with this film that I would worry about Nolan's marriage. And anyway, I wouldn't worry about it at all. For better or worse, this isn't the way Nolan makes his movies feel personal. He's no Bergman or Godard. He doesn't want to share his private life.jetsdude wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 3:43 pmWhile Nolan clearly intended for this movie to be timeless I believe there are significant social commentaries or nods relevant to present day that at least had some preconceived thought put into them. Some of these include:dsus4gtr wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 2:47 pmWould you say that Nolan has made this story timeless without any current political commentary? Also, did he keep it timeless and not put any current real life news/media brands in this film? In other words does this film favor one political ideology or was it made for everyone and timeless like he normally does.DHOPW42 wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 2:22 pmI'm not sure if this was mentioned before, but there are a few lines I loved and thought were really timely, and/or appropriate in a way. I can't quote exactly, but here are two that stood out for me:I need more viewings to be able to quote other moments, but I'll definitely do that in the coming days!
- a black protagonist, and diverse cast. And a buddy action movie where the buddies are different races (you better believe this was an intentional choice). I loved the positivity of their relationship (did they even argue 1 time?)- a marriage in which each- the feeling instead of thinking. (I'm not going to think about your point of view, i'm simply going to react emotionally and ruin your life.)
Also, please tell me I'm not the only one who felt that this scene was very moving (and acted very well!):
Cosigned. Knowing they did this with practical effects, it's nuts. There's a 747 crushing multiple cars, running over them, and slamming into a building. I was absolutely giddy during that sequence.Innovator wrote: ↑August 27th, 2020, 3:06 pmTo me, that moment in Tenet was the airplane crash heist, I think it might be my favorite sequence in the film, it's epic and just insanely badass.TENET wrote: ↑August 27th, 2020, 11:46 amFor those who have seen it, are there any (or how many) of those euphoric, spine-tingling, hair-raising moments that I’ve come to expect from a Nolan film?
i.e. the docking scene in Interstellar, the oil scene in Dunkirk, the hallway fight and safe/kick scene in Inception just to name a few (of the many)
Obviously this is a very subjective question, but I’m just curious. I can add my thoughts to this when I see it on Monday.
of course, none of us can know and it's none of our business. All the marital themes he continues to explore through his work are not there by accident though...Demoph wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 4:21 pmConsidering Nolan's previous work, it's not with this film that I would worry about Nolan's marriage. And anyway, I wouldn't worry about it at all. For better or worse, this isn't the way Nolan makes his movies feel personal. He's no Bergman or Godard. He doesn't want to share his private life.jetsdude wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 3:43 pmWhile Nolan clearly intended for this movie to be timeless I believe there are significant social commentaries or nods relevant to present day that at least had some preconceived thought put into them. Some of these include:dsus4gtr wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 2:47 pm
Would you say that Nolan has made this story timeless without any current political commentary? Also, did he keep it timeless and not put any current real life news/media brands in this film? In other words does this film favor one political ideology or was it made for everyone and timeless like he normally does.
- a black protagonist, and diverse cast. And a buddy action movie where the buddies are different races (you better believe this was an intentional choice). I loved the positivity of their relationship (did they even argue 1 time?) and wished we saw more of JDW and Pattinson as lifelong friends.
- a marriage in which each person's belief creates resentment which of course escalates over time, while neither ultimately takes responsibility for those beliefs, but feel trapped in some way. i could go on and on about this as i feel there's massive "gatsby green light phenomena" happening here within both Sator and Kat. I wonder if Nolan was experiencing some marriage issues of his own, or at the very least some deep realizations at the time or writing, because those characters are way more than just a guy who beats his wife.
- the feeling instead of thinking. (I'm not going to think about your point of view, i'm simply going to react emotionally and ruin your life.)
"Did I plant the idea in my wife's head that changed us?"
"My wife is very much 2 people, the one jumping off the boat to freedom, and the one who is happy here today."
"If I can't have you no one can."
"Got so lost in my work that she took the kids and moved to Cleveland."
Obviously, I'm not saying he believes these things, but these are very deep marital thoughts that many of us think about on a daily basis, and likely Nolan is one of those people, which makes his movies and his writing brilliant because it's personal.
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It's in conjunction with what immediately comes next that makes the whole segment my favorite, it oozed style, only like a heist scene can. So freaking cool.Laar's Beard Shaver wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 4:32 pmCosigned. Knowing they did this with practical effects, it's nuts. There's a 747 crushing multiple cars, running over them, and slamming into a building. I was absolutely giddy during that sequence.
