WHY I LOVE TENET: Make It Make Sense
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- Don't try to understand it. Feel it.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 I Don't Understand Tenet
01:28 Tell Don't Show
04:15 No Thoughts, Just Vibes
05:24 Dudes Rock
08:46 Sicko Mode
11:00 Frame 1457
13:17 When You Feel It...
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Tenet (2020)
Written & Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas & Christopher Nolan
Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh & Himesh Patel
Music by Ludwig Göransson
Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema
Edited by Jennifer Lame
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VIDEO ESSAY/ANALYSIS/BREAKDOWN/REVIEW 
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A QUESTION FOR TODAY: what's your Nolan ranking post-Tenet? mine is 1. Dunkirk, 2. Interstellar, 3. The Dark Knight, 4. Inception, 5. The Dark Knight Rises, 6. The Prestige, 7. Batman Begins, 8. Memento, 9. Tenet, 10. Insomnia & 11. Following
Interstellar
Inception
The Prestige
TDKR
Memento
BB
TDK
Insomnia
Tenet
Dunkirk
haven’t seen the following yet 😁
1. The Prestige, 2. Dunkirk, 3. Tenet, 4. Rises, 5. Memento, 6. Interstellar, 7. Inception, 8. Dark Knight, 9. Begins, 10. Insomnia
Terrific ranking. I think it's astonishing that to me, all of his films are at the very least very good, and most of them are what I consider masterworks. Here's my ranking: 1.) The Dark Knight. 2.) Memento. 3.) Inception. 4.) Dunkirk. 5.) Interstellar. 6.) The Prestige. 7.) Tenet. 8.) The Dark Knight Rises. 9.) Batman Begins. 10.) Insomnia. 11.) Following.
1) The Dark Knight
2) Memento
3) Inception
4) Batman Begins
5) Tenet
6) Interstellar
7) The Dark Knight Rises
Haven’t seen the rest, and there’s a pretty big gap between 4 and 5.
1) The Dark Knight
2) Batman Begins
3) Inception
4) Memento
5) The Prestige
6) Tenet
7) Insomnia
8) The Dark Knight Rises
9) Dunkirk
10) Interstellar
Love them all tho. Sadly haven't seen "Following" yet DX
Nolan saying "this shit is fire. Drop it." Absolutely cracked me up so hard
Checked the comments to see if that was mentioned and voila! "this shit is fire"
SAME
One thing I love about Christopher Nolan even in movies of his that I’m not crazy about, is that he’s constantly experimenting and trying new things and totally committing to them. Even when it doesn’t totally work for me, I can admire that creative instinct.
...not a fan of Tenet, but I can get behind what you're saying.
I personally loved it, but even if I shared your opinion, I’ll take that over safe, boring, generic, studio mandated, sterile blockbusters, any day of the week.
Could you imagine how much of a bummer it'd been if we had an unnecessary backstory for Washington forced on us?
His backstory hadn't happened yet
What's happened happened @evanward4303
A year later and that soundtrack still gives me chills
“This shit is fire, drop it.” - Christopher Nolan
This is definitely how it happened.
I’m in the same boat. I wasn’t crazy about Tenet when I first watched it, but the more I watched it, the more I was able to embrace it. I still think it’s Nolan’s weakest film in a long time, but I like it for what it is.
I thought it was amazing the first time I watched it (With subtitles but it was on a plane so those two cancel out.) and by far better than Interstellar and weirdly I enjoy the emotions of the Protagonist. That being written Dunkirk (2017) and other such films in Nolan's repertoire are better.
*Gigachad smiles "Tenet supremacy, yes."
Tenet is a gigachad's movie
100%
True
It's the energy you bring to talking about a movie I haven't even seen and don't have a whole lot of interest in seeing that gets me. Nolan might not really do it for me most of the time, but it's so much fun to hear you talk about his work.
I saw Tenet 2x in the movie theatre when it came out. I didn't understand it the first time, but it didn't matter because I was invested in the Protagonist story. The second time it was amazing. And then I bought the dvd and I've rewatched it many times. I even have a Sator square tattoo. I adore Tenet. The movie is amazing. Just feel it. And I felt it so much in the movie theatre with the music blasting off, wow.
Exactly, "just feel it"
It's the only sensible thing to do, lol
I heard in a different comment section that a poor dude went to watch this in IMAX in a seat by the wall and left the theater hearing slightly less in his left ear than his right 😆
I love how Bailey talks about the things he loves, fuck it’s like serotonin to me! Giving Tenet the love it deserves…I’ve always said when people ask what it’s about “how cares it’s sick as shit!!”
“how[sic] cares it’s sick as shit!!” -- that is your answer to an exposition-heavy movie. Congrats. you got it.
You should watch BenfromCanada’s video on Tenet, so much love and energy coming from him
this is the only TENET explanation video you ever need to watch
When I first saw it I must have been in “vibes mode” because I came out and absolutely loved it. I have watched it multiple times which helped to solidify everything inside it. I followed along with the plot on first watch but obviously it clicked even more on future watches. Glad to see you did a video on it because it does deserve the love
I love TENET as well. I literally watched it in theaters about 5 times and then I bought it in 4K and watched it at least 3 more times. Multiple rewatches (at least seeing it twice) do result in a BETTER understanding of the film even if not a COMPLETE understanding of the film. This movie had enthralled me so much that I spent a lot of time researching TENET on the internet, but I know the majority of normal humans wouldn’t do that lol.
I watched Tenet for the first time yesterday.
I was so impressed I went to RUclips to watch all the "explained" and such videos. Not because I needed explanations, but because I wanted MORE.
And I watched them all.
And this one is definitely the best of them!
I LOVED & LOVE Tenet!! On my sixth rewatch now! The film demands something of you. It’s not a passive experience. It both compels and demands your engagement! I’ve never seen anything quite like it!
Man I like the sheer love and humor you express while narrating your videos. Really captivating.
"This shit is fire. Drop it" Dude you floored me hahaha
12:50 tht switch of music to RED ROOM BLUE ROOM I felt tht in my soul
When I watch movies like Tenet, I always think "Maybe we don't fear what we don't understand."
Even without completely understanding tenet. I do know but after the first time I loved it. Everything. The sound. The cinematography. The actinng. The weirdness. It's for me yet another masterpiece in the Nolan filmography. He is a master. Even the name tenet is masterful.
I too love Tenet, had to watch it about six times to fully get it. Once with the subtitles on. It's a puzzle box of a movie. You have to delve deep to fully appreciate it, it's not a casual viewing experience.
And you still didn't manage it...cause it's impossible, literally has zero internal coherence
But you managed the second best thing: to convince yourself that you did
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. “Tenet” is going to be for movies what “808s & Heartbreak” was for Hip Hop. Pieces of art that were ahead of their time.
Damn this is 100% true
The amount of times I've watched this masterpiece of a video is unfathomable. Pure cinema.
This is my favorite essay on anything now. Your passion is so intense.
I feel like we're in this golden age of sci fi/ thriller.
I honestly loved Tenet on my first and only watch, and like yourself I keep coming back to the movie. I'm glad you've released this video, I've found it difficult to find any video essays that aren't negative about the film.
Bro the chills when he says mission accomplished
15:00 "goes against the entropy of an entire industry" Well said. TENET did something DIFFERENT.
Love it or hate it, you have to applaud film makers who actually try to make their films more than the sum of all current tropes.
Having a total blast with your analysis and how you put it to words.
Absolutely love the vibes of this film and the challenge it brings.
The moment the bass drop hit during the opening sequence I could've cried.
I hadn't been to theater in MONTHS and seeing it in IMAX was just incredible. 😭
Tenet is my favourite film due to all the parts of the film coming together in such creative ways.
Make It Make Sense is the best advice when viewing this movie, I've seen some theorize that Neil is Kat & Sator's son. My theory is that The Protagonist is Michael from Fresh(1994).
ah yes the first movie in over 10 years that i had to see more than twice to get a grasp on, love it
Don't you wonder why no other truly great film needs you to do this? Not one? Not Apocalypse Now, not Jaws, not The Parallax View, Not any of Kubrick's films, not Shutter Island, not Memento or any other of Nolan's films, not Donnie Darko, not Fight Club, not Jacob's Ladder, not David Lynch's stuff, not 2001 - A Space Odyssey, not Fight Club, not anything else I can think of EXCEPT for Primer. Whose basic concept Tenet "borrows". Coincidence? I mean there are films where you don't get the basic story and plot mechanics the first time you watch them. But then we are in the territory of comparing Nolan to Tommy Wiseau. Tenet is Nolan over-indulging in an approach he likes, but overdid here. I think Tenet is a super interesting movie. But storytelling-wise it's a failure. Not because of ambition, but because the craftmanship of storytelling here is just misguided. The editing, making an exposition-heavy film and then messing with the sound mix, the reliance on plot mechanics and treating characters as mechanical things within these plot mechanics. All basic tools in filmmaking/ storytelling that were applied badly. Every time I talk to someone else in the business about Tenet, everyone is baffled how it happened in this form.
@@thetechsite9619 jeez get off your highhorse
@@TheJedifr33style There's no high horse. But there are expectations of a film working as a film. And all the films I mentioned don't need to be watched several times to fully work. I still have to meet one person from the industry, who doesn't shake their head over how Tenet got made in this form.
DUDES ROCK and bailey is an absolute dude for making such a kickass video. More people need to find this channel so share, share share! This dude deserves the appreciation.
Dunkirk is my favourite as well. It is the Nolan film that shows he can tell a story purely through audiovisual means.
This movie has the most interesting place into my mindscape that this video urged me to see it again.
Neurons were firing full throttle while watching this movie. And I can't get enough of it.
When I heard the scientist say, "don't try to understand it. Feel it." I took her advice. I just tried to vibe with the movie. Didn't turn my brain off but ya know... Just relaxed and stopped bothering with understanding it all.
And I ended up really understanding most of what was going on and I just had a blast. It was a fantastic experience.
Great job, Bailey. I have come to expect well-made, thoughtful, energetic videos from this channel and you never disappoint. Great job, my guy
So why is this an exposition-heavy movie then? Which is not about feelings - not at all - but about plot mechanics playing out?
This is the fucking best thing done on TENET. Hands down... or up... depending on how we see it.
Ah man you really captured one of the core reasons why i adore tenet, great essay as always!
You summed it up perfectly, I’m also madly in love with his film. Took me multiple watches to finally understand the movie and even now while it makes sense in my mind, I would find it challenging to articulate what the fu*k is going on to a first time watcher!! Anyway great video! 👍
I definitely don't consider myself a genius in any way, but when I hear people talk about how they didn't understand Tenet at all, I kinda feel like one. I walked out of the theatre on my first viewing and actually felt like I understood most of it. Obviously repeat viewings showed me some things I missed and deepened my understanding of the movie, but from the first time I felt like I generally understood the plot and all the sci-fi mechanics and was able to keep track of most everything that happened.
I absolutely love tenet's score, I remember blasting that off on my headphones and speakers constantly last year when it was released on spotify. It's something else and so unique.
Being an ardent fan of Nolan, this video absolutely rules my man. Your energy and the way you described the sheer grandeur of this kind of cinema which will not be forgotten about for a long time, is commendable. After all, it's a movie about two dudes doing cool shit. Cheers!
Great video, brilliant analysis and fantastic editing!
As soon as I saw you dropped this video I knew I had to watch Tenet 1) because you have great taste and 2) so I can watch this video without risk of being spoiled
This is your best video yet! The script, editing, and pacing is immaculate. Loved every second of this man, amazing job!
i got lost right after the theater scene, so i just watched the movie, didn't think it's bad. The stunt, the visuals and techniques are pure master class. I think people are bashing it because they want to know the details of the entire movie; knowing the plot wasnt enough for them.
I haven’t even seen Tenet but I thought this rocked, dude
I love the way you talk about movies. Great vid
the moment you used sicko mode in the background i went WTF. amazing video!
Always opening my eyes with these videos, great work man, always love to hear the positivity from you
I WISSHHH they made more movies like this in the modern day, im constantly trying to find psychological thrillers like this but there is nothing
Thank you! I've been waiting for someone to go ahead and say it and I'm so proud and happy that you did. This movie requires you to shut off your snobby, prejudged notions of what a film is and forces you to play along, adapt, and roll with the punches. You saying it's a vibe is perfect, I've seen the movie probably 6 or 7 times now and between the thrills, the score (MMMMMMM), and the extreme technicality behind its making, I love it more and more every time.
Watching the making of featurettes also adds a beautiful amount of clarity to things I didn't entirely consider. Like how extreme the editing must have been, how he pulled off the extreme sailing scenes with boats that literally "don't jive like this", the inverted and still going forward fight scenes, and landing a huge helicopter on the deck of a private yacht - just to name a few things.
Thank you for showing me I'm not a minority on loving this film, it's honestly in my top 3 Nolans.
Nolan Ranked
1. The Prestige
2. The Dark Knight
3. Inception
4. Tenet
5. Dunkirk
6. Memento
7. Interstellar
8. Batman Begins
9. The Dark Knight Rises
Sadly haven’t watched Insomnia or Following yet. I think I like pretty much all of these, but for me The Prestige is the clear winner. Probably the best-plotted film I can think of; the way information is conveyed and the storylines are woven together is just brilliant. Every twist lands the first time you see it and is earned as you rewatch. I love how the three-tiered plotting, used here to maximize the twists, is used again in Dunkirk to maximize the intensity.
Anyway, great video Bailey! So glad the RUclips gods let it through! Your enthusiasm is infectious, and I can’t wait for the next vid!
And i was listening to trucks in place as i came across this video... Thanks man
Wow. Thank you for this video. That you can articulate so perfectly all my own thoughts and feelings on tenet and WITHOUT spoilers is… amazing. I don’t know where to start when people ask about this movie so from this day on I’ll take a deep breath, sit them down, and play your vid. Thanks again!!
honestly, this is how i initially approached the movie and i enjoyed it
Bailey bringing bangers.
You had me at "Dudes Rock"👍
i highly recommend watching it with captions
I think the dialogue sound 'problem' actually helps the film as you just have to surrender and experience the work
dudes rock and so does this video man! so good.
Yup, beyond reason it is my favorite Nolan film. I said the same thing when I saw it in theaters, it's more than the sum of its parts. There's something about it that keeps drawing me back. I saw it twice on the big screen and would have gone back more but that was when Covid was really hurting theaters and we had to wear masks. But I fucking loved the experience
An excellent vid essay, well done, you need more recognition!
Put my feelings to a RUclips video! Gorhanssen's entire soundtrack is Oscar worthy.
This is what I needed today. Subscribed!!
I feel the same, couldn’t stop thinking about this movie
Hi awesome review! This basically encapsulated everything I loved about tenet and more thanks for giving a voice on it
I needed this, thank you so much!
welcome back man :) we missed ya
I love this movie. I personally think the reason he is just called The Protagonist is this is not his story. It's Kat's.
whenever i watch tenet i feel like i am on the cusp of fully understanding what's going on but afterwards i couldn't tell you a thing about the actual inversion parts. I don't understand tenet, but i _get_ tenet
to my dismay tenet was not a film about renting out sections of buildings.
This movie had my full attention for close to five hours. When the movie ended on my first watch, I felt so bamboozled and clueless that I had to watch it again……immediately.
I tried to piece things together from both watches but I can tell you that I’m still learning about this movie till today.
Tenet is still my fav Nolan movie…..after The Prestige
bailey just dropped another banger LFG
Absolutely great vid as always ❤
I agree with your frame 1457 Chapter!
I mean, I agree with the whole video but that is the one I agreed with the most!
It's like the music gives the movies what it needed
And Honestly, there was a time around 2020 ending when I was obsessed with its whole Soundtrack!
Absolutely stupendous work
Thanks to this video I went and rewatched it for a second time and I have to say it was a far better and far more enjoyable experience this time around. Definitely made much more sense, it was just that first viewing was extremely overwhelming. This is for sure that kind of movie you need to see more than once
The score of TEn3T is out of this world, no other movie comes close
Exactly how I felt. First viewing, a bit dissapointed. Just thinking about it a year later? I'm amazed by it (haven't even rewatched yet)
you nailed it. i just wish they'd bring it back to IMAX in Toronto b/c we never got to see it here.
"Against the entropy of an entire industry"...🤯🤯🤯
Ahhh my weekly dose of serotonin, thanks bailey.
Great video man. Keep it up.
And let me just say it.. Tenet is masterpiece. My favourite action movie of all time. Haven't watched it in like 10 month but after ur video i'll have to watch it for the 4th time!
Excellent video mate!
The king returns- can't wait to see whatever you cover next.
The list rn is probably:
1. The Dark Knight
2. The Prestige
3. Inception
4. Interstellar
5. Batman Begins
6. Tenet
7. Dunkirk
8. The Dark Knight Rises
9. Memento
10. Insomnia
Holy moly. I'm surprised you put Memento so low.
@@scottmckenzie9426 They're all great movies, Memento's goated. Still a personal list tho.
This is beautiful man, sorry this ain’t blowing up like it should, if this love letter doesn’t make you want to blast some Travis Scott and watch Tenet I don’t know what planet you’re from.
I laughted hard at the Christopher Nolan with Travis Scott in your video HAHAHAHAHA it's still weird to me seeing two very different things that I like collide
I was able to understand the science fiction involving inversion. Physicists up to this point in time have discovered that from our frame of time, time moves forward into the future, into a state of higher entropy (a concept associated with energy). When the entropy is reversed, the way an endothermic and exothermic reaction relate to the release or absorption of energy, then you go into the past. It’s trying to make sense of the time travel, which permeates the entire film, where I got scrambled
Amazing video, great work my friend
11:53 I’ve thought about this too lmfao Nolan’s one of the best
TENET TENET TENET. THANK NOLn for TENET. Just can't stop thinking about Temporal Pincer
Thanks for this video.
I a m glad I watched the Prestige before I saw Tenet. I had to watch Prestige 3 times just to figure out the end!
Greatest movie ever made for
Me.
TENET is a masterpiece, it's my #2 favourite film
Dunkirk is my favorite as well.
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Strange movie, but I absolutely loved it. I watched it high first and was very confused but second time I understood it much better.
Not a fan of Tenet but this video made me want to give the movie another shot.
My Nolan ranking
1-The Dark Knight
2-The Prestige
3-Batman Begins
4-The Dark Knight Rises
5-Inception
6-Dunkirk
7-Interstellar
8-Memento
9-Tenet
10- Following
Great list!