Tenet: I Watched It Again… and I’m Still Confused (But I Loved It)

With Tenet now on Netflix, I decided to give it another rewatch, hoping that maybe, just maybe, I’d finally figure out what the movie is actually about. I’m happy to report that by the end… I still don't know what the f*ck is happening.

That said, Tenet is kind of a masterpiece in its own mind-bending way; a movie that I genuinely think will become a cult classic in the future. Ludwig Göransson’s score still absolutely slaps, and that opening opera house sequence is one of Nolan’s best, easily up there with the Joker’s bank heist in The Dark Knight.

The inversion-based action scenes are just as insane and captivating as ever, and once you start piecing together how they tie into the bigger story (emphasis on start), it’s pretty brilliant.

As for the performances, a lot of people found John David Washington’s acting a bit stiff or detached, but honestly, I think that was intentional. His character doesn’t even have a name; he’s “The Protagonist,” and that blank-slate approach works for what Nolan was going for. He still shows flashes of charm, humor, and charisma, but it’s in the action scenes where he really shines. Robert Pattinson, though? He steals every single scene he’s in. The guy oozes cool.

The movie feels like a spiritual successor to Inception. It has vibes of a spy thriller mixed with heist action and is completely Nolan. I actually understood the car chase sequence this time (progress!), especially how it connects to the inversion room scene later on. But that final battle? Yeah… I’ve watched it a bunch of times and still have no idea what’s happening. It’s chaotic, tense, and visually mesmerizing, but comprehension? Gone.

At this point, I think Nolan was right when he said, “You’re not meant to understand everything in Tenet.” Maybe this isn’t a movie you’re supposed to get; it’s one you just experience. And honestly? I’m fine with that. It’s still one of my favorite movies to rewatch, only for the technical wizardry and pure spectacle of it all.