Tenet (Christopher Nolan, September 3, 2020) Movie • Page 61

Dunkirk
The Prestige
Memento
The Dark Knight
Inception

then it's a muddled blur of stuff I don't connect with

 

my opinion/preferences ya dorks!

 

that Christopher Nolan sure does make good movies

 

no he doesn't

 

Interstellar's love speech and the Matt Damon cameo put it on top.

 

It’s ok to not rank things. I promise

 

hush, you!

 

sorry, my bad

 

sorry if that statement offends

not actually sorry

 

heh

 

I secretly love reading rankings

 

reductive as all hell but i like it for whatever bullshit. within reason of course

 

he has made some good movies and has the ability to make a lot more. he has also made some of the most overrated bad movies of the century.

so basically he's a filmmaker

 

I've read a lot of takedowns of Interstellar (the <2min corny love speech is always a go-to), and I get it, but it still just completely resonates with me every time watch it. Like, how am I gonna pretend the docking scene isn't the coolest shit ever?

 

I have an unhealthy relationship with WatchMojo top ten lists. It is a pure hate watch but they consume a lot of lunch breaks.

 

that's like barely better than cinemashits

 

Spoilers

 

Ranking things can be a good way to start an actual conversation about a filmmaker’s or franchise’s or who/whatever’s body of work. I’ve had good conversations utilizing ‘em. They’re not the inherently lame, annoying things people sometimes make ‘em out to be.

The problem is that, when people who aren’t ranking-haters see a ranking, their immediate response is too often just to type out their own ranking, without explanation or engagement with anyone else’s, leading to pages of posts with less substance than the aforementioned WatchMojo.

Really, though... a lot of kinds of posts have the same effect on these threads, lol. You got people obsessed with shitting on a thing without being interesting or funny in the process. You got dorks on the other end who are allergic to criticism of things they like. Excessive blocks of spoiler-tagged posts can be annoying, too, lol, depending on the context.

 

Dis good

 

Good. Hope WB continues to pay a price for their decision.

 

Should have delayed it a year, no doubt

 

Honestly, I think WB made the correct call releasing in theaters and streaming at the same time. While I absolutely hate to see theaters go the way of the buffalo, I think it's going to be a while before you really see people excited to see in an enclosed area with a bunch of strangers who may or may not be Covid positive. (Although this week's NFL games may say otherwise)

I'm not a financial expert by any means, but I'm sure that by delaying all of these films they're losing money anyhow - thinking of having to extend marketing campaigns to keep people's interest. Might as well cut your loses and give fans something during this crazy time.

I understand Nolan's point of view - that he wants his art to be enjoyed in the manner in which he intended. But, I still can't help but feel like delaying Tenet forever was only going to hurt it anyhow. There wasn't a really great answer to this.

That said, I do think it sounds like WB just made a bold decision without consulting their creatives or business partners, which is pretty dumb too.

 

I would argue that this has already happened:

‘Tenet’ Is Destined to Become a Cult Movie