‘Tenet’: The time-reversal equation has no solution

Tenet, released in Vietnamese theaters on August 28, revolves around the story of an unnamed spy calling himself The Protagonist (roughly translated: The main character) who prevents the plot to destroy the world of Russian arms tycoon Andrei Sator.

The work received an investment of more than 200 million USD from Warner Bros, with a promising cast such as Robert Pattinson, John Davis Washington or Elizabeth Debicki.

Tenet trailer

Trailer `Tenet`.

Most audiences after watching were vague about the scientific hypotheses stated in the film.

The concept of `time reversal` in the film is built from the hypothesis that entropy, a unit of measurement for heat dispersion, can be reversed.

The time reversal theory in Tenet is not clearly explained and has many holes.

The title Tenet is one of five words engraved on the Sator cube, a famous artifact found in many European countries.

John Davis Washington (left) plays the main character The Protagonist, accompanying spy Neil (Robert Pattinson) to prevent the plot to destroy the world.

The film lacks emotional climaxes, Nolan’s specialty in previous projects such as Inception, Interstellar… The British director often borrows the disturbance of the chronological order, between reality and fantasy, as the background for his films.

The friendship and colleagues between The Protagonist and Neil are not clearly built, there are too many mysteries.

The 1.91 m tall star Elizabeth Debicki plays Kat, the wife of the villain Sator, in the film.

Critics have mixed reviews about the film.

Tenet brings together all the characteristics of Nolan’s filmmaking style, the things that make him admired by many people.

The multinational setting of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’

The multinational setting in `Tenet`.