I did not know John David Washington was Denzel Washington's son. The first time I ever saw the actor was in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman with Adam Driver. I look forward to seeing him in The Creator later this year.
Christopher Nolan's previous film to Oppenheimer was the spy action thriller Tenet, starring John David Washington as a character with no name. Instead, he's simply "The Protagonist" in the cast. Not so coincidentally, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project were referenced in Tenet.
Tenet came out during a very bad time in the U.S. in September of 2020. I, for one, couldn't see it at the theater because of the pandemic. Despite COVID-19, the movie was still profitable from box office sales but was met with mixed reviews. I believe most people didn't understand it, and/or some people have an issue with a highly intelligent and confident Black action hero.
While audiences and critics praised Inception, Christopher Nolan set the mind-bending level for Tenet to "11." The concepts of entropy and "inverted objects," as explained in the film, can be confusing, and Tenet's plot is very complex. Furthermore, I didn't know Tallinn was the capital of Estonia. Admittedly, I never heard of the country of Estonia before. And I had to look up what a pincer movement was.
To help appreciate Tenet, I suggest turning on the subtitles to help ensure you fully understand the dialogue, which can go a little fast at times, and be aware that Tenet may require more than one viewing.
Put simply, Tenet is such an underrated movie, even though its dialogue and plot are not so simple. Complemented by the excellent score from Ludwig Göransson (The Mandalorian), Tenet is one of Christopher Nolan's best films and has earned my prestigious 5-star rating.
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