No Time Travel in ‘Tenet’
By George Robbins
Recently, there was a rumor going around that Christopher Nolan’s new movie ‘Tenet’ would have some kind of time-travel component to it. This isn’t just some unfounded rumor since the trailer hints at some kind of time manipulation aspect to the movie. That is, of course, unless it is just a misdirection in order to keep the plot a true enigma to the audience who will end up going out and watching the film. This wouldn’t be all that surprising since it is the best way to get people interested in a movie. Not knowing what a big movie is about before going into it creates hype and that is the best type of advertisement.
Simultaneously, not knowing what a movie is about could be a detriment right now since people may not want to take the risk and leave the house for something they know nothing about. With theaters nationwide possibly reopening just before the film is meant to premiere, there is a lot of risk in going out to see the movie. That is, of course, unless the movie’s premiere date changes between now and then. The likelihood of that exact thing happening is relatively likely considering the fact nobody knows if theaters will truly reopen when they say they will, or if people will even want to go to the movies.
Going back to the title of this article, Robert Pattinson has said that despite what the trailers for the film may show, the movie does not have anything to do with time-travel. So with this in mind we must now be forced to speculate even harder about what the film’s plot will truly be about. Christopher Nolan has been very excited about his film’s upcoming release and he is hoping it will be the first big hit when theaters truly reopen in July. As of now, ‘Tenet’ has a release date for July 17th so we will see whether it will live up to his and other people’s expectations.