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Christopher Nolan’s latest movie, Tenet, has now arrived in UK cinemas. It’s a great big spectacular espionage film turned sci-fi extravaganza which comes with a lot of questions, the most obvious of which could be ‘what does Tenet even mean?’
In the world of the movie, the word has multiple meanings. Here we break them down.
Spoilers for Tenet to follow.
Tenet the word
Very basically, it means “a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy”. In the film it’s less about religion as such and more about philosophy – a belief, a faith, part of a system one might live by. This concept is very important to the Protagonist (John David Washington) – as the founder of the Tenet foundation (more on this in a bit) he is a man who has to stick to his strong beliefs, has to have...
In the world of the movie, the word has multiple meanings. Here we break them down.
Spoilers for Tenet to follow.
Tenet the word
Very basically, it means “a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy”. In the film it’s less about religion as such and more about philosophy – a belief, a faith, part of a system one might live by. This concept is very important to the Protagonist (John David Washington) – as the founder of the Tenet foundation (more on this in a bit) he is a man who has to stick to his strong beliefs, has to have...
- 8/27/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
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