The retrocausality of our reality being the cumulative interactions of fundamental particles travelling forward and backwards in time is an actual scientific theory/speculation. To translate this into macro objects and people is bonkers. However, Nolan has brilliantly imagined and realised this into something of a consistent storyline. Deep respect and I really enjoyed it. Who doesn't love a pincer movement in time?
The cinematography, acting and action scenes were spot-on.
Understandably, there are some plot issues. How can there not be when positing a deeply paradoxical reality? I list the following simply because I like coherence and these strike off-notes and not simply to be accepted as paradoxes. Also, I have only seen it once and possibly have missed something and so am ready to be corrected.
1. Whilst the overall premise is somewhat shielded by repeated reference to the Grandfather Paradox the evil intent goes beyond this i.e. apparently expecting the future environment to be changed for the better but their own existence to be unaffected. Seems incompatible thinking to me unless perhaps they selflessly intended some sort of blind reset hoping for a better future for the universe?
2. The explanations also mixed QM interpretations with reference to many-worlds to sidestep a question from our protagonist.
3. Our protagonist sees the start of a fire and experiences a fire but we are meant to understand that he was going in the opposite direction in time so it was actually cooling?
4. It is mentioned that under no circumstance can a time-traveller physically touch their other-selves but this seems to posit some special status to our constituent particles rather than others which is unwarranted.
I like the method of communicating to the future by simply writing something down! Communicating back in time by sending something inverted. Presumably people going back 20 years would have to travel back for 20 years? One gets inverted by these turnstiles and presumably can only stop going back in time with a turnstile? Unclear what happened to people travelling backwards before the 1st turnstile was created - presumably kept going back? Also seems as though there will end up being multiple simultaneous copies of a time-traveller going in the same direction? For instance, the blue team must have switched back to going forward and their original selves must also be going forward in the same timeframe? Or a timeloop?
I am also not sure about this hiding of the algorithm in time. Presumably just 'before' the algorithm-creator decided to destroy/hide them in time that was a vulnerable spot for a future time-traveller to intercept them without the need for this dead-drop?
I probably need to watch again and may update this review. However, as stated, it can never actually make sense of course and is mainly just great fun.
The cinematography, acting and action scenes were spot-on.
Understandably, there are some plot issues. How can there not be when positing a deeply paradoxical reality? I list the following simply because I like coherence and these strike off-notes and not simply to be accepted as paradoxes. Also, I have only seen it once and possibly have missed something and so am ready to be corrected.
1. Whilst the overall premise is somewhat shielded by repeated reference to the Grandfather Paradox the evil intent goes beyond this i.e. apparently expecting the future environment to be changed for the better but their own existence to be unaffected. Seems incompatible thinking to me unless perhaps they selflessly intended some sort of blind reset hoping for a better future for the universe?
2. The explanations also mixed QM interpretations with reference to many-worlds to sidestep a question from our protagonist.
3. Our protagonist sees the start of a fire and experiences a fire but we are meant to understand that he was going in the opposite direction in time so it was actually cooling?
4. It is mentioned that under no circumstance can a time-traveller physically touch their other-selves but this seems to posit some special status to our constituent particles rather than others which is unwarranted.
I like the method of communicating to the future by simply writing something down! Communicating back in time by sending something inverted. Presumably people going back 20 years would have to travel back for 20 years? One gets inverted by these turnstiles and presumably can only stop going back in time with a turnstile? Unclear what happened to people travelling backwards before the 1st turnstile was created - presumably kept going back? Also seems as though there will end up being multiple simultaneous copies of a time-traveller going in the same direction? For instance, the blue team must have switched back to going forward and their original selves must also be going forward in the same timeframe? Or a timeloop?
I am also not sure about this hiding of the algorithm in time. Presumably just 'before' the algorithm-creator decided to destroy/hide them in time that was a vulnerable spot for a future time-traveller to intercept them without the need for this dead-drop?
I probably need to watch again and may update this review. However, as stated, it can never actually make sense of course and is mainly just great fun.