I haven’t seen the movie yet, but bought the soundtrack. Listened to it while driving yesterday and enjoyed it. Kind of a cross between Inception and Black Panther.
A very natural combo given the film.
I’m actually enjoying Tenet more on second viewing. Knowing what connects the puzzle with the story allows it to be enjoyed as the espionage drama it is at it’s core…the fact Caine is BLATANTLY reprising Harry Palmer adds to that.
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Kick-Ass and Batman have seen the film they’re in already. Black Klansman has not.
I can’t think of a less spoiler way to describe it.
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Here in Germany we have to wait until December 17th - but I can’t wait, being on my current Nolan kick.
Planning to watch the Batman trilogy next.
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Batman Begins
Damn. Why did I remember this as gloomy, joyless and sinister? Did I just get swept away by the anti-Nolan movement on the internet?
This first film in Nolan´s “The Dark Knight”-Trilogy is a highly entertaining film, succeeding in every way, moving at breakneck speed… AND has truly funny moments with witty one-liners which would make a great Bond film proud (i.e. “All these bloody push-ups and you can’t even lift a burning log?”). Why did I think Nolan has no levity or sense of humor? Did I not pay attention enough? Man, this is a great film AND a great Batman film.
Next up: “The Dark Knight” (which I loved the first time, though, and felt rather downbeat afterwards when I watched it the second time)
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Inception is the one that Nolan cites as taking the most from Bond, but Batman Begins takes a not exactly small amount from Bond…right down to Shane Rimmer.
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YES!
Man, watching these films again makes me think I was brainwashed…
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THE DARK KNIGHT / THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
Again, this brainwashing thing, making me remember these films as… just doom & gloom? I was so wrong.
“The Dark Knight” swept me away. Despite its length (and having seen it twice before, many years ago) I was totally entertained and surprised how fast-paced this film is, almost brutally precise, covering a vast amount of narrative with the most efficient and intense story-telling. Definitely one of the best films I have ever seen. And, again, it has lots of funny moments and one-liners. Why did I ever think that Nolan would not be able to deliver an entertaining Bond film with no humor? Totally rubbish opinion of mine, and I apologize for it.
“The Dark Knight Rises”, for me, is not reaching the heights of its predecessor (and how could it, without the Joker and that particular phase of the whole Batman story?). Still, it´s a fantastic finale, with Bane being another terrifying adversary. AND, one has to take into account, it is very scary to think that 45 did take parts of Bane´s demagogue-speech for his inauguration, and the story actually highlighting a villain terrorizing a whole city while pretending to “give the power back to the people”, causing vigilante groups to condemn their “enemies” to death. Eerily echoing what would later threaten the US and basically the whole world.
The great thing about Nolan´s whole “Batman”-trilogy is that every part is different, combining every genre (adventure / thriller / drama / horror) into a cohesive whole, while telling a big story arc about Bruce Wayne becoming Batman and finally Bruce Wayne again.
It is a towering achievement, something I overlooked for many years, thinking that it was all just dreary, leaden and too serious. It´s not. It´s perfect entertainment engaging the intellect and the heart.
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Many topics are discussed.
Brace yourself for how the podcasts host spends the first six minutes patting himself on the back…once you get past that, it’s a very interesting chat.
Bonus points for Nolan pushing back against hosts criticism of Bond. OHMSS and Dalton get much praise.
Anyone who fights their corner for Lazenby and Dalton has my respect. 
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His general point with Dalton’s performance was that, in both, he is brilliant and possibly the closest to Fleming, but both narratives suffered from the increasing limitations the studio enforced. He’s found LTK is ageing FAR better than he thought it would in 1989.
He also has quite an interesting point about why Branagh’s bad guy is very much not a Bond villain, as he is in many ways just a thug with money, whilst Bond villains “are more philosophers in a way” in how articulate they are and often looking at a bigger picture than your average criminal.
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One even quotes Rochefoucauld. 
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Sorry, I know you’re right, but I cant actually put a face to the use. The back of my head is saying Drax, but I’m worried that’s just because both are French
As La Rochefoucauld observed, “humility is the worst form of conceit.” I do hold the winning hand. Why don’t you let me take you on a little tour of our facilities. Your chance to see the real tape once again.
DAF Blofeld is the most Draxian of the Blofelds.
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The PTS of Tenet.
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Reading The Nolan Variations and came across;
contemptuous of people. You meet people like that in every field, but particularly in artistic fields, people who are so contemptuous of the fact that the world doesn’t get it, or doesn’t understand.
…I was literally thinking that about Shone’s reading of The Prestige and, in particular, the nature of Bale’s performance
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It’s been a while since I saw Tenet, but Sator’s domestic violence made him feel small to me, or a thug with money as Nolan puts it. I remember his persona feeling more on the petty side, such as his ‘I’m going to die, so the whole world can die with me’ attitude.
Gray is severely underrated. His smug superiority is perfect for a mastermind type villain.
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Finally saw this today. Found it very entertaining and not as unlikeable as I expected going in. Not my favorite Nolan, but one I will view again watching for things I missed the first time. And I said this before, the soundtrack is outstanding.
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