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Decided to rewatch Tenet at the Hayden Orpheum in Sydney as part of the Christopher Nolan selectrospective to re-experience what is from my perspective the biggest most ambitious Nolan original project of his filmography in theatres before he goes even bigger for The Odyssey which is looking like his most ambitious piece ever made. My god what a phenomenal experience. I’ve seen it in IMAX years ago but this was still absolutely epic and an experience I didn’t know I needed till after the credits rolled.

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The picture quality of 70mm was something else. This was my first ever standard 70mm experience. Every scene literally felt like a window into reality. Not just the IMAX scenes which I memorised but even the dialogue scenes. One scene that stood out so much in how good it looked was the bit just before the Protagonist goes out into the inverted world where him and Neil talk. It’s not fill your peripheral view IMAX but the quality was just so satisfying to gaze upon.

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My god the sound was top notch. The Tenet IMAX experience raised the bar for sound boost to another level so I didn’t know what to expect for Tenet in a normal theatre. But this experience was still magnificent. The opera siege, the plane crash, and the convoy hijack. Got mad euphoria from the pounding bass drop as the Protagonist hopped onto the firetruck and the Travis Scott adlibs reverberating through my soul during the sequence. Next freaking level. Popped a zyn for that bit, another for when the Protagonist fought himself, and a third for the Stalsk-12 battle. Even during scenes that are typically quiet in home viewing, there was an underlying bass in the background. And to cap it off, it felt good hearing Travis Scott’s THE PLAN booming on the speakers. One of the rare films where I will sit through the entire end credits just to vibe with the physical experience of the music. Marvel needs to take notes on how to keep your audiences entertained during the credits as they wait for the post end credits scenes.

10/10 cinematic experience and would do it again. The experience got my heart rate around 70-130 range.

Anyways onto The Odyssey at IMAX Melbourne in 2 weeks in IMAX 70mm. Genuinely cannot wait!

Also pro tip for anyone interested in the Hayden Orpheum. For maximum immersion, sit in row 4.

With how much this cesspool of brain rot discourse and divisive opinions and grifters has blown the fuck up after the trailer, I can only imagine how much worse it will get when the film releases. Before your viewing, keep away from all social media and internet. Treat it like the sirens. Block that shit like Odysseus ties himself to the mast and blocks his ears to resist the allure of the sirens. They want to ruin the fun for us right now? Fine. But it will get only worse once the film releases. When that happens, do not give into the temptation of seeing what other people are saying about it no matter what. There will be some aggressive pieces of shit who will rip on it no matter how the film turns out. Do not look at the reviews or social media posts related to it till after you’ve seen it. Once you’ve seen it, feel free to browse through the reviews and reactions and see if the align with your own. Like Indy and Marion in Raiders of the Lost Ark also, just don’t look. Not till it’s over and you’ve formed your own opinion.

He already played him in those Titans movies and would he the first time he works with Nolan since Batman Begins. The gods and fantastical elements are being portrayed in Nolan’s adaptation. What would your thoughts be on such a hypothetical casting of Liam Neeson as Zeus in The Odyssey?