What is the point of inverted bullets in Tenet?

The assumption underlying the film is that the sequence of events it shows us make logical sense forwards and backwards. When the Protagonist waves his hand over an inverted bullet, summoning it into his hand, it makes as much sense as the Protagonist dropping the bullet when the footage is played in reverse.

How did the bullet get in the wall tenet?

In the next scene, we find out that these bullet holes were caused by an inverted armed man entering the room (exiting the room from their perspective) and reverse-shooting the glass, which removes the bullet holes from the future-facing perspective.

Is Kat inverted when she was shot?

As correctly stated, Kat was never inverted at any point during the above timeline. So this means everything she experiences is the same as you experience in normal forward timeline, even when she’s held hostage by ~Sator and is inside the Audi.

What are inverted weapons?

These “detritus of a coming war” are being manufactured in the future and sent into the past; inverted weapons which come armed with the experience of the future and ability to unravel the past.

What is inversion in Tenet?

Entropy out of the way, Tenet also deals with a concept of ‘inversion’, which an Empire article explains as: “Inversion is a process whereby an object (or person) has its entropy reversed, essentially flipping its chronology so that from that point on it travels backwards in time instead of forwards.”

How does inversion in Tenet work?

But in his latest film, Tenet, Nolan’s obsession with time proves his undoing as the “time inversion” that drives the plot and creates a palindromic structure comes at the expense of concise plotting or thoughtful characters.

How do inverted bullets work?

As Clémence Poésy’s character explains early in the film, catching a reverse bullet only happens because you willed it. A reverse bullet hole is only “caught” (or “fired” in reverse) if the person handling the gun makes themselves catch or fire it. This is where the film’s title, Tenet, comes into play.

How does Neil take the bullet?

In normal timeline, the bullet path apparently was: Volkov’s pistol, Neil’s head, a part of the door (say Neil’s head had bent the trajectory of the bullet which otherwise would still hit the Protagonist too), the floor or under it. Or the bullet could go near the Protagonist and past him into the corridor.

Why was Kat not wearing a mask Tenet?

The reason Kat wasn’t wearing a mask was simply that she was no longer inverted. Once they had gone back to the appropriate point in time, Neil brought her through the turnstile, which allowed them to progress forward in time again and not require a mask.

What happened to Priya in Tenet?

The Protagonist kills Priya to protect Kat, but also the Tenet organisation itself. She’s thwarted by the Protagonist, who shoots her dead before her lackey can take aim at Kat.

Can you watch Tenet backwards?

Start in the middle, watch until the end, then rewind back to the middle of the film, and watch backward, to the beginning.

How many turnstiles are in Tenet?

four turnstiles
There are four turnstiles seen in the film: Oslo Freeport. Protagonist and Neil discover this turnstile while stealing Arepo’s forged drawing for Kat.