Tenet's hidden Dark Knight, Inception and Prestige references, explained
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Firstly, the film’s opening line could itself be a reference to 2010 blockbuster Inception, which many originally believed could be related to Tenet in some way. open image in gallery ‘Tenet’ seems to feature a reference to ‘Inception’ Then there is The Dark Knight, a film that saw Heath Ledger win a posthumous Oscar for his performance as the villainous Joker. This scene sees him bellow the words: “Look at me.” This might make you recall the Dark Knight scene in which the Joker holds a member of Gotham’s police force hostage, and a video tape of his torture is broadcast on the news. open image in gallery ‘Look at me!’: Both villains in ‘Tenet’ and ‘The Dark Knight’ shout these words The scene in Tenet in which The Protagonist and Neil form part of a convoy in Tallinn to transport Sator’s plutonium also has similarities to The Dark Knight.
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