Nolan had a good idea with Inception, but not with this. The plot is confusing not because it's smarter than you, but because the premise collapses on itself. If you step in and out of a machine that inverts time for you in relation to the rest of the universe and are allowed to interact with that universe still, you instantly become a paradox. Anything you do from that point on goes on an infinite loop of altering the past, thus making it impossible for the past to lead up to any moment where the past altering events you cause occur, thereby nullifying yourself. No need to try to wrap your head around the "how it works", because it doesn't.
The problem is the movie delves so deep into this premise, that I'm constantly reminded of the paradox while watching it. Given this distraction I found the movie difficult to enjoy.
Shout by KeldianBlockedParent2020-12-13T22:16:56Z— updated 2023-06-23T19:26:53Z
Nolan had a good idea with Inception, but not with this. The plot is confusing not because it's smarter than you, but because the premise collapses on itself. If you step in and out of a machine that inverts time for you in relation to the rest of the universe and are allowed to interact with that universe still, you instantly become a paradox. Anything you do from that point on goes on an infinite loop of altering the past, thus making it impossible for the past to lead up to any moment where the past altering events you cause occur, thereby nullifying yourself. No need to try to wrap your head around the "how it works", because it doesn't.
The problem is the movie delves so deep into this premise, that I'm constantly reminded of the paradox while watching it. Given this distraction I found the movie difficult to enjoy.