Paul Hsiao
4 min readSep 14, 2020

Tenet is the “Full Nolan”, a spoiler-ish analysis of Christopher Nolan tropes

Every auteur has their particular style and Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, Tenet, is filled with his favorite tropes that have been used time and time again in his filmography.

#1. Non-Linear Plot. Some of the earliest film theorists argue that the revolution of cinema is its ability to manipulate time relative to the viewer. Arguably, no director has made time a central theme of…

Paul Hsiao

Economist. Film Lover. Squash Player | Currently in New York.