Singer and actor GACKT attended the opening live streaming event for the movie “Tenet” (releasing on September 18th) in Tokyo on August 31st. It was revealed that the film directed by Christopher Nolan was so “difficult” that he had to watch it twice.

This is the latest film from Nolan, the “world’s most anticipated” director of the “Dark Knight” series, “Inception”, “Interstellar” and “Dunkirk”, which continues to give audiences a new experience of the world with its innovative ideas, stunning visuals and overwhelming realism.

GACKT, who is a big fan of Nolan’s work, praised the director from the beginning, saying, “There are many directors who express a world of madness or a world that is so extreme, but I think he has a wonderful sense of balance that brings it down to the level of entertainment.”

Regarding the movie, he confessed, “I watched it once and had no idea what it was about. I was so frustrated that I had to watch it again. The concept is so new that there are many parts that are difficult for thick-headed people to accept. I think I’m very thick-headed too… There were a lot of things I didn’t understand while watching the film.” However, of the film’s appeal, he said, “In the latter half of the film, things that I didn’t understand start to connect. I experienced that once, and then went back on another day to watch it again. When I saw the film a second time on a different day, there were a lot of things that I realised for the first time. I was impressed by what I realised the second time around and I understood that this is how it’s meant to be enjoyed.”

When the MC said that it was surprising that he was thick-headed, GACKT laughed and said, “Well, you know… (this head) is thick.”

He added, “The concept was so absurd, that I kept wondering what it meant. I was trying my best to try and understand it, but in the middle of the film, one of the characters said, ‘You don’t have to think with your head.’ It felt as if that was being said to me (lol). If you can’t make sense of it, you wouldn’t be able to understand it in the middle too. I’m looking forward to seeing how many people can understand this movie from the first time.”

LiLiCo and MC Okuhama Reira were also in attendance at the event.

In this film, an unnamed man (John David Washington) is suddenly ordered to go on a mission. The mission is to break the rules of time and save humanity from World War III. The key word is “Tenet”. Can the nameless man carry out his mission with his partner (Robert Pattinson) and solve the great mystery?

Source: oricon.co.jp

Translation: Yoshi GACKT ITALIA Team

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