First time posting, since I am a lurker, but as a huge Nolan fan, decided to throw my 2 cents:
First viewing was a bit muddled due to expectations, since we all remember that first feeling after TDK, Interstellar and especially Inception, that emotional high which really you can only get with a Nolan picture nowadays. The big budget, yet intelectually and emotionally stimulating ride.
Anyway, first time, at the end, didnt' have that feeling, I mean I enjoyed the movie, the spectatcle cant be denied, but emotionally, kinda nothing.
Second time, boy oh boy, everything clicked all of a sudden, the plot now totally makes sense, you are even more in awe of the visuals and action scenes, and some emotional beats now pack more punch, I truly dont know how he did that, but second time, I rate it in top-5 Nolan easily.
And the spectacle....you know how rare it is to watch a big budget film and go, "well how did they do that?". Imagine the whole second half of Tenet go that way, no joke, it is really inspiring and breathtaking. I still cant process how they did the action, its mind blowing. But hell, even the quieter scenes, now play much more atmospheric as well, I imagine many will note the boating scene as a standout more and more.
In any case if you are on the fence due to lack of overwhelmingly 5 star positive reviews, trust me, its not only worth to see it on the biggest screen possible, its worth to see it at least twice. I am eager to go for the third time to experience it with new people, cause it is an experience, not just unlike any other due to COVID-19, but it would be an experience in any other normal year. Its that excellently made.
PS: No issues with dialogue really, there was some stuff I couldnt hear a couple of times due to musci or sound effects, but I could tell the dialogue in those particular scenes were not that important anyway.
