Why is Neil not wearing a mask in Tenet?

When Neil got inverted, he needed an oxygen mask. As he comes to the turnstile he is then moving forwards, so he doesn’t need to wear the mask.

Why is Kat wearing a mask tenet?

Kat is given an oxygen mask and led into a blue room and shot by an inverted bullet by inverted Sator. Why a normal Kat needs to wear an oxygen mask? As this blue room eco-system is inverted to accommodate inverted people, therefore inverted Sator does not need an oxygen mask but Kat does.

Are there two Kats tenet?

Yes, there are two versions of Kat for a moment. There’s the “past” Kat – the one who we see approaching the boat and who will go on to live the events of the movie. “Future” Kat is the one who kills Sator and who goes off with Sator’s body and Himesh Patel’s Mahi.

Is Neil Sator’s son?

If we assume the full name of Sator and Kat’s son is actually Maximilien, inverting the word gives “Neil.” With all due respect to the Neils of the world, it’s not the first name you’d pick for a suave spy character, but being an invert of Maximilien might explain why Nolan chose it.

Is Max and Neil the same person?

At the end of the movie, Neil reveals to The Protagonist (John David Washington) that from his perspective, the two of them have known each other for years, even though as far as The Protagonist knows, they’ve just met. Which makes a lot of sense, if it turns out that Neil is actually Max.

Why is car going backwards in Tenet?

Rerigging the cars so they were geared forwards to backwards reversed so they could drive very quickly in reverse and see what that did to the handling. They evolved a series of techniques over time of how we would do each individual shot.”

Why do they need the painting in Tenet?

Tenet’s painting subplot informs viewers about character motivations but also underlines many of the film’s central themes. In Tenet, the painting subplot informs viewers about character motivations and underlines the film’s central themes about greed, corruption, and legacy.