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There are numerous sci-fi movies that are hard to follow, and more often than not, the masses forget them, choosing to highlight films that make a real impact. But being considered great doesn’t necessarily mean a movie’s story is air-tight. Here are five masterpiece sci-fi movies that don’t really make much sense.
5) Interstellar
Christopher Nolan will never hold his audience’s hand, wanting anyone who watches his films to come to their own conclusions. On paper, Interstellar doesn’t seem like a movie that will challenge the brain. The Earth is on its last legs, and a group of scientists wants to save it. Once Cooper gets into space, though, the movie takes a strange turn, leading its characters into a fifth dimension created by humanity in the future. The heart of Interstellar‘s story makes it easy to forget how confusing things get.
4) Tenet
Nolan doubles down with his 2020 sci-fi film Tenet, which follows a protagonist recruited by an organization that grants him the power to travel backward in time. At first, it’s easy to follow what John David Washington’s character is doing, but once Robert Pattinson’s Neil shows up and reveals more about himself, things get out of hand. Focusing on keeping the Algorithm out of the wrong hands, Tenet‘s ending, especially, is a head-scratcher that feels like an all-timer, but it could go either way.
3) Everything Everywhere All At Once
The sci-fi element of Everything Everywhere All At Once isn’t as crucial as its themes of love and acceptance. After all, at the end of the day, Quan Wang just needs to be a shoulder for her daughter, Joy, to cry on. However, it’s hard to ignore all the universe-hopping in the movie, which leads to characters with hot dogs for fingers popping up on-screen. Everything Everywhere All At Once doesn’t delve too deeply into the science of its technology, and maybe that’s for the best.
