Fans Fly Across the World to Watch Tenet
Flying to other countries or cities in the time of coronavirus is probably not the safest idea. It does not stop people from travelling to watch Christopher Nolan's Tenet as soon as possible.
Two weeks ago we wrote that people are buying tickets for the screening of Tenet in large numbers and some British cinemas are planning up to 29 screenings a day. But that's not all, as Variety gives examples of people who decide to order inter-county and interstate flights to be able to watch Nolan's new work. Unfortunately, 35% of cinemas around the world aren't fully operational yet, so real fans had to decide on an expensive trip.
Tyler Tompkins, an American cinema fan, told about his booked flight from Los Angeles to Austin, for which he already paid $220. All this to watch Tenet on September 1. He says:
“I’m seeing the movie like three hours after I land. That’s the whole purpose of this trip. My friends think I’m crazy, going all the way across the country to watch it, but we want to show support for this film and we’ll do anything to see it.”
We can see similar cases in Europe, but the situation is even more different there. Most people in the Old Continent have access to cinemas, but not necessarily IMAX rooms, and it was with this format in mind that Nolan created Tenet. That's why Lukas Meinhart, manager of one of the multiplexes in Prague, decided to take his wife living in Austria to London. He claims that he wanted to show her what real cinema is. However, they were stopped by restrictions because arriving from Vienna to the English capital would have required a two-week quarantine due to the pandemic. This would have made it impossible for them to watch the movie.
These are strange cases, but they show the really great strength of Nolan and the stubborn mentality of cinema enthusiasts who will do absolutely everything to watch a movie on their terms. But let's remember that the premiere of Tenet has been postponed three times just to show up in multiplexes around the world in the safest possible conditions. Meanwhile, viewers try to break these rules, risking not only their own health but also infection of other people.
