What's the significance or symbolism of the trinket tied with an orange string to the backpack?
In Tenet, the Protagonist was saved by a mysterious shooter who had a trinket tied with an orange (or red) string to their backpack. The Protagonist later encounters the same trinket and string on an inverted person's backpack as he was trying to prevent the time capsule from being buried. Near the end of the film, we learn that the mysterious person with the trinket tied to their backpack was actually Neil.
What is the trinket on Neil's backpack? It looks like a plain washer to me, but I'm wondering if it's actually an object with a deeper symbolism or significance. Does the trinket or string have symbolism or significance connected to the movie's themes, or about Neil's character?
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When you're in a military unit and you all have the same gear loaded onto trucks and stuff, it can be hard to pick out your green backpack from the other sometimes dozens of exact same bags, so you'd have a tag or trinket or marking that would individualize it.
In terms of significance in the movie - it's just a nice way for the Protagonist and the audience to (later) recognise the individual who intervened to help at the opera house.
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What does the orange string mean in Tenet?
We had actually seen him lying on the floor of the Hypocenter before the detonation. So he is effectively stuck in a time loop, exiting the event only to go back in, reliving the events of "Tenet" over and over again. This explains the orange string on Neil's rucksack.Is Neil in Tenet from the future?
Before his death, Neil also confirms that the Protagonist recruited him years ago in his past, and years from now in the Protagonist's future.what. (Bo Burnham FULL SHOW HD)
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It has a deeper meaning; It's a piece of inverted metal that he carries with him. A reminder of the future, where he comes from.
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