How Neil Died in Tenet?

Tenet's 'Inversion' Logic Explained
That is Neil's corpse, which means, speaking strictly from a linear perspective, this is the last time we see Neil in Tenet: a martyr who's taken a bullet for his buddy the Protag. However, since the dead Neil had his entropy reversed yet again, he dies while moving in reverse.

Does Neil die at the end of Tenet?

Neil's sacrifice is part of his duty to his friend and understands there is no changing his fate. Neil's death in Tenet, essentially a fixed point in time, is the end of his story, however, the beginning could still be told in a sequel.

How did Neil come back to life Tenet?

During the temporal pincer movement battle of the film, Neil goes back through the turnstile in order to help the red team, before inverting himself again to help out the blue team and keep moving forward through time to finish this loop of his story.

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