Regardless, the plot was a chore the first time through and that’s not great storytelling. That has nothing to do with ‘not understanding words.’ I enjoyed the film, but it was certainly overhyped. Christopher Nolan is amazing, but this isn’t his best work from a storytelling standpoint.
This is like someone saying a book is bad because they don’t understand some of the words.
All the things you mentioned were specific choices made, not failures.
Regardless, the plot was a chore the first time through and that’s not great storytelling. That has nothing to do with ‘not understanding words.’ I enjoyed the film, but it was certainly overhyped. Christopher Nolan is amazing, but this isn’t his best work from a storytelling standpoint.