Just caught a screening this past Saturday at the IMAX here in Dallas. I'd already seen it before and I was still incredibly impressed, I highly recommend trying to catch a screening in 70mm IMAX if you can especially if you are a movie lover....
This is true. While I certainly don't mind the actress showing her, uh, good side, her part was too small in any case. I have a feeling a lot of her scenes didn't make the final cut (the first two hours to me felt rushed, while the last hour was Goldilocks; juuuuuuust right). I would have appreciated this more as a 6 hour miniseries on HBO, but as a movie, Nolan did what he could with three hours. Robert Downey Jr. will at least be nominated for an Academy Award (my wife was effusive about the job he did; "wow, he was unbelievable!"), and Cillian Murphy will get a nomination. Really the casting was incredible. Hell, even Rami Malek showed up sans Freddie Mercury teeth for a small but vital role. And Gary Oldman as usual killed it, and he needed only five minutes to do so.
I agree that they felt rushed but, as others have said, they had to be included because his affair with her was such a vital part of denying his security clearance. The nudity did feel like a heavy-handed device to show his vulnerability and nakedness around her, but it's just nudity and it was a sexual affair so it's fine.
I think I'm burned out by Nolan. He has one way of shooting a movie. Really beautiful music but it has to be really anxiety inducing and never let up the entire film which is usually 2 or 3 hours. Like I can still remember how I felt when I first watched the Dark Knight and feeling drained after the film but loving it. But then it was similar anxiety dump in the Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Dunkirk, Tenet and now Oppenheimer. Even his earlier filmography is similar. I dunno. It just gets old. Plus he can't write a script for **** either. What you get is a beautifully shot film and a beautiful musical score but it's a score for people that love to feel panic attacks.
Great movie. Didn't think the nudity was exploitative at all. That feels like a weird take to me. That was the only relationship Oppenheimer had that the film gets deeply personal about. It's an extremely long film that is spanning years and is told through the egocentric view of Oppenheimer. The characters are all presented as he might have experienced them. None are deeply fleshed out, but she gets the most personal connection with him. It's the most intimate relationship shown in the film which magnifies its importance. No, you aren't made to care about her, but then, you aren't made to care about any of them. Loved the movie.
There's a book I think you would really like, a somewhat more recent Planck biography which includes many of these characters in some detail. I don't seem to be able to message you. Anyway, I think it's just called "Planck." Super inventive title.
Good news for anyone who still wants to see this in IMAX...... In light of popular demand, filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has extended its 70mm run at IMAX theaters nationwide. Originally the film was booked for a three-week exclusive run from July 21st-August 10th. That was then extended by a week to August 17th. Now it has been extended again, this time a further two weeks, and will continue in cinemas until August 31st – meaning the film will have the large format screens to itself for a full six weeks. That is tipped to be the longest or equal longest run in IMAX this year, with Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” also tipped to have a six-week run on the large format screens, assuming it doesn’t move from its early November slot. Only nineteen theaters in the U.S. and 30 worldwide have the capability to play films in IMAX 70mm. Tickets for “Oppenheimer” in the back half of August are already on sale with exhibitors to make them available on a rolling basis. The film has already made over $550 million at the global box office, with IMAX sales accounting for $114.2 million (22%) of that worldwide total. The film is expected to be replaced by the Denzel Washington-led “The Equalizer 3” when it opens on September 1st. https://www.darkhorizons.com/oppenheimer-extends-its-imax-run-again/
This movie continues to make good money in the box office, which is great. I was worried Tenet would mark the end of Nolan as a blockbuster movie maker who can do whatever he wants. Seems pretty clear at this point that film's performance was more about the pandemic than the movie. Can't wait to see what Nolan has next.
I went and saw the movie again this past weekend. I don't any details of what was going on with his kids but in the movie every time you see them they are crying inconsolably. What is the backstory there?
Sorry for semi-necro bump, but my wife, 30-year old daughter and I watched this last night through NYE. Fantastic film, even at home. Visual and sound were so impressive. The cast was amazing and their performances were up to the challenge. Even with family the intimate scenes between Murphy and Pugh were almost tasteful and added to the story (especially the scene in the room with Blunt being forced to endure the testimony). The scenes leading up to and at Trinity... wow. I will probably see it a few more times since I knw I missed parts, but a three hour movie when you are already tired and it keeps your entire interest and focus... amazing film work.
I was mildly disappointed by Opp, didn’t even finish Barbie but wasn’t expecting anything from it either. Opp was good but I think I built it up too much in my head.
Saw some of it again a few nights ago. My mom hadn’t seen it so she watched it. Still holds up and expect it to be leading Oscar nominations
