Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, July 21, 2023) Movie • Page 24

Me: "this is probably just some dumb hyperbole"

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Unfortunately I'm going out of town this weekend (and already seeing Barbie tonight), so I won't get to this until sometime next week.

I'm saving these for after I see the movie, but you can watch Jon Else's doc The Day After Trinity for free on Criterion Channel.
The Day After Trinity - The Day After Trinity - The Criterion Channel

Apparently, this video essay gives a good rundown of Oppenheimer and all the history that the Nolan movie covers.

 

Why would anyone want to click on that?

 

she’s great guys

 

my goal is to go my entire life never watching a video with a thumbnail like that

 

Ughh I can’t stand her

 

what if I made you watch it in a movie theater??

 

just sat down. very ready.

 

keep us posted

 

Just got out of Barbie. About to get my ticket for this. I chose the order based on screening times, but I think doing this second will be better.

 

Tonight in IMAX. LFG.

 

this was incredible. the last half hour felt like a freight train.

this is gonna sweep every major award. give emily blunt the oscar now.

 

i didnt really keep up with the thread going back to the casting announcements, was it known that gary oldman was in this? Small role but, was not expecting to see him.

 

Oppenheimer’s wife.

 

hahahahaha

 

This floored me. Consider me Oppenheimed.

 

this ruled. the bits of banter between Murphy and Damon were some of my favorite moments especially their introduction.

 

This was phenomenal. As a history nerd who has had a lot of interest in the Manhattan project, this film gave me a huge mix of both excitement and anxiety. It touched upon most of the issues I was hoping it would. Just top notch from start to finish.

 

I dug it with some reservations.

The first 90 minutes-2 hours felt like TDKR in the sense where you’re like “Man, can we focus on a couple characters instead of introducing 15 different ones and (for this) in three different timelines?”

From the bomb detonation on, I was on board. I could tell the audience maybe was not. Not sure what they were expecting, but I’m guessing it wasn’t a political thriller.

This movie is incredibly loud, maybe more than “Interstellar.” I liked most of the score, but some of it came at some scenes where I felt it could have done without it (It’s also very loud and in Nolan fashion tends to drown out some of the dialogue). Some of the dialogue hits hard and some of it is subtle as an atomic bomb blast.

Cillian is great (and I thought in mimicking Oppenheimer’s voice, sounded like drama-era Robin Williams). It was also cool seeing a lot of formerly young adult actors killing it, like David Krumholtz, Josh Hartnett and Olivia Thirlby. It also looks great, but that’s no surprise.

It’s refreshing to see a packed theater for a very talky adult drama, but I’m guessing that’s maybe what half the audience expected.

 

I could definitely feel those around me, in what felt like a sold out screening, getting antsy post detonation. I loved it especially the Blunt interview.