Why Oppenheimer is a MASTERPIECE | Video Essay

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  • @vsf_dave811
    @vsf_dave811 Год назад +1051

    That isolated scream in the crowd when Oppenheimer is trying to make a speech after the bomb is dropped was one of the most scarily genius things I’ve seen in a movie

    • @Fall2YourKneez
      @Fall2YourKneez Год назад +84

      Was borderline horror during that scene

    • @ohflan
      @ohflan Год назад +42

      Absolutely agree. Such a great choice, the sound design was just phenomenal throughout.

    • @stephenwhitfield2679
      @stephenwhitfield2679 Год назад +7

      To be fair, Tyler Durden did something similar when he was working as a projectionist.

    • @ILLUSIONgroup
      @ILLUSIONgroup Год назад +7

      That part was pure cinema

    • @taylorcillessen1658
      @taylorcillessen1658 Год назад +5

      It was one of the best edited scenes I’ve ever seen in cinema.

  • @acactus2190
    @acactus2190 Год назад +1080

    The scene were he suddenly sees the audience in the gym crying, screaming, stepping into the burnt corpses of victims, sent chills down my spine. Not to mention the detonation of the bomb scene was absolutely beautiful!

    • @jamesclark4
      @jamesclark4 Год назад +6

      Movie was absolutely garbage

    • @tony_T_
      @tony_T_ Год назад +3

      @@jamesclark4 Yes it was, but you have to admit that this scene in particular was kinda disturbing.

    • @cursedzombiehenchman3704
      @cursedzombiehenchman3704 Год назад +1

      @@jamesclark4 you're probably a tiktok kid with a 30 second attention span

    • @marcellocolona4980
      @marcellocolona4980 Год назад +18

      @@jamesclark4How so? Haven’t seen it yet.

    • @jamesclark4
      @jamesclark4 Год назад +5

      @marcellocolona4980 it was mostly about Oppenheimer defending his reputation and claiming he wasn't a commie when the facts are he was.
      And there was some vile sex scenes.
      I expected a movie about them building the bomb and it was a big disappointment

  • @olivercrespo2329
    @olivercrespo2329 Год назад +3499

    The way Nolan portrayed him imagining the science was my favorite part of the film, it was violent, haunting, and explosive, and when it all culminated into Oppenheimer staring into the mushroom cloud and remembering the infoamous quote in his head as he watches the fire rage is truly one of the most moving experiences I’ve had in a theater. The use of silence in that scene was truly genius. Nolan fucking killed this one.

    • @adamsinger123
      @adamsinger123 Год назад +44

      Agreed!! Although it is worth noting (because nobody else does, of that quote) that the context in fact has to do with the contemplation of the cost of war.
      Not just something cool to say after a bomb went off, as everyone gets from the face-value of the usual translation.
      The Bhagavad Gita is about the cost of war, and the moral weight of our actions. Oppenheimer’s familiarity with it wasn’t just cuz of the ancient energy 🚀 weapons, but also the philosophical aspects of the work.
      Brilliant man, no doubt. 🤯

    • @adamsinger123
      @adamsinger123 Год назад +32

      When Krishna reveals his true Lovecraftian form, and Arjuna nearly goes mad from seeing everything in the universe revealed within his cosmic charioteer.
      Intense stuff. Definitely worth the read, if y’all ever want to know more than that one quote.
      “What value has the throne if we must wade through the blood of so many good men, friends, teachers, cousins, and uncles to gain it?”
      THAT is the core question of the Gita, in its opening. And Oppenheimer knew it very very well: not just as an ancient war-epic, but also as a meditation upon the terrible cost of the harm we may cause because of warfare.

    • @debbest8546
      @debbest8546 Год назад +6

      "Oppenheimer" is a hard to follow morass of flashbacks, misinterpetations and distortion. Oppy (a miserable human) was unjustly diefied. Almost as bad as "Dunkirk".
      They did get "Trinity" sorta right, that's why I gave it ONE star.
      His security clearence was rightfully revoked. He lied to security, cheated on his wife, and was an incipient alcoholic; not someone you wish to be in charge of your atomic weapons. Aside from that his personality was acerbic at best.
      There were a dearth of qualified physicists to pick from to lead Los Alamos and Groves picks "Oppy".
      In fairness, Oppy did the job well.

    • @aldunlop4622
      @aldunlop4622 Год назад +7

      And then BOOM! I jumped out of my skin lol. Saw it today, brilliant.

    • @brianligat9493
      @brianligat9493 Год назад +16

      My favourite line was "Can you hear the music?" showing how Oppey had to see beyond the science, chemistry, physics and equations.

  • @nielsholmlassen8275
    @nielsholmlassen8275 Год назад +2128

    Cillian Murphy does more with one facial expression than a lot of actors do with entire careers

    • @Brooklynbaby47
      @Brooklynbaby47 Год назад +7

      Amén 🙏

    • @ogbonoohara9427
      @ogbonoohara9427 Год назад +84

      his dead eyes look the exact same in every single expression, but simultaneously they convey more than any words could.

    • @arizonacolour8793
      @arizonacolour8793 Год назад +5

      Movie was ass, just watched it today. Not at all what was expected, nowhere near enough science/atomic quantum mechanics concepts. It's just a collage of Oppenheimer trying to get security access again and prove himself to Uncle Sam. There's only ONE scene of the explosion, which is the initial test, not the actual bombings, and even then you can tell that - by his means of using practical effects instead of CGI - it was a very small explosion just zoomed in and focusing on different angles of a fire/smoke cloud. But it by no means has the same effect that, say a black hole or the waves in interstellar have on you the audience. It's a very forgettable scene. And then it all just turns into a trial/hearing against Oppenheimer due to communism suspicions (which he's not)
      The most action/impactful scenes in this movie is Florence Pugh's titties. 2x he had to put them in the movie... It was needless, but they were nice I guess. That's the most "action" this movie has

    • @trev9168
      @trev9168 Год назад +59

      @@arizonacolour8793these aren’t really good complaints of why the film was bad lol. These are just nitpicks

    • @ogbonoohara9427
      @ogbonoohara9427 Год назад +80

      @@arizonacolour8793 so you went to a movie called 'oppenheimer', that the whole world has been saying was about the life of oppenheimer, and you're disappointed that you didn't get a physics lesson or a manhattan project documentary. smfh.

  • @lfgyankees2703
    @lfgyankees2703 Год назад +2589

    The scene where he addresses the crowd in the gym is perfectly terrifying. Movie had me on the edge of my seat for almost the whole time. Such a great movie

    • @ciggy_
      @ciggy_ Год назад +34

      It was good initially, but in line with the rest of the movie it becomes way to hamfisted in its presentation, I don’t understand all the praise it’s getting. The way it’s chooses to portray kittys alcoholism is so over the top that I had trouble not laughing while watching it.
      The scenes were Jean tatlock and Oppenheimer discusses politics is borderline unbearable and sounds like the work of someone who read the first paragraph on a wikipedia page in order to write dialog about it.
      Making Strauss the villain in order to portray some sort of win for Oppenheimer reduces the impact of the movie since it to some extent clears the the us government of wrongdoing
      “Look, our democratic institutions got rid of the bad guy” when in reality, the us government did all it could to get rid of “communists” that opposed a nuclear arms race.

    • @JDisclmd
      @JDisclmd Год назад +111

      @@ciggy_ wrong

    • @Spoekmonkey
      @Spoekmonkey Год назад +65

      @@ciggy_ bro what

    • @leoadian1229
      @leoadian1229 Год назад +87

      ​@@ciggy_ this guy is defending alcoholism, bro definitely got high and couldn't afford the attention span to watch this film

    • @seancurran5304
      @seancurran5304 Год назад +4

      @@ciggy_based

  • @n0xx295
    @n0xx295 Год назад +392

    I loved how the stomping feet scenes are louder than the bomb, which I take to be a sort of metaphor for what the real destructive force actually is.
    This is specially apparent during the gym scene, where the brightest men and women of the age are show acting like grotesque creatures, little more than rabid animals.
    All in all, it's one of the best movies I've ever seen, certainly my favorite of the last 15 years, and I feel lucky for the privilege of being able to see it during it's opening week.

    • @DryBones111
      @DryBones111 Год назад +8

      Each stomp is like a piece of an atom colliding with an atom. Starting with a few sparse stomps, accelerating to a cacophony, just like a fission reaction.

    • @helpme3713
      @helpme3713 Год назад +1

      @@DryBones111Oh so thats what it is

    • @unknownv8462
      @unknownv8462 Год назад

      Tenet is better than this

    • @elcross77
      @elcross77 3 месяца назад

      The most haunting thing about the foot stomping is that it comes from the jubilation from the creation and use of the bomb. And at that point he finally comes to terms with his own hypocrisy. And he’s utterly mortified with what he’s done.

  • @raffitorres1714
    @raffitorres1714 Год назад +1697

    The final scene in this movie was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had in a theatre. Nearly moved me to tears.

    • @comusrules1244
      @comusrules1244 Год назад +58

      Ditto. You knew exactly what he was thinking, and said, “we gave the next generation of scientists the ability to destroy themselves”. My husband is not into this history at all,and even he was blown away by this movie. ❤

    • @ninidos651
      @ninidos651 Год назад +46

      And the soundtrack "can you hear the music" just completes it

    • @garyc2276
      @garyc2276 Год назад +20

      I’ve held my breath for those last few moments of the film, in two screenings, and I will probably do the same in the next time I watch it.

    • @conscious759
      @conscious759 Год назад +4

      so does the final piece in the album "oppenheimer"

    • @aureliemby5823
      @aureliemby5823 Год назад +8

      I cried, and couldn't stop for a few minutes !!

  • @henryhargraves4184
    @henryhargraves4184 Год назад +90

    The horrors of considering how we live in a world that could literally end at any point now is just chilling. A point the movie made perfectly clear made me feel like I watched a horror film.

    • @liamp1
      @liamp1 10 месяцев назад +2

      We went from living in caves to being able to to destroy our world in extremely little time. It’s crazy and this movie shows it beautifully

  • @erraticuk
    @erraticuk Год назад +3470

    It cost less than half the cost of marvels six episode secret invasion.

    • @BigZ-19
      @BigZ-19 Год назад +17

      Ok

    • @taikajorma7276
      @taikajorma7276 Год назад +436

      That is insane. That goes to show you how stupid and usseless disney really is

    • @kalmanta1824
      @kalmanta1824 Год назад +192

      And the most important thing is, he never goes over the budget and delivers on time. That’s pretty important in the filmmaking industry, and that’s why Universal is over the moon right now after the bidding war for the next Nolan movie.

    • @py16667
      @py16667 Год назад +73

      Cost less than 1/3 of the latest Fast & Furious movie

    • @ultimateslinger9857
      @ultimateslinger9857 Год назад +78

      That’s because the guy making it is a professional. He ain’t gonna be wasting money like most Disney film makers

  • @Emmie.the.Kraken11
    @Emmie.the.Kraken11 Год назад +202

    When he was walking out of the gym after his speech, and he looked over at two of the people in the project crying in sadness and pain then at Teller throwing up really got me. Yes many of them were excited the war was over, but they also knew what their work did to the people it was used on. It was a brief moment that didn’t even have any dialogue, but it showed how big of a burden they really carried, and that they really questioned if the bomb working was actually a victory

    • @centurion8446
      @centurion8446 Год назад +16

      O think he's imagining impact of the bomb used on those around him, seeing it's use from the other perspective having just made a gloating speech

    • @JesperHellvik
      @JesperHellvik Год назад +16

      It was Oppenheimer projecting his thoughts onto people around him. What we saw was his dark imaginings.

  • @Hyp3rN0vaa
    @Hyp3rN0vaa Год назад +736

    I took my dad to see Oppenheimer twice in IMAX, even after the second viewing it hits you hard, and I still want to watch it over and over. It is a phenomenal movie and I hope it wins all the awards it deserves.

    • @kaisification
      @kaisification Год назад +6

      I'm curious to know what your dad thought of the movie, since I'm guessing he lived in the 50s - 70s.

    • @NotFlightt
      @NotFlightt Год назад +17

      me 2 i saw it in imax the first time and then imax 70mm the second time, second time really hit me hard and i really started to understand this movie after the second time watching, definitely worth watching on 70mm imax if u can, it was breathtaking

    • @Hyp3rN0vaa
      @Hyp3rN0vaa Год назад +17

      @@kaisificationMy dad loved it and brought up how much this affected the world and led to the Cuban Missile Crissis. He was born in 55 so he brought up a lot of how the nuns where he went to school would take them to the basement to cover their heads with their hands in case we were attacked. Stirred a lot of memories for him.

    • @kaisification
      @kaisification Год назад +7

      @@Hyp3rN0vaa Thank you so mcuh ! Hope you and your dad enjoy life as long and as much as possible.
      Have a good life, friend.

    • @ericday4505
      @ericday4505 Год назад +6

      Some folks clearly went into this movie wanting to like it, that is fine, I thought it good, not great.

  • @phantom213
    @phantom213 Год назад +324

    I rewatched Oppenheimer yesterday and was just floored by it. It got even better. This is a staggering movie, a remarkable cinematic achievement. Thank you, Nolan, for this awesome experience. This is cinema at its absolute best.

    • @igg3937
      @igg3937 Год назад +5

      I'm amazed anyone would deliberately torture themselves twice in a row.

    • @phantom213
      @phantom213 Год назад +19

      @@igg3937 I am amazed there are people who claim to love cinema and who simultaneously dislike this movie.

    • @igg3937
      @igg3937 Год назад +3

      @@phantom213 Why? Does loving cinema mean you have to like bad movies because they've been hyped up?

    • @MikeCoxmaul
      @MikeCoxmaul Год назад +7

      ​@@igg3937What exactly do did you not like about it lol?

    • @germytv
      @germytv Год назад +5

      @@igg3937 the movie is just objectively good. I could go one for HOURS about how great it is and why i loved it even only watching it once. but the basic reason is that it is SOOOO intriguing as long as u go into it with an open mind. I had no idea what to expect going into the theater. All ik was that it was by Nolan and starring Murphy so it was bound to have great acting and plot and my expectations were blown out of the water.
      Basically, Expecting the movie to JUST be about the bomb is wrong, u wont enjoy it if thats all you want it to be.

  • @Justaperson1289
    @Justaperson1289 Год назад +575

    What I loved most about Oppenheimer was the way it explored the complex moral and ethical issues surrounding the creation of the atomic bomb. The film doesn't shy away from the devastating consequences of the bomb, but it also doesn't demonize Oppenheimer and the other scientists who worked on the project. Instead, it presents a nuanced and thought-provoking look at one of the most important events of the 20th century.

    • @Account-kx5vr
      @Account-kx5vr Год назад +3

      Moral isn't quite the word to use with Oppenheimer, womanizer.

    • @matwatson7947
      @matwatson7947 Год назад +31

      I also appreciated how it didn't really tell you what to think. It allowed the positives and negatives of the project to have equal screen time.
      The "negative message" is more based in the consequences of creating it.
      Side note: The tension ramp up to the detonation was perfect.
      It rubs shoulders with(if not beats) Apollo 13.
      I can think of no higher compliment.

    • @FrancisCastiglione
      @FrancisCastiglione Год назад +44

      ​@@Account-kx5vrOppenheimer was never an inherently moral person. But he was human, and the film wanted to portray that instead of leaning to any side praising or demonizing him.

    • @Xliter
      @Xliter Год назад +5

      It's not that complicated or deep, oppy and friends made bomb to ultimately create world peace to end the war that the Germans started, oppy and friends ultimately knew that the bomb would kill us or give us peace based on the scene when all the scientist were arguing, near the end of the film oppy was questioned for his views on communism, which were very understandable, he was not a radical communist, he simply leaned towards the ideas of SOCIALISM and helping the people, which he did by sending money THROUGH the communist forces of Spain. The movie also dwells on the court process too long, it does not need to be so drawn out to point to the fact that the case was biased clearly against oppy.

    • @Account-kx5vr
      @Account-kx5vr Год назад

      @ribbedcartar6749 right, I didn't enjoy it at all.

  • @baruscream7279
    @baruscream7279 Год назад +77

    This movie was absolutely insane. In the end, I felt so tired because it drained me emotionally in a way I have never experienced before. I could feel the fear, the confusion, the anguish... And I cannot help but praise the absolutely incredible performances and ridiculously good music. This is top cinema like we've not had in so many years that it seems unreal. I hope this serves as a reminder to Hollywood of what an actual movie is and they steer their sinking ship in the right direction.

    • @kevinmanning640
      @kevinmanning640 9 месяцев назад +2

      R u serious, I want my life back. The movie was total garbage. Showed nothing in the making of the bomb or how 2 people died from radiation making it. No respect for the ones who actually made it happen. The most boring bs movie of the year by far. I want my money back...28 days later takes a shit on this movie

  • @petesime
    @petesime Год назад +685

    I think cinema is turning around. I'm looking forward to Napoleon, Dune Part 2, The Holdovers and The Great Escaper this year. Oppenheimer was a great film and I think it shows movies can succeed when they respect an audience's intelligence. More of this, please Hollywood.

    • @yashpuri4881
      @yashpuri4881 Год назад +71

      You may add Killers of the Flower Moon too in your list..

    • @danielnotdamast816
      @danielnotdamast816 Год назад +15

      @@yashpuri4881THANK YOU NO ONE ELSE IS EXCITED ABT IT

    • @a.t.c.3862
      @a.t.c.3862 Год назад +1

      Yes! ✊️

    • @bruhlol2744
      @bruhlol2744 Год назад +9

      im not looking forward to napoleon

    • @Account-kx5vr
      @Account-kx5vr Год назад +4

      3 hours of political bickering and arguing, no thanks.

  • @JoeDiducaPhotography
    @JoeDiducaPhotography Год назад +184

    It’s an actual film rather than a “movie”.
    It’s utterly brilliant.

  • @bardistass
    @bardistass Год назад +177

    That final scene....
    Talking to Einstein (on of the greatest minds to ever live) on a level
    The ripples in the pond
    Murphys blank, yet insanely deep stare
    The visuals and music
    The collision of the 'Fission' and ' Fusion' storylines to get the to the metaphor of the 'greater explosion' of setting political fire to the entire world
    Absolute chefs kiss

    • @ericday4505
      @ericday4505 Год назад +4

      The only problem was, I couldn't make out what he actually said.

    • @bruhlol2744
      @bruhlol2744 Год назад +7

      @@ericday4505 he talked about the time he and einstein were talking about a nuclear chain reaction and how it could destroy the world. As Einstein was walking back he said yes he remembered, and Oppenheimer says "I think we did start it" followed by one of the most harrowing sequences in film history

    • @ericday4505
      @ericday4505 Год назад +3

      @@bruhlol2744 Yeah, I got all that, but the very last thing Oppenheimer said, I didn't make that out.

    • @bruhlol2744
      @bruhlol2744 Год назад

      @@ericday4505 i forgor what he said lol, it was really cool tho

    • @ericday4505
      @ericday4505 Год назад +2

      @bruhlol2744 Seriously, could you understand it when he said it,? I swear I don't know what his very last words were.

  • @camvoy1920
    @camvoy1920 Год назад +41

    the whole build up to the explosion had my heart racing. Action isn't always needed if you can capture an audience in different ways and thats what nolan did

    • @milansvancara
      @milansvancara 8 месяцев назад +2

      still not an excuse for the explosion to be so underwhelming... literally every marvel effect was closer to reality than recreating nuke with a gasoline, forced perspective and bad compositing

  • @jordanvenning
    @jordanvenning Год назад +130

    Oppenheimer is like an action movie with words

  • @StAu8390
    @StAu8390 Год назад +23

    What amazes me most about this movie is the facial expressions or gestures of Oppenheimer which were the reflections of what he felt and not what he wanted people to see. He became transparent and human, not just a thinking vessel. This is why it felt emotionally for me when the movie was concluded because the POV made it so. It was as though it was on my shoulders, instead, and I was the one thrown away after being used while still feeling the guilt as the country celebrated the victory.

  • @stevenmccallum4268
    @stevenmccallum4268 Год назад +364

    This is Christopher Nolan's best work hands down. It's very rare you get a cinema where everyone at the end is in complete silence, contemplating every minute of what they've just seen. The film is soo engrossing to the extent that the 3hr runtime doesn't seem that long enough. It's also incredibly poignant - the consequences of Oppenheimer's creation is far-reaching, and could have catastrophic repercussions for all of us today. I'm still gathering my thoughts about it.

    • @TerrenceSullivan1335
      @TerrenceSullivan1335 Год назад +12

      I sat there in silence because I thought the film's ending line was so unbelievably hamfisted and cringe that I could not fathom the deliberate decision from Nolan to actually include it. It took a subtle implication of a thematic undertone throughout the whole movie and made it so unappetizingly explicit a la "what are we, a suicide squad" without any subtlety.

    • @stevenmccallum4268
      @stevenmccallum4268 Год назад +25

      @@TerrenceSullivan1335 "I think we did" = "I think we've started a chain reaction (nuclear arms race) that will inevitably bring about the end of the world sometime in the future" (as referenced to earlier in the film by Niels Bohr: "...you are the man that gave them the power to destroy themselves"). That is further illustrated by a montage of the probable future nuclear holocaust. Not hamfisted at all, the point was poignant and relevant to one of the biggest threats humanity faces, alongside human-induced climate catastrophe. It's especially poignant considering the fact both nuclear superpowers are committed in proxy warfare in Syria (but more so Ukraine) where the potential of those relatively localised conflicts spiralling out of control being at the highest point since Stanislav Petrov was ordered to commence bombing the United States in 1983.

    • @bruhlol2744
      @bruhlol2744 Год назад

      @@TerrenceSullivan1335 are you fucking serious my guy. Can you not appreciate the impact such a scene has on you. Instead you make up some bullshit way the scene was cringe or pretentious seeing things in places where it isnt there

    • @Account-kx5vr
      @Account-kx5vr Год назад +11

      Far from his best work.

    • @bruhlol2744
      @bruhlol2744 Год назад +5

      @@Account-kx5vr i disagree

  • @MeghanReads
    @MeghanReads Год назад +54

    Saw this last night, best film Ive seen in years. Years. I haven’t bothered going to the theatre for a long time but I knew this was going to be worth it and I wasn’t disappointed

  • @shaggyfeng9110
    @shaggyfeng9110 Год назад +53

    The perfect version would be a 70mm IMAX film format with a new sound system and a small crowd.
    Just finished watching it today on IMAX 70 mm. The theater was packed with people. A true film experience. I would watch it again on IMAX 70 mm and other formats.
    PS: I just saw it again on digital IMAX with 1.9:1 ratio. The 70mm film has a life performant vibe. The digital version allow me to see the whole screen without front seat's people's heads. (70mm film was so packed, all rows were fully packed, like 99% taken. Digital was like 50% taken. Plus, 70mm has 1.43:1 ration, which is way taller.)

    • @AdamWanly
      @AdamWanly Год назад

      Is it really different to watch it on IMAX 70 mm?

    • @shaggyfeng9110
      @shaggyfeng9110 Год назад +1

      @@AdamWanly I will watch it on digital laser IMAX again. I guess I will find out. The price for IMAX 70mm and normal digital IMAX is identical, however.

    • @5roundsrapid263
      @5roundsrapid263 Год назад

      I saw it on 70mm IMAX and am going again next week. It really is a work of art.

    • @shaggyfeng9110
      @shaggyfeng9110 Год назад

      I just saw it again on digital IMAX with 1.9:1 ratio. The 70mm film has a life performant vibe. The digital allow me to see the whole screen without front seat's people's heads. (70mm film was so packed, all rows were fully packed. Plus 70mm has 1.43:1 ration, which is way taller.)

    • @shaggyfeng9110
      @shaggyfeng9110 Год назад

      @@5roundsrapid263 I find the film version has a real life performing vibe. But the newer sound system with deeper bass of the digital version, plus fewer viewers, makes the digital IMAX version more enjoyable. The perfect version would be a 70mm IMAX film format with a new sound system and a small crowd.

  • @paulioannou9675
    @paulioannou9675 Год назад +66

    I saw this film last night and immediately wanted to watch it again. I was so engrossed the 3 hours flew by. My drink was left half full because I forgot it was there. First time that ever happened! I am sure that repeat viewings will only make this film an even better experience and I believe it was designed that way. Nolan is a genius.

    • @igg3937
      @igg3937 Год назад +2

      Disagree. This and Tenet are his two worst films. Terrible editing, needed to shave an hour off the runtime and even then it would only be passable entertainment.

  • @andreburrasch
    @andreburrasch Год назад +90

    The moment the bomb blew, i immediatley teared up, that was one of the most beatiful yet terrifying moments ive seen in a movie

    • @RahulKumar-ng2gh
      @RahulKumar-ng2gh Год назад +8

      The silence and then boom.... Wooh, I got frightened...
      One of my Easter eggs throughout the movie is finding Feynman and his struggles with bongos 😂

    • @di3486
      @di3486 Год назад +1

      I was just jaw dropped

    • @Sekir80
      @Sekir80 Год назад +1

      @@RahulKumar-ng2gh So, that was Feynman? Thanks!

    • @jakemagulick7006
      @jakemagulick7006 Год назад

      It was a nice touch how most of the 3 hour film constantly had the score going on during each scene, but when the explosion goes off it was just total silence. It was a cool to experience that in a packed theatre.

    • @VIRIDIANA081
      @VIRIDIANA081 10 месяцев назад

      You could feel the dread during that silence for sure..

  • @Letmetalk123
    @Letmetalk123 Год назад +17

    I’m a young writer, aspiring director, I can only hope one day I can create such a masterpiece, this was such a painfully brilliant film.

  • @benjimarshallbra
    @benjimarshallbra Год назад +238

    The last hour was outstanding. I liked the aspect of the impact on him from the creation of the bomb. The fight between seeing your self as a good man or a bad man who did something that he thought was needed at the time.

    • @jjones9822
      @jjones9822 Год назад +5

      I disagree. I believe the movie could have ended shortly after they dropped the bomb. Instead, we got almost another hour of his Communist hearings and how he lost his clearance and then regained it years later with an apology from the government. It was droll and all of it could have been summed up in a paragraph at the end of the film for the audience to read. Also, I think the way they portrayed the relationship with his wife was just kind of strange. First he is close with Jean Tatlock then all of a sudden he meets Kitty and they get married? I thought that was a strange portrayal and there didn’t seem to be much chemistry between Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy. It’s like she was just there sometimes and then she wasn’t.
      Besides that, a very good film.
      3 1/2 starz.

    • @betivanul01
      @betivanul01 Год назад +1

      @@jjones9822 i agree with you. also the hydrogen bomb plot suddenly disappeared. and yes, kitty was introduced so weird, no explanation, no background. the last hour made the movie a disappointment for me.

    • @cye2310
      @cye2310 Год назад +3

      ​@@betivanul01 Maybe because he didn't have anything to do with the Hydrogen bomb.

    • @cye2310
      @cye2310 Год назад +3

      ​@@betivanul01The Hydrogen bomb was not a part of why he was called the "The Father of the Atomic Bomb", he even disagreed with the offer. It would not make sense to include that.

    • @igg3937
      @igg3937 Год назад +1

      Outstandingly dull and boring. I fell asleep towards the end.

  • @_derekpollard
    @_derekpollard Год назад +12

    I currently work at the Michigan Science Center and we're running this movie in our IMAX Dome Theater. Let me just say that I've seen it four times and it just gets better with every watch. Possibly the greatest movie experience I've ever had.

    • @jasonhaywood7988
      @jasonhaywood7988 Год назад

      wowww lmao i wish i would’ve know this days ago

  • @christophergarrett7082
    @christophergarrett7082 Год назад +138

    I love how this movie used the prometheus myth in it's story telling. Plus I love how nolan build the tension by making us realize it was a no win situation. If Oppenheimer didn't built the bomb America would have lost million more lives in WWII. This movie is a master class. Once it ended I was like that was fast

    • @CarrotConsumer
      @CarrotConsumer Год назад +11

      They *thought* they would lose those lives. That doesn't mean they would have.

    • @boyycarolina
      @boyycarolina Год назад

      @@CarrotConsumeryeah that’s a crazy thing to assume fr I found this movie to be super annoying … it’s about an arrogant aashole because nolan is an arrogant person and finds that inner struggle interesting, when it’s not. oppenheimer is a douche who created a weapon of mass destruction for clout

    • @dthomscappello
      @dthomscappello Год назад +15

      Japan was going to surrender, that's just some nonsense Truman's administration said so a bunch of jocks could watch the bomb go off and scare Stalin. Oppenheimer had too much faith in humanity, which was Einstein's point in the end

    • @bingusbinted
      @bingusbinted Год назад +7

      @@dthomscappello I think at first he thought the Japanese wouldn’t have given up hence why he was still going with the project. But later on he realized Japan would’ve lost anyway w/without the a-bomb, so the burden of the bomb dropping especially when he heard the casualties was too much to bear, and probably why he hesitated fighting against Strauss as a way to punish himself, before Kitty and Hill got his back.

    • @dthomscappello
      @dthomscappello Год назад

      @@bingusbinted that sounds pretty likely, Yeah

  • @A.Radwick
    @A.Radwick Год назад +78

    I still can't believe I was the only one clapping at the end credits. Pretty sure that everyone was still processing what they just experienced, but still. Hats off to Nolan. One of the best films I've ever seen.
    100% recommend seeing in IMAX, and in fact I may actually do that just to see it again.

    • @seanmaddex4104
      @seanmaddex4104 Год назад +15

      It’s harder to clap if you fall asleep

    • @aurelius8180
      @aurelius8180 Год назад +7

      I Never felt anything. It were kinda shallow. Felt more like a drama full with testosterone and cocaine than any real emotion

    • @jondonnelly3
      @jondonnelly3 Год назад +5

      I was dissapointed honestly, its not what the trailer suggested.

    • @jondonnelly3
      @jondonnelly3 Год назад +6

      There are 30minute YT videos on the subject that are more accurate and more informitive than this film. It shows very little of the bomb development, basically none of the horrific testing on humans that went on or the ultimate destruction in the atomic bombs use. What it did show was unnecessary sex scenes and bored me with the not a trial trial that went on for ages.

    • @igg3937
      @igg3937 Год назад +5

      I fell asleep so I forgot to clap, sorry.

  • @swirles27
    @swirles27 Год назад +85

    I have never really cared for biographies or history related media and other than the interesting moral dilemnas it poses did not care about oppenheimer but after watching it none of that really changed however i still believe it to be one of the best films i have probably ever seen and my second favourite film of the year after spiderverse, this film was not made for me but i am so glad it was made.

    • @ssotkow
      @ssotkow Год назад +13

      Interesting how this film may be ranked behind an animation for certain audience. Speaks of its reach.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Год назад

      People who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it.

  • @DJNITON
    @DJNITON Год назад +19

    I felt like I saw a tv-series season in 3 hours. I loved how the feud between Oppenheimer and Strauss slowly revealed itself.

    • @Angyali
      @Angyali 7 месяцев назад

      Also: the differences between Bob and Ed.

  • @JackLWalsh
    @JackLWalsh Год назад +109

    Nolan never lowers himself to spoon feeding the audience the story. He encourages you to think intellectually and creatively about the intense subject matter, it’s philosophical and scientific themes and the ethical dilemmas of the story of Oppenheimer.
    Oppenheimer is a modern cinematic masterpiece as well as fundamentally relevant and important film warning us about the danger of weapons like this and the chaotic and raw destructive power of the bomb. He engages with mature audiences and manages to make these movies blockbusters and successes both at the box office and amongst the critics.
    Ultimately it’s clear that this film has Oscar’s in its future, and Nolan should definitely win best director for it. Films like this are definitely not for the ignorant, immature or childish. The content matter is serious and requires attention and focus.
    It’s what a love about it. Far better then any ridiculous repetitive marvel superhero movie or rehashed continuation film. Oppenheimer is a real engaging film.

    • @yohanespaskal9352
      @yohanespaskal9352 Год назад +1

      And for second viewing, double the money lol fast dialog, complicated time line

    • @lavinder11
      @lavinder11 Год назад +1

      Inception was exposition central tho

    • @shaanvinoth9277
      @shaanvinoth9277 Год назад +1

      Just watch out for the 15 yr sigmas that think barbie is better than this masterpiece

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Год назад

      I agree, this is probably Nolan's most ambitious and mature project, I'm glad that a historical drama/bio-pic is making it in the box office rather than the repetitive, formulaic and generical Marvel or superheroes, I mean, I loved The Dark Knight Trilogy, but I'm glad Nolan move on from superheroe movies a while ago.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Год назад

      @@shaanvinoth9277 Just because of Ryan Gosling?

  • @kathygritzmacher90
    @kathygritzmacher90 Год назад +16

    Cillian always gives 100% to his character. Just Amazing

  • @wardstudio9474
    @wardstudio9474 Год назад +50

    I have a bad attention span ill give myself that, but yeah oppenheimer is definitely not a film for the average person. At it's heart it's a movie with so many layers it's insane. Even though it's so much dialogue and so much sound, you get every piece. Every little detail, it's all perfect.

  • @trev9168
    @trev9168 Год назад +16

    This all star cast was used too well. Murphy doesn’t even need to be talked about. He needs a Oscar for this performance. Rdj might have given his best performance, damon was lovely as always and Emilia blunt was absolutely fantastic

  • @stefanijovita1640
    @stefanijovita1640 Год назад +53

    I'm not a science person and I didn't even know about Oppenheimer until this movie came out. The dialogues sometimes flew over my head. But fortunately for me, I didn't find it boring. I had a thought that after the project ended, what else would this movie tell us about, and the second half of the movie was a pleasant surprise for me. I think I expected it to be heavier, and it turns out it wasn't as heavy as I thought. I even think Dune was heavier than this. I enjoyed Oppenheimer. The concept of a movie about atomic bomb creation and political drama sounds so boring, but it was more engaging to me than the recent Mission Impossible. All the characters were flawed, but they had their moments.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Год назад +3

      I actually watched Mission Impossible before going to see Oppenheimer and it was the best decission I took, it was entertaining nevertheless, action scenes were great, but narrative could've been much better. I was aware who Oppenheimer was (as well as Einstein, Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi) is just impossible to ignore when it comes about the atomic bomb, I informed myself before going, so movie the movie met my expectations, when it comes about the atom bomb and the explosion, that couldn't be boring, of course, the explosion shown in the movie could never match the real one, if you have seen the footage, also look at the real one in the photos, the design in the movie nailed it, I also like that they showed the real locations where Oppenheimer stepped in, I liked the 1st act showing Oppenheimer in his student years and travelling through Europe (amazing to hear Cillian speaking in german) they made this movie with respect. Plus I loved the scene in the Oval Office with Harry S. Truman played by Gary Oldman.

    • @stefanijovita1640
      @stefanijovita1640 Год назад

      @@jesustovar2549 No, I haven't seen the real footage, but I checked some fission explanation that explained the thing easier. I checked some info about Teller and hydrogen bomb. After the movie, I checked some interesting history facts, like, it makes me want to learn again things I forget or don't know. I was just never really interested in war movies. I just assume it'd be too dark and not entertaining for me. Mission Impossible was enjoyable, that's kinda the usual movie I watched. But NGL, I didn't like the new character. So I was just surprised that Oppenheimer wasn't boring, and full with interesting characters. I really thought I'd fall asleep for the first time in the theater, but fortunately no.
      Oh, I also loved the scene with Truman. It's chilling. I also loved the scene where Kitty became badass. When Oppie became old, I almost cried. Many memorable moments~

    • @jan-lukas
      @jan-lukas Год назад

      I always find it interesting that people look up stuff about physics before watching a biography. There's no knowledge needed of how an atomic bomb works to understand most parts of the film. The fact that the scientists are actually talking about the actual thing and not something instead is probably something most people couldn't and probably don't need to understand

  • @someguythatdoesstuff7658
    @someguythatdoesstuff7658 Год назад +14

    I absolutely love how artistic Nolan went with this film. Don't get me wrong, this movie is very realistic, but when it comes to portraying the thoughts and perspectives of characters, you can start to feel how creative and stylistic this movie is.
    I appreciate this a lot since Nolan, even though he's one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, has a tendency make the presentation of his films well executed but lack personality. Oppenheimer is different in this case. For this very reason, I consider it a Top 3 Nolan movie.

  • @jaco3394
    @jaco3394 Год назад +12

    I watched the film last weekend and am going to see it again this Sunday. It's absolutely phenomenal and easily has found its place as being one of my favourite films of all time. One scene I loved was the one where they celebrate their final test immediately after. They're all so excited, knowing that their hard work paid off, and in most other circumstance, you'd be overjoyed with them. But for this, I was sitting in the theatre, dreading what was to come next. I really loved how Nolan created this paradox of emotions.

  • @trev9168
    @trev9168 Год назад +9

    That lead up to the first bomb test was a master class of tension building . I though the direction couldn’t get any better and than the final 30 mins played and it was even better than the first test. I never once was board with the film. I was enthralled for 3 straight hours

  • @CrashPG3D
    @CrashPG3D Год назад +12

    I just came back from seeing it. And just… wow… It is, one of the best films of recent cinema. The visual effect and cinematography of this film are absolutely spectacular.

  • @loreneRa
    @loreneRa Год назад +44

    Loved the movie. No way did it feel 3 hours long… it was done so well.

  • @rubeng370
    @rubeng370 Год назад +88

    This is probably my favorite Nolan movie and favorite of the year so far. I was very surprised how incredible it was that i attempt to watch it twice in theaters 😅 so incredible

    • @fouadqnet8682
      @fouadqnet8682 Год назад +1

      Whats so incredible about it ?

    • @shaggyfeng9110
      @shaggyfeng9110 Год назад +6

      @@fouadqnet8682 A true film experience. I just finished watching it today on IMAX 70 mm. The theme, the acting, the music, the cinematography, all 100% there.

    • @HarrisaSports
      @HarrisaSports Год назад +7

      Ive been to see it twice in theaters already, it's even better the 2nd watch

    • @Tlack333
      @Tlack333 Год назад

      @@fouadqnet8682because it’s a legitimately important film.. but on top of that everything is pretty much perfect in terms of acting and visuals.

    • @isaac9270
      @isaac9270 Год назад +2

      Good movie but not a masterpiece. Acting, the score, and scenes were on point and really grab your eye. I just felt the way the story was told was paced all over.

  • @ankittakle5244
    @ankittakle5244 Год назад +2

    After watching this movie, I was struggling to find words that best fit what I thought about it. After pondering over it for a few days, I got the answer. The one word I can use is - "refreshing". It was refreshing to see a movie where the story was so straight forward. No CGI, no unnecessary drama, no over the top acting, no forced ideologies, nothing. Just a reenactment of events which occurred a few decades ago. To pull something of like this requires exceptional skills. hats off to all those who were involved in this project.

  • @Napswhilewatchin
    @Napswhilewatchin Год назад +55

    It was too short and too long at the same time.
    I have my problems with this movie, but I'am so glad, that they still make movies like that. It's astonishing, how many younger ppl are watching it.

    • @CDN_Bookmouse
      @CDN_Bookmouse Год назад +7

      It's almost like young people can appreciate a good movie just like anyone else, but studios assume they don't and keep feeding them fancy garbage that's just entertaining enough to want to watch on the big screen. Crazy how it's not actually the audience's fault when studios churn out entertaining garbage -_-

    • @ssotkow
      @ssotkow Год назад +6

      These "younger ppl" may be studying quantum mechanics in college as a late teenager. They share our burden of a scorched Earth cultivated by our ancestors, habituated by the status quo.

    • @isaac9270
      @isaac9270 Год назад +1

      Couldn’t have said it better. I am sure if this was told longer they could have had better chances on telling it in the sense of how really interesting Robert’s life is during the time. I just felt it was dragging at times and and even jumping to fast paced. Definitely could have been a Chernobyl type series. Good movie but not his best one.

    • @Napswhilewatchin
      @Napswhilewatchin Год назад

      @@isaac9270 After the cinema I thought exactly the same. This movie as a miniseries in the style of Chernobyl = W.

    • @justacat869
      @justacat869 Год назад

      Exactly. It's frustrating that many studios assume that younger people can't enjoy a well-written film without flashy CGI and endless gags being thrown at them every minute. I watched it last night and I've seen many young people in the cinema, both men and women. I'm not sure but I think I counted more women than men (this is for those people who think that women only watch Barbie).

  • @afterhourscinema782
    @afterhourscinema782 Год назад +2

    I saw this movie multiple times in theaters because I knew, it would be a LONG time before I ever watch a movie like this again. The sounds, the visuals, the experience in a theater setting...simply unparalleled from watching it at home.

  • @alexbowman7582
    @alexbowman7582 Год назад +22

    The movie is brilliant, it’s long and dialogue heavy but it does it incredibly well.

  • @Mr_98_edits
    @Mr_98_edits Год назад +6

    I watched this movie around a week ago and it was just my birthday. I loved it so much that I used some of my gift money to see it again. It’s an absolutely gorgeous watch

  • @5roundsrapid263
    @5roundsrapid263 Год назад +7

    Great review! Oppenheimer’s memories, daydreams and panic attacks felt just like mine. Nolan and his cast and crew just showed the moral dilemma perfectly.

  • @henisr.530
    @henisr.530 11 месяцев назад +1

    Only one comment and a compliment to Nolan, my 14 year old son, watched this with me, and even tho he wasn’t excited he sat all 3 hours and asked good questions.

  • @SC-bx9zv
    @SC-bx9zv Год назад +15

    You are spot on man! Im glad someone is calling out all the BS movies we are getting over and over. Oppenheimer is indeed a masterpiece and a refreshing one at that!!

    • @georgeskate78
      @georgeskate78 Год назад +2

      Everyone’s calling the BS movies out these days. Everyone knows Indiana jones and marvel’s later pieces are shit

    • @igg3937
      @igg3937 Год назад

      Oppenheimer is being so overrated precisely because we've had so much shit in the cinema in recent years. It's set the bar very low and I can appreciate why people are hungry for something different but they need to stop calling everything that isn't a Marvel film a 'masterpiece'.

    • @bluegregory6239
      @bluegregory6239 Год назад +1

      Film of the year, and one of the best of the decade. Glad to see that a few directors and actors still take film seriously.

  • @nintendope8837
    @nintendope8837 Год назад +4

    My favorite part had to be the end of the film where Oppenheimer has the realisation that they have started a chain reaction through the creation of the bomb in terms of the arms race and the further development of more and more advanced weapons, and how this leads to the visual of the atmosphere being ignited by not just one bomb but by multiple individual and separate explosives

  • @melainemeyer8899
    @melainemeyer8899 Год назад +9

    Linkin Park's album "A Thousand Suns" is one of my absolute favourite albums ever. Thats where i first heard the infamous quote "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds". Watching Oppenheimer has reignighted my love for that album and allowed me to think deeply once again about the subject matter. Armageddon is a grim concept but a very real possibility always lurking in the darkness....

    • @prasannsoni6778
      @prasannsoni6778 Год назад +1

      Glad somebody said it. Linkin park was trying to address the very same emotion through their songs. I had heard the album, new it was a out bombs but was those MP3 days made it difficult to understand lyrics

    • @syedhasnainali8282
      @syedhasnainali8282 Год назад

      and linkin park did it in 2010 damn

  • @SOoshi_art
    @SOoshi_art Год назад +5

    I walked out of the theatre filled with an absolute dread.

  • @badbabybear1
    @badbabybear1 Год назад +3

    Along with a top-notch cinematography, soundtrack, and acting, this film has some amazingly written dialogue. No quips, exposition dump, or forced villainy/hero speeches. Just people talking to each other, with a lot of subtext that thankfully is not awkwardly spelled out.

  • @frewtlewps1152
    @frewtlewps1152 Год назад +3

    I’d say Oppenheimer is the most awe inspiring movie theater experience I’ve had since Interstellar. Crazy how both incredible films were made by Christopher Nolan. He’s the best director of our time.

  • @madistellarxx7302
    @madistellarxx7302 Год назад +20

    I love Oppenheimer. you are so right, if the movie is good and tell something new, people are going to the cinema

  • @Gabriel43874
    @Gabriel43874 Год назад +6

    The fact that this movie is 3 hours of dialog is actually mad impressive.
    When I went to watch it, it did not feel like a 3 h movie.

  • @LoganScottY
    @LoganScottY Год назад +2

    Insomnia used to be the film I viewed as Nolan's most underrated film, but now I guess that goes to Tenet. I was extremely frustrated and left feeling cold when I watched Tenet in cinemas, but upon further reflection and repeat viewings it is an unfathomable masterpiece. Oppenheimer is a different kind of Masterpiece it ticks the boxes of what you want in a movie like that and more, but Tenet doesn't tick the boxes the general public wanted or thought they needed. I liken it to movies like Blade Runner 1982, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Those movies were scolded on release, and it took a while for people to start appreciating those movies on a gigantic scale. It's a shame people dismiss Tenet so quickly though. I'd expect in 2023 that more people would be a bit more open to a film like that.

  • @williamturnbull16
    @williamturnbull16 Год назад +12

    It was a such a masterpiece the film blew me away. It took some reaches with history, but it did make the movie much more enjoyable.

  • @myrskyroihula2420
    @myrskyroihula2420 Год назад

    Seen it in the cinemas 4 times now. Every time the single isolated scream in the speech scene comes up, I get shivers and tear up. Such a powerful film.

  • @glitter1951
    @glitter1951 Год назад +27

    I'll be quick and simple here: 'Oppenheimer' is one of those films that - like 'Citizen Kane' and '2001' - redefines cinema. This is the best film I've seen this century.

    • @Ed_Scott
      @Ed_Scott Год назад

      Well said and I couldn’t agree more.

    • @boyycarolina
      @boyycarolina Год назад +5

      I hated it for some reason

    • @masudnakhooda2436
      @masudnakhooda2436 Год назад +3

      How does is redefine anything. Better political dramas have been made. Better scientist movies have been made. More realistic explosions have been made.

    • @Account-kx5vr
      @Account-kx5vr Год назад

      @@boyycarolina same here.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Год назад

      You forgot about 'Schindler's List' there (which coincidentally was pruduced by Universal), that and 'Oppenheimer' meant big step on by their respective directors, more mature projects, also I remind that when 'Citizen Kane' and '2001' were released, I guss most people didn't know what they just watched, or didn't realize about the importance these films were going to have in the future.

  • @mikegray8776
    @mikegray8776 Год назад +4

    I concur with EVERY word of your review.
    I watched Oppenheimer yesterday, and will go again today …..Best film I’ve seen in many years - by a margin!!
    Before going, I will admit to reservations about the 3-hour duration ….. but in reality, the time actually flew by - and I was still ready for more. (So was the rest of the cinema - I saw NO-ONE leave before the end!)
    This is what movies should be !!
    Bravo Nolan (and Murphy & Blunt & Damon & even the despicably powerful Downey!)
    Trying hard to remember ANY movie scene as powerful as the actual Trinity Test sequence - I won’t spoil it for others - but just WOWWW !!!!
    I will recommend this film to everyone I know.

  • @1165mac
    @1165mac Год назад +22

    The film does cave into the short attention span mindset: it’s editing and sound design are like an action movie. The music never stops and jump cuts are endless, which made it feel like a three hour trailer.

    • @andreicristian9575
      @andreicristian9575 Год назад +6

      EXACTLY, like a trailer. That's what was going through my head.

    • @rashadreddsent.8453
      @rashadreddsent.8453 Год назад

      Right!!! It felt like tenet with no action sequences

    • @jan-lukas
      @jan-lukas Год назад

      But you don't always need to follow every cut that closely because there's no action, so your mind is not completely fixed on that. I didn't even realize fast cuts, because it doesn't feel like it has them, unlike action movies that have many cuts

    • @shrin210
      @shrin210 11 месяцев назад

      I guess this movie shows even if it's short attention, did you pay attention enough to put all the context together.
      Editing with that Sound effect it was masterpiece experience i felt.

  • @hothotheat3000
    @hothotheat3000 Год назад +1

    I absolutely loved it. I’ve seen it four times now and I have found things to love on every viewing.
    Downey’s performance is so damn great. It’s all about appearances and perception with him. Watch the moment where he first meets Oppy. He runs out the door, tugging on his jacket, trying to look good. The moment Oppy turns away from the cab to look at Strauss, Strauss immediately slows down and tries to look cool. He wants so badly to be accepted and seen as competent and good, so much that he hands the theoretical knife to others so that he can look good. Image is everything to him, he takes everything on the surface, and can’t be bothered to look deeper because he didn’t believe that others do the same. He genuinely thinks Einstein hates him off ONE LOOK. The way he tries to smile as his confirmation hearing goes off the rails as Rami Malek exposes him, how he shifts in his seat, it’s a masterful performance.
    There’s so much setup and payoff. Oppy mentions early in the film that he can tell when a storm is going to break, and he accurately calls it for the Trinity Test. His meeting with his scientist friend on the train, where he is offered an Orange, is paid off when it happens again during a break from the security clearance process.
    The pacing is so great. A three hour movie FLIES by, so that by the time the Einstein scene starts in color, I’m shocked that it’s the end already.
    The DIALOGUE! The first time Groves and Oppy meet, the dialogue is just crackling with intelligence and chemistry.
    I really was looking forward to this movie, and I’m amazed by how much it surpassed my expectations.

  • @danielnotdamast816
    @danielnotdamast816 Год назад +5

    My favorite part of this movie is Robert Downey jrs performance at the end it’s immaculate

    • @amandanorris8
      @amandanorris8 Год назад +1

      It really was! He nailed it! Emily blunt was great too. Matt damon…was…as always… matt damon. Lol.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Год назад

      @@amandanorris8 Hahaha, I thought Matt Damon did well as the military Lesley Groves, with that american cowboy attitude reminded me of John Wayne.

    • @jesustovar2549
      @jesustovar2549 Год назад +2

      It's Robert Downey Jrs best performance in years, hands down (I recommend you to check out Chaplin if you haven't).

  • @Nbolanos0624
    @Nbolanos0624 6 месяцев назад +3

    you have to know history and have a higher IQ to appreciate this film

  • @pralenkaman8105
    @pralenkaman8105 Год назад +3

    As you said, this movie, I feel, deserves a re-watch and that's something I don't say often, but I feel like there's so much context you gain seeing the movie a second time as for the majority of the movie you don't really know what some parts are until the very end

  • @JeefWiggo
    @JeefWiggo Год назад +3

    I re-watch films going back to the 70's and 80's and very rarely watch anything that was released in the last 20 years or so. But now and again, films like this break the trend.
    Exceptional film making.
    Just wish others would appreicate it.

  • @michaelhenman8683
    @michaelhenman8683 Год назад +8

    Maybe it helped that I was very familiar with the scientific and historical context for the film, but this is actually the first of Nolan’s films where understanding the dialogue was not an issue for me. But I could see how it might still not have been great for anyone lacking the background knowledge to interpret some of the harder to hear dialogue.

    • @bluegregory6239
      @bluegregory6239 Год назад

      Yeah, I had already read 'American Prometheus' and Richard Rhodes' masterpiece 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb'.

  • @NPA1001
    @NPA1001 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thing is.. almost no one has called Oppenheimer boring..

  • @OklahomaDsDad
    @OklahomaDsDad Год назад +14

    Oppenheimer is a hero of mine. I feel this Nolan cat avenged Oppie's legacy. For that, I am grateful. Bravo Mr. Nolan and crew. I'm Proud of you. Oppie would be proud of you.

  • @cyberdragon238
    @cyberdragon238 Год назад +2

    Oppenhiemer amd interstellar are just so well made, the underlying meanings and great story is just amazing, so glad i watched oppenhiemer as soon as it came out!

  • @aidenjanz2690
    @aidenjanz2690 Год назад +8

    This was the best movie I have seen in my whole life, watched all 3 hours and it didn’t even feel like it

  • @EyeLean5280
    @EyeLean5280 Год назад +3

    [history teacher remarks]
    All very well said, plus the historical accuracy of the film is surprisingly high for a Hollywood production (unknowable details of private conversations notwithstanding). I've always said that real history is plenty exciting enough and there's no reason for movies to muck with it the way they usually do, but Nolan does his best to hew to the facts as we can know them, giving us a movie with I'd say a 90% + historical accuracy.

  • @rajitspdstr
    @rajitspdstr Год назад +6

    If you ask me, I felt the editing was at times rushed just to keep it around 3 hrs. If it hadnt it could have gone longer and still would have made sense.

  • @garyc2276
    @garyc2276 Год назад +2

    I’ve seen it twice and each time, I saw more and more detail. This is Nolan’s masterpiece and hopefully other directors will be encouraged to use film. The sound editing, production design, screenplay and cinematography will definitely get nominations, and well deserved, alongside the obvious best lead and best director. The final scene, with the imax lens closing in on JRO while he imagines a world that horrifies him, truly exquisite film making.

  • @bigpimpinA1
    @bigpimpinA1 Год назад +3

    As a long time Nuclear worker, I am so glad this man's story is shared. I have read so much about his work and his life, all of us are truly standing in his shadow.
    A couple side notes: He never really poisoned the apple, I suppose this was added for dramatic effect, and the DOE posthumously reinstated his Q clearance last year, realizing what they had done wrong.

  • @nobodynemoq
    @nobodynemoq Год назад +8

    This was an amazing ride, I just came back from IMAX and I agree, this is a movie that you WANT to rewatch just after you have seen it! Really fantastic experience. I also agree that it was a good decision to skip showing the effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. These simply were not the subject of the movie - information about the number of victims was much more important.
    I heard some opinions about the sex scenes being needless - I won't agree, especially for the second scene in the interrogation room. Actually, this was one of the scenes that impressed me most. The idea to show how exposed and helpless Oppenheimer felt when he had to say about his romance with Jean Tatlock, to show how humiliated and powerless his wife felt - just amazing!
    And I think this scene has shown why Kitty got mad and decided to fight back.
    I'm sure I will see this movie many more times, just like I did with Inception.
    Thanks for this review! Have a nice day 😊

  • @brentkuehne435
    @brentkuehne435 Год назад +4

    I agree! One of the best, and most complex films I have seen in a very long time. Been 5 days out, and I can't get it out of my mind.

  • @taylorcillessen1658
    @taylorcillessen1658 Год назад +2

    “Unless you have the attention span of a fork.”
    *sees a short of Logan Paul saying he walked out of Oppenheimer because he was bored*

  • @shehryar21
    @shehryar21 Год назад +7

    this isn’t a video essay it’s an uninsightful personal rant. love the film but this “essay” has no depth or analysis 😭

  • @diegouzeda2491
    @diegouzeda2491 Год назад +1

    I´m from Rio de Janeiro Brazil and finally got my tickets to the only IMAX in town this saturday. I will be watching it for the 2nd time around. I don´t particularly like to watch films over and over again but Nolan is an exception. And Kubrick

  • @thomasulrickson3457
    @thomasulrickson3457 Год назад +5

    I’m surprised this movie hasn’t gotten more buzz as the best movie ever. It is easily the best movie I’ve ever seen.

  • @luffypk2264
    @luffypk2264 Год назад +1

    The scene of the bomb being tested was one of the most breathtaking scenes i have ever seen in my entire life, after the scene i automatically started crying

    • @kieranjames514
      @kieranjames514 Год назад +1

      It looked like a regular gas explosion…

    • @luffypk2264
      @luffypk2264 Год назад

      @@kieranjames514 The explosion of the bomb is not the only thing that makes this scene really good, just by looking at the faces of Oppenheimer and everyone that witnessed the test of the bomb you can almost perfectly tell what they're thinking, the silence of the scene at first and the huge sound that comes after was an excellent detail and really well directed, this scene was spectacular.

  • @skkahl3400
    @skkahl3400 Год назад +18

    Tell you the truth, the last third of the film i found very enjoyable. I studied the making of the bomb but I never studied Oppenheimer himself. I didn't know about the political side of things after the war. The betrayal was a twist to me. That actually blew me away. I really enjoyed it. Seen it twice so far.

  • @subtleprelude2400
    @subtleprelude2400 Год назад +1

    I need to go watch it in imax laser again. I just need to. It was a magical experience watching it for the first time. The espionage discussions, the last 20 minutes of the trial, the rally scene, the introduction... it's all a narrative gift for the eyes and ears.

  • @julefee5179
    @julefee5179 Год назад +3

    Watched it yesterday and it was one of the best cinema experiences I‘ve had! It had me crying and sweating right from the beginning. To me it felt like just 30min. I didn‘t sleep last night cause I was spending the whole night researching on this topic. Which already says a lot about the movie. I didn‘t realy know anything about Oppenheimer, nor physics (expecially not quantum physics😅) but I had a course on responsability ( primarily Hans Jonas: principle of responsibility) in Univercity last semester, where we were also talking about the responsibility of science and scientist regarding the usage of their findings and Inventions, and of course the atomic bomb as an perfect example of it. So this movie kinda felt like a visualisiation of my thoughts and the questions in my head but also giving an absolut new perspective to it. Regarding the sound, visuals, acting, dialog etc. I feel like I would just repeat what you‘ve already said, so I‘m just going to say that I absolutly loved it. The only negativ thing I might point out is the character of Jean, which in my eyes was lagging a bit of depth. I know you can‘t show everything in a movie, but I felt like one more glimpse in her complex character and the struggle she was facing (for example her own sexuality) would not only explain her behavior a bit better and make you sympathise with her a lot more, but make her death even more impectfull. But I don‘t really wan‘t to complain that much about it.
    All in all I would definitly recomend seeing this one in cinema!

  • @Freixo047
    @Freixo047 Год назад

    Saw it the second time today. Had to go to the theatre again because i WOULD NOT miss the chance of seeing this one on the big screen another time. Loved it. Again. I didn't regret going into that room again and appreciating every second again. My favourite part is when the bomb explodes, the sound stops and no one in the room even does so much as clear their throats. Amazing

  • @aleckramer333
    @aleckramer333 Год назад +3

    One of the best film endings ever! Also the scene after the bombs drop and oppenheimer gives his speech, was chilling

  • @oekmama
    @oekmama Год назад +1

    Some films you come out and say, “what the heck did I just watch?” And this was like watching a puzzle come together.

    • @hurdygurdywitch660
      @hurdygurdywitch660 Год назад

      Exactly! It was like "Did I watch the movie or did the movie watch me"

  • @spookily1661
    @spookily1661 Год назад +5

    As someone who usually gets bored through dialogue heavy movies this movie had my attention the whole time

  • @bluegregory6239
    @bluegregory6239 Год назад +3

    Best film of the year, and Cillian Murphy nails it, as does Robert Downey, Jr., as usual.

  • @fernandopineda76
    @fernandopineda76 Год назад +8

    Best movie of the year! 110% Oscar nominations

  • @raindropsonthewindowsill5170
    @raindropsonthewindowsill5170 3 месяца назад +1

    “unless you have the attention span of a fork” man you didn’t have to do the forks dirty like that😭

  • @MCMEUMES
    @MCMEUMES Год назад +7

    It was a risky move to make a movie that's basically 3 hours of dialogues and close-ups of Cillian Murphy, but my God did they nail this one and win the gamble in every way

  • @ot7biasedmashups
    @ot7biasedmashups 11 месяцев назад +1

    I honestly didn't mind Oppenheimer being 3 hours long. I unfortunately didn't get to watch it in the movie theater (which I'm pissed about) but I was interested, especially because everything Christopher Nolan touches turns into gold. However, I think Oppenheimer is the best movie he has ever created. I was honestly shocked when the movie was over because the experience absolutely drained me and I was so heavily invested that I didn't notice the time passing. The visual storytelling, music, sound design. All of it made this an experience more than just a movie.
    I don't want to leave the acting short either, everyone did a PHENOMENAL job it's actually insane.

  • @tro0llgores
    @tro0llgores Год назад +3

    You can argue this is one of the most important movies of our time.

  • @jamiegreenberg8476
    @jamiegreenberg8476 Год назад +2

    during the trinity test scene i was on the edge of my seat my heart was pounding and I was insanely nervous- even though I already know what happened with it
    the way this movie is able to play with suspense even though you know the actual ending is insane and every single person who worked on this movie deserves imense praise

  • @John-et9yl
    @John-et9yl Год назад +3

    Possibly the best film so far of the 21st Century. Yes, l kid you not and l urge anyone to watch it at an IMAX cinema to get the full effect of the cinematography. The script, casting, direction, editing etc. are of the highest order. The interactions between Cillian Murphy and Matt Damon are particularly impressive.