this is what oscar winning editing looks like
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025
- #oppenheimer #christophernolan #oscars
Last week Oppenheimer won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. But today, I'm going to focus on how and why editor Jennifer Lame's work won the Oscar for Best Editing. Join me as we break down the numerous techniques that makes this 3 hour movie, which is packed with information, characters, plot points, and themes, into one of the most dynamic, fast paced, and engaging films of the year.
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Who is your favourite character from a Nolan movie?
In a Christopher Nolan movie, my favorite character is either Neil from Tenet or Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. Sounds basic but they have a meaning throughout the story.
TARS
Hard to pick a definitive answer, but Leonard and Teddy both stand out to me a lot. They both make Memento a very entertaining and interesting film, while also hammering home the tragic feel of the film by the end.
Neil from TENET, a great self insert character. Nolan in another life...
Leo in inception
Seeing Oppenheimer in cinema is an experience. There's this constant feeling of anxiety for 3 hours and it is really loud. I jumped out of seat about 3 times.
One of the best recent cinema experiences, Dune 2 was another highlight.
I slept in both of them
@@joepvanuden3913 Like my mom
Oppenheimer was just an ok movie. The third act was the best. Dune 2 was much better. I can truly call it an experience.
nah, Oppenheimer is a masterpiece, idk why u would say its an OK movie@@vdiitd
fuck it i’ll watch Oppenheimer again
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Lol, I was thinking the same thing.
Nah, you wouldn't. No balls.
i dont wanna rewatch it because nothing will compare to seeing it in theater imo
900th like was me!
People keep saying that Oppenheimer is edited like a 3 hour trailer as if that's a bad thing. But to me, that's a major part of what makes this film so impressive. Not only does this particular style of editing make the film extremely well paced, where 3 hours felt like 2 at most to me. But it also makes a lot of the film feel like memory. Because the film is edited as a seemingly disjointed and frantic series of images, it feels like we're in Oppenheimer's head watching him go through his memory. I don't know about you guys, but whenever I go through my mind and look back on my life, the images and the memories I see infront of my inner eye are messy, disjointed and all over the place. To me this is exactly what the color sequences in Oppenheimer feel like. Like memory. It's immersive. It gives the film a contemplative and almost meditative quality. It also cinematically reinforces the idea that Oppenheimer went through a turbulent and an extremely eventful life, where a lot of things happened and where he was confronted with a lot of big decisions and dilemmas in a short period of time.
It was exhausting. It took the exposition montage from Inception and ran it for 3 hours. There were no scenes, nowhere for the film to breathe. Like it or not. And it was not for me.
agree@@jarrajoseph-mcgrath9142 . Uncut Gems for example has crazy edit, but it works. Oppenheimer is 3 hours trailer for 12 hours film(((
To you
@@jarrajoseph-mcgrath9142 ok
Not just memory but inquisition and doubting his choices all along the way. There was a strong dichotomy between his human choices, which weren't carefully planned and not consistent, and his intellect and importance. The movie equates that tension with the pressure and explosion of the atomic bomb itself - the threat and opportunity and indecision of bringing it to existence.
One of those videos that can help you appreciate a movie you already loved even more. Excellent breakdown
The music in this film is important as well. The movie’s almost a musical symphony. The film just as much accompanies the music as the vice versa.
I've been listening to Ludwig Göransson's work on Oppenheimer religiously on Spotify.
Oppenheimer is a once in a lifetime kind of film. An absolute masterpiece.
No where near one. This isn’t Nolan’s best film in the last 10 years.
@@-mason-6538 i recommend you watch it again
@@-mason-6538it's probably my second favourite movie he's ever made after interstellar
Dune Part Two is also up there with Oppenheimer
Hopefully not... Nolan's work should only keep getting better
It's unreal to me that Tolkien wrote Lord of the Rings in concept 30 years before the Nuclear Weapon was designed, we basically made the one ring to rule them all. And Oppenheimer knew it.
It is still so funny that Oppenheimer was a big Summer blockbuster to me. This film was marketed like it was Top Gun: Maverick.
More like BLOCKBLOWER
To be honest, looking at the context Top Gun was originally released in... _It might as well be._
@@Vario69 no no blocknuker
thats the beautiful part about it bro.
It was a summer blockbuster for me and my friends too.
WE LOVED IT. It was S tier. It fit the vibe of our summer perfectly. Especially since we were taking summer courses.
Top Gun while good, was more a fall vibe. It wasn't deeply relatable despite being cool. Oppenheimer was very relatable and realistic.
man, im not exaggerating, but this is one of the most informative, understandable, emotionally and intellectually connected documentary sort of video i have ever seen. all i can say to you is i would be more than happy to watch the whole thing if you could make more videos like this. i dont know if you haven't heard this, so i'll tell you. "you are really good at what you do."
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Go see the video of the person who wrote the actual critique: Like Stories of Old. He is incredible, thoughtful AND he doesn't steal from others.
so great to see a video essay ACTUALLY use video in its arguments. Great editing, keep it up!
He copied LITERALLY word by word from the channel Like Stories of Old who made this exact video essay. This dude plagiarized the entire video 😂
I've been a fan of Christopher Nolan's films since his The Dark Knight Trilogy and Interstellar. I never was disappointed by any of his films I've seen even if Tenet was trippy. But I'm glad Christopher Nolan won his Oscar. The way Christopher Nolan uses the themes of Time in different ways is what makes his films watchable. He's like the Stanley Kubrick of filmmaking today. From jumping back and forth in Memento to the American Prometheus is what makes Nolan, Nolan.
I love Christopher Nolan but I'm not sure if he's the Stanley Kubrick of our generation, I say he is the Alfred Hitchcock of our generation, both being british directors who came to Hollywood, they knew how to sell themselves, have thriller with tricky twists, particular styles to make it tense, he's more a succesor of Michael Mann or James Cameron.
Kubrick knew how to frame a shot and edit them together to guide the eye. Kubrick made his films with a scalpel, Nolan is more like pick axe, or a blunderbuss. Shoot it all out there and see what fits. It doesn't matter if everything is happening at once and overlapping, it looks arty, lets go with it.
@@keartan Kubrick is more of art while Nolan in my opinion almost like took what Kubrick did like for example with Interstellar he took shots like from 2001 during the space scenes even though it was in the studio at the time but Nolan took inspiration and cues in Interstellar from 2001. It's one of his favorite films that got him into filmmaking because of it being re-released when the original STAR WARS came out. It's as if Nolan was Kubrick's apprentice but Nolan taught himself how to filmmake alike Kubrick did when he used to shoot photography in his early days.
Nolan is Nolan and he adds lot of science in his projects that's the fact, tenet wasn't trippy. Oppenheimer is his first movie about something that really happened, Tenet was done by the same people who made Oppenheimer and won Oscars. He got the Oscar because the academy doesn't like Sci-fi movies to be "the best movie", therefore Interstellar kicks ass big time more than Oppenh... imho :)
He's definitely not Stanley Kubrick. Nolan spoon feeds the audience. Kubrick was also far more subversive.
Saw Oppenheimer in theaters, TOTALLY WORTH!! the audio was immaculate, the visuals stunning but not overwhelming, and Oh My God the explosion scene? Perfection. When i upgrade to 4k capability, this is definitely one of the movies im getting
This video essay's editing is on par with Jennifer Lame's Oppenheimer editing. Excellent work!
He plagiarized the entire video from other content creators. Look at Like Stories of Old who goes over how this dude stole his work. Literally word by word 😂
@@zeals936 Damn you are right :(
This type of editing transcends show dont tell where it shows and tell at the same time. Makes the whole movie easy to track but be so entertaining at the same time
Damn, I heard long film and "a lot of talking" and didn't see the film. But this is just the kind of editing I like. I feel they use it a lot in youtube videos but hasn't been explored in film too much. Now I want to watch the movie.
Travesty that Heisenberg wasn’t played by Bryan Cranston
Say my name
To be fair, that would have been funny as f*ck.
cuts to Germany and "say my name, furher" in German.
your analysis is so on point. I watched it twice in the theater, and despite the 3-hour runtime, I was glued to the seat super focused and completely locked in both times. Editing is absolutely the key success factor of this movie for me. Hats off to Nolan and Jennifer Lame's incredible work to pull off creating an action blockbuster out of mostly just conversation about physics and politics.
Also, 10:45 - it was so satisfying to figure out the source of this sound during the foot stomping scene after hearing it multiple times and wondering what the heck that sound was (a train?) and what the heck it meant!
Honestly, it's about those types of film, Especially in an era of movie making, that was all about near constant action scenes and bad dialog. This one was more about political intrigue and good dialog.
He didn’t write this video essay. He copied word by word from Like Stories From Old. Plagiarism at its peak
The way you incorporate the dialogues to support your video😂, I amazed by how much work you put in for a single video, kudos to you and thank you for providing us with this excellent study❤
"It's paradoxical, and yet, it works."
Agreed. Fantastic essay.
Same
This dude copied literally word by word from another content creator. Look up Like Stories of Old. He talks about it.
9:19 the "Hughie" below Feynman for Jack Quaid made me laugh-snort because it's true hahaha! I know him as Hughie from The Boys more than I do his name, Jack Quaid😂
Happy that I am not the only person to notice that cheers ✌🏼
haha cheers!@@TryHarish
yeah same I literally checked the comment section to see if this comment was here
this also happened with "Rodrick"
What. Why are we talking about the boys rn?
But the boys is better than Oppenheimer.
This is one of best video essays I've seen on Oppenheimer, so far. Excellent piece of work!
Unfortunately, he plagiarized it
ruclips.net/video/LtgU_a1KB2o/видео.htmlsi=kdwkQWv-iqcGj0Jt
It was plagiarized from Stories of Old
'We live in a world of his creation'
GOES HARD
Since for whatever reason there seems to be a good bit of negative comments on this video, I’ll say this: I appreciate this video greatly! I loved Oppenheimer dearly and it was my #1 pick by a landslide for last year’s films, and I’m so glad it won the awards it did. Further, I’m a video editor and aspiring editor for motion pictures, and a huge fan of Jennifer Lame’s work. So seeing this video which is essentially a love letter to her work on Oppenheimer and an appreciation of the art of editing (one which I think is severely underrated and not discussed enough (obviously I’m biased lol)) I think this video was very well done and very needed, your editing is top notch too!
im a video editor like you too and i couldn't agree more about what you said.
This is by far the best video essay I've seen on this site. Plain, simple, straight-forward explanation that leaves no room for confusion. Superb writing on your part added with great edit. Incredible work! Definite recommend to watch.
Was I high af while I saw this? Yes. Was I still able to understand every single thing? Yes.
and it's plagiarized... ruclips.net/video/LtgU_a1KB2o/видео.html
He copied word by word from a video essay by Like Stories of Old. He plagiarized this.
@zeals936 can you send the link of the original one, please?
Great use of writing and editing to clearly illustrate your points - much like what you're praising Oppenheimer for. This is a true video essay - a thesis with clear evidences to support it. You've got a new sub!
He plagiarized it.
ruclips.net/video/LtgU_a1KB2o/видео.htmlsi=kdwkQWv-iqcGj0Jt
Archer Green plagiarized much from the channel "Like Stories of Old" ruclips.net/video/LtgU_a1KB2o/видео.html
Seeing this in imax was a insane experience with the seats shaking during the trinity test and that ending was a gut punch that rang so true.
Seeing this in theaters was one thing, but seeing it on film was just an absolutely breathtaking experience. Even my wife who is no where near the same movie buff as I am, loved it! She said it was absolutely incredible and I very rarely get that type of reaction from her with movies that I enjoy so much.
Fantastic video, it’s no surprise to see it already blowing up
This is also a masterful edit, my good Sir. Such an absolute delight watching it.
Wonderful breakdown of the movie's themes. There are some movies that just 'feel' like a class-apart, something that leaves you spellbound but try as much as you wish, you can't pinpoint what makes the movie so great when you look back. Oppenheimer was one such movie for me - the changes were so subtle sometimes, but they created such a huge impact on the viewing experience. This video actually helped me to understand the depth of cinematic richness of this movie - you've done an amazing job. Thanks a lot!!
He plagiarized all of his videos from Like Stories of Old.
Oppenheimer has been the fastest 3 hour movie i have watched while featuring basically no action which is mindblowing.
wow. this is the best video i’ve seen about the movie. so great.
seeing this movie in theathers was something, but this video was something too! instantly subscribed
Well done. I particularly liked your take on what really Happened in Anatomy of a Fall. I think you're right.
This movie is a true masterpiece of the art form. Only Nolan could make a 3 hr historical epic about Oppenheimer and have it be so engaging and gripping that by the end, you hardly realized that 3 hrs has passed. This movie is a true masterclass in filmmaking
Its video essays like these that helps me and others truly appreciate films. Thank you for making these.
what a great video, nice editing, complementing the points made in the essay, an emotional ride, an awesome endeavour.
bro ur video for this movie is also so well edited..u appreciating the movie helps us understand uts importance..marvelous editing archer..subbed ur channel
A well-written and well-edited video to talk about a well-written and well-edited movie. ❤
you are one the best in this category in my opinion
Plagiarized from Like Stories of Old channel
Love that you put Jack Quaid’s character with the nickname Hughie, great little Easter egg.
Love your analysis on the film editing 💯
Woah this video itself is very nicely edited. I've never thought that the movie is kinda like Memento but now it all makes sense to me. And the movie is finally going to be shown in Japan at the end of this month, curious about their perspective. I heard Yamazaki, the director of Godzilla Minus One actually went to Taiwan to watch it last year.
Thank you for making this! I didn’t understand and appreciate the incredible editing in Oppenheimer until now
Wow this video is probably the best review of Oppenheimer. Very clear, packed with details that make me appreciate the film more. Thank you!
The backwards, near-focus titles for each character that are correct and in focus in the reverse shot is one of the most clever subtle edits Ive ever seen for a video essay.
Great editing in your videos. Professional, I’d say.
Well deserved for Hoyte van Hoytema's camera work! It pulls you into the story and fortifies the presence of Oppenheim.
Best edited video on RUclips I’ve seen so far
Stunning work here!
Man, such a good video. Nicely done!
christopher nolan has always been fantastic at pacing his movies in a way that will make complicated plotpoints and topics make sense to an average viewer. Oppenheimer was the ultimate pacing masterpiece
"Maybe they weren't talking about you. Maybe they were talking about something...more important."
Excellent presentation; thank you for this!
What a video man, andddddd now I'm gonna have to watch the movie again 😭
Uhhhhh
Just wanted to say that your videos are freaking excellent I can't get enough. Keep up the good work.
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i usually zone out during videos like these (I have a terrible attention span LMAO) but you managed to keep my attention the entire time, and make sure I was not confused about any of the characters/themes you were discussing, bravo!
Upon watching Oppenheimer for the 3rd time, I understood why I didn't struggle to understand it the first time I watched it cause they literally explain through the dialogue what's going to be discussed in the next scene.
Outstanding analysis video.
Love your stuff
I felt it was a masterpiece. It was an amazing piece of art, with an extraordinary level of pace for a film based on such a complex and detailed topic.
this is actually becoming one of my favorite youtube channels ever
Nolan once said, don't try to understand my stories, just feel them
This is one of the best film analysis that i have ever watched, i unfortunately didnt get to watch the movie but this helped me understand basically everything in it
Bro, you did a great job too. Literally some of what I thought and some of what I didn't even notice. Chris Nolan's amazing. And Nolan's Batman is the best.
He plagiarized from Like Stories of Old. It seems that's his M.O. ruclips.net/video/LtgU_a1KB2o/видео.html
That thumbnail is both terrifying and hilarious
So happy I got to see this in real IMAX
Seeing Oppenheimer in 70mm imax was an experience I’ll hold forver
wowowow what a video! keep it up im definitely subbing after that. well done. loved the editing. it almost felt like the movie inspired your editing style with this particular video. incredible work, seriously!
this is a fantastically put together video 🫡
This was lovely!
Very nice piece. Well done!
its funny how this video itself had oscar winning editing haha! great video!!
I had this video bookmarked for quite some time, Oppenheimer is 'one' of my all time favorite, today was the day I finally watched it and man, what a brilliant video!
Not only the narration, the way you explained things, but the way you incorporated your own visual elements in it, the cutting of the sequences and all.
But I want to add a particular location where I find your visual element extremely well done, it's at 2:12, the "Secretary of war" is flipped beacuse we are looking from behind, and as soon as the shot cut to the front it's now written correctly, I love these freaking details man! Love your work!
Hate to break it to you like this, but this is not his work. He plagiarized this video. Apparently, he plagiarized a lot of his content. Seems he's the new James Somerton:
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Oppenheimer is one of those really long movies that even with my ADHD it was stimulating enough that I felt relaxed and stimulated enough to keep 150% attention.
I can only say that this movie was made for us ADHD folks :D I cannot remember any other movie where I was so focused and on the edge of my seat for the whole movie and not for a second have my thoughts drifted somewhere else.
Perfect "every video essay ever" format. Thanks
Let's just appreatiate how archer edited this video on top of the movie, just extrodinary.
What makes Jennifer Lame such an incredible editor is her tremendous understanding of pacing and rhythm that any given story requires. Oppenheimer moves fast and it works beautifully to build a sense of first wonder and then dread and anxiety. But she's also edited Manchester By the Sea, which is almost the polar opposite of Oppy in that sense. It's a more languid film that breathes often. It's also never boring. When to this add Hereditary to her resume, the idea that she's brilliant no matter what genre she works on becomes undeniable.
Oppenheimer was like a cinematic orgasm, your eyes are bulged, you are on the edge of your seat and the music explodes! Its breathtaking and satisfying- the movie is a masterpiece. Bravo
such a good video!!
Your editing was on par with Oppenheimer's. Great video and great analysis
The sequence of events and subtle transitions between scenes reminds me a little bit of slaughterhouse five
When me and my friend went to the theatre to watch Oppenheimer we didn't know what to expect, besides a good movie. We weren't quite prepared for what the movie was but it was truly an experience, even though we didn't get to watch it in Imax. The thing I noticed the most during the vision was that even though the pace of the movie was very very fast I could always maintain the focus, could always tell what was happening and who the people on screen were. It might seem a really stupid comparison (and it may very well be) but when we previously went to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie we only felt that after the first act the movie just flew past our eyes, without letting us truly appreciate each shot and sequence. This truly shows how important editing in movies is and what choices have to be made.
The only Oscar winning movie I watched in a theatre. And I knew that it would win multiple Oscars.
this video was very entertaining and almost as well edited as the movie. :D
I love how your edits were also like the movie. Exactly like it
saw in 70mm Imax, loved it so much that when it came back I had to see it in the format again. insanely captivating, beautiful, and chilling movie.
I went with a buddy to see this in theaters. When we got out of the movie, he described it as "avengers for science nerds" and I had to say while we did have a giggle at it, part of it is kind of true. The way some of the characters get introduced and brought into the fold really feels like a "if you know you know" moment. As someone who studied chemistry and physics a lot during my degrees, there where a lot of names I know and people I recognized so it felt good to sit there and go "oh we're going to meet them are we?" But I can understand that for some people it could feel like a Lore Dump without a lot of explanation.
That being said i'd watch it again 10/10 great movie
Bro, your editing and breakdown are worth an oscar bro
god damn nice vid man
Putting Richard Feynmans actors name as hughie from the boys rather than his actual name gave you a new subscriber. 😂😂😂😂
Great cut at the end. lol
Thank you
Cillian Murphy is one of those actors that deserves far more recognition than they actually get. Hes such a talented actor and it shows.
It should have won the best adapted screenplay.
This is such a well made video. I loved it
Casting RDJr was a master stroke of genius… he brought a lot of gravitas to the Strauss role
1:05 ohh wow i didn't realise the raindrops were metaphor for Bombs
Perfect editing on an essay about perfect editing.
"Hughie" as Feynman. genius
"Hughie" Aight its his new name now