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  • Опубликовано: 22 янв 2024
  • Raindrops help usher in the opening moments of “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s ambitious, Oscar-nominated biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb.” Those simple raindrops give way to high resolution images of bomb detonation that are both sobering and fascinating.
    Narrating the sequence, Nolan said that the idea to open with the raindrops came late to him and his editor, Jennifer Lame, “but ultimately became a motif that runs the whole way through the film and became very important.”
    The scene introduces us to the two timelines the feature is broken into: fission and fusion, two approaches to releasing nuclear energy. The fission sequences are in color, while fusion segments are shot in black and white on special IMAX film developed expressly for the movie.
    The scene, which features Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, encapsulates the themes of hubris and regret that will be explored more deeply over the course of the film.
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  • @brucetenet6140
    @brucetenet6140 3 месяца назад +543

    I waited almost 2 years to watch this movie. It was announced in 2021 that this was Nolan’s next movie, and finally watching the opening scene of Oppenheimer in an IMAX theater was a truly magical experience for me. It was worthy every minute of waiting, and months later, I am still constantly listening to the Oppenheimer’s soundtrack. Great job to everyone involved in this amazing project.

    • @soccerguy2433
      @soccerguy2433 3 месяца назад +2

      magic? what's magical about it?

    • @sonishj21
      @sonishj21 3 месяца назад +21

      ​@@soccerguy2433if your not a true movie freak guy you can't understand or feel the experience and joyfullness of a movie

    • @brucetenet6140
      @brucetenet6140 3 месяца назад +10

      @@soccerguy2433I will try to explain my dear friend. Even though I patiently waited for almost 2 years to watch this movie, because I’m a huge Nolan fan, I painfully avoided watching the trailers and teasers of Oppenheimer (I believe trailers reveal too much information about the movie or much of the beautiful shots). So, when I finally saw Cillian Murphy’s face on the huge screen of an IMAX theater depicting J. Robert Oppenheimer (his first time as the lead role in a Nolan movie), with Ludwig Göransson’s score playing on the background, it felt like magic to me.

    • @twononcriticsandacat
      @twononcriticsandacat 3 месяца назад

      @@soccerguy2433 everything

    • @twononcriticsandacat
      @twononcriticsandacat 3 месяца назад +2

      @@brucetenet6140 I watched six times, I so understand brother. What a movie!

  • @movieman2782
    @movieman2782 3 месяца назад +352

    Oh my god i would pay everything for a lecture of nolan talking about all of his movies like this😭😭

    • @JakeHageman
      @JakeHageman 3 месяца назад +14

      Watch the director's commentary!! Pretty much every movie release has one, whether it be on Blu-ray or even with iTunes special features. It's amazing how much you can get out of those!

    • @myleschamaa9689
      @myleschamaa9689 3 месяца назад +12

      Nolan usually doesn’t do commentaries

    • @TehObLiVioUs
      @TehObLiVioUs 2 месяца назад +1

      the 4k blu-ray behind the scenes

    • @r3tr0actiongamer24
      @r3tr0actiongamer24 2 месяца назад

      Better keep your minimum wage money because this movie sucked

    • @Golf05
      @Golf05 2 месяца назад

      @@r3tr0actiongamer24

  • @rishibarot4284
    @rishibarot4284 3 месяца назад +265

    I still have goosebumps watching the opening sequence

  • @christina-clairegeorges3661
    @christina-clairegeorges3661 3 месяца назад +169

    The opening scene, the ripples, the final scene, simply beautiful. I really love the motif of fire and water.

  • @K.C-2049
    @K.C-2049 3 месяца назад +29

    I really love that Nolan decided to focus on the human aspect and keep the central conflict on Oppenheimer himself, rather than the bomb. humanizing such an almost mythological character who, arguably, committed a horrible act developing nuclear weapons, is such a wonderful, empathetic approach. I like Nolan best when he's getting at the heart of his characters, rather than using them to explain theoretical conceits.

  • @sonicscorpian
    @sonicscorpian 3 месяца назад +43

    Each short is so carefully designed. Can't imagine the planning they follow to carefully design each and every shot. Hats off..

  • @rjmacready9828
    @rjmacready9828 3 месяца назад +97

    Christopher Nolan is one of the best artists of the century, let alone filmmakers. The best director Oscar is his come March...

  • @jacksonmaloney8520
    @jacksonmaloney8520 3 месяца назад +19

    I finally saw the movie in Imax yesterday. The close-ups discussed in this scene are astonishing. You can't appreciate Murphy's performance until you see him in Imax; it's extremely understated and so much is communicated through his eyes.

  • @zasta7
    @zasta7 3 месяца назад +25

    I didn't catch the subliminal meaning of the rain drops in the first watching. It hit me very differently on the second watch. Beautiful.

  • @eyesonren
    @eyesonren 3 месяца назад +22

    I wish this was for the whole film

  • @user-vu3ju2vt6p
    @user-vu3ju2vt6p 3 месяца назад +17

    the fact that Chris Nolan felt the need to explain who he was at the beginning is funny

  • @DJL0455
    @DJL0455 3 месяца назад +10

    One of the best pictures I've seen in my almost 70 years on Planet Earth. A truly epic motion picture.

  • @taylormullen2815
    @taylormullen2815 2 месяца назад +5

    The rain puddle in the beginning was just...wow, I would have never thought of that.

  • @twononcriticsandacat
    @twononcriticsandacat 3 месяца назад +48

    I hope Cillian wins the Oscar. This media frenzy for Giamatti because they need to drive interest to the race I don’t understand it. I watched the holdovers lovely film lovely performance but Oppenheimer is a masterpiece and Murphy was monumental. He lost 13 kg for it practically isolated himself for 2 months to live the drama of his character learnt 30000 words in Dutch for a scene of 4 seconds. I’m so tired with the narrative ah Giamatti is old is overdue, it’s not a lifetime achievement award, it’s an award given to a specific performance in a specific movie. Anyway hope Murphy wins, politics really frustrates me I like meritocracy more and it would be historic first Irish actor to win an Oscar for best actor.

    • @kasimirdenhertog3516
      @kasimirdenhertog3516 3 месяца назад +1

      I also hope he wins the Oscar, and Robert Downey Jr definitely deserves one as well! Though the Dutch was pretty poorly executed, to be honest. Being a native speaker, I was not able to understand what he was saying. It's great he took the effort, but you do wonder if a speech coach was involved.

    • @hcavill8144
      @hcavill8144 3 месяца назад +3

      @@kasimirdenhertog3516he probably studied how Oppenheimer spoke Dutch in reality and executed it the same way.

  • @Lillie-Elkins
    @Lillie-Elkins 3 месяца назад +6

    He sounds so polite.

  • @vitorbarreto2022
    @vitorbarreto2022 3 месяца назад +7

    I'm 100% in for watching the movie with Nolan's comments

  • @169ester
    @169ester 3 месяца назад +13

    So good to see director's commentary from Chris on Oppenheimer, not that he did not already did a million interviews for the press tour run but his voice is so soothing. i'd pay MONEY for this to be 2 hours long. I am watching oppenheimer again tomorrow again in imax for the 8th time? cant wait. we are less than two months to the Oscars rn so fingers are super crossed lol

    • @JakeHageman
      @JakeHageman 3 месяца назад

      I don't think you have anything to worry about with the Oscars lol!!! I'm obsessed with the Oscars, and I have it predicted to win anywhere from 7-10 awards.

    • @zatrix7400
      @zatrix7400 Месяц назад

      @@JakeHagemanyou were right with 7 awards

  • @hj-ct2qi
    @hj-ct2qi Месяц назад +1

    i was completely astonished and audibly when cillian fiest began talking. he embodied oppenheimer so well, the mannerism and speech and oral posture, which you can see if you watch footage of the real man

  • @timerewind
    @timerewind Месяц назад +1

    This is nothing less than cinematic brilliance.

  • @oliverspen
    @oliverspen 3 месяца назад +17

    He is this generations Spielberg. This movie was phenomenal, a true master of his craft.

  • @davidholaday2817
    @davidholaday2817 3 месяца назад +5

    I could listen to a full 2 hours of this.

  • @yggdrasil2
    @yggdrasil2 3 месяца назад +3

    I think it's kinda cool that he highlights and praises the actors in the minor roles.

  • @afterhourscinema782
    @afterhourscinema782 3 месяца назад +7

    What we need is a breakdown by Christopher Nolan of the scene where Cillian Murphy says *"It's Oppenheiming time"* directly to the audience

  • @mockingbird806
    @mockingbird806 3 месяца назад +10

    Cillian better win that Oscar!!

  • @danieltuang6579
    @danieltuang6579 3 месяца назад +23

    It’s incredibly worth-watching legendary movie ….👍❤

  • @HEAVYHEARTSMUSIC
    @HEAVYHEARTSMUSIC 3 месяца назад +6

    This is Chris Nolan's flaming-arrow shot into the heart of auteur cinema

  • @aninjaguardian
    @aninjaguardian 3 месяца назад +32

    Early congratulations to Christopher Nolan for winning his Oscar!

    • @occasm
      @occasm 2 месяца назад

      and to Cillian! It's a lock!

  • @jglakecity
    @jglakecity 3 месяца назад +7

    Excellent movie! Definitely must watch in theater for full impact of Chris Nolon's film on your senses.

  • @infpatmii6392
    @infpatmii6392 3 месяца назад +26

    can Nolan please start doing director commentaries pls

    • @acetate909
      @acetate909 3 месяца назад +1

      I think the only DVD commentary he ever did was for his first movie which was an an indie flick called _Following._

    • @rjmacready9828
      @rjmacready9828 3 месяца назад +5

      @@acetate909he did memento and insomnia but never did them again

    • @acetate909
      @acetate909 3 месяца назад

      @@rjmacready9828
      I didn't know that. I was listening to the _Film Threat_ pod a few weeks ago and Chris Gore said _Following_ was the only directors commentary that Nolan ever did. I guess he was mistaken or maybe there are special editions of those DVDs that have commentary which Chris isn't aware of. Anyway, thanks for the info

    • @rjmacready9828
      @rjmacready9828 3 месяца назад +2

      @@acetate909 yup, the memento commentary is great actually. Havent listened to the insomnia one though. Wish he would do them, a commentary on The Prestige would be incredible....

    • @acetate909
      @acetate909 3 месяца назад +1

      @@rjmacready9828
      Agree on the Prestige. There's so much hidden meaning and symbolism in that movie. It's one of those movie you can rewatch and deconstruct each time because you notice something new with each viewing. Underrated movie for sure.

  • @petesmith433
    @petesmith433 3 месяца назад +21

    I would pay more to see a breakdown of the whole film-or even just most of it-by Nolan than I would to see it in theaters, and that’s saying a lot.

    • @imaplateoftoast
      @imaplateoftoast 3 месяца назад

      you know that directors commentaries exist right

    • @Silentsilo987
      @Silentsilo987 3 месяца назад +5

      @@imaplateoftoastProblem is Nolan never does them.

  • @atticusmcbuddy6283
    @atticusmcbuddy6283 3 месяца назад +17

    The moment of a nuclear blast is basically like having the sun kiss the surface of the earth, we did the Japanese the worst way of wrong using it.

    • @jglakecity
      @jglakecity 3 месяца назад

      Respectfully disagree. The war with Japanese would have never ended otherwise.

    • @IIIlIIIIlIIIII
      @IIIlIIIIlIIIII 3 месяца назад

      Stolen Valor

    • @SusanKay-
      @SusanKay- 3 месяца назад +1

      It was the lesser of two horrible choices we were forced to make.

    • @frankathl1
      @frankathl1 3 месяца назад +2

      "like having the sun kiss the surface of the earth" is an extraordinarily evocative metaphor!

    • @pricklypear7516
      @pricklypear7516 Месяц назад +1

      We didn't do it for the Japanese. Everyone in the know realized the Japanese were already beaten, including their own leaders. We did it to show the USSR that we had this thing that they didn't, and that we weren't afraid to use it.

  • @ivanpb1983
    @ivanpb1983 3 месяца назад +20

    You can study this film, carefully, and you'll learn more than what is told in many film schools.

  • @dazrienhaizor8624
    @dazrienhaizor8624 3 месяца назад +4

    This will win best picture of 2023

  • @_ayoung
    @_ayoung 2 месяца назад +1

    I wish Nolan continued with his director commentaries on the physical media releases.

  • @beesh1019
    @beesh1019 3 месяца назад +1

    Genius

  • @donavontrent3846
    @donavontrent3846 Месяц назад

    Robert Downey Jr is one of the greatest actors in our generation I'm 36 years old and I tell you right now that man is one of the greatest I've ever seen in my line of watching movies, theater and playwriting. Absolutely wonderful performance.

  • @marsspacex6065
    @marsspacex6065 3 месяца назад +2

    Just a amazing movie.

  • @cookie63079
    @cookie63079 2 месяца назад +2

    So those were nukes from the 40s... can you imagine what a 2024 nuke could do? Gives me chills.

  • @catherinelennon4804
    @catherinelennon4804 2 месяца назад

    Wonderful

  • @caseystu123
    @caseystu123 3 месяца назад +3

    When that IMAX puddle shot appears…

  • @TheDavidlloydjones
    @TheDavidlloydjones 3 месяца назад

    This moving picture is "actual footage"!
    Coming soon: images which are genuine illustrations.

  • @SierraRift
    @SierraRift 3 месяца назад +1

    Okay… so keep going. Going to need the Nolan Commentary.

  • @Rahhh._
    @Rahhh._ 3 месяца назад

    The Trinity Test Scene Gave Me tense atmosphere, afraid of how big the explosion will be

  • @c.c.s.1102
    @c.c.s.1102 3 месяца назад +1

    If they don’t sweep the Oscar’s then the trophy isn’t worth the gold it’s made of.

  • @geoafe66
    @geoafe66 3 месяца назад +1

    Great movie

  • @dianariverjackson5123
    @dianariverjackson5123 2 месяца назад

    OK but I need THE WHOLE MOVIE WITH HIM TALKING ABOUT IT

  • @RandomGuyWhoMakesVideos
    @RandomGuyWhoMakesVideos 3 месяца назад +2

    Soo we not going to talk about the fact that the Title doesnt even mention Christopher Nolan?

  • @miyanina5377
    @miyanina5377 3 месяца назад

    He does not have the audacity of those who have no conscience, but I say, there is no conscience, nor dignity for those who have been submitted to him to say the truth and rift with it

  • @victorious-dl6hk
    @victorious-dl6hk 3 месяца назад

    imagining not uploading this in 4k

  • @lorenzovizza5357
    @lorenzovizza5357 3 месяца назад +2

    Of course he gets it. He gets best actor I guess. Or maybe that guy in Maestro. That was powerful. The movie itself was too intellectual. Even I had to pause and rewind.

  • @Anthony-er9sb
    @Anthony-er9sb 3 месяца назад

    Of course they'll get best director best actor best picture what a movie good look cillan I'm a fello w Irish man where proud of him

  • @sickheadache9903
    @sickheadache9903 3 месяца назад

    The back drop of this scene is Kerckhoff Hall at UCLA.

  • @NerdWasi
    @NerdWasi 3 месяца назад +1

    I feel lucky I get to watch it in Cinema in Kashmir historic for me literally.

  • @pandakso3365
    @pandakso3365 3 месяца назад

    Where are the other 298 minutes ??

  • @imaginefaiz
    @imaginefaiz 3 месяца назад

    Only this part of the breakdown?

  • @Anna-vz5jl
    @Anna-vz5jl 2 месяца назад

    Never saw it what’s it about 📽️🎥

  • @SunshineSonnenshein
    @SunshineSonnenshein 3 месяца назад

    #cillianmurphy the best

  • @bobcurmudgeon3848
    @bobcurmudgeon3848 2 месяца назад

    Bienvenidos! Try a Spy's Guide to Santa Fe and Albuquerque by E B Held, a retired CIA Op, per your now upcoming vacationing in NM to visit Los Alamos.

  • @blipmachine
    @blipmachine 3 месяца назад +2

    Why tf is this 2 mins and not 20 mins?

  • @ERENA771
    @ERENA771 28 дней назад

    伝道者の書 12章 13節14節
    結局のところ
    もうすべてが 聞かされていることだ
    神を恐れよ 神の命令を守れ
    これから人間にとってすべてである
    神は 善であれ悪であれ
    あらゆる隠れたことについて
    すべてのわざをさばかれるからである

  • @paullowman9131
    @paullowman9131 3 месяца назад

    FREE ASSANGE

  • @Waltaere
    @Waltaere 3 месяца назад

    NYT 😃

  • @djefardeur7958
    @djefardeur7958 3 месяца назад

    intersting

  • @potatomatop9326
    @potatomatop9326 3 месяца назад +4

    Rest in peace to the souls of all the anime characters who got atomized for the sake of this movie.

  • @lesliepropheter5040
    @lesliepropheter5040 Месяц назад

    Cigarette smoke but no one smoking…. Really?

    • @Maxime_G
      @Maxime_G Месяц назад

      There is an ashtray next to him. Just open your eyes.

  • @acetate909
    @acetate909 3 месяца назад +3

    Good movie, but I liked the sequel better, Godzilla Minus One.

  • @fubytv731
    @fubytv731 3 месяца назад

    Not gonna lie, Barbie is the more superior film.

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 3 месяца назад

    Awful & boring movie that is ten times longer than it needed to be.

  • @algerae1984
    @algerae1984 3 месяца назад

    I really tried to like this movie but it was a slog to watch.

  • @sixfoursoul2538
    @sixfoursoul2538 3 месяца назад +2

    Think this movie was way overrated. Couldn’t wait to get out of the theater.

    • @frankpoole8645
      @frankpoole8645 3 месяца назад +19

      No one asked

    • @StrikeTeam0316
      @StrikeTeam0316 3 месяца назад +2

      You’re life is overrated. You probably can’t wait to get out of that either.

    • @aurourasandsadprose9272
      @aurourasandsadprose9272 3 месяца назад +3

      Bro expected subway surfers to be playing on the side

    • @StrikeTeam0316
      @StrikeTeam0316 3 месяца назад

      Your life is overrated and I’m sure you can’t wait to get out of that.

  • @LuL706
    @LuL706 3 месяца назад

    Oh my.. This movie blows.

  • @blipmachine
    @blipmachine 3 месяца назад +8

    He sounds so polite.

    • @MattWeser
      @MattWeser 2 месяца назад +1

      He's a classy man. Goes about his business like an utter professional, doesn't stir controversy, by all appearances has a normal private home life with his family.