![]() ![]() Viewers can complain about the lack of interest or entertainment, but all the scenes have a purpose, so the 180-minute runtime is earned even if we feel its weight. A quasi-documentary that doesn't waste time with irrelevant information or random conversations. It's in this first hour, more or less, that Oppenheimer presents exactly the type of movie it will be. Everyone – I repeat, everyone – has an essential impact on his life, whether by helping to set the path that led Oppenheimer to Los Alamos, building the first atomic bomb, or dealing with the traumatic aftermath. During this period, the audience meets many scientists, colleagues and professors, who accompanied the growth of Oppenheimer as a theoretical physicist, as well as the women who were part of his life. Robert Oppenheimer's ( Cillian Murphy) early career up until the moment he becomes director of the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the Manhattan Project was orchestrated. Nolan's Oppenheimer movie is divided into three acts quite clearly. It's an extra layer that contributes exceptionally to the tension and suspense of each scene in an already remarkably atmospheric film. It was one of the aspects that helped me maintain my focus on the story at hand and the respective character interactions. It's such a potent experience and so rarely felt in a theater that I'm afraid sensitive viewers may feel uncomfortable during some of the more…explosive…moments. In the first few seconds, I could feel the ground shaking, my body vibrating, and my heart pounding. Both the overall sound design and composer Ludwig Göransson's score transform Oppenheimer into more than just a movie. ![]() Nevertheless, the technical standout must go to the sound production. From the mesmerizing close-ups to the shifts between color and black-and-white, it's one of the most visually fascinating biopics I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Nolan has always been known for his insistence on practical effects and shooting on film, something that shows tremendously in DP Hoyte van Hoytema's crystal-clear images and stunning cinematography. A phenomenal lesson in how to assemble an incredibly immersive blockbuster with less than half the budget of all others. Oppenheimer is, technically, another masterwork that all film lovers should see in the biggest IMAX screen possible. Oppenheimer really justifies the use of the expression " it's not for everyone." That said… Three heavy hours spent with dozens of characters each with a significant impact on the main plot or in the protagonist's arc, as well as different timelines, several meetings and interrogations, sections in color and in black-and-white… all at a pace, sometimes, so brisk that any tiny external distraction can suddenly cost the comprehension of motivations, ambitions, location changes, character names and, mainly, awareness of time and space. It's a narrative totally driven by extremely fast, intricate, scientific dialogue – tons of exposition about quantum physics & mechanics – and with rare moments of analogy explanations to help viewers grasp the most basic ideas. For these viewers, I don't think Oppenheimer is going to be any simpler or easier to follow. The second for the visuals induced by the sci-fi premise of time going backwards. The first for its three distinct storylines occurring in the sky, the sea, and on the ground. ![]() Nolan's last two movies, Dunkirk (2017) and Tenet (2020), were criticized – by a minority, admittedly – for being too confusing and difficult to follow. And he does it once again with Oppenheimer, his 12th feature film since Following in 1998. The writer / director made audiences all around the world look at the theater experience as something more than an excuse to stuff themselves with popcorn. Nolan brought narrative complexity to blockbusters, transforming them into impactful stories that left viewers profoundly thinking about what they saw and what happened. For me personally, he's a director whose name alone gets me into the theater every time. His movies are regularly featured in articles about the best films of each year, of each decade, and even some of the best in the history of cinema. Christopher Nolan is undoubtedly one of the most influential filmmakers of this century. ![]()
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