Why OPPENHEIMER Is A Masterpiece
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- Oppenheimer is a masterpiece. In this video essay, I discuss why Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is a masterpiece of modern cinema that perfectly blends the biopic film with the thriller genre.
Oppenheimer is an upcoming American biographical film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It is based on American Prometheus, a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The film is a co-production between Syncopy Inc. and Atlas Entertainment; Nolan produced the film alongside Emma Thomas and Charles Roven. Cillian Murphy leads an ensemble cast as Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who is among those credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project-the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighöfer, Gary Oldman, Harrison Gilbertson, Emma Dumont, Devon Bostick, Trond Fausa, Christopher Denham, Josh Zuckerman, Josh Peck and Olivia Thirlby.
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0:00 Intro
1:41 Oppenheimer Is The Most Important Film Of The Century
9:22 The Performances In Oppenheimer Are Phenomenal
13:33 Oppenheimer Has A Perfect Ending
15:41 Oppenheimer Is Perfect Filmmaking
18:06 Oppenheimer Is A Masterpiece
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I think Oppenheimer might be in my top 3 Christopher Nolan films of all time. I've watched in twice now, and every element from the story to the performances and the filmmaking is absolute cinema. In this video, I discuss why I think Oppenheimer is a cinematic masterpiece. Hope you enjoy it!
@@JOK4EVAu have no attention span. Your TikTok brain needs constant action to be stimulated. The movie is called “Oppenheimer”, not the “Bomb”. If you went in expecting an action movie, that’s your fault.
And don’t project your feelings of the movie onto others. This is already one of Nolan’s best reviewed films from audiences and critics alike.
@@JOK4EVA your opinion is terrible borne out of your terrible media literacy. There’s a reason this movie was rated R, it’s because children or people who watch movies like children would end up having the same complaints that you do.
In any case, your opinion on the movie is your opinion. But to project it onto others with the “many will walk away disappointed” onto others just highlights how smug and arrogant you are about your opinion. The box office, the audience scores(not just on rotten tomatoes, but everywhere) and the cinema score are all rating it amongst Nolan’s best. It’s one thing to not like a movie, it’s another to have no self awareness about your opinion being in the minority.
@@JOK4EVA If it makes you feel any better, I’m more attacking your brand of film criticism than I am attacking you. If you feel offended, I apologize.
Your opinion is terrible though. Not you. Your opinion. Whether it is a result of you having TikTok brain or because you have a low attention span or because you only watch movies for kids is up for assumption.
@@JOK4EVA If it's better than Tenet, then I'm watching it, not that I hated Tenet, but I recognized it's not one of his best, I think Nolan can mature as a filmmaker. Were you really excited to see a reenactment of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki explosions? If Nolan came up with that, the movie might have flopped in Japan. One question, how much is the level of patriotism and propaganda in this movie? just curious.
@@JOK4EVA "we didn't even get to see the actual bombs dropped" is a crazy thing to say
That scene where that general didn’t want to bomb Kyoto because his wife and him vacationed there is far more haunting than any schmaltzy depiction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki could’ve ever been. Nolan’s cold, precise, and technically focused style of filmmaking was the perfect fit for this movie.
Thats a great point. The way he made decisions on sensitive stuff like that really blew me away too. He captured the truth of it all
Fr I had a pit in my stomach when I heard that in the cinema and the scary thing is that’s not unfathomable that was a reason behind it
I’m pretty sure thats a true story
It is good they didn’t bomb Kyoto though, regardless of how selfish the reason might have been.
It is a true story, however they also had very limited target by that time. I’m VERY glad they mentioned the fire-bombings of Tokyo though, as more died that night than both atomic bombs combined - a chilling fact that hardly anyone realizes.
I think the use of black and white for Strauss’ POV has a double meaning as it also speaks to his limited worldview compared to that of Oppenheimer’s. Every aspect of this movie worked so well. I think this is Nolan at his best.
“…The film is objective and subjective. The colour scenes are subjective; the black-and-white scenes are objective…”
-Christopher Nolan, Total Film Magazine
@@Shadow-gm9ct Yeh I saw this too but I think there’s a few more layers to it than just that. Just my interpretation at least.
RDJ's performance is definitely Oscar worthy. He brings a realistic villain to life. Villains are usually misrepresented in movies as a monster holding a dagger. But in reality,they wear suites & ties and are driven by a motive to legitimately annihilate an opponent.
I think Cillian deserves it more
@MuayThai_Capo It's not "either- or". Murphy is the lead actor, Downey a supporting actor.
@samfisher2306 I agree I predict Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor and Robert Downey Jr. Wins Best Supporting Actor plus Score, Sound, Director, and even Best Picture nominations at least.
@@dasupertramp5855 I know the roles. I'm just saying Cillian's performance is more oscar worthy, not that RDJ's wasn't. If only one of them could win, I think it should be Cillian.
He completely inhabited that character--and disappeared into it!
Emily blunt is now one of those actors whose one scene is enough in the movie to give you chills.
Her accent was terrible and she seemed completely unnatural in her delivery.
Yes! Her look when she refuses to shake Teller's hand is so perfect-- loathing and dismissive!
@@patriciahirsch815I actually thought she will spit on his face lmao.
So true! There were a few scenes in her testimony that were just jaw dropping but there were others that were just as great
The scene where Oppenheimer was doing his speech about the "success" of the project and the use of the bombs was one of the most disturbing things I've seen in a while and will stick with me for years to come. The whole film was haunting and distressing but that scene in particular was so effective with the dissonance between what he was saying and actually thinking. It hit me especially hard because recent times have had me having nightmares about nuclear detonations. Absolute god tier film making from all involved.
One of the best scenes from a nolan film in my opinion. Im actually doing a video on that scene next week. Totally agree and felt the same man
@@CortexVideos In that scene we could notice that no one in the audience is someone that Oppenheimer knew, not one scientist that he worked with nor army officers that he coordinated with, all of them are new faces essentially a bunch of nobodies
it encapsulates the alienation and isolation that Oppenheimer felt post-bomb perfectly well
Coupled it with the dissonance he felt after he delivered the speech
Indeed one of the most powerful scene in the film
@@life-hardenedschoolstudent2284that scene after with the guy suffering acute radiation sickness struck me.
Many of those who directly worked with Oppenheimer and were his closw friends all ended up living horrible lives after. From pushing the envelope of science to pushing railway tracks and becoming shutdown cases.
The scene after where we see how the people who worked with him react will always stick with me. Yes they won the war, but the cost of what they’ve done isn’t lessened by that. They knew what they did, and they weren’t proud of it
Probably the best scene of the film. So insanely well composed, especially the sound. Something about the way it was edited just made that transition from extremely loud yelling to dead silence almost unnoticeable. Really really moving stuff
This was not a movie, this was an astonishingly brilliant work of art.
thats everything Christopher Nolan makes!
@gattodiossa6227 everything is a masterpiece to people these days. Theres no room for nuance. The movie had many flaws, but the echo chamber won't allow dissent.
Almost never actually PERHAPS never Reply Too well "N e Thing" But 4 what Ever "if n e thing it's worth" Your/"This Comment" IS JUST AS IF NOT EVEN MORE SO AS ASTONISHINGLY BRILLIANT as the Movie Or RATHER WORK OF ART as you so eloquently put it un in 2 it self 👍
Marvel fanboys were taking notes
It was obviously a movie. Don’t say dumb things to sound profound
That scene where he’s saying the speech in the basketball court saying anti-Japanese sentiments he doesn’t believe and imagining the audience as the victims of his bomb was absolutely haunting as was the ending which is so brilliant especially given the state of the world now with Putin acting like a man with nothing to lose more and more by the day
And to think leaders now like Putin and Kim Jong-Un wouldn't have had the resources of nuclear war without Oppenheimer inadvertently paving the way for better or worse.
I don't really understand why people say this movie reflects on current events because the cold war has come and gone. The threat of nuclear war was always around but ever since north Korea has cooled their rhetoric war seems to have shifted to more economic warfare recently.
@@marloncebo242 Putin threatened to Nuke the UK recently
@@marloncebo242I agree. It's not really the same. The cold war was about one upping the others weapons whilst not technically being at war.
Putin's war has nothing really to do with ideology. The whole Nazis in Ukraine and NATO is more of an effective smokescreen. It might a play a role but the bigger point is that Putin has always thought Ukraine should be part of Russia because of the USSR.
Because of that reason I can't see any reason why he would use a nuclear device to ruin the place he wants to invade.
If he were to nuke cities any country in NATO I doubt they would nuke back
Combined they have more than enough firepower to defeat the military might of Russia over the course of a long weekend.
Also. Even if he did order the nukes to be fired I doubt that order would be followed through. I just don't think his military is that stupid.
That's incredibly naive. Your reassured by N Korea's rhetoric? Really? And you do know Pakistan and India also have nukes, right? Things haven't cooled down and Putin is playing games with a nuclear reactor in Ukraine as we speak. Did you learn nothing from the movie?
The scene where Oppenheimer says "i feel i have blood on my hands" and Truman proceeds to shake a handkerchief in front of him is gonna be cemented in my mind. How haunting and really draws a parallel with Putin through their absolute disregard for the common people.
Trumans comment to his staff about "Don't bring anymore crybabies in here" was pretty effective dialogue.
Oppenheimer himself had no regard for human life. Outside of being an ardent supporter of communism (has only resulted in death through starvation to the tune of millions of people) as well as spent 3 years of his life obsessing over the creation of the largest bomb man has ever created. He has no right to then turn around and feel guilty about what the results were. And Truman was right. Op created the bomb. Truman was the one who ordered it to be blown up over Japan.
cringe take on putin holy shit
It’s actually pretty accurate based on accounts from the time. It simultaneously shows how ignorant and Machiavellian politicians can be while at the same time how naive some ideological, academic types can be. Oppenheimer wants to influence the powerful politician while also seeking some sort of absolution for his role in the awful situation. Truman, the WWI veteran and pragmatic political climber, lays down the reality. You think you got blood on your hands? Here’s my handkerchief. Wipe it off. I made the decision. It was either drop the bomb or do an invasion with a million dead or starve Japan by blockade and conventional bombing and let the Russians take over by their own invasion. The crybaby comment was excessive but that’s a lesson in hardcore politics
I actually liked this piece of dialogue very much. Oppenheimer was wrecked with guilt, but maybe not genuine guilt. He failed to see the perspective that he alone was not responsible for this, that ultimately, there are others who are equally if not more responsible for what happened.. and that he has no need to feel sorry for himself, that he is not alone and that he should quit his self loathing. Personally I found it to be very sensible advice.
My mom told me in 1966, when I was 12, that she and Oppenheimer dated a few times while she was a music student at Berkeley in late 1930’s. They were also in a string quartet together, she said. I recall how struck I was when she told me how poorly treated Oppenheimer was during McCarthy era. The way she said it made me think she really admired and liked him, and may have felt sorry for him. My mom, who passed away in 2005, was a liberal but not a Communist. I just wish we had been able to see the movie together when I saw it today.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Your mom seems like she was a lovely person.
Thanks for sharing!
This guy could have been your dad!
@@georgeodongo4734 LOL. Oddly, he closely resembles my late uncle! (My mom’s brother).
I’m so sorry sir
Every actor in this film deserves an award. Not a miscasting in the bunch.
True! Every actor in this film, gives an astonishing performance, even the minor roles.
The sound design was incredible. I was genuinely marveled by it at times.
Same! The music,the dialogues and everything else was absolutely fantastic
The adulation he receives with thumping of the footsteps when he gives his victory speech after the bombing comes back to haunt him! This was some remarkable piece of direction. I don't know if Oppenheimer had such nightmares but the mastery of Christopher Nolan is that he has transferred the nightmares of Oppenheimer to every movie watcher. The background score especially just before the trinity test is another masterpiece on aggravating the already tense moment! A brilliant piece of work all round. Also the scene where he appears naked before the committee hearing a metaphor for being stripped of his dignity is just so unnerving. The sliminess of RD Jr's character is also another superb study on human nature.
Definitely an all-time biopic and it could end up being my favorite over time. Malcolm X and Gandhi still hold the crown as my two favorite biopics with Milk being a very close third.
Shoot this beats Malcolm x and Gandhi for me
It's an absolute masterpiece and should be shown in schools all over the world. We must truly understand the dangers of our nuclear capabilities while also being inspired to shape our own futures for good. A+ Brilliant Film!
Rewatched this film yesterday and it’s confirmed this film is an absolute masterpiece 🎥
Marvel fanboys take note
**SPOILERS (I think)**
One more subtle detail, that made me keep thinking back after watching the movie is Strauss.
He keeps blaming that - Oppenheimer thinks he is the center of the universe and is using all the drama around him to elevate his innocence (or character) BUT Nolan show just so subtly how Strauss is very much guilty of the same accusation.
He ASSUMES that Albert and Oppenheimer were talking against him (Strauss) which all starts his vendetta against Oppenheimer in the first place. That subtle reveal towards the end just - put a smile on my face 😊
Watch it again and pay attention to how the actors change how they (RDJ & CM) acted in the colored version and black and white version of the same event.
If you pay attention, almost all of Strauss shots are POV or he being at the center of the frame, showing that he really is self centered
Im absolutely in love with all scenes between conti und murphy.. i mean einstein is one of the most impressive persons in human history and ive never seen him on screen like in Oppie. The last scene, the resolution of the talk is mind blowing and that montage and score are terrific. One of the best movies of the last 10 years.
I agree to me though one of the best films ever definitely a top 10.
The ending of that movie fucking destroyed me, the look on his face, the music, the whole thing jusy blew me away, fucking amazing movie
Every scene felt like it took a year to write and shoot.
The perfect film.
Dark Knight and Dark Knight Rises were my favorite endings of Nolan’s but think Oppenheimer has taken that spot now. Unforgettable profound and powerful emotion from Cillian at the end
Since I saw this I've debated what was Nolan's best between Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight it was TDK but Oppenheimer to me might've just surpassed it.
agreed, hunting and eerie
The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Dunkirk, and Oppenheimer are Nolan’s best endings imo
It's difficult to rate it against other films that we'd consider a 10, but for what it is and what it's accomplished - 10/10 is what I have to give it.
This movie is monumental- not just as a magnus opus, but for it's message. This movie couldn't of released at any better time and it's a wake up call to the horrors we face amidst nuclear tension. In a way, I feel this movie is a form of protest and I believe many others are going to join alongside its messages on war and human greed. Oppenheimer once left a mark on history and with this film, it's happening again.
I like that Strauss's entire motivation is that he thought Oppenheimer has somehow turned Einstein against him...
Like, get out of your head bro you're not *that* important. Alden Ehrenreich's character just says it to his face 😂 and it felt oh so satisfying
it was such a powerful film. i found myself finally starting to fully realize just how powerful hours after i had left the theater last night. then today ive been thinking about it over and over, wanting to watch it again. it seemed to be a film designed to start new conversations amongst humanity. it was almost like the entire film was just a complex and masterful method of conveying a vitaly important message. not propaganda. but a deep dive into an extremely dangerous and important aspect that we all live with. we made the bomb......we actually did that. on this planet, we actually built that and then actually used it. its almost impossible to believe. like we might be in an alternate timeline where it was built and used, and in the main timeline it was obvious it shouldnt be built yet much less used on other humans. just stunning really.
You would think that the portrayal of Richard Feynman's character would be up for discussion. Jack Quaid plays him in the film. Feynman is the perfect way to add humor and personality to this film. Anyone who's seen his interviews would agree.
I laughed seeing him play the bongos after the Trinity test.
I think an underrated aspect of Chris Nolan’s movies is that he’s able to make dialogue and exposition seem so natural and engaging, especially in inception for example there are various scenes through montage or not where multiple characters are talking in a room but through the camera techniques, score and performances they feel extremely important, and for a film that’s 3 hours and mainly comprised of dialogue, I think this is the best example of that effect yet.
In nuclear fission an atom is split to energy and in fusion two light nuclei fuse to form a heavy nucleus with large amount of by-energy release.
The entire movie forms a hydrogen bomb like principle.
Lewis strauss's story is of fusion
Oppie = fission
Oppie's story is split apart to create energy for the fusion reaction for strauss's story
OMG that is one good damn interpretation!
I watched this movie 2 days in a row at the theater. I have never done that before. I want to see it again, this time in imax.
I loved it. And the biggest message I got was nobody wins in this...and is a metaphor of using nuclear weapons themselves. It has a fractal plot and also a quantum mechanical one in the sense that there was contradictory situations at the same time.
This movie is Christopher Nolan's Opus. I'm still recovering from the movie after a week..Shortest three hour movie ever. Can't wait to see it again
Saw it last night. Fully engaged throughout. Completely immersed til the very end. Highly recommend.
Immediately after seeing the movie I went home and put on Can You Hear The Music and cried because it was so beautiful. The way the song speeds up again and again really match the theme of chain reactions, yet the strings that hold the piece together give a feeling of curiosity and wonder.
The one thing that stuck with me is OPPENHEIMER's very unique three-act structure.
The first act is the most colourful and is full of world building that takes you back to the actual time itself. It's literally the most hopeful part of the film (but you never know this while you're watching the movie).
The second act is a fast paced adventure with witty dialogue and anxiety that builds with every scene until its climax (The Trinity Test).
The third act is a horror movie and brings the story full circle. Majority of the cast deliver their best performances in this part of the film. The last line of dialogue is physically painful.
the ending of this film is my fav of all Nolan films by far. The way he made it so profoundly resonant in the form of a connection to a small interpersonal interaction with basically his nemesis is for some reason sooooooo powerful. Maybe smooene can explain why it felt so powerful here? I dunno how to explain it lol
It’s because it’s real. This film has a unique relationship with the viewer due to the fact that the story being told affects all of us, rather intimately.
Loved the video. Admire Nolan for capturing a time in history that remains as powerful now as then.
I've always thought that the bombing of both Heroshima and Nagasaki should never have happened.
Overkill in the most brutal way.
&Is the story timely ?
Now more than ever... an important history lesson.... and warning.
This is my now favourite Christopher Nolan film it's a masterpiece.
I actually think it has a decent shot of being my favorite film written and directed by Nolan.
It's that "grounded in reality" feature its got to it which uniquely positions it for that spot.
Nolan gets a lot of flack for writing films that are "up their own arse", hence, he has a lot of criticism directed at him.
This one is an adaptation, and he doesn't use gimmicks anywhere. I am very consciously aware of the cameos, but I really couldn't care less for the cameos because the two main performances in this film (With the supporting one!) are just gold and were more than enough to elevate this film to the high highs it managed to hit.
I don't hate the cameos, but I think they're just there as a testament to how Nolan is revered in the industry for being a visionary filmmaker who, oddly enough, also manages to capture the attention of "just casual movie goers".
I get that he's "Too OP" so people have grown accustomed to bashing him or discrediting his work, sometimes rather blatantly and in an unfair manner. Personally, I don't like all his films, sometimes he *does* need someone to tell him no, but his work is exceptional for the most part.
Wonderful piece. Spot on on all your observations.👏👏
One of the lessons I drew from the movie, especially from the Strauss/Oppenheimer/Einstein scenes was how our self centered interpretations on the events we live through can lead us to paths that undermine and even destroy our own future.
First movie ever I’m planning to see again in cinema after I’ve already seen it. 🔥
Oppenheimer box office opening was 80 million dollars that makes it one of the opening weekend for a Christopher Nolan movie 🎉🎉🎉.
I came in to this showing knowing how a passionate scientist could never have a proper conversation with a politician about morality and we scientist need to always remember the dire consequences of certain research… and i came out mind blown by the performances and yes, that scene where strauss ask to draw the radius of the bombing at their own turf instead of the enemy, is that kind of mind games a plitician will use
I just got back from a second viewing. Saw it once in 70MM film, once in digital IMAX. I didn't actually like it that much at first viewing, despite having read American Prometheus, and loving Christopher Nolan. It was just a lot to take in! BUT, during the second viewing, I loved every second. The 3 hours flew by, quicker than I wanted. It all made sense. I actually caught the soundtrack and could appreciate it. I HIGHLY recommend everyone commit to seeing it twice in theaters, at least once in IMAX, before forming your opinion. I am really glad I did. The sound alone is worth it in IMAX. It shakes the seats and truly had my heart pounding through a few scenes and goosebumps in others.
4:36 I honestly thought that nolan took a huge amount of inspiration from the social network! The pacing was so on point
Having to wait a full week to see it on Friday 🥺 but I’m watching a couple of Nolan films in the meantime to get me in the mood for some awesome filmmaking.
Have fun watching! This video has spoilers by the way, just thought I'd let you know. But I did do a spoiler free review two days ago on the channel.
I saw Oppenheimer on Saturday and Barbie the day after an epic weekend I'll never forget happy to see movie fans unite with both films
So glad u gave Jason Clarke a mention. I thought he gave a fantastic performance.
Can't wait to finally see this movie in a couple days. I'll be back for this video! Just dropping a like and a comment for the algorithm 💪 Thank you so much for the coverage of this film ❤️
My pleasure man amd thank you. I hope you enjoy the film!
@@CortexVideos I'm sure I will!
Matt Damon's performance as Leslie Groves was also superb.
Oppenheimer has definitely taken a spot as one of Nolan's best. I smell a lot of Oscars coming next year. However, same problem I had with Tenet, I was not a fan of how heavy the dialogue and the background noise was, because of this there were quite a few lines I didn't understand. The Dark Knight is still his very best film in my opinion.
Must’ve been your theaters problem. I saw it in 70mm (not imax) and the sound mixing was great
@Wolfenstein69924 I agree about the issues with dialogue and before I saw this I held the opinion that The Dark Knight was Nolan's best film but now to me it might be second now to Oppenheimer.
Lol I've seen it twice and there were no issues with the audio
Thanks for review, love everything I am heading. Just finished the book and I miss him, weird but true.
Saw it opening day and still can't stop thinking about it
This movie is so f*** good. It really is a masterpiece
So happy watched it opening night it was lit that big moment aswell 😮mind blowing so good i also like how ir wasent just about the Manhattan project but about his life so good
a cinematic masterpiece indeed. BTW Am I alone in saying that after halfway through the movie, the entire development of the plot isn't about Oppenheimer at all, but rather on how the World was sought out to take ownership of "Trinity" in one way or another? anyways, it is truly Nolan's best work to date without a doubt.
Oppenheimer is a 10/10. It was perfection. By far Nolan's Best film. This should sweep the Oscars in 2024.
David Krumholtz is unrecognizable as Rabi.
I thought his role would of been smaller than what we saw. He nailed it.
Didn't even realise that Waa Gary Oldman until you said it!
For me, Oppenheimer is a horror film
Just watched Oppenheimer the movie at the theatre. Wow movie. Plot was somewhat confusing but after watching this one hour documentary it all makes sense now. Thanks Cortex Videos.
Great Video
I loved the movie. There was one short shot that made me gasp and then weep. It was in the montage at the end of the film, a shot of an ICBM.
Meus pensamentos sobre Oppenheimer:
Filme: 10/10.
Direção: 10/10.
Elenco: 10/10.
Fotografia: 10/10.
Trilha Sonora: 10/10.
Roteiro: 10/10.
Todas as outras partes técnicas: 10/10.
Ou seja, uma obra-prima.
I'm going to blow your mind now: The movie "Oppenheimer is a prequel to the movie"Sunshine ". Both starring Cillian Murphy as nuclear bomb building mastermind.... 😉😎
the movie kind of made Jaean Tatlock look like a party girl... she was a doctor and a psychiatrist. she studied at cambridge as well and authored 60 books.
Well, the story is told from Oppenheimer's POV and he that was the way he saw her, not as and academically accomplished person, but as his misstress
Jean being a pyschologist and dying from mentall illness is ironic
Great breakdown of the film. I thought it was brilliant as well. 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just saw this 3 hour film and I fully agree, OPPENHEIMER Is A Masterpiece, but Cortex Videos review here is itself a masterpiece review! Bravo!
To think that a movie of this length which is composed almost entirely of talking could be this riveting, that I never once felt the bottom of my seat. There is no linear time in this story, but it blasts a hole in your mind and heart and you feel what the man was actually feeling. Masterpiece might be too tame a word for a story structure this original which seems to be a new genre of art.
I haven't seen the movie yet, but my career includes 24 years in nuclear weapons testing, with my last 3 years of that working for the Los Alamos National Laboratory. I'll get back to you after I've seen the movie.
Saw Oppenheimer 70 MM IMAX sneak peak Tuesday before it came out and imo it was a flat out MASTERPIECE! I’ve been to 1500 or so movies since mid 80s and this was undoubtedly in the top5-10% I’ve seen (Top75-150). I say this as someone who likes most of Nolan films but only loved Dark Knight in terms of an all time masterpiece (Batman begins, Inception, Prestige, Dunkirk my personal next favorite but only Tenet was “bad”).
We need to talk about how god damn good Casey Affleck is!!
He was absolutely terrifying and giving the hans landa kind of la padite stuff right there, man everyone in the movie is so brilliant that i can’t choose who is the best
@@Kuantatmeng709394well its not really “acting” if he already holds some nazi-esque views in real life but yea he was terrifying
@@Willz828what's the Nazi views? And was his character not anti-nazi?
Im going to watch oppenheimer this week
I’m not sure how Nolan can top this. Imo this is Nolan’s best film.
Excellent
Hats off for finding different ways to refer to Cillian’s character because I bet it would be repetitive to mention Mr Murphy’s character as Oppy or …
my favorite scene is when Einstein hands back the chain reaction calculations and says something like “this is not my battle”
Christopher Nolan's best film a masterpiece
It's Sold Out in North Carolina.
"By creating the right narrative formula, you will get the right chain reaction from the audience."-
Damn, that's pretty good
That was Gary Oldman 🤯
did I see another hand pushing jean Matlock head into the bath or was I seeing thing ?
I think that was oppie imagining himself doing it. He blamed himself for her death, so that scene was a metaphor or so I think
There are a number of suspicious circumstances surrounding Jean’s death that have led people to speculate that her death was actually a homicide. The US government was spying on Jean and other communists and some speculate that the government murdered her.
@@bobbasseyjnr240 ahh ok ! thought it might of been alluding to there being foul play
There is a conspiracy theory that she was killed by intellegence agency
This movie was truly a masterpiece. An absolutely powerful film that is one of the best movies of the 21st century and absolutely deserves to win best picture. RDJ also has a terrific chance to win best supporting actor with his best performance ti date. I think his only competition is DeNiro from Killers of the Flower Moon. I also hope Emily Blunt wins best supporting actress. She was incredible
I'm not going to lie. My wife and I fell asleep in the vibrating recliner seats for the first hour. Nothing seemed to be happening aside from multiple conversations. Then the bomb lite up the theater and boom 💥 I was finally awake.
😂same
As good as this film is a better production is the 1980 PBS eight part series on American Playhouse Oppenheimer. It is quite simply superb and available on CZcams
The only flaw in the film is that everyone at the Manhattan Project celebration is waving American flags that have 50 stars, when the US only had 48 states at the time.
Should’ve mentioned Casey Afflecks amazing portrayal of Boris Pash
There is a real subtle hint to our human ancestory and power made through imaging and sound with his famous quote being from ancient text that when read in real life for the audience to learn about nuclear war hapening in the bar a gee ta (phe ne tic ) exsited
As well as a nod to real genious exists in the cosmos and human downfall happens when politics strangle our capabilities
I agree it’s a masterpiece. I just got home from seeing it.
Loved it after second watch. First watch fell asleep 2.5 hours in
Sound of freedom also
R u telling me a woman edited this film? The editing is one of the genius aspects of it. It is the urgent pace of the film…bravo lady!!
Loved the movie. I see Opie playing a critical role in creating the atom bomb as quickly as possible. However, in many articles I read, and even in this movie, they make it seem that the atom bomb was impossible without Opie. That Opie was one and only man responsible for the atom bomb. I think that is a silly notion. The theory of the atom bomb wasn't even his. Hell, the hydrogen bomb that is 1,000 times more powerful wasn't even his idea. So, Opie played a critical part in fast tracking the creation of the first atomic bomb, but don't give him the credit or condemnation for creating the atomic age and building a weapon that could ultimately (after umpteen improvements) could end human civilization. It was going to happen with or without him and it was going to be used with or without him. And when it was used the death count paled in comparison to the death count of conventional weapons in just Japan alone let alone WW2. And the death count paled in comparison to the number of civilian deaths that would have resulted from an invasion of Japan. So Chris Nolan's characterization of Opie as being the most important man in the history of mankind, is just ridiculous. He wasn't even the most important man in WW2 (Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Roosevelt, take your pick).
Excellent Movie.
_Oppenheimer_ has a highly literate script with important ideas and powerful dramatic situations, striking visuals without digital hokum, and decent performances from a vast cast. It is the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American-born Jewish physicist who directed the Manhattan Project that created the atomic bomb. He is not portrayed as a stainless hero or a martyr. He's complicated. His genius is elusive. If you think atomic physics is hard to understand, imagine dramatizing it on the screen in tiny snippets. There is no doubt, though, that Oppenheimer was neurotic, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, and at best morally stunted. Early in the film, he tries to murder one of his teachers over a minor humiliation. Moral qualms only occur to him the next morning.
After Hiroshima, Oppenheimer is clearly high on the acclaim of his colleagues. He delivers a little speech and begins clinically. It is too early to evaluate the effects of dropping an atomic bomb on a city full of people, but he's “sure the Japanese don't like it.” Hardy-har-har. “Too bad they couldn't have dropped it on the Germans.” Nolan uses his cinematic wizardry to intimate that Oppenheimer and his team had intense moral qualms about this, but I don't buy it. Nolan's mind clearly operates within normie parameters, but still, he has never been subservient to political correctness. There are a few black characters in his films cast against type. In Nolan's film, they are mostly wildly out of place faces in the crowd. All the main characters here are white or Jewish.
In Dunkirk, Nolan made a Second World War film that only referred to “the enemy.” Not zee Germans. Not zee Nazis. He had plenty of opportunity to deliver the standard platitudes, but instead he made a touchingly patriotic movie about the British returning home. The Nazis loom larger this time around, but Nolan still foregoes cheap shots. When Oppenheimer says that the Nazis are “abusing” his people, this is historically realistic, but every other director would have juiced it up considerably. When Oppenheimer says that he hopes that “anti-Semitism” will impede German atom bomb research, the moral is not that Hitler chased away all the genius Jewish physicists. Oppenheimer knew the Germans had formidable thinkers such as Werner Heisenberg. But because Hitler regarded atomic physics as Jewish abstraction, he didn't give the matter the attention it deserved.
Nobody could make a film about Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project without mentioning Jews. Oppenheimer, Edward Teller, Isidore Isaac Rabi, Robert Serber, Lilli Hornig, Richard Feynman, and Leo Szilard were all Jewish. Oppenheimer's brother Frank, Albert Einstein, and Admiral Lewis Strauss are other Jewish characters. It is interesting, though, that Nolan depicts Jewish tribal animus against the Germans as a major motive of the Manhattan Project. Indeed, when Germany surrendered, a number of these figures suddenly developed moral reservations about using the bomb on Japan. The film leaves their motives murky. Clearly, some saw themselves as fighting _against_ Germany rather than _for_ America. Once Germany was down, they lost interest in the war. Others, perhaps, had moral qualms about dropping the bomb on non-whites, but were okay with dropping it on whites. The Manhattan Project was also riddled with Soviet spies, such as Klaus Fuchs, and once Germany surrendered, their priority would have been to slow down the American nuclear program until the Soviets could catch up.
Oppenheimer himself accepted the Pentagon rationale for bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that it would end the war quicker, save lives, and bring our boys home. He refused to sign petitions against bombing Japan, arguing that it was not the role of scientists to choose how the weapons they developed were used. Oppenheimer had no personal reasons for wanting to bomb Japan. He had already tested an atomic bomb in New Mexico, proving the effectiveness of both the weapon and his leadership. Unless, of course, he was curious to test his weapon on human subjects. After the war, Oppenheimer apparently grew a conscience, opposing the development of the hydrogen bomb and promoting arms control talks and global government schemes. Once again, his motives were murky, but it did not go unnoticed that his recommendations aligned with Soviet strategic interests. Nor did it go unnoticed that Oppenheimer was at the very least a Communist fellow traveler; a pinko, if not an outright red. His brother and sister-in-law were Communist Party members, and his wife and mistress were also card-carrying Communists, as were some of his colleagues and friends at Berkeley. Trailing behind the party members was a long tail of fellow-travelers and sympathizers.
Nolan dutifully depicts the standard lies and evasions of the reds and pinkos: they were idealists, they were humanitarians, they were New Deal Democrats. They were anything, really, except willing conspirators working for the triumph of the most asinine and murderous ideology in human history. Nolan shows us that Oppenheimer was approached by a Soviet agent through a friend on the Berkeley faculty. Only belatedly did he reveal this to the military, and when he did, he lied about his intermediary. Oppenheimer was, moreover, cavalier about security at Los Alamos. The man was obviously a security risk, but the American government tolerated him because he was useful to the war effort. But after the war, when he became an obstruction to the H-bomb program, his security clearance was revoked and he was sidelined.
The story of Oppenheimer's post-war travails is the weakest part of the movie, cutting back and forth between his security clearance hearing and a Senate hearing about the (ultimately failed) appointment of Admiral Strauss to the Eisenhower cabinet. A more conventional filmmaker would have depicted Oppenheimer as the innocent victim of an anti-Communist “witch hunt.” Oppenheimer could not be depicted as a victim of anti-Semitism because his principal opponents, Strauss and Teller, were both Jewish. Nolan, however, teases out the full moral complexity of the situation. Although he handles it all with great dynamism, he bloats the running-time of the movie to three hours. In this case, I think that Nolan got too close to the material, and his dramatic instincts fail him. Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, and Dunkirk all have emotionally shattering conclusions, but _Oppenheimer_ is emotionally flaccid and flabby. If he had ended the film with the bombing of Japan, the emotional impact could have been measured in kilotons, but 40 minutes of hearing drama turns it into a damp squib.
Top 6 of all time
People are glazing Nolan here, the film is great but it’s definitely no where near his best. This movie had moments of spine chilling excellence but as a whole the pacing is not ideal
I agree 💯 about it being a masterpiece and to me one of the greatest films I've ever seen. There are only two things I would've done differently: first as a Linkin Park fan I would've used an Easter egg of their interlude The Requiem/Radiance. Secondly I would've added Oppenheimer's speech as the last scene.
E equals MC Square, you can relate , how we built God with our hands - Iron Maiden ,brighter than a thousand suns.
Hanz Zimmer Dark knight is the best Nolans movie score .
5:42 If you know you know