Documentary/Biopic Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

[BatLobster]

It's such a strange juxtaposition between how the movie made me feel on a visceral and emotional level, and how genuinely happy it makes me that it's doing well. Fear for humanity's future as a whole mixed with glimmer of hope for the future of cinema. A strange sensation, haha. Hopefully a part of some more positive "chain reaction".

Also, more wholesome Nolan and Cillian content:


Freaking love these guys.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Nolan saying "I've been ripping off heat ever since" has me dying haha

 

[Blade Hoarder]

Is it me or is Nolan marketing the hell outta this movie? I’ve never seen him involve himself this much in selling the film. It’s almost Tarantino level.

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

Is it me or is Nolan marketing the hell outta this movie? I’ve never seen him involve himself this much in selling the film. It’s almost Tarantino level.

It probably helps that, at least right now, none of the actors can. I have no idea if that applies to directors as well, but maybe not since The Dark Knight trilogy has he been this involved with the promotion and marketing.

 

[TMP98]

Been a few days since I saw it and it's pretty much catapulted to number #1 in my Nolan rankings. My favorite movie of the year, and the decade, so far. Just astounding. Want to watch it 5 more times and pick apart everything in this magnetic, dense, thematically rich and just plain brilliant movie.

 

[Broseph44]

It's such a strange juxtaposition between how the movie made me feel on a visceral and emotional level, and how genuinely happy it makes me that it's doing well. Fear for humanity's future as a whole mixed with glimmer of hope for the future of cinema. A strange sensation, haha. Hopefully a part of some more positive "chain reaction".

Also, more wholesome Nolan and Cillian content:


Freaking love these guys.

This absolutely gets me going in the best way possible. It just takes me back to the old Blockbuster days. And everything they both say. I need more of this. I want to hear and see more of this from those involved, the appreciation. It’s honestly moving.

 

[Kane52630]

Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy on Oppenheimer: ‘There’s nothing bigger’

In preparation, the actor watched David Lean’s 1962 epic (and noted Nolan favourite) Lawrence of Arabia “in terms of the scale and the life-story aspect”. Also on the homework list was Miloš Forman’s Amadeus (1984), “because of Salieri and Mozart, that kind of competitive relationship”, which was echoed in Oppenheimer’s dealings with the slippery philanthropist Lewis Strauss (Downey Jr), an increasingly obstructive figure in Oppenheimer’s life in the years following his creation of the bomb.

 

[BatLobster]

This absolutely gets me going in the best way possible. It just takes me back to the old Blockbuster days. And everything they both say. I need more of this. I want to hear more of this from those involved, the appreciation. It’s honestly moving.

I really miss video stores in the worst way. I might be romanticizing, but I honestly feel like my love of movies hasn't ever quite been the same since the death of the video store. I cannot logically argue against the convenience and abundance of options that streaming offers, but there was just a certain magic to wandering the aisles of a video store and getting yourself psyched up to actually commit to bringing something home with you to watch.

 

[Broseph44]

I really miss video stores in the worst way. I might be romanticizing, but I honestly feel like my love of movies hasn't ever quite been the same since the death of the video store. I cannot logically argue against the convenience and abundance of options that streaming offers, but there was just a certain magic to wandering the aisles of a video store and getting yourself psyched up to actually commit to bringing something home with you to watch.

My man, you aren’t romanticizing. You’re speaking truth and from the heart. And I fully agree. It was such an experience. It made us who we are now. It really was an amazing time. And it’s crazy that this generation has no idea how special and unique it used to be. You’re not wrong at all haha.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Someone said this is Nolans social network/Schindlers list and I honestly agree. Especially the social network. There's an almost eerie tone to that movie that is also present in Oppenheimer, though the subject matter in the latter is far more unsettling. God, I love this movie. Can't wait to see it again tomorrow.

When i left the theater on Thursday, I felt overwhelmed because it's such a dense and layered movie. But over the last few days, I have to say that this is easily in Nolans top 5 for me and maybe even top 3.

 

[-Arya-]

I really miss video stores in the worst way. I might be romanticizing, but I honestly feel like my love of movies hasn't ever quite been the same since the death of the video store. I cannot logically argue against the convenience and abundance of options that streaming offers, but there was just a certain magic to wandering the aisles of a video store and getting yourself psyched up to actually commit to bringing something home with you to watch.

It’s not just that. You could actually speak with other people about recommendations and a whole bunch of other stuff. Those conversations are mostly in the domain of the internet now.

 

[Gothamsknight]

I miss the smell of video stores too

 

[Boom]

The gym scene and the last scene are peak cinema.

 

[Kane52630]

The gym scene and the last scene are peak cinema.

And THE scene with Pugh.

 

[antsman41]

I can’t even argue that at all. As much as I’ve loved the work Wally Pfister, Lee Smith and Hans Zimmer did with Nolan (and always will), It really feels like Nolan has reached a moment where he’s just letting loose and being even more experimental and dominate with how he approaches his films and Hoyte, Jennifer Lame, and Ludwig Gorransson have been more than up for the challenge.

…feel it.

 

[Arachnerd]

The gym scene and the last scene are peak cinema.

The gym scene was scarier than most horror movies I've seen recently. Really, genuinely hope Nolan gets to do a horror film one day.

 

[Gothamsknight]

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Arachnerd]

On the bright side,

Spoiler

at least the Trinity bomb would look properly huge that close to the screen.

 

[The Big G]

And THE scene with Pugh.

I see you too have become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds as well

 

[BatLobster]

I'm gonna make this connection cause I'm a nerd and I can't help but trace things in Nolan movies back to something from his Batman movies...

But I felt like the gym sequence was almost played as a dark mirror of the climb in TDKR in terms of how the sound design was played. The chant was a menacing presence in TDKR that paid off in a more triumphant way when Bruce finally makes the climb. Here the idea of the 'hero' being cheered on with stomping/chanting gets totally subverted into a straight horror sequence with the sound design of the crowd acting like a character within the scene. That scene and Trinity alone are likely going to win this the Oscar for sound design. But everything about how that scene was executed was just unbelievable.

 

[Blade Hoarder]

Cillian Hulkphy.

 

[Boom]

And THE scene with Pugh.

I blacked out from it.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Since Thursday night I've realized how much this movie will benefit from repeat viewings at home. No distractions from others at the cinema. *Repeatedly searching for when the 4k is up for pre-order*

 

[Boom]

Spoiler

Oppenheimer: "I believe we did."

*TERRIFYING MUSIC SWELLS*