Title: Oppenheimer
Year: 2023
Director: Chritopher Nolan
Country: US
Language: English
In 2020 Warner Bros. botched the distribution of Christopher Nolan's Tenet and as a result Nolan decided to leave his longtime studio for the greener pastures of Universal Studios. There he developed Oppenheimer - albeit with a smaller budget than he was accustomed to. Even with more restrictions placed upon him he was able to create a fairly memorable epic.
This is the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Drawing from the 2005 biography American Prometheus:The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Nolan and editor Jennifer larner create a non-linear narrative from fragmented information spanning a lifetime. Strucuted aroudn two proceedings that switch from monochrome to color, Oppenheimer evokes the political films of Oliver Stone (JFK, 1991)
Oppenheimer is an incredibly cerebral film that has the feel of an epic. It's scary, insightful, imaginative, haunting, vulnerable and powerful. There are a few scenes that left me in awe. The cinematography, sound design, score, production design and editing are exquisite; each pulling their weight to give us an edge-of-your-seat film.
I'm not a big fan of Chrisopher Nolan, I hated Inception (2010), but I must admit there is something really special about this picture. I think it will win many awards and be known as one of the best films of the 2020's
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