Oppenheimer
Jul. 22nd, 2023 09:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreOK, Oppenheimer is the single best movie I've seen in years. Cillian Murphy is almost ethereal as J. Robert Oppenheimer. I can see him getting a Best Actor nod. Robert Downey Jr. shines as Lewis Strauss and better win Best Supporting Actor. The score and direction are fantastic, and the ensemble cast (Matt Damon as LTG Leslie Groves!) all provide incredible performances.
The movie follows three main arcs. Oppenheimer's life from the late 1930s through the end of WWII; the 1954 security clearance review by the Atomic Energy Commission; and the confirmation hearings on Lewis Strauss' bid to be Secretary of Commerce in 1959. Christopher Nolan blends black & white sequences with color for an amazing palette, and he uses the two different hearings to set up the next scene from Oppenheimer's life story. Which is messy, to say the least!
The second most tense scene in the film is the Trinity test, where the sound is gradually drawn down to just Oppenheimer's breathing before the detonation. It was amazing. The tensest scene? That would be a spoiler, but it's where RDJ cements his Oscar-caliber performance.
See this movie on the big screen. It's worth it.
The movie follows three main arcs. Oppenheimer's life from the late 1930s through the end of WWII; the 1954 security clearance review by the Atomic Energy Commission; and the confirmation hearings on Lewis Strauss' bid to be Secretary of Commerce in 1959. Christopher Nolan blends black & white sequences with color for an amazing palette, and he uses the two different hearings to set up the next scene from Oppenheimer's life story. Which is messy, to say the least!
The second most tense scene in the film is the Trinity test, where the sound is gradually drawn down to just Oppenheimer's breathing before the detonation. It was amazing. The tensest scene? That would be a spoiler, but it's where RDJ cements his Oscar-caliber performance.
See this movie on the big screen. It's worth it.