Oppenheimer (Directed by Christopher nolan)
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I asked my A.I. if Oppenheimer was a box office success in Japan, and this was the answer I got:
"Yes, the movie “Oppenheimer” was indeed a box office success in Japan. It grossed $2.5 million in its first weekend, and over the course of its last two weeks of availability in Japan, it made $5.5 million. This pushed the film’s overseas tally to $640 million, making it Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing movie outside of North America. It was also the biggest opening weekend of 2024 for a Hollywood release in Japan, surpassing other films like “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and "Dune: Part Two". So, it’s safe to say that “Oppenheimer” was well-received in Japan both critically and commercially."
"Yes, the movie “Oppenheimer” was indeed a box office success in Japan. It grossed $2.5 million in its first weekend, and over the course of its last two weeks of availability in Japan, it made $5.5 million. This pushed the film’s overseas tally to $640 million, making it Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing movie outside of North America. It was also the biggest opening weekend of 2024 for a Hollywood release in Japan, surpassing other films like “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and "Dune: Part Two". So, it’s safe to say that “Oppenheimer” was well-received in Japan both critically and commercially."
Poetical Poltergeist
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This might be Nolans most overrated film by far. I have no desire to ever watch this movie again.
I just watched it for the first time last night. The 3 hour run time kept me at bay for a while.
I'm a big Nolan fan and I agree, this film didn't move me like some of his others. It's better than Tenet tho
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Cillian killed his role no doubt. He deserved best actor. But the movie itself just did absolutely nothing for me. At least Tenet tried to be original. It makes my brain hurt but made me think more than Oppenheimer tbh
I appreciate the story being told because I haven't looked into it previously too much.
The acting was great, the dialog and audio quality overall was world's better than some of his other films where you need subtitles on.
This story felt challenging to convey tension leading up to the climax. Laying out theory and the political ideologies that were prevalent at the time isn't exactly exciting theater. They tried adding the random molecular visual scenes with the intense sound effects and the B&W scenes to break up the present vs the past storytelling... Did any of this make the eventual reveal pay off more in the end? Not really.
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
It should have been a riveting type film and I'm a sucker for historical dramas especially surrounding war time situations but this flick just didn't have that. Nolan has a problem with just letting a movie flow sometimes.
Rick Fox at UNC
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Was about as "riveting" a movie as you can have about a subject filled with technical arcana. He managed to make an interesting biopic that is set around multiple opaque and highly technical institutions: the U.S. Intelligence apparatus, physics departments, etc. He also managed to present those worlds and the people in them realistically, without all of the boring shadowy/mystery tropes normally used. He presented the individuals as petty, lustful, jealous, of dubious morality at times, insular, etc. All realistic.
He used music as a device to underscore the weight and time sensitivity of what was happening during that period, while still keeping the action confined to their small little world of New Mexico and university physics departments--something he is really good at. He captured well, the sense of those guys being in the own little world, as scientist/engineers often are.
He wasn't making a WWII epic.
Films like the Imitation Game didn't even come close while stuff like Good Shepherd tried to out clever itself a bit too much.
If you're comparing this to Melville's Army of Shadows, or like Bertolucci's Conformist, or that period of filmmaking. Or a PBS Frontline documentary, yea, it is lacking in substance.
But not sure what contemporary Hollywood film does it better.
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Rick Fox at UNC
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Finally saw this, pretty goodKInda made me feel like I played myself not going to the IMAX show ...At least I got to see heel Godzilla on the big screen zooted on edibles
Cast was insane too
Definitely. Saw it 3 or 4 times in IMAX, worth it.
Watched Tenet a few times in IMAX as well, upset I missed out on Dunkirk and his earlier movies.
Rewatched it last night. Knowing the history a bit more and the key players I was able to enjoy the flow of the movie better. Strauss' political career was killed because the scientific community didn't like what he did to Oppenheimer.
Also gotta say Emily Blunt SHINED in the interrogation scene, which was taken from the actual documented testimony (obviously added some dramatic effect) as well as the ending where she wouldn't shake Teller's hand.
I didn't think about watching it again until I realized the humanity of the role and how Cillian killed it.
Also gotta say Emily Blunt SHINED in the interrogation scene, which was taken from the actual documented testimony (obviously added some dramatic effect) as well as the ending where she wouldn't shake Teller's hand.
I didn't think about watching it again until I realized the humanity of the role and how Cillian killed it.