Oppenheimer
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Oppenheimer

2023
★★★★ Liked

Watched 28 Jul 2023

Feels weird watching this because I was thinking man it's been so long since Dunkirk, of which this feels like the natural successor for Christopher Nolan, only to then remember I had memory holed Tenet which was like all the worst parts of Nolan films amplified to the max (cool, high-concept action though!).

Oppenheimer is great in the ways you'd expect. Lots of attention to detail, marvellous production design and a stunning lead performance from Cillian Murphy. Feels like something that's bound for awards, but doesn't pander. No scene did I feel was an overwrought Oscar audition for Murphy, or the similarly excellent Emily Blunt who really shines in the later parts of the film.

I found the pace and constant dread induced atmosphere to be edge of your seat stuff which meant I didn't feel the three hour runtime much. Lots of really interesting visual and auditory tricks are in use which sets this apart from other similar political thrillers or biopics. Nolan's usual expository overload wasn't felt here and the film is smartly structured to deliver dense amounts of information in digestible formats.

I'm not completely quite blown away (heyoooo) by this, but it is great! Picks back up Nolan's 'mature' era that I assumed was starting with Dunkirk very nicely. Certain scenes in this though, like the Trinity test and Oppenheimer's speech & ensuing applause, were astounding to watch in the cinema. Amazing sound design and editing all round!

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