henri’s review published on Letterboxd:
albert? when i came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that would destroy the entire world...
i remember it well. what of it?
i believe we did.
christopher nolan has done in oppenheimer what he had never achieved in any of his previous projects, he made a film that has something truly relevant and intelligent to say.
the special effects, sound, cinematography, and all other technical aspects, unlike his other works, are not the focus of the film. they bring a lot of enthusiasm to the viewer, it's true, but they're not what make the movie special.
what makes oppenheimer stand out is what nolan has to say and how he chooses to say it. studying the psyche of the man responsible for creating the greatest weapon of mass destruction ever conceived by humanity, speculating his thoughts, his intentions, his regrets or satisfactions is much more interesting than presenting an audiovisual spectacle. fortunately, the film succeeds in both.
what took j. robert oppenheimer to continue working on the atomic bomb, despite knowing its destructive power, it's a question that nolan, luckily, doesn't try to answer definitively. instead, he provides us with enough material to form our own opinions. and my view, based on the film, is that oppenheimer's achievements were of less discomfort to the american nation than his political opinions.
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