I was waiting so long for that Einstein conversation and it ended up being one of the craziest conclusions to something like this I have seen in a while.

I think this might be Nolan's first biopic, I mean he's done nonfiction with Dunkirk but this is his first time focusing on a person. And it focuses on that person a lot more than I was expecting it to. I think the story of Robert J. Oppenheimer is super interesting, and being the man behind the "beginning of the end" is a topic I think Nolan explored really well. It's obviously based on real dialogue and real events, but Nolan does such a good job at stylizing and movie-fying his life that at points it doesn't really feel like it. All of the dialogue is incredibly well written and all of it holds so much goddamn weight, probably because it was about building the first nuke. What lacks in spectacularity onscreen, what Nolan is known for, is made up for completely in the super cool visual and audio techniques used to make this as intimate as it was. The cutaways during Oppenhiemer's episodes are atoms splitting, electrons buzzing and fire roaring plaguing the screen with the nuke's presence, exactly how it does with his life. The overexposure in some scenes reflects the blinding light the nuke produces, and all of the concussive sounds throughout the movie are so indicative of the shockwave that went straight to Oppenhiemer's bones. As far as the visuals go they are some of the coolest and most intimate I've seen from Nolan. And the actors do such a good job of portraying all of these important figures. I didn't know how I felt about sympathizing with the man who invented the A-bomb but compared to the others onscreen he's given a very good outlook. Characters like Strauss, Teller and especially Truman are written so well to make us feel bad for Oppenheimer, especially in the second half of the movie. Overall, an amazing movie from Nolan, and the three hours pick up pretty quickly near the end.

Also, the two scenes I wanna highlight are obviously the Trinity test, how spectacular and ominous it felt, especially due to the silence, and finally the bleacher scene. Oppenhiemer's severe guilt is showcased the best in this scene, and we truly realize the scale of what he's done when he has to give that speech to the crowd. Both of these, along with the final shots of the movie, carry so much more weight than anything else in the movie, and I think the power of the nuke was utilized fully in replicating the inventor's feelings towards it.