Oppenheimer
Tao A

Review by Tao A

Oppenheimer 2023

★★★½

Watched 18 Jan 2024

Feel like stylistically this is mostly the same type of "race against the clock" movie as Dunkirk where the unrelenting score and editing creates this almost anxiety inducing rhythm and the movie constantly feels like it’s building up to something massive; which it is, until it isn’t. Despite my own personal feelings towards that final act (I didn’t like it)I have to respect Nolan for not taking the easy way out and actually showing the political and in brief cases (not-so-)literal aftermaths of the atomic bombings whereas most other filmmakers would’ve probably quite literally dropped the ball at around that part before ending the movie on a victory wank and sucking each other off or something to that effect. This is gonna be a fucking wacky comparison but in Elden Ring I think most players would probably agree that by the time you reach Mountaintops of the Giants the overall quality of the game really took a pretty significant nosedive but without it the game also wouldn’t feel as "complete" if that makes sense. That bit of imperfection builds character and the mere existence of it ultimately makes the game more interesting than it would’ve been without. I kind of share that same sentiment here to an extent. The last hour didn’t add to my overall enjoyment of the film if anything it was detriment to it but I appreciate it exists and the fact that it does makes the movie memorable which is way more important of a quality to have achieved than simply being good or bad ever will be. Besides it was probably the closest we’ll ever get to seeing Nolan doing his best 12 Angry Men impression as well as tackling 70s paranoia so I guess it isn’t all doom and gloom. Well it is, but you get what I mean.

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