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Ten Things I Think After Watching Oppenheimer
Ten spoiler free things Andrew Donaldson thought on watching the latest Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer.
Ten spoiler free things Andrew Donaldson thought on watching the latest Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer.
[1] Oppenheimer is a profound film.
I use profound on purpose as opposed to good or bad. It is a film I’m going to take time and think about. One person I was with thought it was the greatest film they had ever seen; another I was with was bored with it. There is a lot here, not just in run time, but in density, with Nolan’s time-jumping and the weight of the subject matter not just adding layers but creating compressive force to the proceedings. I really liked it, loved it really, and Oppenheimer is going to be on the short list of movies I watch multiple times because I want to dig through the layers here. Even the folks I saw it with that found it boring and long knew they were watching something very different. Christopher Nolan has really accomplished something special with this film.
[2] Oppenheimer is perfectly cast.
There are going to be award nominations galore here. Everyone is good. Robert Downey, Jr. will finally be able to remind folks he’s far more than just Tony…
