It struck me watching Christopher Nolan’s masterful three-hour epic telling of the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, long labeled the Father of the Atomic Bomb, that this is a period piece with…

  • @[email protected]
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    My favorite part was when he said “its oppenheimen time” and then the opped all over everyone

    • scytale
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      191 year ago

      He also shouted later on “Oppenheimer style” then proceeded to op op op op on everyone gangnam style.

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      Mine was when he broke his openheiman riding a horse. Oh, and how he avoided a nuclear blast by hiding in a refrigerator.

  • miles
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    1 year ago

    I thought intercutting the bombing of Hiroshima with THAT sex scene was done as tastefully as it could have been.

  • Ghostalmedia
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    421 year ago

    Stupid question.

    Is the movie actually understandable without subtitles?

    The plot and story for Tenet was right up my alley, but my inability to understand the dialog frustrated the crap out of me - and I have a pretty solid home audio setup.

    • Krakatoa
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      61 year ago

      Not a stupid question. A lot of Nolan movies are like that.

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      After having seen it, there are some scenes where it is difficult to follow the dialog which I’m sure is intentional. I haven’t seen Tenet but I think Oppenheimer is not as bad in this regard, in part because there’s less exposition – this is all based on real events in the real world and there aren’t a lot of mechanics to have to explain, and also because the story isn’t as plot-driven as many of Nolan’s thrillers. No MacGuffins, no car chases, shootouts or real twists; it’s more about the man, his relationships and how his career plays out. That said, for example there is a scene where he’s talking to his wife outdoors, it’s windy and they’re not facing camera and the fact that I couldn’t follow what they were saying did take me out… instead of being engaged in the conversation I was more aware I was sitting there watching Chris Nolan dialogue, waiting for it to be over.

      • Ghostalmedia
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        21 year ago

        Tenet was pretty bad even when there wasn’t any action.

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      just watched it in a barbenheimer combo. the dialogue wasn’t as clear as in barbie, but much better than tenet! So still ‘nolany’ dialogue, but well watchable without subtitles.

      • Ghostalmedia
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        51 year ago

        I honestly felt like a 90 year old trying to listen to Tenet.

    • Jordan Lund
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      41 year ago

      It’s perfectly understandable from an audio perspective, what makes it hard to follow is continually jumping around in time frames.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Saw it last night. Subtitles would have been nice. I admit I don’t have the best hearing though.

    • @_number8_
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      21 year ago

      i’m planning on getting a caption reciever thing - hopefully they aren’t all rented out

      shit, will there be a line?

    • @Saneless
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      11 year ago

      The trailer was very audible in the theater. Not sure if the movie mix would be the same though

    • ██████████
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      51 year ago

      I think it’s funny that the film openheimer is very similar to a recently made Chinese film about Their atomic bomb father

      I ain’t no defense analyst but I think this film is fed funded. I don’t care man whatever it takes to get a history movie

      • Omar Khayyám
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        61 year ago

        Oppenheimer was basically canceled by the US military industrial security apparatus. I highly doubt the feds funded a film about an avid left winger.

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          21 year ago

          And I don’t think Nolan has any trouble finding funding for his movies. Funny to see the same cinema packed for a biopic when it was mostly empty for the premier of the new Mission Impossible. Nolan gets butts on the seats.

  • @DucktorZee
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    81 year ago

    I really liked the call back to Breaking Bad when he’s like: " Say my name! Say it! Say it! Damn right I’m Oppenheimer"

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        41 year ago

        It’s a well known fact that Oppenheimer was based on G Man, and the government got the idea for Los Alamos from Black Mesa

  • @mrc
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    41 year ago

    Unfortunately I will see only in late August. In my country, Italy, they decided to don’t barbenheimer.

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      There’s certain snippets I hope I never see or hear again because they’ve been so overplayed. Here’s my top offenders; the snippet of the Kennedy speech about going to the moon before the end of the decade, the Armstrong quote first step upon the moon, the atomic explosions of WWII, the Bikini Atoll h-bomb test, and any portion of the hymn Amazing Grace. So what they’re doing is avoiding stuff people don’t want to see because it’s played out. I’d say that’s just good movie making.

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    41 year ago

    I hope it does well at the box office, ‘cause you know what everyone will say if it doesn’t… it stinks!

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  • Cryptic Fawn
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    41 year ago

    I get to see this tomorrow night on a massive screen and I’m legit excited. I’m a Nolan fan and I love historical films/shows so that’s a extra bonus.💃🏻

    • @_number8_
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      i love talky dramas and history, so excited. tomorrow at 5pm imax lfg