Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan

I think I've said it before, but the aesthetic quality of a production matters more to me than the technical specs. I'm more interested in the composition, coloring, and such than I am image resolution.

To date the only IMAX film I've seen is The Polar Express (in 3D). My wife and I went when our youngest daughter's Brownie troop went to a showing when it came out.

I have seen four films in IMAX. The first was basically a demo reel in 1987 at the IMAX theater in DC, the second was when they rereleased Gladiator in IMAX, the third was 300, and the fourth was Oppenheimer. The demo reel was neat, but not really anything to write home about. Gladiator and 300 were absolutely spectacular in IMAX (though neither was shot in IMAX), and Oppenheimer was just okay. I mean, 300 was a bit annoying, what with Zack Snyder doing all the freeze frames so that you'd know the shot copied the comic exactly, but still, when you're seeing a movie on a screen that's 60' X 80' it can be an intense experience, even if the movie doesn't completely fill the screen. Provided, of course, you've got some really interesting stuff to look at. I mean, Florence Pugh's got some nice boobies, but not so nice that you want to see them blown up to the size of a small house. Because at that point, it basically feels like this:

Oppenheimer had some excellent performances but don't think too hard about the film because it's basically Chinese fast food: satisfying when you eat it but then you feel empty shortly thereafter.

Nolan's Batman films are entertaining but highly overrated.

Interstellar swung for the fences and missed, but it was by far his best film.

Everything else Christopher Nolan does is almost guaranteed to be an overrated hot mess. I really don't understand the love for him. If it weren't for his collaboration with the very talented Hans Zimmer, I bet the films wouldn't be as highly rated.

I have spoken.

Seriously, Inception?

Super overrated. As one of my friends once said, Nolan films are for neanderthals who like to think they're cerebral.

Federal Farmer disagrees!

Thus proving my friend's point.

Anyway, for those looking for a writer/producer/director that is actually cerebral (and not just pretend), Darren Aronofsky is your man.

Ah yeah Noah, was that one a real thinker? Anyway Dicky, just because you or your friend makes a claim doesn't mean it's true.

It wasn’t the production that made Nolan’s Batman movies bad. It was the writing. Yes, I know, the comics were always dark. But, they were comics. There was some humor.

Nolan is listed as “Writer” for the Batman movies and for Oppenheimer. I didn’t see it nor do I have any intention of seeing it, but my guess is it’s just as horrific as everyone says the writing for the Barbie movie was. The only thing going for either is that little girls wanted to see the Barbie movie. No little boys were lining up to see Oppenheimer and the Batman movies were beyond the comprehension of little boys.

If you attempt to argue that Batman wasn’t written for kids, then I suggest you look at all movies of all time. Every man I know in his 40s looks back fondly on stupid 80s movies. Those weren’t written for kids either. Neither were the Marvel movies, yet my younger son is the biggest reason I kept seeing them in the theaters and purchased the dvd/blu-ray.

Nolan’s movies are not stellar nor do they deserve to be considered such.

You’re weird.

So are you.

Whut?

I realize reading comprehension isn’t your forte, but I don’t see how I could be any clearer.

I like his stuff but I don't see how he's "better" than Nolan. He's open to pretty much the same criticism.

The move was a snooze fest. If you were at all interested in the bomb's development and use it was repetitive.

For those interested in the real story, I offer this (no paywall):

A Reporter’s Journey Into How the U.S. Funded the Bomb https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/....bQoL.e9xgmRpPDJ8u&smid=nytcore-android-share

And it won Best Picture at the Oscars.

So did Shakespeare in Love and a whole host of other undeserving films. Add Oppenheimer to that pile.

It has been pointed out that if one looks at the list of 100 highest grossing movies of all time, this is now the only one on the list that's a properly serious film about real life. The rest of it is dominated by superheroes, cartoons and other things.

This alongside the Oscars victory really underscores what a tremendous achievement the film is and what a tremendous reach it has had.

I had a tremendous bowel movement this morning.