This time Nolan's narratives of non linearity, a lot of jump cuts and lots of political reality doesn't seem engaging, doesn't fit properly. Oppenheimer's narratives should have been like memento, a serene based linear presentation. Reverse narratives would also been fine but let it be reserved for Memento. This style of presentation tunes well with the non fiction. And also the movie is 3 hours long, with no such interesting themes. Just plain biography that misses the Nolan's spark, as evident from his previous works. The music is average though. The acting is nothing to be mentioned about. Murphy, Blunt, Pugh, Matt, RDJ all acted plain misses the emotions. Acting in Nolan's film is not a spotlight. Generally technical aspects weighs heavy in Nolan's films like intelligent script, lighting's, narratives etc.
There is nothing to mention about Oppenheimer's true biography. There is one thing praiseworthy though in the film, few characters are impressive. Just like pugh as the communist who is irreligious, has sex while reading the Bhagawat Gita. Scientist Oppie is worldly, devoid of social friendly religious traits, inclined towards politics, which still makes nukes a political agenda. His world is also shown as the same. Scientists like Einstein and others favored negatively to Oppie's work and so on. On the other hand a lot of political chitchat with no such emotional appeal, with no interesting subplots makes this film at best boring. Nevertheless Nolan's experimental attempts is good, but not the best example of biographic film. Just average for all the great casts working together.
Some scenes falls flat though. The explosion of A- Bomb is not shown real, even the Indiana Jones showed properly the nuclear blast. But it misses this. Another, When oppie says he feels blood on his hands the president takes out his white handkerchief and says the most boring statement. I thought the president would have told Oppie to rub his hand. So, there are such types of scenes with some dull moments. Really wanted the details of Oppenheimer's personal life, in order to understand the moral qualms but it did only half. Summing up, Nolan's full spark is missing this time. A one time watch. A 64/100.
There is nothing to mention about Oppenheimer's true biography. There is one thing praiseworthy though in the film, few characters are impressive. Just like pugh as the communist who is irreligious, has sex while reading the Bhagawat Gita. Scientist Oppie is worldly, devoid of social friendly religious traits, inclined towards politics, which still makes nukes a political agenda. His world is also shown as the same. Scientists like Einstein and others favored negatively to Oppie's work and so on. On the other hand a lot of political chitchat with no such emotional appeal, with no interesting subplots makes this film at best boring. Nevertheless Nolan's experimental attempts is good, but not the best example of biographic film. Just average for all the great casts working together.
Some scenes falls flat though. The explosion of A- Bomb is not shown real, even the Indiana Jones showed properly the nuclear blast. But it misses this. Another, When oppie says he feels blood on his hands the president takes out his white handkerchief and says the most boring statement. I thought the president would have told Oppie to rub his hand. So, there are such types of scenes with some dull moments. Really wanted the details of Oppenheimer's personal life, in order to understand the moral qualms but it did only half. Summing up, Nolan's full spark is missing this time. A one time watch. A 64/100.