Christopher Nolan is an ambitious director who is always trying to impact and surprise. He is able to do it sometimes BUT NOT ALWAYS. TENET his previous movie was too difficult to follow for many people and not that satisfying at the end.
OPENHAIMER is basically the same. The first hour or so is about a very particular (far from humble, almost mad) person who suddenly become incredible recognized to the point of being the chief of the Manhattan Project. Cillian Murphy is excellent but is never clear how a semi communist, semi womanizer suddenly became so recognized.
Then another hour is about the project itself and discussions with a fellow scientists until the the bomb is made; even without much knowledge is basically the most appealing part; but his wife crisis (she is an alcoholic who despises his children) shown and strangely resolved. Also; how a person the created such thing could become so pacifists and worried about humanity.
It is something logic but the movie changes the characters without any kind of progression or moral dilema.
The third part of the movie; a very complicated political situation were Truman (play by Gary Oldman who also did Churchill) is depicted not as a nice or grateful person and lots of other politicians are shown even works (outstanding Robert Downey Jr. Who started a naïve person to become the worst of all enemies); but is resolved by Rami Malek (in his only real scene ) in from of the Congress.
Suddenly Oppenheimer about to be CRUCIFIED and the next scene shows him receiving a medal from the President
The point is the movie three hours long has big continuity issues. Most of us know, history and understand what happened but will young people really be clear ?
In brief; is not bad but is unnecessary long in empty parts and to too short in many important aspects.
OPENHAIMER is basically the same. The first hour or so is about a very particular (far from humble, almost mad) person who suddenly become incredible recognized to the point of being the chief of the Manhattan Project. Cillian Murphy is excellent but is never clear how a semi communist, semi womanizer suddenly became so recognized.
Then another hour is about the project itself and discussions with a fellow scientists until the the bomb is made; even without much knowledge is basically the most appealing part; but his wife crisis (she is an alcoholic who despises his children) shown and strangely resolved. Also; how a person the created such thing could become so pacifists and worried about humanity.
It is something logic but the movie changes the characters without any kind of progression or moral dilema.
The third part of the movie; a very complicated political situation were Truman (play by Gary Oldman who also did Churchill) is depicted not as a nice or grateful person and lots of other politicians are shown even works (outstanding Robert Downey Jr. Who started a naïve person to become the worst of all enemies); but is resolved by Rami Malek (in his only real scene ) in from of the Congress.
Suddenly Oppenheimer about to be CRUCIFIED and the next scene shows him receiving a medal from the President
The point is the movie three hours long has big continuity issues. Most of us know, history and understand what happened but will young people really be clear ?
In brief; is not bad but is unnecessary long in empty parts and to too short in many important aspects.