Lewis Strauss | OPPENHEIMER

[@panosdks]

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[@Andorski]

*Strauss:* I think they're cheating on me. *Oppenheimer:* Albert, we probably destroyed all of humanity.

[@mingQWERTY]

The cast for Oppenheimer was STACKED and Robert's performance was still so captivating in every single scene he's in.

[@CrudeSkiMask]

Robert De Niro better steal his award because he was better in Killers of The Flower Moon, people aren't talking about him as much because the film didn't gain as much traction but when it comes to technical skill, Robert De Niro in KOTFM was way better.

[@alfarizishah8799]

​@@CrudeSkiMaskcry somewhere else, not here

[@JC2023HD]

De Niro was evil personified. Amazing performance!

[@saivamsikrishnaposani7157]

Rdj will win however this goes .

[@ares4428]

​@@CrudeSkiMaskIn my opinion they have same technical skills in these productions, but I choose RDJr, bsc he never won the oscar

[@Hezzoran395]

That last "Something... more important" delivered ice cold

[@reganator5000]

it's excellent how it just entirely punctures his ego - there were far more important things are stake, but Strauss thought it was just about his own career

[@trevorbristow1649]

It definitely fuckin did!

[@TheLio666]

…more important…

[@reganator5000]

@@TheLio666 just to remember the thing that was more important was someone elses actual political career - he was in the shadows. JFK made no speeches in the dark

[@goodgremlinmedia2757]

I love that final line. Because it wasn’t Oppenheimer that led Strauss to his downfall. It was narcissism and arrogance.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

If Oppenheimer's clearance had been restored during Strauss' lifetime, he would have lost his mind.

[@reganator5000]

and JFK's desire to support the underdog. Coupled with him being, well, JFK

[@squamish4244]

@@reganator5000 JFK negotiated one of the most important acts to regulate nuclear weapons during the ICBM race of the 60s, the Partial Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty.

[@modernoverman]

The fact that IMAX had to invent a new format for black & white film, just so Nolan could driect scenes like these is amazing.

[@jmchez]

Actually, Nolan went straight to Kodak to ask them to make B&W film in the IMAX format.

[@Laissez-faire402]

I mean, it's a lot easier when you have $100 million at your disposal and a major film studio behind you. 🤷‍♂️ Props to him for having the vision and ambition for it, though.

[@remasteredzero4076]

​@@Laissez-faire402100m for a film of this ambition and quality is actually very little money

[@Quwucuqin]

​@@jmchez The same company who detected the first atomic bomb test on Trinity ironic isn't it

[@m7floyd]

If you are not insane, then you would watch this movie at home, so that you can rewind it. No matter how good you understand English.

[@richos07]

He lost Best Supporting Actor to a performance in a Nolan film. It will be a full circle moment if he wins Best Supporting Actor for his performance in a Nolan film.

[@captprice0079]

De Niro stands in the way

[@playboicarti1269]

​@@captprice0079nope

[@ricky93100]

@@captprice0079he’s not gonna win. If anything Ryan Gosling is his competition

[@bignerd5529]

@@ricky93100 sorry but RDJ has a better chance winning the Oscar, and I personally think that de Niro will nab the win

[@ricky93100]

@@bignerd5529 RDJ will likely win. Experts say the odds are against Deniro winning so I trust them more. Also RDJ winning just makes so much sense considering he’s never won before. This is his time

[@rafikicasanueva6]

This movie gave, in my opinion, the best movie roles for both Robert Downey Jr and Cillian Murphy, and i really hope that they both win the Oscars for it

[@pirateeagleofficial]

The best movie role for RDJ will always be Tony Stark.

[@lukeuszLFC]

​@@pirateeagleofficialtrue cinema ignorance

[@bradwiggins2332]

I've never been a fan of Cillian Murphy, especially all his roles in Nolan movies. Never understood what he saw in him, assumed they must've been good freinds primarily... But he totally stunned me in a leading roll in Oppenheimer... would love to see him get an Oscar. But the Strauss scenes are my favorite!

[@milianmoursund4513]

@@bradwiggins2332what a wierd take. Imo he has always been the most human and alive actor on the Nolen movies. Hes performances have been so belivebele. Espessialy in inception and dunkirk.

[@mauientertainment4665]

@@lukeuszLFCIron Man is a Hero for everyone

[@cyyborgg]

By the end of this decade this will surely be remembered as one of the greatest performances in cinema.

[@mooganify]

for doing what? Being in the movie for 5 minutes?

[@requiemzero5208]

@@mooganify screentime =/= quality.

[@zipkip4996]

It's so weird, at the beginning you were kind of liking him but by the end you hated him. Great performance by Downy Jr

[@joaquinwaters1810]

Yeah Downey just has such a likable presence that you want to believe Strauss and can’t help but be on his side at first, and then the second half just stuns you with the depths of his arrogance and maliciousness

[@voiceofreason2674]

Strauss fell on the sword for the whole American people. There had to be somebody who was part of the bombs creation who could tell us with confidence that its creators were not wizards or gods. We couldn't live under that fear, we smacked down Oppenheimer and the old guard and we kept on making bigger bombs, the french figured it out when Oppenheimer said they didn't have the mathematic foundation. Strauss did have to lie and act like a malicious beast that Oppenheimer was gonna turn spy for the soviets, but it was necessary. The man in this movie and real life sold himself to the public as a real life ghoul, Strauss cut his nuts off.

[@demmefrazier6629]

I think we naturally want Downey to be the guy we’ve come to love, it was hard to like in this for sure.

[@martinobrien7110]

The Snake .

[@osmanyousif7849]

Honestly, I'd say it's the opposite. While Lewis is later shown in the movie to have more self serving motives, it would be foolish (even a little ignorant) to place this all on his shoulders and relieve Oppenheimer of his own actions. As Oppenheimer did cause a lot of things by himself that really can't be blamed on Lewis. The way I view it is that there were no good guys or bad guys, but a bunch of flawed people who let their own desires, hubris and egos get in the way.

[@Bernkastel-S117]

2:20 beautiful scene. It was amazing because it's true. Two of the greatest minds of their time and Strauss thought that they were bad mouthing him. Really shows how narcissism clouds everything else.

[@carlosdario9810]

"Narcism" never heard of that.

[@venkputta271]

@@carlosdario9810 it's a regular word bro

[@carlosdario9810]

@@venkputta271 maybe you’re referring to “narcissism”. Next time you should take a dictionary before trying to look smart.

[@venkputta271]

@@carlosdario9810 fair answer, but maybe you should also provide the correct answer instead of just saying 'never heard of that' in your original post, you must be real fun at parties lmfaooo

[@carlosdario9810]

@@venkputta271 I’m not your teacher or anyone’s for that matter. Do your own research little guy.

[@xRav3n]

Robert performance was top tier, one of the best ones I've seen in years, really happy that u made this video brother, top notch!

[@JJ-wk8zd]

Daniel Day Lewis ? Lol

[@martinobrien7110]

Best since Heath Ledger as The Joker . Pure malevolence .

[@GreenGretel]

*Spoiler:* Nolan was so careful about initially revealing the legitimate reasons Strauss would have for not taking a liking to Oppenheimer, and RDJ gives such a measured, sympathetic performance that we feel for him with these snubs (one deliberate, most small and unwittingly given) Oppenheimer is dishing out; as the film chugs along, though, we see the more troubling aspects of Strauss's character begin to peak out, and by the end, we witness how his deep narcissism, vindictiveness, and paranoia has allowed what should be a small, personal distaste to completely control him to the point of trying to ruin another man's life. Unlike what would happen today, these personality traits and actions justly deny him a high position in public office. Great stuff.

[@adapienkowska2605]

It is to a degree oversimplified. Strauss had other reasons to dislike Oppenheimer. One was a devoted orthodox Jew, the other was a flamboyant atheist.

[@nyonyahdokterbarlian756]

That second to last sentence of yours is 👍

[@jadeorbigoso5212]

It is quite scary to meet this kind of people like Lewis Strauss since they are the perfect life destroyer. They are truly vindictive in their nature

[@haaron3979]

Im one of them

[@jadeorbigoso5212]

@@haaron3979 🤓

[@okay3506]

@@haaron3979 r u happy with ur life then

[@okay3506]

@@haaron3979 no u rnot

[@HammadPasha-cj7zp]

​@@okay3506seems like ur the one with a sad life lmao

[@souvikmondal6161]

From losing the oscar to a nolan film to winning the oscar in a nolan film! Downey has indeed come full circle.

[@Rob2068]

The last thing with Strauss (not in this video) was the huge, forced smile he gave to that guy and the press at the end to hide his anger. Classic.

[@ytuser_3122]

I really, REALLY hope he wins an Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer, that scene where he just lets out all his anger towards Oppenheimer was beautifully acted and I can see the Academy using it when they name the nominees for Best Supporting Actor and I hope he wins it over Ryan “hejustlikemefr” Gosling.

[@nonyia17]

This is a small sample of doctor doom. Now imagine this performance but the intelligence, egotism, passion, and mental strength, and HATE for his biggest Opp all turned up to 11 and you get Victor Von DOOM

[@gchakith]

I AM GOING TO DESTROY THE WORLD IF HE DOES NOT GET AN OSCAR FOR THIS OMGGG WHAT REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE

[@lifein30seconds25]

Thank God world is safe for now 😀😀 though I hear you brother, and totally with you on that 👍🏻

[@CelebratAudio]

"just a shoe salesman" shows the indignant state of Strauss, wish I'd understood the subtext when watching the first time... so good

[@panosdks]

You catch so much of this movie with rewatches. Brilliant stuff

[@ryanluther5785]

it’s one of the best exchanges in the film in my opinion, due to how much it’s a microcosm of both characters oppenheimer, stumbling through life with the vaguest of good intentions, manages to carelessly spit out a poor attempt at a compliment, not even considering the consequences it may have while strauss, so concerned with his own self-image and reputation, immediately assumes the remark is an attack on him and defensively rushes to respond in to the perceived slight

[@josephkitchens1644]

Great performance in a masterpiece of a film, hopefully RDJ gets him an Oscar nom at least

[@danthefan28]

His' was honestly one of my favourite performances from the movie, besides from Cillian Murphy, the man goes from charming and likeable on the surface to egotistical and vindictive, fuming with anger, just one of those guys who thinks that the universe revolves around them.

[@RangersFanatic275]

Well deserved Golden Globe win for RDJ! He had me stunned of his portrayal of Strauss!

[@evanskaggs3144]

Robert Downey Jr. is coming for that Oscar.

[@benjaminburke9597]

I was in the midst of reading the 48 loss of power by Robert Greene by the time I saw Oppenheimer for the first time. It blew me away how much from the book applied to Strauss’s actions and motivations. From Kitty’s lines like “the truly vindictive have the patience of a saint” to his own line like “power stays in the shadows” was really incredible to see how a lot of the book’s laws played out on screen.

[@-_void_-2779]

Obviously, he's well known by everyone as Tony Stark/Iron Man, but outside of his superhero gig, this must be one of his greatest performances I've seen from RDJ. He truly deserved that first ever Oscar win last night! ❤

[@Jared_Wignall]

Looks like RDJ will finally win his Academy Award.

[@allys744]

This is a really well made compilation with the tension rising as the music gets louder. This compliments the film really well

[@Thedarkknight2244]

Strauss was correct. There was a mole in New Mexico and knowledge spread to Russia because of the open discussions. And he was also right to advocate for the monitoring of isotope trades globally in the new era. And the Americans totally needed a H bomb. But it was his vindictiveness and pettiness that lead to his downfall. He thought it was all about him, when Oppenheimer was barely thinking about him. It but him later at the hearing

[@FahmeedRokon]

Well deserved Oscar for best supporting actor

[@kevisabsentoday]

Go get your oscar Robert

[@origina1s]

yeah, he's going to be AMAZING as doom

[@fanboy-me6gp]

movie of the year yes

[@wkr64691]

I’d never felt too strongly about him one way or another as an actor but I was pinned to my seat whenever he was on screen in this. The Oscar shouldn’t even be a contest.

[@Craftedbywaltz]

I salute you for this amazing edit, very clean and epic like the performance and movie.

[@ahmedgunner15]

There are going to be Lewis Strauss sigma grindset videos in a few months 😆

[@freezacold187]

Wouldn't be the first time people missed the point by idolizing a Nolan movie villain

[@cmvogt5951]

Robert Downey Jr. had Finally Won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Oppenheimer.

[@DonWobick]

When i walked out of the theatre after seeing oppenheimer for the first time my first comment to my wife was Robert downey's preformance was truly amazing. He better get the oscar!

[@Ghost-zd9cr]

"who was the leader of the opposition?" "A young senator named Kennedy, John F Kennedy" sent chills up my spine

[@raulhernandez2010]

Great video. Cant wait for your napoleon edit!

[@ILLUSIONZ224vh4ip]

Napoleon isn't even released yet

[@raulhernandez2010]

@@ILLUSIONZ224vh4ip ? What relevance does this have to my comment? I said i cant wait for the napoleon edit, there’s no indication that the movie is already released, just that im excited for the Napoleon video, which will obviously come AFTER the movie releases 💀

[@millennialmistake92]

“Is it possible they were talking about something…more important?”

[@Termina2018]

*Aggressive grinning* 😬😁

[@vibesshothard7943]

thank fuck he grew out of marvel to be something he's always been , GOAT

[@jesperjee]

Watch : the Judge

[@MikeRiderOOO]

He going to win an Oscar. Count on that.

[@liamphibia]

And he did.😊

[@MikeRiderOOO]

@@liamphibia Yes he did.

[@IbnShahid]

Strauss in this movie reminds me of a quote from the brilliant British comedy series “Peep Show.” The character, Mark Corrigan, when asked why he’s invited someone he doesn’t actually like to his party, replies: “I thought it would look petty and vindictive not to invite him and as a petty and vindictive individual I have to take extra care not to appear petty and vindictive.”

[@sumanthmurthy1642]

Man! For the first ten minutes of Lewis Strauss appearing I couldn’t figure out it was RDJ! A phenomenal performance and a well deserved oscar

[@andreagallo1996]

Speechlessness. That's what such brilliance is able to elicit.

[@panosdks]

Appreciate you friend

[@TheZealousNobleman]

Phenomenal edit! Bravo. This type of editing is in the future of Hollywood;world.

[@SWFT_edits]

awesome work bro🙌🏼

[@carlosatausupa8429]

2019: Robert Downey by Iron Man vs. Joaquin Phoenix by The Joker Rematch after 4 year later: Robert Downey Jr by Oppenheimer vs Joaquin Phoenix by Napoleon

[@dentangaji6161]

Are they even in the same category? In their new movies, Joaquin is lead actor while Robbert is supporting actor.

[@carlosatausupa8429]

@@dentangaji6161 Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix/Napoleon v Best Actor Supporting RDJ/Lewiss Strauss

[@dahanet6743]

First off amazing edit but more importantly RDJ's performance was truly astonishing you start off by liking him the story unfolds and you're like hell yeah but then you see the larger lesson which is vindictiveness gets you nowhere... Can't help but pity him by the end of it, truly breathtaking

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

Panos did an excellent compilation what a movie, I had to go see it twice. Robert Downey Jr. Steels every scene he is in

[@Houdini192]

this literally gave me chills

[@Glitcher2000]

To me, this is RDJ's defining role. I hear he also starred in some obscure superhero movies....

[@Termina2018]

💀

[@liamphibia]

And the *Oscar* goes to...

[@realanimeir3173]

In fact, this is a preview of RDJ as Doctor Doom.

[@madboytech]

i hope rdj gets the recognition he deserves for this role and if that is achieved by an oscar win or nomination thats great. but the oscars aren't just about talent anymore, its about if youre an alphabet person and what race you are. how much a movie and the people in it align with a certain ideology. either way i hope robert knows how many people love, appreciate and recognize his phenomenal acting outside of just iron man

[@brucemonkhouse6698]

RD one of the great actors of his generation..comedy, thrillers, super hero and drama

[@Johnsmith99663]

Strauss is a man who could’ve stopped himself from ruining his life with just a little cognitive behavioral therapy.

[@reganator5000]

and a little less being blindsided by a guy with his eye on the prize - Strauss might have gone down in history as a no-actual-page wiki entry if JFK hadn't gone 'wait, that's something i can make a name out of'. As, for all his bad actions he was a civil servant working his way through civil servant ranks and getting to an approval-by-default hearing, if not for one senator from Massachusetts who wanted to write his name on the moon...

[@CataRDJ]

Watching this previous to the Oscars ceremony, cause I know the award is his. He was brilliant, I just want to see him win.

[@ozpoint2517]

Best movie of the century. Period

[@kevlonk]

Robert Downey Jr tried very hard in this movie to cast off the shadow of Tony Stark, and dare I say it, if he didn't succeed then he came damn close. Edit: He DID succeed, that Oscar says so.

[@Mendeljew]

Two separate Oscar nominations for playing Charlie Chaplin and another for playing the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude. I’ll be damned if this isn’t his third.

[@TheJuiceisLoose7]

Dude he’s been acting long before Iron Man 😂. He dosent need to prove a shit to idiots like you

[@sakshamrao6581]

What a madman

[@poojanmankad1749]

He proved he is more than just Tony stark ❤

[@aliih5234]

Wow. Amazing work.

[@SirToaster9330]

Strauss was the Aaron Burr to Oppenheimer's Hamilton

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

"Your father, he helped give us the atomic bomb. Now, what kind of a world would it be today if he was as selfish as you?"

[@rizvimalikworld6453]

And now he won the Oscar 🤍💯

[@nejkgamessk6031]

That one scene where he says oppenheimer would do it all again convinced me that Robert Downey Junior is the goat. Seriously, best actor ever. Shame they didn't give him more roles besides iron man

[@MasterTSayge]

When the Villian and the Hero both win Oscars, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE AN EPIC MOVIE. 🎉

[@maxbaugh9372]

I love the delivery of this line: "He wanted to be remembered for Trinity, NOT Hiroshima, NOT Nagasaki!"

[@smaylanil]

Epic performance

[@garrison6863]

That monologue about Oppenheimer from about 1:36-1:50 is really well done by Downey. The best performance in the film.

[@Luc42]

In the end, his ego and inflated sense of importance was his downfall

[@CostantinoAlessandroGyas-yk8wu]

Già ego fueld by his insecurity

[@scenekyahaibhai]

I remember when I watched the movie, i thought this was the best performance of RDJ I have ever seen.

[@scottcaracci387]

1:45 is where he got the oscar in the BAG

[@RIFIANBOY]

Great edit

[@SiriusGalilei]

I love how when he says at the end, “Something more important . . .” and it’s not explicitly stated, but I think what he’s saying is “Something more important than YOU.” Strauss’s ego and imagined perception of Oppenheimer turning the scientific community against him made it his personal mission to take him down by any means necessary, even if it wasn’t ethical. And now he’s on the other end of things, because the scientific community doesn’t want someone like him in a powerful position because of his ego and viciousness out of an imagined slight. And now this guy truly sees Strauss for what he is, and gets that last cold line in before removing Strauss’s ability to rebuke him. No one does characters with big egos like RDJ.

[@RyanW2763]

To play the devil's advocate, Strauss had some validity in his actions. Think about it. The day Lewis Strauss met Oppenheimer, he was undermined, disrespected, and disregarded by Robert. And the real crack of the whip? Oppie did it all without even noticing what he was saying or doing. Strauss' ego absolutely shines however when Robert sets aside the question regarding what he said to Einstein, but theres so much more to this matter then that. Post-War Robert was truly a confusing sight to see. A man who advocated so much for the building of a bomb now wanted to put as Strauss said "The genie back in the bottle". All the while Oppie was unbelieveably careless and lenient with the exportation of resources to foreign nations that could lead to nuclear innovation. While the ego of Lewis Strauss pretty much fueled this fire, he wasn't exactly wrong in the idea that Oppenheimer should not have had a say in matters of national security.

[@maximandreev1236]

Amazing!

[@beachtrooper5884]

1:49 when you tell a joke in class but nobody laughs but then your friend repeats it louder and everyone laughs

[@crossface7770]

..and he won

[@boredwithdeja1331]

He won

[@baishakhikarmakar4723]

❤❤❤❤best acting of RDJ hope he willl win

[@Termina2018]

Brilliant acting. 👏

[@JC2023HD]

Amazing video!

[@Twistedpeppermint99]

Congrats are in order for Robert Downey, Jr, as he wins 2024 Golden Globe for Best male actor in a supporting role, motion picture, drama for "Oppenheimer". Well deserved!

[@HollowWaterso]

Strauss: The Next Part of the Oppenheimer Universe. In theaters July 2025.

[@alshadead]

The facts that he is Dr Doom now is ironic

[@adamlepeta7316]

When I was leaving cinema after seeing Oppenhemer I said "If RDJ is not going to win an oscar as supporting actor I'm gonna eat my damn shoes." And here we are...

[@KURIKINTON6065]

ロバート・ダウニー・Jrさんの演技はとても素晴らしいです👏

[@mindmaster58]

YES YES YES!!!

[@marwaneltayeb5438]

If RDJ won an Oscar for this role it will because of this clip

[@baatimama2494]

this guy didnt realise that first time meeting of Oppenheimer with Einstein wont have anything other than science.

[@martincernohorsky1265]

Argumenty nejsou moje momenty jen mám 💓 každý to má jinak .

[@Dhwanit_Edits]

this is just awesome!!!!, btw what are these kind of edits called?

[@djangodegroott]

A tribute I guess

[@JustTayo]

What a delivery.

[@mousefatfat]

RDJ on 🔥. Gives me chills whenever he is on scene when I saw Oppenheimer in the cinema

[@saivamsikrishnaposani7157]

even at the end, i was cheering for strauss if not for Oppenheimer insulting him he would not want any revenge

[@fernandolaredo6477]

Strauss had thin skin and took things personally. Oppenheimer only defended his convictions, he paid the consequences of not being more politically savvy. Only one is and will be remembered by mankind.

[@saivamsikrishnaposani7157]

For creating weapons of mass destruction ? oh, sorry, he did not even create them but, of course, helped to leak them to russia, and then russia gave to China and North Korea, and now Iran He is nothing but a commie

[@jaycho6747]

He figured out time travel and became Howard Stark.

[@nugnug393]

Beautiful editing

[@macaroniultima]

GUESS WHAT, RDJ WON