OPPENHEIMER BREAKDOWN! Christopher Nolan Film Analysis & Details You Missed!

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (2023) full movie scene by scene breakdown and details you missed from Erik Voss! Thank you Helix for sponsoring! Visit helixsleep.com/rockstars to get 20% off your Helix mattress, plus two free pillows. Offers subject to change. #helixsleep
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OPPENHEIMER tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s work with the Manhattan Project and his rivalry with Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.). Erik Voss breaks down Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer for the interesting filmmaking choices and details you might have missed!
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[@NewRockstars]

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[@theanimeaquarium]

Nice

[@SylviaColdHeart]

Lol

[@Blunts1Fan]

I never said thank you.

[@Dinoco-42]

I have a mattress

[@adityameraga5000]

@@Blunts1Fan And you never have to.

[@W92tv]

I’ve never ever encountered a room full of people being so quiet and captivated by a movie for 3+ hours. This is Nolan’s magnum opus. Without a doubt.

[@JynxedKoma]

Apart from the scene where Matt Damon's character says "Oh, we'll have him killed." as a joke about the scientist who quit. That had everyone laughing.

[@freewifi510]

magnum opus, really?

[@jawbeater]

Which means you didn't watch Marvel Endgame... looool anyhow, good experience for you but this isn't the first

[@aidankretzschmar6181]

And even if he did, Oppenheimer still blows Endgame out of the water

[@sakshamrao6581]

@@jawbeaterendgame is carried by hype

[@theuniverse7227]

When Strauss is denied as well as Oppenheimer, I thought about Oppenheimer’s Scorpion speech earlier in the film where he speaks about the two scorpions destroying themselves. Strauss destroys his own career while trying to destroy Oppenheimer’s. Beautiful storytelling!

[@phantom213]

It's just mind-blowing how nuanced and complex on multiple layers the storytelling in this movie is.

[@TheNapster153]

There's also the Three Person God line, the Trinity. The three aspects of God the people tried to embody and failed. Such a little line, for me encapsulates the punishment upon all.

[@phantom213]

@@TheNapster153 It's a line from John Donne's poem actually with whose poetry Oppenheimer was encountered through Jean Tatlock. They both loved his poetry, that's why the name "Trinity".

[@acurioustraveller8194]

That's exactly where my mind went too.

[@lseward21]

From what I read, while Strauss didn’t get the cabinet position, the rest of his life was fine.

[@callumtindal9856]

I’ve never left the cinema feeling as empty and mind blown as I did after this amazing film

[@NormaLilia24]

Same, I had to sit in my car and settle my mind a few mins before I could drive off ..I was very shook

[@boom1759]

Well said

[@sbanats]

As I walked to my truck I felt silence started my truck immediately went to the soundtrack and said to myself wtf just happened, bought another ticket and saw it again

[@thabatacaruzo2579]

Same with me…and every time I think about it, I go back to that silence and the reflection about humanity and the future

[@dje9071]

Our crowd was confused - felt like you wanted to clap but it wouldn't have been appropriate

[@TheLastGuardian30]

The scenes leading up to the Trinity Test and the subsequent speech by Oppenheimer getting drowned out by the voices under the pain of his own guilt were some of Nolan’s best work imo. This movie is his magnum opus and I hope Cillian Murphy wins an Oscar for his performance

[@Ryan-st7hq]

Agreed. A tremendous film

[@annabelwalker8462]

The build up to the Trinity Test was so intense, me and my friends held hands 😂

[@TylerCasperOfficial]

Yes yes and yes

[@Real28]

That scene with the speech and him having a panic attack was one of the most visceral scenes in a movie I've ever seen. Ive had 2 different friends tell me that scene made them sick, physically, because they have anxiety issues and they both said that scene was so realistic it made them sick. But they also said it's just another reason it's so brilliant. For me, I struggle with anxiety but it didn't push me that far. The blurring effect was really freaking wild though.

[@redfox435cat]

If the film doesn't sweep the awards, then what little credibility the industry has left will be gone.

[@timwise7277]

As someone who loves horror and disturbing media, that single scream when everyone’s cheering is drowned out at Oppenheimers speech was more haunting to me than any actual horror I’ve seen

[@Spotdy321]

It really was, the theatre was dead silent

[@Theweekndin]

Kissland

[@timwise7277]

@@Theweekndin WAIT WHAT?! A KISS LAND FAN OUT IN THE WILD?!

[@ElenarMT]

Right!! I felt the same

[@lukaajlovanovich1606]

​​​@@timwise7277lol i love horror and disturbing stuff a lot too but sadly, people find me weird because of it, like im insane or not normal idk if its the case with you. what are your top 5 horrors/disturbing movies?

[@kenyaw5752]

I loved this movie. It humanized legendary men in science. I never thought about some of these men being in the same timeline...

[@HaHaLooLoo]

Same!

[@1giane]

lol makes you think that the 20th century probably had the brightest minds of all time (arguably) and the development or even demise humanity was accelerated much in this century

[@kenyaw5752]

@@1giane sad part is we have begun to shun intelligence now...

[@ebrennie]

Read The Making of the Atomic Bomb. It’s all about the scientists, the discoveries they made, the paths they took that led them to this moment. It is outstanding. Nolan’s film was amazing. This book is even better. I am a scientist and learned things about Thompson, Rutherford, Bohr, etc that I never knew. The writer utterly humanizes them, especially Bohr, who struggled with the nature of the human mind and concepts like free will throughout his life. The way he would speak about electrons and energy levels hints at this. He nearly always personified these concepts.

[@Goku17yen]

I am also glad such a film is getting such high praise, perhaps it will inspire some more budding scientists!

[@reidpattis3127]

If Cilian Murphy doesn't get an Oscar for this movie, then it just proves that the Oscars doesn't know how to remain objective. He absolutely acted his heart out in this movie, and it is the most compelling biopics that I've ever watched.

[@royrice8021]

Don’t be surprised if they don’t give him a Oscar. Their tastes are notoriously skewed! 👍

[@nikif.fernandez5460]

chiiiiiil there are many movies to come out...he was great but this movie was not carried only by him, but also the cinematography...

[@Carpediem357]

It’s the oscars knowing them Cocaine Bear will win an Oscar while Oppenheimer and Barbie, Napoleon, Dune and these other fantastic films get nothing. The Oscars and Grammies are the worst and most biased award ceremonies ever

[@mew2871]

@@Carpediem357i would be down for cocaine bear to win an oscar lmao

[@surendraniyer8992]

Awards are given for the award givers' pride....This is gold and genius. We must preserve Oppie

[@mehrdadmahmoudi3681]

Kudos to you, the only review/analysis of Oppenheimer that caught the fact that Nolan did not shy away from the possibility of the US intelligence agencies most likely killing Jean Tadlock.

[@Laurenlena]

After watching the film, I had to go online and scour articles for mention of it because I thought I might’ve imagined it, the hands were so brief.

[@karenz3853]

@@Laurenlenayeah I noticed that too but I was like was that actually there or was I just seeing something that wasn’t there

[@arsonor]

@@karenz3853same. It was fleeting and never addressed, so I dismissed it. I should have trusted my observation.

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

A very real possibility

[@AMZ_official]

It has one the best movie endings I have ever seen, it'll definitely be remembered for years to come

[@trey3rob]

Yup. Hiroshima & Nagasaki are still recovering to this day. So yeah. Years to come.

[@Iamwrongbut]

@@trey3robboth cities have completely recovered and have no effects of the bomb anymore since it’s been so long. Hiroshima especially is a vibrant city with a large population.

[@babyyoda4942]

@@trey3robfake facts

[@watch1981]

@@trey3robyawn, found our imperial japan apologist

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

​​@@trey3roband God willing it does not become a testament or prophecy to future Hiroshimas and Nagasakis!

[@user-gd8xm3eb9t]

I can't explain the emotions during the final scene of this movie, chills down my spine, it's just so incredibly done.

[@Poloassassin828]

My jaw was on that dirty, movie floor.

[@mamavswild]

To me, it was the camera rolling around to reveal the full might of the ICBM…the perfect marriage of German rocketey with Allied quantum/nuclear physics, and how they meT at last, not to destroy each other, but to set out and destroy TOGETHER.

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

​@@mamavswildthat is such an interesting thought and dichotomy. For me it was the smoke trails, realizing it was from those rockets, headed irrevocably to their destination

[@reubenmitchell5269]

it was a masterpiece of denouement, a perfect mic drop, the reveal of the ICBMs, the smoke trails and the fireballs ...

[@cemdemir610]

I also love the scene, where Oppenheimer wants Einstein to confirm the calculations on the possibility of triggering a never ending chain reaction. At the end when Oppenheimer want to leave, Einstein is giving him the note saying “this is yours, not mine”. I think this is a great metaphor of Einstein not wanting to be part of creating a bomb, even though the bomb was based on his discoveries. Oppenheimer on the other hand builds the bomb on purpose making him the true owner of it.

[@emma_704]

I watched this movie in an open air cinema. There was a moment during that final scene with Einstein and Oppie next to the pond, where it starts slowly raining. In the same moment it started to rain in real life. Goosebumps. Can't wait to watch it again, what an absolute masterpiece.

[@clubmogambo3214]

You saw this at a drive in? Wow, that's pretty cool.

[@bagasaperdana]

Leading up to the test, I was nervous. Everybody knows including me that the test worked, but I was nervous it wouldn't. That's a testament to Nolan's ability to engage an audience so much that we're so immersed. Plus, I saw it in IMAX which was very immersive.

[@realghostxd]

Same just finished watching it couple hrs ago on a lie max display.. Even after the explanation happened, there was pure silence in my theatre, it was an experience.

[@FractalZero]

for me, i wasn't nervous that it wouldn't work - precisely the opposite - i was dreading the moment they realised it did work, and could pursue the project, knowing everything that has followed

[@machr01]

i was a bit nervous too but i was kinda scared of the boom it would make but also thought that they would cut to another scene before the explosion just so they create the tension in us and then amaze us with their practical effects

[@zedzedzzzzzz3d]

I was about to comment this!!!!

[@clubmogambo3214]

It was like when watching the Titanic. We all knew the ship was going to sink, but somehow you have this sliver of hope that it doesn't.

[@joaoascencao575]

I just want to point that Strauss doesn't immediately believe that Oppenheimer and Einstein are talking about him by the lake. He later rationalizes this because of the actions following 1947 where Oppenheimer would attempt to go against Strauss' positions at every turn. From the latter's perspective, Oppenheimer suddenly stopped supporting the H-bomb (which Strauss favored) and went so far as to humiliate him at an isotopes committee hearing. Also Oppenheimer denied the existence of a spy at Los Alamos which turned out to be wrong. The point is that Oppenheimer 's actions after 1947 from Strauss' perspective are that he tried at every turn to turn the scientific community and DC against him. Therefore it makes sense in his head that this would start with the Einstein chat by the lake.

[@damiancantalini]

So I'm watching this film wondering what the hell is going on. I'm confused by ppl s actions. I feel there should be more of a character study on Oppenheimer and more character development all around. Am I the only one who didn't feel anything for these characters? I must be crazy.

[@belliebone]

@@damiancantalini dont worry. I was too tired I fell asleep most of the movie - so I feel you.

[@justynnevarez2481]

@@damiancantalini I was confused as hell as well. Didn't understand where any of the characters came from. Felt like scenes where randomly changing every 5 seconds.

[@tozak196]

@@justynnevarez2481 They were changing back an fourth from past to present. The making of the bomb was what happened before, and all those interrogations and court (?) seating was what was happening after

[@matthewluisantero5051]

​@@damiancantaliniI have seen Oppenheimer twice. I was also confused at some parts during the first time I went to the cinema. What helped me was watching videos on Oppenheimer which explain his life chronologically. It made me understand and appreciate the movie more the second time around. The channel Veritasium has an excellent video on Oppenheimer.

[@SpartanBrix]

The ending scene gave me the thousand-yard-stare until I got home from the theater. Oppenheimer is a horror movie in disguise, and it the greatest horror movie I have ever seen.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

Bot bs. Or worse. A human wrote the comment above.

[@emehlhar]

I felt the same horrific dread.

[@Eturns16]

“I believe we did.”

[@user-nc3zd9bq3c]

No Country for Old Men is a better horror still but Oppenheimer is great

[@krissielaunsbach3213]

It absolutly filled me with wonder at the work and ability of the human mind and at the same time terrified me at the ignorance of it.

[@sstteevveenn77]

This made me appreciate the movie even more. A friend and I were talking about the film & I mentioned I would have liked to see the actual bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki. He then replied well the movie's called Oppenheimer not The Bomb. Touché

[@mr.joshua6818]

That gives me an idea for a movie. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but from the bombs' point of view...

[@ObsessiveGeek]

We didn’t need to see it. I don’t know about anyone else but I felt some of what Oppenheimer must’ve been feeling walking out of the cinema, haunted by the dread of causality catching up with our own hubris. Simply understanding the impact of his research drives home the point far more than needlessly showing unspeakable horror that is still extremely culturally relevant throughout Japan to this day, that doesn’t need to be relived by anyone.

[@teo4232]

you wanted to see people get incinerated in full imax? that would be extremely exploitative in any case, and nolan is telling oppenheimer's story not the bomb's story

[@ObsessiveGeek]

@teo4232 Yeah, I don't get why anyone would seriously want to see that, it would taint the entire film as needlessly explotive.

[@rome316ae3]

Japanese people would get PTSD if they watched that scene

[@timcogan82]

Just came out of a 70mm showing. In my opinion, Nolan’s greatest film and a true masterpiece.

[@clubmogambo3214]

As I mentioned in another post from a different video channel on this movie, great films can be enjoyed on any size screen. But for those who have yet to see Oppenheimer, if you're anywhere near an IMAX screen, by all means watch it there. Trust me, you'll be glad you did.

[@REDDEVIL9269]

This film really now importantly shows why actors and writers cannot be replaced! Every actor outperformed in this film

[@Levian-the-Leviathan]

I’ve seen it twice now and its truly an amazing biopic. On my second watch I noticed that the stomping we hear throughout the movie shares the same rhythm as the chains banging against the crates containing the two bombs as they leave Los Alamos on the trucks. If that’s the case then it could be another way of showing Oppenheimer being haunted by the ensuing bombings

[@jonathanorellana-sanchez2971]

good catch! i didn’t notice that. guess i’ll have to watch it a 3rd time😉

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

​@@jonathanorellana-sanchez29714th.. 😂

[@akasuki9614]

Holy shit this is such a good catch..welp this just fueled my desire to watch this film for a 3rd time haha

[@fergit0923ify]

Yeah totes magotes. That’s super Dee duper you caught that.

[@MichaelMusiani]

The apple is also the biblical symbol for knowledge. So, Oppenheimer is literally making "knowledge" dangerous. Using poisoned knowledge to potentially do harm until he realizes the severity of the outcome and pulls back. This realization turned regret is reflected later with his involvement in creating the bomb. In the scene where Oppenheimer pulls the apple away from Bohr's mouth, Bohr tells Oppenheimer if he wants to lift the rock, he must be ready for the snake (serpent) waiting underneath. Additionally, after Adam and Eve bite the forbidden fruit (which again is representing knowledge) they commit original sin. Later in the film, Kitty tells Oppenheimer he doesn't get to commit the sin (of sleeping with Jean - another kind of forbidden fruit) and then have people feel sorry for him.

[@perks9396]

No it’s not the Apple part actually happened in real life

[@Armenius_Catholicus]

The film also has an amazing line: genius is no guarantee of wisdom. Without wisdom and prudence, knowledge has a high risk of leading to self-destruction and the devastation of others

[@calwells5612]

@@perks9396 It can still serve a symbolic purpose, even if based on a true event.

[@adrianpale2342]

​@@calwells5612nah. There are biblical and religious motifs, sure, but analyzing a poisonous apple based on an actual attempt of poisoning and calling it symbolic is a huge stretch.

[@bryanmurphy6180]

@@adrianpale2342can you expound? I think I want to agree but you lose me at “huge stretch”

[@buckhorncortez]

The term for the bomb "Gadget" comes from an introductory lecture given by Robert Serber in April 1943. Robert Oppenheimer was watching Robert Serber give the first introductory lecture to the newly arrived scientists at Los Alamos. The building was under renovation and workmen were in close proximity to the lecture room. Serber kept using the word "bomb" to describe what was being developed. Oppenheimer did not want the workmen inadvertently hearing the word bomb, so he sent a message up to Serber to use "gadget" instead of "bomb." "The gadget" became the descriptor for the bomb as it could be used in conversations without giving away what was being developed. This is from Robert Serber's annotated version of the "Los Alamos Primer," which is the printed version of the lectures given by Serber.

[@exoplanet11]

Excellent comment. I have the Los Alamos Primer and it is very interesting. It has a "by the skin of your teeth" feel to it. Still can't believe they got it all done...and using CGS units at that.

[@stevenmccallum4268]

This is Christopher Nolan's best work hands down. It's very rare you get a cinema where everyone at the end is in complete silence, contemplating every minute of what they've just seen. The film is soo engrossing to the extent that the 3hr runtime doesn't seem that long enough. It's also incredibly poignant - the consequences of Oppenheimer's creation is far-reaching, and could have catastrophic repercussions for all of us today. I'm still gathering my thoughts about it.

[@houseofchurch101]

One of the things I thought you might of mentioned was at the beginning of the film Oppenheimer before giving his speech says “Your Honor” and then the people at the hearing said “this is not a trial”. I thought that was so symbolic of the fact that he in his mind he is ready to be judged. Totally intentional

[@vijayjoseph8340]

Another little easter egg was when Oppenheimer was in his room in the beginning of the film throwing those wine glasses in the corner of his room, this parallel the idea of fission where the energy within the glass is broken apart and then released such as the principle the fission bomb is based on.

[@jose-yi6wq]

Before watching it in XD caught some previews and atomic bomb inner workings, and general background info. Really fulfilled my curiosity on how things were back then. How people came together in the war effort. The men with brains capable of thinking this, then actualization, and how they deal with the human condition. The amount of money spent, the physicts imagination, the drive to make it and daring to set it off.

[@pilotbroF22]

This film is nothing short of a pure stroke of genius for Christopher Nolan, his non usage of CGI and crafting this artwork out of pure magic of film and set design is second to none. It grounded the film in reality and something of historical importance. I hope this gets the recognition it deserves from the Oscar’s.

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

Couldn't agree with you more, he is the hero Hollywood needs

[@PrograError]

pretty sure there's plenty of CGI, it's where and how he used it the genius part...

[@dohwodeseohwovoriole4082]

Simply one of the greatest movies ever. Everyone felt like we were witnessing history (technically we were) but more like cinematic history. Nolan outdid himself.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

Bot bs. Or worse. A human wrote that dishonest corporate speak comment above.

[@MrTurbo87lx]

Thats a stretch. Great flick but many movies id place above it. To each his own

[@jneumy566]

It's honestly more haunting that we hear about Hiroshima and Nagasaki instead of see it. Then we get to experience that with the characters with the added audience foresight. Seeing the bombs being driven away, knowing where they're going and what they'll do, without actually seeing that, makes it so much better than otherwise

[@WigantX]

The scenes where everything around Oppie were shaking reminded me of the effects of the fear drug the Scarecrow used on his victims in C.Nolan's Batman.

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

Nice didn't consider that

[@nikkipepper5372]

Amazing film! Loved the flipping of perspective/time line and the use of colorization to convey it. I have to say Aldren Ehrenreich’s (the senate aide) line of “maybe they were talking about something actually important” was an amazing power move. Also Scott Grimes (who played Donald Malarkey in Band Brothers) was just awesome to see in another historical adaptation.

[@TheRockandroy]

Yeah, that was a well deserved burn.

[@ellencrouch6]

I only know Scott Grimes from The Orville so it was a confusing shift of character for me 😂

[@Dinoco-42]

The amount of times I thought they called RDJ’s character “Mr. Stark”😂

[@AdnanKhan-xq4kh]

That trinity test scene and build up to it was so incredible and tence, wow just incredible This movie is a masterpiece deserves to be seen on big screen

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

I couldn't believe how long Nolan and Ludwig made the lead up. It never felt like the suspense paused it just kept building

[@chrisa8007]

I also found it interested how the unexpected white flash, dissonance, and panic featured in 13:56 happened to Oppenheimer, twice. He was caught by surprise both times. Once for each atomic bomb dropped. Fantastic analysis and phenomenal film!

[@rachity100]

The last half hour of the movie was scary, never seen a theatre this silent after the movie ends

[@shivanijaiswal4008]

My favourite part was the end speech between Einstein and Oppenheimer like how two brilliant scientists exchange words when the world excludes them .

[@PackerBacker23]

The JFK shoutout was cool

[@spankydojo]

This was one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. Christopher Nolan is the goat 🔥

[@roguetiger4547]

I know I didn’t know who he was until I watched Oppenheimer although watching interstellar before another amazing movie

[@AliFrankTheTank]

@@roguetiger4547watch The Prestige 👍🏾

[@AsadDelRey]

@@AliFrankTheTank a very underrated movie 💯🔥👌

[@paulobrandao931]

Ludwig Göransson's score for this movie is out of this world! Amazing soundtrack!

[@michaelmugisha5420]

OMG! I thought l imagined a gloved hand holding Jean Tatlock down in the bath water.... It was a split second shot! Thanks for highlighting that...

[@mildlyinsanepod]

this has revived my love for movies. i am absolutely obsessed.

[@amalkrishnan1310]

I really loved the scene when Strauss talks about his action to discredit Oppenheimer with his associates during the hearing.

[@mindaugasmazrimas4554]

Cillian Murphy and RDJ have to be favourites for Oscar wins after this movie. What a piece of art

[@Ryan-st7hq]

Along with the flower moon movie coming up later this year (dicaprio flick)

[@iBenjiman]

Idk if anyone noticed this and correct me if I’m wrong but the scene where Teller is talking to Oppenheimer and says something along the lines of, “Until someone makes a bigger bomb.” Is kind of an interesting detail and ironic considering that he is considered the father of the hydrogen bomb which is that bomb.

[@mattyboyb523]

An amazing movie. RDJ is fantastic, Murphy too of course: such range. The amount of big name actors was astounding to me

[@bvo3766]

I immediately listened to the soundtrack on the way home

[@upupdowndown8147]

I can’t stop thinking about this movie. 🤯

[@davidaveryrousey285]

The boom scared the hell out of me

[@J.walker6308]

I can't believe 3 hours flew by so fast. Very engaging. Very deep.

[@aboutpeopleplacesthings8375]

This is arguably one of the best movies ever made, if not the best. Murphy IS Oppenheimer. What a performance! The makeup artists also deserve an award.

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

Wish I could upvote you more

[@ChuchoHuff]

12:29 in this scene, there’s an actor leaning against the wall dressed as an Army Air Force pilot. His line suggests that he would be flying the plane that would drop the bomb. If that is supposed to be him, I wish they would have credited his character as “Paul Tibbets” rather than “AAF pilot.” There’s book (quick read) called Duty by Bob Greene. It’s Tibbets’ story and is similar to Oppenheimer’s (to a point): he didn’t see himself as a hero, as someone who saved the world; rather, he saw himself as someone who did his duty to his country and family but came to regret his involvement in the Pandora’s box that was opened.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

That’s a different story for another movie, there was a lot of important historical figures throughout this movie who simply aren’t part of the story being told.I’m sure if Nolan wanted to identify that pilot as a specific person he would have.

[@hagotem3931]

So glad you make these I don’t normally get confused during movies but there was so much to take in that I couldn’t because I just wanted to enjoy it

[@tobygrantham7215]

I was genuinely speechless leaving the cinema, what a film

[@gabrielryangonzalez]

You pointed out the Jean Tatlock conspiracy, but you didn't mention the potential grudge Strauss had towards the Massachusetts Senator that voted against him last minute. If Strauss was that vindictive towards Oppenheimer what would he do to that Senator names JFK?

[@1giane]

very interesting

[@Marie-Ray]

How come Oppenheimer was allowed to live in peace after that? Maybe Strauss lost His power completely.

[@Drpepper99]

True, obviously, Strauss killed JFK.

[@wachox]

Possibly his next movie ?

[@Centure120]

That scene gave me CHILLS when Robert was giving that speech!

[@dsl32]

The make up and the cast of this movie was amazing. Even Gary Oldman. Playing Truman was awesome

[@arnavsharma316]

when i left the cinema hall, i was just awestruck, dumbed, just i couldnt tell in words how i felt after watching it. nolan is just the best when he has to stick the audience tothe screen. when the movie ended, i just sat there in admiration of what a great piece of cinema have i witnessed with my very own eyes just magical

[@RafaelFigueredo87]

In the scene with the poisoned apple and Bohr. Oppenheimer mention "wormholes" as an objection to Bohr . This refers to a famous discussion between Bohr and Einstein on the principles of Quantum Mechanics. Einstein argue Quantum Mechanics was wrong or incomplete because allows the interaction of two any particles separated any arbitrary distance (entanglement or spooky action at distance) an that seems contradictory with the locality proved by special realtivity. A possible theoretical explanation of that non local action are wormholes. Also Einstein and Rosen proposed a similar explanation to entanglement, what is known as the Einstein-Rosen Bridge.

[@fogtim]

The movie felt so important to watch, the majority of us knew about the MP, before watching. But the perspective we were given was so insightful and really makes us sit back and say, “I never thought of it that way”. That is effective story telling

[@ElenarMT]

SEEING THOSE GREAT MINDS TOGETHER WAS AMAZING. I only started studying physics as a hobby, as in high school I was told those sorts of things were "heretical". Kid you not. My teachers told me that I'm a heretic that I question physics things. So as an adult, only really when the Internet became a thing, I was able to freely study Maths and Physics. I learned from each in a different silo. I know they wrote to each other. But it was so amazing to see and truly realise that all these greats lived in the same time

[@benjaminmichaud8511]

I left this movie completely underwhelmed, but after listening to some analysis and watching this video, I think I would enjoy it a lot more, and I understand why a lot of people are calling it a masterpiece. Can I just ask, how did this film captivate you when it moved so quickly and had so little explanation. I could keep track of the different timelines going on, but didn't know how they related to one another because they never said the years. I assumed the first Einstein scene (1947) was much later, and couldn't figure out the history between Oppenheimer and Strauss. I also felt the like the end of the film had no tension because it wasn't clear what the consequence of Oppenheimer losing his security clearance would mean. Lastly, I don't think this film explained what was special about Oppenheimer. It felt like if he didn't direct the Manhattan project, someone else would have.

[@JustSomeGuyWithAMustache886]

Oppenheimer wanted to create the device but didn’t want the consequences. He wanted to be remembered for the trinity test and not the Japan bombings. He humiliated Strauss to try and stop the H-bomb being developed as he feared destruction of the earth and Strauss held a grudge again for it and wanted revenge, believing that from the beginning Oppenheimer had been turning the scientists against him like Einstein when he had been discussing his fear that he had started a chain reaction of the development of earth destroying weapons.

[@mooonsful]

My exact thoughts.. the dialogue went way too quick for me i was trying to immerse myself into who everyone is and timeline and it was moving very fast. Yes i think not enough on character building like who was he why is he special

[@incognitospider330]

Yes, i want a review that talks about this problems

[@JohnWilliams-ud2os]

​@@mooonsfulI mean you can go see barbie 🤷‍♂️

[@sswiad10]

for me, it def helped to have some knowledge of both scientific history and cinematography. nolan is one of my fav directors and his whole bit is never telling a story linearly. that’s what makes the ending hit so much harder and makes the second watch even better. because now that you know how things connect, you find more detail the next time around. it is helpful to have a basic understanding of the manhattan project going in as well. that helped me pay more attention to the strauss parts bc i didn’t have to figure out what was happening with the project parts. and as for the beginning of the movie and the details of his studies that explain some things, that’s from stuff i’ve learned in my college chem and physics classes but it’s really not all that important to fully get but did help me personally follow along. TLDR: it helps to have some background knowledge on the subject matter and understand nolan’s style of story telling

[@IcarusNadir]

Another detail that's funny, Murphy actually didn't speak Dutch during his lecture at Leiden Uni. I saw it in a Dutch theater (I'm Dutch) and everyone laughed at it, because no one could understand it. It sounded more German than anything.

[@allydr90]

Lol I thought it sounded kind of German. I was surprised when they said Dutch.

[@haf2p968]

The ending was just so amazing

[@HGBfilmsYT]

Probably one of my favourite films I’ve watched in cinema ever. So captivating.

[@jamesf8783]

I left the theater and got to my car and just had to take a minute to decompress. Its one of those rare films that shook me.

[@Dinoco-42]

Cillian Murphy amazing job as Oppenheimer!🤩

[@ObsessiveGeek]

Cillian was absolutely perfectly casted, he looks uncannily like Oppenheimer.

[@pavlemilatic3900]

Not many will admit this but this movie moves at a breakneck speed, I just came back from seeing it in theatre for a second time and just what a film.. every sequence so urgent and met by totally dead silent theatre. We are made to stare in awe for three hours, film not devoured by it's incoherent narrative such as Tenet but still so complex and deserves numerous viewings

[@Arubio1]

Wild movie that blast was almost terrifying after the quiet great reaction

[@PichKhun]

Pieces are there together. WW2, Cold War, Arm Race, and the vision of endless chain reaction (endless destruction). The combined pieces made this into a Masterpiece. Kudos to lots of references, scientists and politicians. ❤❤❤

[@RaptorJezus27]

“Now I am death, the destroyer of worlds”

[@deerblood17]

This is a movie that must be seen In the theaters the vibration from the bags are incredible

[@dontrapani7778]

Saw this in 70mm on 8/1/2023 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't watch any review videos beforehand, and I did get most of the things you mentioned in this review. But your explanation of the color vs. B&W was revealing, and your mention of the gloved hand during the suicide flashback was great! I saw the gloved hand, but had no idea what it meant. This is the only Nolan film that the ending was clear to me, and I loved it. Great review!

[@selrandolph4748]

As someone who is familiar with the Manhattan project and most things related to developing the bomb. I thought the movie was amazing, but I know for some of my friends, it was hard to follow up until the test bomb because it jumped between so many complicated plots

[@deathsurge551]

I live like 30 min away from the theater. Me, my cousins and my brother were quiet the whole way back. This movie left us speechless. Had this empty feeling about it but yet satisfied and mindblown by the movie. And yes we did watch the 70mm IMAX and it was amazingg

[@Alesana656]

I wish they mentioned How this effected the Navajo People. From Radiation posion caused by contaminated rivers and Mines left open, to how they still havent done anything to help.

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

They mentioned the Navajo. But it's not a documentary. That story deserves to be told 100% but there's no way they could have fit it in 3 hrs. It's the same with the Japanese victims. Stories that deserve to be the focus and not a side narrative.

[@MrJRD827]

This comment will probably get lost but Matt Damon really carried a lot of the movie through the 1st and 2nd acts. He was phenomenal

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

He was a perfect foil to Cillian Murphy

[@blakerh]

My favorite part was when Bryan Cranston reprised his role as Heisenberg. I didn't expect to see him in the movie! Also, the AC wasnt working well in the theater, so I couldn't wait for the movie to end.

[@veryamateurcomposer8526]

One of my favority parts in the movie was, when Strauss said: "Amateurs seek the sun, get eaten. Power stays in shadows"

[@tam_3413]

I was so emotional during the explosion, I cried. Truly a beautiful movie

[@AdvaitThakur]

Nolan said the Actor added the line about Kyoto. Looks like the actor did a good research of the character 😮

[@KhaleelWard]

That explosion was incredible

[@esthercuenca4071]

Not "by the pond at Princeton." They're IN Princeton, at an independent institution called The Institute for Advanced Study (no relation to Princeton University). Oppenheimer was a director there for about 15 years.

[@XboxUnitD77]

Called my grandpa to discuss the movie afterwards. He was EOD in Vietnam, he told me "I was taught how to diffuse those bombs." and when I thought about it... who would you call to diffuse an atomic bomb..... the Army's EOD guys.... so yeah It made sense, but it was just a little strange to hear. One of those reminders that it really wasn't that long ago.

[@yahirgonzalez3058]

one of those movies u gotta watch a second time to rlly appreciate all of it

[@NannaP27]

I'm surprised you didn't mention it was JFK who was one of the opposers of Strauss!

[@AviationJeremy]

Christopher Nolan is definitely one of my favorite filmmakers. His action/adventure movies are so meticulously written and shot, the effects he uses are brilliant, and his insistence on using film when everyone else is going digital is rejuvenating. He utilizes advisors like Kip Thorne to great effect, and casts some of the finest actors in either the most fitting, or most surprising, yet satisfying, roles. In Oppenheimer, he took all of that and crafted it into a magnificent, deep, suspenseful, and intellectually stimulating masterpiece of cinematography at the intersection of science, art, and history.

[@scottticketsplz]

What I took from the Truman scene was yeh Oppenheimer was upset that he built the bomb but Truman reminds him that he was the one who launched it. That it wasn’t all about Oppenheimer and his feelings that they all suffered mentally

[@Andrew_Probert]

The buck stops here.

[@scottticketsplz]

@@Andrew_Probert Oppie was happy to have the nice house at the nice university, the power, the wage and respect. When it was all done he turned into a victim. So he gets to be hero and victim

[@dakotaxd3727]

The end of the movie had me and my friend glued to our seats not able to comprehend what we had just witnessed. I said to my friend and still to this day feel that, This is my generations Schindlers List. this movie was so well done and portrayed so much emotion physically and mentally. just well done Noylan you did it

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

Thank you for saying what I have felt since seeing this film. I feel it's of extraordinary importance culturally and politically.

[@NorthernLaw_]

Wow this movie was incredible. Also incredibly powerful. So glad to have seen it in theaters and being interested in the history behind it, it was even more interesting. Nolan knocked it out of the park once again!

[@MrDreamTeamGamer]

Nolan perfectly captured exactly how I feel during a panic attack. The shaking camera, the sounds you can hear but can’t understand. I don’t think I’ve ever connected to a scene in a movie like this before

[@1995krampe]

The ending Is just so depressing considering where we are in time right now and I got this dark feeling through the movie while they were building the bomb

[@silverloveguns]

same i had this feeling too

[@ObsessiveGeek]

I think that was the point. Anyone who paid attention to the movie should have had that same feeling.

[@L33Reacts]

This was the beginning of the end. The start of decay and the end of growth. And our time is almost up. What's really sad is we are taking EVERYTHING and EVERYONE with us.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

@@L33Reacts No we’re not. Earth will continue on long after we’ve wiped ourselves out.

[@pupsaderpupin5627]

It is 90 Seconds to Midnight. Read about the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

[@abbieculver4586]

We need a deep dive on this one!

[@joshmoreau6023]

Yay, I was hoping you’d break this down! Such an incredible film

[@bennyharderguitar]

It was such a wonderful and powerful feat in film making. I couldn’t look away the entire time.

[@yaman5112]

Oppenheimer was never informed nor saw the bomb. Not only would that be impossible to recreate withought CGI ,but it would ruin the whole point of seeing through his eyes. I thought this move was amazing i'm actually going to see it a third time before it leaves theaters its amazing. Surley RDJ or Cillian Murphy win a Oscar for there performances.

[@Jodster223]

This was an amazing movie. And we saw it in IMAX. So it was even more visceral.

[@GabrielCastro_FL]

Love the closing lines! Great review.

[@JamesWilson9777]

The "downfalls" of both Oppenheimer and Strauss reminded me of that speech Oppenheimer mad about Russia and the US being like scorpions in a class jar. They both had power to kill one another would have to risk their lives to do it. To me, it was a representation of their conflict. Just a thought! :D

[@jalabi99]

5:43 the actor playing Isidor Rabi, also played the mathematics genius Charlie Eppes on CBS's _Numb3rs_ for six seasons starting in 2005.

[@a.s.2112]

This was such a beautiful film and Cillian Murphy gave a captivating performance. I will definitely be rewatching this in the comfort of my own home with subtitles. I'm glad that you mentioned the tub scene because I wondered if I had imagined that gloved hand.

[@georgesoloviev8875]

this AMAZING channel makes videos everyday and I cant keep up with them !