Every so often, a movie comes along that everyone seems to praises on the surface; and yet deep down, everyone also knows it's boring and pretentious. That's what Oppenheimer is. It's one of those movies you go into knowing you're supposed to like- and then when you inevitably don't like it, you feel like your taste is too juvenile or you're not smart enough. But none of that is true- it really just is a boring, dull, and kind of pretentious movie.
In short, it's really just a bunch of dialogue and stuff for three hours. Nothing particularly emotional, exciting, or eventful. Some interesting stuff, but not enough to justify a three hour runtime. I fully believe this movie only got the recognition and awards it did because of a high budget and famous director/cast. Keep the storylines and dialogue but use unknown (but equally talented) actors, and nobody would care about this.
This is a movie you watch once to say you did it, then never watch again. Thank goodness.
In short, it's really just a bunch of dialogue and stuff for three hours. Nothing particularly emotional, exciting, or eventful. Some interesting stuff, but not enough to justify a three hour runtime. I fully believe this movie only got the recognition and awards it did because of a high budget and famous director/cast. Keep the storylines and dialogue but use unknown (but equally talented) actors, and nobody would care about this.
This is a movie you watch once to say you did it, then never watch again. Thank goodness.