Last Summer they said that Tom Cruise had saved Hollywood with Top Gun: Maverick. If that's the case then Christopher Nolan has surely saved the theatrical release of epic serious films with Oppenheimer though also with many of his earlier films.
I've just watched it for the second time, and I'll probably go again. It's an overwhelming experience that didn't lose my attention for a second. (Go to the toilet beforehand to last the 3h duration!).
I can't fault it in writing, scene setting, acting, sound, music. But at the second viewing, it was the editing (with help from the script structure) that caught my admiration the most. There are so, so many strands in this film and to make sense of them in an entertaining, riveting way is a ginormous achievement.
There will be many deserved oscar nominations but editing, sound, music, adapted screenplay, director, best picture will be among them.
Among the actors Cillian Murphy held it together brilliantly. He's in most scenes, often musing and staring into space but there is so much going on in his eyes and expression that he holds our attention so well. Florence Pugh may be the sexiest actress in film with her intense, neurotic portrayal of a simmering communist party stalwart. Emily Bloom is so great as the staunch understated firebrand with an alcohol problem playing Opp's wife.
Robert Downey Jr. May well win the oscar as best supporting actor, he deserves it.
So does Nolan, the driver of the film, but he'll probably win in several categories.
I've just watched it for the second time, and I'll probably go again. It's an overwhelming experience that didn't lose my attention for a second. (Go to the toilet beforehand to last the 3h duration!).
I can't fault it in writing, scene setting, acting, sound, music. But at the second viewing, it was the editing (with help from the script structure) that caught my admiration the most. There are so, so many strands in this film and to make sense of them in an entertaining, riveting way is a ginormous achievement.
There will be many deserved oscar nominations but editing, sound, music, adapted screenplay, director, best picture will be among them.
Among the actors Cillian Murphy held it together brilliantly. He's in most scenes, often musing and staring into space but there is so much going on in his eyes and expression that he holds our attention so well. Florence Pugh may be the sexiest actress in film with her intense, neurotic portrayal of a simmering communist party stalwart. Emily Bloom is so great as the staunch understated firebrand with an alcohol problem playing Opp's wife.
Robert Downey Jr. May well win the oscar as best supporting actor, he deserves it.
So does Nolan, the driver of the film, but he'll probably win in several categories.
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