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‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Thriller About Father Of The Atomic Bomb Is As Frightening As It Is Brilliant (deadline.com)

submitted 1 year ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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It struck me watching Christopher Nolan’s masterful three-hour epic telling of the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, long labeled the Father of the Atomic Bomb, that this is a period piece with…

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[–] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oppenheimer was a brilliant physicist. Born-Oppenheimer approximation, incredible contributions to quantum and nuclear physics. Simply an incredible guy. He has my deepest respect

[–] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's funny that the film openheimer is very similar to a recently made Chinese film about Their atomic bomb father

I ain't no defense analyst but I think this film is fed funded. I don't care man whatever it takes to get a history movie

[–] Goodbyeworld@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oppenheimer was basically canceled by the US military industrial security apparatus. I highly doubt the feds funded a film about an avid left winger.

[–] ours@lemmy.film 2 points 1 year ago

And I don't think Nolan has any trouble finding funding for his movies. Funny to see the same cinema packed for a biopic when it was mostly empty for the premier of the new Mission Impossible. Nolan gets butts on the seats.