Oppenheimer really justifies the use of the expression " it's not for everyone." That said… Three heavy hours spent with dozens of characters each with a significant impact on the main plot or in the protagonist's arc, as well as different timelines, several meetings and interrogations, sections in color and in black-and-white… all at a pace, sometimes, so brisk that any tiny external distraction can suddenly cost the comprehension of motivations, ambitions, location changes, character names and, mainly, awareness of time and space. It's a narrative totally driven by extremely fast, intricate, scientific dialogue – tons of exposition about quantum physics & mechanics – and with rare moments of analogy explanations to help viewers grasp the most basic ideas. For these viewers, I don't think Oppenheimer is going to be any simpler or easier to follow. The second for the visuals induced by the sci-fi premise of time going backwards. The first for its three distinct storylines occurring in the sky, the sea, and on the ground. Nolan's last two movies, Dunkirk (2017) and Tenet (2020), were criticized – by a minority, admittedly – for being too confusing and difficult to follow. And he does it once again with Oppenheimer, his 12th feature film since Following in 1998. The writer / director made audiences all around the world look at the theater experience as something more than an excuse to stuff themselves with popcorn. Nolan brought narrative complexity to blockbusters, transforming them into impactful stories that left viewers profoundly thinking about what they saw and what happened. For me personally, he's a director whose name alone gets me into the theater every time. His movies are regularly featured in articles about the best films of each year, of each decade, and even some of the best in the history of cinema. Christopher Nolan is undoubtedly one of the most influential filmmakers of this century.
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