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re: Just watched Oppenheimer for the first time at home
Posted on 11/14/23 at 1:02 pm to The Pirate King
Posted on 11/14/23 at 1:02 pm to The Pirate King
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The RDJ angle was overplayed. Oh no, he was behind the commie inquiry all along because Oppy embarrassed him in a congressional hearing, how fascinating.
overplayed is exactly right. Strauss was an American Hero and lived a pretty solid life as a government servant, and i don't use that term lightly.
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Posted on 11/14/23 at 2:15 pm to Froman
Friend,
There is no real comparison between Barbie and Oppenheimer. I saw both three times at the theater. Barbie gets better each time. It is a profoundly, delicately and ingeniously crafted jeremiad that is perfectly acted and hits the mark with seriousness and comedy in a way I cannot remember any film ever has. Oppenheimer is a decent biopic that is not particularly skillfully told. Its acting is forgettable.
Barbie will be studied as a film in the next generation for its approach to the topics of justice and gender relations. Oppenheimer, even with its serious subject, will not be discussed in 30 years because it has not added knowledge or a new way of viewing the atom bomb. The first time watching Oppenheimer was enjoyable. The second time a chore. The third was nearly torturous. It was the exact opposite with Barbie. What a rich and well told and hilarious tale. I did not expect to enjoy it even in the slightest; it was the surprise of the year. And if Gossling doesn’t win for best actor, that will be a discredit to the Academy.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
There is no real comparison between Barbie and Oppenheimer. I saw both three times at the theater. Barbie gets better each time. It is a profoundly, delicately and ingeniously crafted jeremiad that is perfectly acted and hits the mark with seriousness and comedy in a way I cannot remember any film ever has. Oppenheimer is a decent biopic that is not particularly skillfully told. Its acting is forgettable.
Barbie will be studied as a film in the next generation for its approach to the topics of justice and gender relations. Oppenheimer, even with its serious subject, will not be discussed in 30 years because it has not added knowledge or a new way of viewing the atom bomb. The first time watching Oppenheimer was enjoyable. The second time a chore. The third was nearly torturous. It was the exact opposite with Barbie. What a rich and well told and hilarious tale. I did not expect to enjoy it even in the slightest; it was the surprise of the year. And if Gossling doesn’t win for best actor, that will be a discredit to the Academy.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
This post was edited on 11/14/23 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 11/14/23 at 2:40 pm to TulaneLSU
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And if Gossling doesn’t win for best actor, that will be a discredit to the Academy.
He is campaigning for Supporting Actor…
Posted on 11/14/23 at 3:53 pm to TulaneLSU
quote:
Friend,
There is no real comparison between Barbie and Oppenheimer. I saw both three times at the theater. Barbie gets better each time. It is a profoundly, delicately and ingeniously crafted jeremiad that is perfectly acted and hits the mark with seriousness and comedy in a way I cannot remember any film ever has. Oppenheimer is a decent biopic that is not particularly skillfully told. Its acting is forgettable.
Barbie will be studied as a film in the next generation for its approach to the topics of justice and gender relations. Oppenheimer, even with its serious subject, will not be discussed in 30 years because it has not added knowledge or a new way of viewing the atom bomb. The first time watching Oppenheimer was enjoyable. The second time a chore. The third was nearly torturous. It was the exact opposite with Barbie. What a rich and well told and hilarious tale. I did not expect to enjoy it even in the slightest; it was the surprise of the year. And if Gossling doesn’t win for best actor, that will be a discredit to the Academy.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
My brother in Christ,
Your opinion on Oppenheimer is flawed in every regard. I have 0 dislike for Barbie and feel like it achieved and amazing cultural phenomenon (deservedly) through acting, direction, and set pieces, but it remains just that. A phenomenon for this point in time.
Oppenheimer on the other hand, properly framed a world defining event through acting, tone, soundtrack, direction, sound, and visuals. My second and third viewing continued to impress me with the ability to make a bunch of scientists arguing theoretical and moral ideas fascinating.
The punchline to one is whether a character played with by billions indeed, has genitalia. The punchline to the other is what the moral conundrum is to dropping a bomb that takes thousands of lives would indeed save millions in the long run.
Your opinion in this matter on two great movies remains and will ever more, be dung.
Yours,
3nOut
This post was edited on 11/14/23 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 11/14/23 at 4:15 pm to LSU6262
It was great. I hope filmmakers get back to making character driven movies and stop relying on CGI for everything.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 4:40 pm to 3nOut
Friend,
I might assume you have not read either Brighter than a Thousand Suns and American Prometheus. Both are far more interesting and more insightful than the movie. It has been nearly thirty years since I read the former and nearly twenty since I read the latter, and the film from my view is a fairly interesting depiction of both books. But that is it. And the idea that the film is groundbreaking or adds anything to the discussion about Oppenheimer, other scientists behind the bomb or the bomb itself, does not fly. Nolan, I would assume, read those books and decided to use them to form his film.
The film was interesting for a single viewing, to see the words of those books put on film. But the books give far more insight into the men and the times. It was not a bad film, nor was it a great one. It was a solid biopic. But the books bring to life the arguments in a far superior and more engaging way. Perhaps had I not read those books in my youth where they became a part of me, I might have enjoyed the movie more, for it would have felt like virgin territory. Instead, the film was an overworn trailhead leading to a view appreciated years ago.
Saved millions of lives seems an interesting way of describing the decision that birthed the culture of death. Nonetheless, it was enjoyable seeing again The Institute for Advanced Study, a beautiful place where I have enjoyed many meaningful walks.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
I might assume you have not read either Brighter than a Thousand Suns and American Prometheus. Both are far more interesting and more insightful than the movie. It has been nearly thirty years since I read the former and nearly twenty since I read the latter, and the film from my view is a fairly interesting depiction of both books. But that is it. And the idea that the film is groundbreaking or adds anything to the discussion about Oppenheimer, other scientists behind the bomb or the bomb itself, does not fly. Nolan, I would assume, read those books and decided to use them to form his film.
The film was interesting for a single viewing, to see the words of those books put on film. But the books give far more insight into the men and the times. It was not a bad film, nor was it a great one. It was a solid biopic. But the books bring to life the arguments in a far superior and more engaging way. Perhaps had I not read those books in my youth where they became a part of me, I might have enjoyed the movie more, for it would have felt like virgin territory. Instead, the film was an overworn trailhead leading to a view appreciated years ago.
Saved millions of lives seems an interesting way of describing the decision that birthed the culture of death. Nonetheless, it was enjoyable seeing again The Institute for Advanced Study, a beautiful place where I have enjoyed many meaningful walks.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
This post was edited on 11/14/23 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 11/14/23 at 4:49 pm to 3nOut
quote:
Your opinion in this matter on two great movies remains and will ever more, be dung.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:03 pm to PowerTool
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Or stand up to stretch and go to the bathroom.
Yeah. 3+ hours in a theatre with no intermission is a hard pass for me.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 10:13 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
Oppenheimer available on Prime tonight at 11PM central.
47 minutes. Debating if I should get it tonight or not.
47 minutes. Debating if I should get it tonight or not.
Posted on 12/17/23 at 7:14 pm to LSU6262
This movie should win Best Picture?
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