My mom has been trying to get to theatres to see Oppenheimer since it was first released a few weeks back. We are in our busy season on the farm, meaning it can be difficult to get away, even for a couple of hours to see a movie, so despite a few attempts to formulate solid plans, she hasn’t yet been able to see it. I, too, wanted to see it, so when my mom asked me to see it with her this past weekend, we made it work and finally got to our local cinema.
Oppenheimer is all the rage right now, and if you haven’t yet heard anything about it, I’m torn between thinking you’re a hobbit and being deeply impressed. I knew it was going to be good because of everything I had read and heard about it, and I am pleased to report it is a very, very good movie.
Starring Cillian Murphy as Julius Robert Oppenheimer and a shit ton of other huge names in the acting game, like Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Gary Oldman, and Rami Malek, to name just a few, Oppenheimer, like the name suggests, follows Robert’s life leading up to and following his development and the eventual detonation of the atomic bomb. I figured this film was going to place tremendous emphasis and focus on the explosion itself, but I was pleasantly incorrect in my hypothesizing; rather, this movie depicts the harrowing truth of the repercussions that come when power is placed in the wrong hands, and furthermore the personal life of Mr. Oppenheimer and his eventual demise. My mom and I agreed no one can top Cillian Murphy’s portrayal of Mr. Oppenheimer – he is fantastic.
The cinematography of this film is incredible, as is its dialogue. It is lengthy and I found myself fidgeting toward its conclusion, but at no point did I feel as though a scene was dragging on or anything of the sort.
If you do see this movie, I also encourage you to do some research on the land and people of Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico, and how the creation of the atomic bomb implicated them as well.
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