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A little background on Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan is behind many famous movies which you've probably seen such as Tenet, Interstellar, Inception & Dunkirk. There's always been something interesting about Nolans' ability to tap into ones 'mind', by making cinematic experiences which not only require you to observe the movie visually, but also cognitively, by challenging you to sometimes understand complex concepts. Tenet is a great example of that; by taking the flow of time as we know it and turning it both ways, making time both go forwards but also backwards, that alone sounds confusing and most people only truly understand the movie on the 2nd watch, due to the cognitive challenge presented by Nolan.
'Oppenheimer' By Nolan
Story
the story is based on the 2005 book "American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin", but I will give a little run down of it.
Oppenheimer follows J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist, who is often known as "father of the atomic bomb" due to developing the first ever atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project during the second world war.
It's 1939, and the Germans are an increasing threat, so together with the US government. J. Robert
Oppenheimer partakes in a highly secretive project to develop the first ever nuclear bomb. They succeed in this endeavor by 1945, but no one - even Robert - could've ever predicted the sheer consequences of creating the means for mankind to be able to destroy itself.
Oppenheimer partakes in a highly secretive project to develop the first ever nuclear bomb. They succeed in this endeavor by 1945, but no one - even Robert - could've ever predicted the sheer consequences of creating the means for mankind to be able to destroy itself.
Thoughts (before release)
I've come to the realization during the exciting wait for the release, that I likely underestimated what this cinematic experience inclines; I've been to the movies many times, but I've never had to stop and think how to prepare for one, like I have for this one. The story it's based on is really tragic by itself, so I can't even start to imagine what kind of toll it might take on me. All of this might sound like a stretch, and to be frank it might be the case, but one thing I'm sure of is seeing these kinds of headlines don't make it any less agonizing to wait for the movie.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-reviews-cillian-murphy-b2362061.htmlOf course I can't blindly take any article as fact, but considering how prevalent nuclear bombs still are today, and how they're used by powers as threats, I think that can make people resonate with the outcome of the Manhattan Project a lot more, and thus provoke deeper feelings; the threat seems very real.
I will inevitably watch the movie, but also considering all that I've just said; I don't know whether to look forward to it or not.
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