'Oppenheimer' Nolanfans User Reviews

The upcoming epic thriller based on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.
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Paradoxicalparabola wrote:
September 3rd, 2023, 4:16 pm
physicshistoryguy wrote:
September 3rd, 2023, 12:53 pm
Well, I think I'm realizing, after my sixth viewing and my second in 70mm IMAX, that I'm at the point where there are diminishing returns for subsequent viewings. :P The film is still as engaging and entertaining as ever, but I'm not getting anything new out of it, aside from a line or two of dialogue that I can now understand better.
It seems to me like you are tired. Sixth viewing… maybe you are right, or maybe not. Maybe let it sit for a while because I get the impression you are looking for more hidden details, ambiguities to ponder about or whatever. Let it breathe. :)
Certainly! Watching a film six times over the span of a little over a month, even one I like this much and about a topic I'm passionate about, probably isn't good for my health. :P

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physicshistoryguy wrote:
September 3rd, 2023, 6:35 pm

Certainly! Watching a film six times over the span of a little over a month, even one I like this much and about a topic I'm passionate about, probably isn't good for my health. :P

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666kalpa wrote:
September 4th, 2023, 12:41 pm
physicshistoryguy wrote:
September 3rd, 2023, 6:35 pm

Certainly! Watching a film six times over the span of a little over a month, even one I like this much and about a topic I'm passionate about, probably isn't good for my health. :P
I know I've expressed this sentiment before, but I still find it absolutely incredible that the reaction to a film about a physicist can be compared to drugs and addiction (and a physicist who isn't Heisenberg!).

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physicshistoryguy wrote:
September 4th, 2023, 2:30 pm
I know I've expressed this sentiment before, but I still find it absolutely incredible that the reaction to a film about a physicist can be compared to drugs and addiction (and a physicist who isn't Heisenberg!).
I share your sentiment! I think it’s a phenomenal thing what Oppenheimer has achieved in almost every way. Therefore, I feel it’s understandable many people gravitate so much towards the film. The way I see it, it's unprecedented.

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Paradoxicalparabola wrote:
September 4th, 2023, 6:20 pm
physicshistoryguy wrote:
September 4th, 2023, 2:30 pm
I know I've expressed this sentiment before, but I still find it absolutely incredible that the reaction to a film about a physicist can be compared to drugs and addiction (and a physicist who isn't Heisenberg!).
I share your sentiment! I think it’s a phenomenal thing what Oppenheimer has achieved in almost every way. Therefore, I feel it’s understandable many people gravitate so much towards the film. The way I see it, it's unprecedented.
Here's hoping it'll convince studios to back more scientific biopics or dramas, maybe again with Nolan at the helm. :D

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