Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Oppenheimer - Explosive Historical Drama" video.

  1. Christopher Nolan is more concerned with making a film than telling a story. That works in some instances but history requires storytelling and when the storytelling is weak or disjointed the product suffers. I'm one of those who hated Dunkirk because while it was visually interesting, if you didn't know anything about the evacuation going in, why it happened, how it was put together, why it worked, you didn't learn anything coming out. It sounds like he did the same thing here. I was hesitant about spending money to see this one, and this review sort of confirms my fears. I'll wait for it to stream, then wait for the price to drop. Sorry, but as someone who has studied history and read quite a bit I have learned that the narrative makes all the difference. I don't demand complete fidelity, since license is always taken, but just like I steer clear of Ron Howard bio-pics because of his cookie-cutter style of filming and cowardly character assassinations of people who aren't around to defend themselves simply to create an antagonist because that was what he was taught at film school, I steer clear of Nolan because he sucks at storytelling and just doesn't seem that interested in it. And yes, that is a run-on sentence dedicated the Drinker who is a master at their application. Cheers.
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  2. Okay, so I waited a while to watch this one, waited for it to be free with my Amazon subscription because I was so pissed off about wasting my money and time on Dunkirk that I made myself a promise never to spend another dime watching any history-based movie by this guy. That said, it was okay. The Drinker is right, the best part is the middle when they are making the bomb. I actually give Matt Damon credit for that. I thought he was a weird choice to play Leslie Groves but he pulls it off pretty well and it seems like the other actors upped their game to keep up with him. Never thought I'd say that. As for the rest, yeah, I'm with the Drinker. It had too much of a beautiful mind feel to it in the beginning and the end was highly moralistic. One thing I don't like is for a movie to lecture me. And that weird sex scene between Oppenheimer and his dead girlfriend in the middle of the Spanish Inquisition style interrogation Nolan created was just flat out off-putting. Is it too long? Yeah. Are the visuals great? Absolutely. But if you don't know much about the Manhattan Project don't expect to know anymore about it after seeing this film. Nolan is just incapable of telling a coherent story. I guess because he's not really interested in that. He likes making movies, not telling stories. That's his thing and if you like that, he's your guy. I give this one a passing grade and while I'm sorry I didn't see the explosions in the theater, I'm also glad I didn't spend any extra money to watch it. Hey Drinker, on a side, when are you going finally honor my request and review Outlaw Josie Wales or Judgment at Nuremberg? Just askin.
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