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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I was nervous about it being 3 hours, I sometimes have a hard time sitting through 2 hours. But it didn’t feel long at all, [b]fast moving storyline, lots to think about, interesting characters[/b]. I’d say worth seeing in a theater bc you’re forced to get off your phone and pay attention and it’s a movie you don’t want to just half watch[/quote]

Totally agree. I just saw it and feel like I need to see it again. There is a lot to unpack.
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I saw it yesterday - it's at the AMC Tyson's in IMAX. I don't think I will see it again, but I thought it was really excellent and thought-provoking on several levels.

Cillian Murphy was great in this role, but also distracting in some way. I don't know. I think it's how thin he got for this role or the way they shot his face. I realize the real Oppenheimer was fairly slight. But Murphy really portrayed a lot of the moral questioning even though he was dedicated to defeating the Nazis. So many good moments - Groves and the bombs leaving Los Alamos and Oppenheimer and the audience realizing at the same time that the thing they have been so invested in/considered theirs is out of their hands. The rally after they hear the Hiroshima news.

I kind of agree on the nudity, but I saw it more as the representation of Oppenheimer's womanizing/questionable personal life. And the two of them naked in the chairs was a reference to psychoanalysis. The scene in the hearing room was from the POV of Kitty. Still, like my husband said - without the nudity you could show this film in every high school in America.

I thought the clearance hearing/Senate hearing backdrop was cleverly done and of course Rami Malek delivered the signature Nolan twist. RDJ was great. Watching the hearings stuff was a reminder of how much of this stuff is politics and not sincere.

Shout out to Matt Damon as Gen. Groves. Thought he was fantastic and added a perfect amount of levity as well as a distinct contrast in personality/feel to the scientists.

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