Is this the first 1940s era movie you've ever seen?

Yeah, they'd be a lot more comfortable in dry-fit golf polos

Sgt. Hartman said:

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If they were in the freaking desert why was everyone wearing coats and sweaters during the Trinity Test and bomb drop in July and August?

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Los Alamos is over a mile in elevation. The Trinity test site is just under 5000 ft above sea level. Having spent summer months near both locations, you'll want a jacket or sweatshirt handy when the sun gets low.

G.I.Bro said:

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Yeah, they'd be a lot more comfortable in dry-fit golf polos

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MiniShrike said:

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My wife and I loved it.

The three hour runtime doesn't feel like it and the movie definitely hit hard with us.

The actual test scene was quite emotional because I could empathize with the exultation of the scientists with doing something that had never been done before (and might have been bad news for them) while at the same time realizing what they had done and what would happen with their work. Tough stuff for those of us who grew up with bomb drills. RDJ, Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt absolutely crush it.

For a movie that's all dialogue and little action, it's a magnificent achievement. It'll take me some time to process because I'm not very bright, but I look forward to watching it again.

For those worried about the runtime: the second time you see boobs is a great time to run to the restroom. You won't miss anything.

3.5 thumbs up out of 4.

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The hero we deserve. This should be a feature in every movie review, and with such memorable reference points as well.

I've liked Hartnett since his big screen debut - Halloween H20.

Oppenheimer: “I have blood on my hands”

President Truman:pic.twitter.com/ccVCttSWhm

— Stephen Geiger (@Stephen_Geiger) July 24, 2023

oppenheimer: i feel bad about making the bomb :(

truman:pic.twitter.com/QhD080bhIl https://t.co/YYy9jduRJ1

— Marcus Finch (@ocmd73) July 24, 2023

TCTTS said:

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oppenheimer: i feel bad about making the bomb :(

truman:pic.twitter.com/QhD080bhIl https://t.co/YYy9jduRJ1

— Marcus Finch (@ocmd73) July 24, 2023

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Baby Billy will never fail to make me laugh.

I Am A Critic said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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where people are really slow to let go of the Covid fear.

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As much as you bring it up when it's irrelevant to the conversation, it sounds like you're having a hard time letting go too.

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Good gosh almighty. There has never been a truer post on this site.

TCTTS said:

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A censored version of ‘OPPENHEIMER’ is being screen in several countries, with a CGI black dress covering Florence Pugh. pic.twitter.com/3SXea7pbCt

— Florence Pugh Daily (@bestofpugh) July 24, 2023

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If they had kept her in her buzz cut and nose ring, no need for censoring. Audience would have thought she was a man, and the boobs could have flown freely

I'm ready for Robert Downey, Jr to start being more active in non marvel movies. Seeing him here just reminds how amazing he is.

He told Albert that this pond smelled like updog and Albert said what's up dog and they both got a good laugh.

Yeah he was just expressing his concern about where the world was headed, and he tied it back to their earlier conversation on if the bomb would ignite the atmosphere.

For the record, with this scene, I don't think *Nolan* is saying we're doomed. That's not his verdict. Like most of the movie, he's simply depicting Oppenheimer's point of view, and it's Oppenheimer's belief that he himself just doomed the world. IMO, that final shot is a depiction of his guilt... literally, a destroyer of worlds.

I saw it last night and I am a huge WWII history buff and have been my entire life. I did wonder if those who did not have that backgroud would have trouble understsanding the plot, but this thread shows that they did not have trouble. I want to watch it next with captioning because some of the dialogue moves so fast my 75 year old ears could not keep up.


I am NOT a movie critic, but I can understand fully how a truely brilliant mind could fully understand the potential impact of being a species that create a weapon that could destroy life on earth as we know it. I remember so well those atomic bomb drills at school growing up and a nation gripped by fear during the face off of our crisis with Cuba.

I thought that the depiction of him walking out of the celebration of the first bomb and stepping on the charred ashes left from a largely evaporated body was telling. While no actual shots of the aftermath are shown, that is also his reaction to a film view of the aftermath.. We don't see the film, we see his reaction to the film.

On a much earlier question on wearing coats..remember there had been rain and a New Mexico high country night. It was probably quite cool. I knew that we were careless through not understand during the early years..not just war years..of atomic research and tested above ground. The one thing I came home and researched last night was if any of the scientists who were so exposed to Trinity died of radiation related issues and found my answer. I also looked at civilian casualties. The gradual switch in the depiction of RDJ's character from almost a narrator to a villain was beyond brilliant. So many great performances.

I've watched this scene another three times since posting it, and not only am I now more convinced than ever of what I said above, it makes me want to see the movie again so bad. Like a couple of Nolan movies in the past I grew to love and appreciate more over time, I can already feel this one rising the ranks as well.

For me, I figure Oppenheimer will be a movie that I will watch all the way through once every few years.

I'm already thinking about watching it again this weekend.

Same here. There are so few movies I look forward to these days, and so few that live up to or exceed my expectations, but this one was a rare treat. Such a cool movie.