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Oppenheimer
And even to an extent interstellar
I just find recent Nolan massively overrated
Which is ironic because The Prestige, Memento and even Dunkirk are great
- Oppenheimer
  YES. For me it was especially disappointing because I'm exactly the target market for this kind of film on every level.
- I think he plays with the timelines of some of his movies a bit too much to the point it’s just a chore to sort it all out. At the end of Oppenheimer I’m just like…great, now I need to watch this again. It still made sense but going back with the context of oh that scene is like years prior to the one we just watched…and that one goes after this other one.
  I still need to watch Dunkirk again because I honestly think the theater spliced a reel in the wrong spot. I was back at my parents for some reason that summer and saw it with them and some of my siblings…everybody was a little lost. So I’m withholding judgement on that till I see it again.
  Interstellar was at least more or less linear just with time acceleration.
  I haven’t even seen Tenet yet but from what I’ve heard…
  Prestige and Memento(oddly enough) I don’t have an issue with…
  
  Interstellar was at least more or less linear just with time acceleration.
  Except the library bit. If I stop Interstellar before the ending then I can enjoy it.
  
  Tenet is just laughably bad from an audio but also writing POV.
  Cool concept tho. He just managed to ruin it.
  I’d still recommend you watch it just for those two things.
  
  Unless you're seeing films at some kind of cinema revival, nobody does reels anymore. You saw the reel Dunkirk, so to speak.
  
  Dunkirk was a weird exception
  Warner Bros. is looking to make the most of it. The studio has announced that theaters in the U.S. and Canada will be showing Dunkirk in all its glory in 125 locations around the country, the widest 70-mm release in 25 years. To make that happen, the movie will be shown in 30 IMAX theaters that are equipped with 70-mm projectors. In addition, 95 old 70-mm projectors, once thought to be a technology destined for obsolescence, have been resuscitated and installed in select theaters.
  
  Interesting. I wonder if Seattle Cinerama was part of that at the time? The film did have a great visual appeal, but the script definitely fell short.
- I both loved and hated Interstellar. Really loved the storytelling and visuals, really hated how sci-fi/magical it got towards the end
  I remember thinking at the end "wait, what was the entire point of this?"
  
  Agree. A non-library cut is what is needed.
  
  It feels like it should've been 2 films. The last quarter or so of the film just felt a bit rushed and overly-convenient. I absolutely loved the world building and general lore to the movie though
- The more I thought about Oppenheimer the less I understood why people liked it so I 100% relate
  
  The thing that gets me is that it was simultaneously way too long while also finding a way to be too short. Obviously years of history have to be compressed to fit into three hours of cinema, but they distilled what was originally months worth of conversation down to one or two lines of dialog in some cases. It's more off-putting to me than a two-hour film would have been if they had just skipped some of the details.
  I wish they had just taken some creative license and done what the writers of the miniseries Chernobyl did with the fictional Ulana character:
- I liked Oppenheimer because I found the man compelling, plus the cinematography and pace really complimented the drama of his life in a way that kept me engaged. I think one's enjoyment of the movie really comes down to if they find the decisions he made interesting or dramatic enough to be worth watching for 3 hours. If you find that boring then there's nothing really there to enjoy.
  
  I think it was the most useless movie to watch/record in IMAX. The trinity test was visually extremely disappointing (Nolan’s fault for not wanting to use CGI and rely on practical effects to mimick a nuclear explosion was just stupid..) and also Oppie as a character in the movie is extremely bland and shallow
  And finally once again the only relevant female character is laughably bad.
  IMO from barbenheimmer, Barbie was the best movie or at least the one I’d more easily rewatch
- Beyond the Barbenheimer memes, everyone pretty much forgot that movie existed after a few weeks.

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