• @JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world
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    1723 days ago

    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

    • @REDACTED@infosec.pub
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      23 days ago

      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?”

    • Maven (famous)
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      523 days ago

      The more I thought about Oppenheimer the less I understood why people liked it so I 100% relate

      • Fuck spez
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        622 days ago

        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:

      • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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        522 days ago

        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.

      • @JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world
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        322 days ago

        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.

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand
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        322 days ago

        Unless you’re seeing films at some kind of cinema revival, nobody does reels anymore. You saw the reel Dunkirk, so to speak.

    • @Ibaudia@lemmy.world
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      323 days ago

      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.

      • @JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world
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        222 days ago

        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

    • @skisnow@lemmy.ca
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      221 days ago

      Oppenheimer

      YES. For me it was especially disappointing because I’m exactly the target market for this kind of film on every level.