Burn, Cool, Unload, Reload
Just as many film savants had predicted, Oppenheimer bagged the Best Picture Award in this year’s Oscars. I saw the film days before the ceremony, and I, too, made the same prognosis. It just has the making of a classic: magnificent screen performances from its lead actors (Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey, Jr., and Matt Damon), fabulous cinematography, and an innovative screenplay. The last is hardly surprising since unconventional storytelling is one of the hallmarks of Christopher Nolan’s works. But just as many people found Nolan’s 2017 film Dunkirk a little confusing owing to its unconventional storytelling style, some people might also be hard-pressed to fo llow Oppenheimer ’s narrative, which jumps back and forward in time. People who are not familiar with the historical events from the end of the First World War to the beginning of McCarthyism in the United States would also be at a disadvantage. In other words, Oppenheimer is a marvelous film that will remind you of the 1941 f...