‘Oppenheimer’, first ‘biopic’ Christopher Nolan directing, his longest film to date, and perhaps his craziest, as contradictory as it may sound; its three-hour footage moves at a pace that most “blockbusters” would envy, and has added value given that it’s mostly composed of scenes where scientists and politicians almost always sit down and talk. For the rest, it fits perfectly into the filmography of its director.
In fact, it makes sense for the British to claim that he was obsessed with Oppenheimer for a long time, because the so-called “dad” profile atom bomb‘ completely coincides with that of a prototypical character of his cinema.: An intelligent, emotionally disabled, and almost always arrogant individual faces an extraordinary moral dilemma, often having to risk his own to save the world as a whole.
Oppenheimer also went down in history as the creator of one of the tools that we see in Nolan’s films, which should never be used: the machine that creates the clones made by Nikola Tesla in ‘The Final Trick’, the sonar that Batman creates from the phone signals of all his compatriots in ‘The Dark Knight’, the device Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) uses to enter his victims’ dreams in ‘Origin’ and steal their secrets. Almost always, of course, this technology is finally used.
dangerous methods
Nolan repeatedly resorted to dangerous methods to achieve his goals. For example, he shot scenes for “Interstellar” on top of a rotting glacier and blew up a Boeing 747 according to the demands of the “Tenet” scenario. And while filming ‘Oppenheimer’, he recreated the first detonation of a nuclear weapon with little recourse to CGI. It’s unlikely that he dropped a real bombshell to see the effects on camera, but if it turns out he did, there wouldn’t be much reason to be surprised.
In other words, he is a director who will do anything to reach his goal.: making blockbuster films that require not only the active participation of the audience, but also several viewings for assimilation, and that satisfy both those who go to the movies with their instinctive pursuit of entertainment and those who seek intellectual stimulation. The first is provided by images of cities closing in on themselves and frantic aerial battles; For others, moreover, they turn superhero movies into a march through the territory that separates anarchy and fascism and use the dictionary of heist movies to reflect on free will.
In other words: when telling stories about obsessive men who are willing to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. -Developing the technology needed to save Gotham, find a new home for humanity, prevent World War III, craft the most devastating weapon imaginable-, Nolan has repeatedly confirmed to us that he is one of them.
Source: Informacion
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