OPPENHEIMER (2023) Breakdown | Ending Explained, Real Life History, Making Of & Things You Missed
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Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show, I'm your host Paul and this video we're breaking down Oppenheimer.
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The movie is now out on 4k and digitally so I thought i'd go back through the film and breakdown the real life history, hidden details and all the things you might have missed in it. Nolan really put his all into this entire film and at the moment it's his longest running film clocking in at 3 hours. The imax reels for it were 11 miles long and they even invented special imax cameras to film the black and white scenes.
In order to keep the quality of these in line with the rest of the film Kodak also produced Double X Black and White film stock in 70 mm.
This film stock itself actually mirrors the Super XX sold during world was 2 which was the most popular brand amongst photojournalists.
Now the film is based on the book American Prometheus which chronicles Oppenheimers lifes. Originally optioned to Sam Mendes shortly after its 2005 release the rights to it picked up notable interest over the next 15 years. Oliver Stone was also involved at one point but it was 2019 that saw Nolan really jumping on board.
During production of Tenet Robert Pattinson gave him a book of Oppenheimers speeches in which he wrestled with opening up Pandoras Box. Oppenheimer of course gets talked about in the film. - บันเทิง
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We share a birthday! I knew something seemed familiar about you. Cheers
Nice blue harvest shout out to Mr Sunday Movies 😂
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36:20 He didn't just strip the audio to show off the visuals. No one heard the bomb go off at the moment of detonation. Everyone watched a silent bomb for the trinity test. What he showed was accurate.
Thank you
Yeah everyone was super far away
Mmhhmm, that was something I liked and pointed out to people that watched it with me; how in real life, when bombs go off you see the flash well before the sound gets to you, followed by the shock wave, unlike in the movies where it usually all happens at once. It is both accurate and a good tension building moment.
People in Hiroshima didn't recall hearing a bomb.
Yeah I don’t know where @heavyspoilers pulled that one from.
The fact is Light travels faster than sound.
An example would be how lightning is seen seconds before the thunder is heard.
I watched it with my 15 year old son, totally expecting him to be bored but he was engaged with the movie during the 3 hour runtime, and when the credits rolled he was so deep in tought, he asked for just to sit there for a bit to think. This movie touched him very deeply showing how great director Nolan really is (as if we needed more proof).
I love this !
You have a bright young man. That’s awesome.
I’m 18 and loved the film. I also like to watch old black and white movies. I hate that some of my generation don’t watch movies like these and appreciate it them.
Gary Oldman has now played Truman, Stalin, and Churchill.
that was Gary Oldman?? didn't even recognize him
@mischr34 yea it blew my mind
Now he just needs to play FDR
@@catsfan6984 Chairman Mao!
Really appreciate all the historical photos - I'm staggered by how accurate in looks the actors were to their counterparts
thank you
In final fantasy, you can stagger enemies if they are hit by enough force. So how's about that you stooping American pr!ck
I also loved the historical photos. There are quote a few in the Oppenheimer bio, American Prometheus. I find it so fascinating.
The symbolism of the apple is incredible. Bohr says 'you can lift the stone without being ready for the snake that's revealed' while holding an apple (the stone) with poison hidden inside (the snake). But the apple is also the discovery of nuclear weapons, and the snake that's revealed is the destruction of humankind.
And then barbie gave oppie a hug and said "You are Kenough."
No, says Oppenheimer, that's not how you pronounce Kenneth Branagh
You missed the post credit scene where he said "its oppin time" and proceeded to blow up the planet
Are you from the future? the video was uploaded an hour ago for me
I wish. Might have made Oppenheimer a better movie. It was so full of stuff it didn’t need.
@@Argeaux2Oppenheimer is an amazing story/ movie what are you talking about
Fun fact: Truman called him a crybaby because “he didn’t fire the bomb, I did” (the exact quote being “never bring that fucking cretin in here again, he didn’t drop the bomb. I did”)
Yeah I winced when I heard that line in the movie. Dude was ice cold.
I especially like how in the final scene his hat is wet. Movies _never_ show that, but that's a huge reason people wore hats: They kept a light rain off your head.
So I noticed, at the Christmas party, Feynman playing the bongos, terribly. Then, when they're celebrating the Trinity test, three years later, it shows him expertly playing them.
Wow I didn't even notice Feynman in the movie at all, I think my mind was just swirling with all the "modern" giants of physics that I couldn't take them all in.
@@Mike__B yeah, he's played by Jack Quaid, Huey, if you watch 'The Boys'.
Great catch
I love movies like Oppenheimer or Blackhawk Down where the cast is such a full house that you can watch it years later and go "holy crap I forgot that person was in this movie".
A neat little detail I found after seeing this movie in IMAX with 70mm film, during the Trinity test and all the sound dies out, all you hear is the projector rolling through the film and it sounded like a Geiger counter
This is what's amazing about Nolan's films. They always have a cultural impact, where it sparks debates, discussions, and web content for years to come. Interstellar re-screen's still sell out.
I grew up in Whittier, California which is where many of the scientists that worked on Project Manhattan settled after the war. I met one of these scientists. Like Oppenheimer, they all felt an obligation toward humanity after the project wrapped. But, before the first detonation at Trinity, they honestly didn’t even know if this theory would even work. This scientist swore that the entire team was so enthralled about IF it was possible that none of them ever even considered the implications of what if they were correct. He talked to me about how the night after the test, and remember that the actual detonation was hundreds of times bigger than they had even projected it would be, so it was utterly shocking to everyone on the team what they had actually unleashed. It went beyond their imagination. That several of the scientists committed suicide that night. The horror of what they unleashed was simply overwhelming to them. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but, I hope this was at least mentioned in the movie. It was certainly a powerful moment for this scientist as he recounted the events from that night.
Is there any link you can share that talks about the scientists who committed suicide?
No it wasn’t mentioned but you definitely felt the despair
Correction: at 34:29, Stimson doesn't stop Kyoto from being a target "purely due to it being his and his wife's honeymoon". He mentions their honeymoon only after saying that it's a culturally significant place for the Japanese people.
The Blue Harvest reference to Mr. Sunday Movies was like an early phase MCU easter egg 😂👏🏽
When I saw Oppenheimer, I had thought of it as almost like a Shakespearean tragedy with Oppenheimer himself. Makes even more sense considering Kenneth Branagh worked on many Shakespeare adaptations
Oppenheimer had me sweating. It was more than I could have dreamt of. I remember in the 3rd act thinking… “if I only had the score I’d still understand the entire story”. Ludwig just keeps inspiring.
I love how this movie is about how people's actions affect other people, sometimes in enormous ways...kind of like the ripple effect produced by brain rain drops.
love that analysis of it
@@heavyspoilers thanks dude, feel free to use it if you like.
Butterfly effect in its full glory 🦋🌊🌏
Yeh showed how people’s actions affected everyone.. except the people MOST affected by them. You know, like the hundreds of thousands of people vaporised and mutilated by the bombs. Think they did a real disservice to this crime against humanity by not at least showing the real photos of the aftermath at the end
Exactly, not just in the political world or thru atomic weapons but even through personal relationships. Oppenheimer’s actions have ripple effects in his personal life too- his affair with Jean, his lying about Chavalier, or having his affair with his colleagues wife - his actions effected ppl in his immediate circle that it caused him to lose respect if not support
Also, a point to mention with the stomping. There is cheering and screaming in applause but the screaming turns more chilling. I subtle feeling that the screaming is one of horror and terror. Especially after Oppenheimer leaves the building. He did see a woman's face melt off too, so it's pretty obvious I guess 😅
Although I appreciate what actors do to prepare and get ready to be in a movie, Cillian eating ONE almond a day to look gaunt like Oppenheimer is a good way to do damage to your heart etc. he so deserves every award he gets for his performance. Well done. Love all these documentaries and interviews about the movie and Oppenheimer
The poisonimg apple is so beautiful on so many level. The hate against arrogance of the established, the boldness of youth, from the destruction of Eden to saving humanity and just the emotional shift to science that leaves all these worries behind and gives Oppie direction, instantly discarding this moment of chance that could have destroyed his academic life to leading him down the path of sacrifice of his character for a greater good that spans not a generation but ultimately again humanity, whole accepting his role in the turmoil that is progress and the futility of sacrificing his soul for a none deserving world.
I never considered Strauss’s relationship with Oppenheimer to be a mirror of the East and West’s conflict over the same thing. Great observation!
It's not like that at All tho
Don't apologize for reaching. With a movie like this, reach all you want. Just makes it that much richer.
That much _reacher,_ you mean?
I'll see myself out.
Yes! There’s so much to dissect with this film!
The Mr Sunday Movies reference was so fantastic. My brain cramped for a second when I heard the beginning of the joke because it couldn’t reconcile that I was hearing something that I hear elsewhere 😂 hilarious
These videos always give me a stronger appreciation for these movies - great breakdown of my favorite movie this year!
I thought the man being sick was not a metaphor but rather a scientist shocked and disgusted by the use of the bomb. Anyway, amazing video!
Could be and probably is both
Or a continuation with the previous close-ups, especially the woman’s skin melting.
I also thought of radiation sickness, vomiting. But it works both ways.
When Oppenheimer was in the interview with the two generals that was secretly recorded they could of thought Jean was the secret informant and we know he would go to extreme methods to get rid of these informants such as killing her and making it look like suicide. That could explain the gloved hand and the fact that it’s just a theory in real life and nobody knows if she killed herslef or if it was a coverup would explain why they didn’t explain the scene with the gloved hand pushing her in
was the gloved hand not the investigators that found her?
@@itspfaff idk from my memory it was in the scene when she was still drowning but it could of been after
It’s a nod to the belief that a US operative killed her because she was a member of the communist party and a potential conduit through which information related to the Manhattan Project could flow. Jean’s brother purported this conspiracy publicly.
The ripples in water also represent the quantum model of atoms - instead of electrons being being discrete particles orbiting the nucleus, they are instead probability waves.
I think the probability waves also tie into the probability aspect of the atmosphere catching on fire during the test, and the probability aspect of if the world will end in the future due to Hydrogen bombs
Happy to say I caught on the first viewing how Oppenheimer’s starting with one student and then rapidly expanding with no signs of stopping reflected the nature of a nuclear reaction. And I was like “yay I’m a smart moviegoer”
Great detailing!! So much research. Can only happen when you are REALLY passionate about cinema
39:46 I wouldn’t call the decision murder. As it was argued in the film, and through rough estimates, dropping the bombs saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
What an amazing movie, I don't even know what to say really but it there is an awe to it, the ending is perfect as well just "I believe we did" as the last line so perfect couple that with the score, lost for words beyond that, movies like this don't come around often but I am incredibly glad they do.
Agreed. My biggest worry was how to fit the story to a public that has no idea what to expect and still be given a hero that ultimately touches you and you root for even though his surivial against the wheels politics is a cynical reality check.
One disagreement. Strauss isn’t a symbol for Russia, but for McCarthyism. Interestingly, this ground was covered some years ago in “Good Night and Good Luck,” a biopic about Edward R. Murrow and his conflict with McCarthy himself, which was also filmed in b/w, since this was the time of b/w TV.
Spot on. Thought that was a weird reading, especially when they get most of the analysis right
@@saoirsedeltufo7436 Thanks. And if you ever get the chance to track down “Good Night …,” please do. It’s AMAZING. And quite relevant considering our current times.
There are two fascinating things about the movie that often go unnoticed. Leo Szilard got it right when he said not to use the bomb. If the world didn’t know, they wouldn’t waste money chasing an unachievable weapon. Also, the Trinity bomb had holes covered with masking tape, but it wasn’t, the covering was Tampax. I think this should be mentioned.
I've still only seen this movie once--in IMAX--but even having seen it ~ 5 months ago, im convinced this is one of the best movies ever made (even if it's not my favorite of the decade to date or even this year).
The Blue Harvest joke was tops, mate
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
― Albert Einstein
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN !!!!!!!! Cheers and thank you for making this !!!!
Phenomenal breakdown paul!
Marvelous video! I get so much more out of the movie. Thanks to you.
28:42 a Mr Sunday Movies reference always get me to chuckle lol. Nice one
17:13 you say Oppie can speak other languages, the subtitles say ''Oppenheimer can speak fluent German". He was lecturing in Dutch at that point in the movie. And even funnier it was complete gibberish. Nolan talked about omitting various technical words that would've been too hard to memorise and Cillian Murphy phonetically spoke the rest, which just resulted in absolute nonsense words. But I guess for anyone that doesn't know Dutch it sounded 'foreign enough'. 😆
Do you happen to know how much "nonsense" it actually was? Was it the equivalent of someone "speaking Spanish" and then saying "Amigo gracias enchillada torta blanco"??
there were no discernible words. If you've ever seen that video of 'What English sounds to non-native speakers'. It was like that, similar to Simlish.@@Mike__B
I speak fluent German and understand spoken Dutch, but I couldn't figure out what he was trying to say when I watched the scene in the theater.
Thank you for adding Green Trivia to the video 😉 it’s like I’m watching the multiverse of TH-camrs or something when you guys reference each other. You should’ve tossed in the guy screaming from Swamp Thing too. Or a coconut with googly eyes for my guy Charl
Thank you Paul.
Hell yes! I have been waiting for this!
Thanks for this!
Now I can finally watch this!!! Just saw the film a few days ago!!! THANKS for this!!!!
Great breakdown 💪🏽
“A man from hereditary runs off to do it” I spat my drink out lol they really did bring an all star cast in every role
Excellent breakdown of an amazing movie! Cheers Mate 🍻
The "chain reaction" discussion at the end was the best.
27:23
I was fully expecting a mention for these little mushroom cloud like window stickers.
Good stuff, mate.
Outstanding, Intelligent Analysis! 👍
Thank you
So glad they re-released it for IMAX a few weeks ago because i missed it the first time around. To 100% appreciate the film i needed to experience it in theaters.
awesome breakdown, just re-watched the movie and wow it's so good
Great video man! I grabbed a wallet too with your code!
Ey thank you so much
ah-ah, the Mr.Sunday Movies send off was hilarious!! XDDD
In many ways the Avengers could be seen as a reflection of the Manhattan Project. Groves being Fury and the fissile materials being the Infinity Stones.
Look at Mr dapper Paul, suit and tie. Looking slick.
You do such amazing work with these videos! I know you must have to do a ton of research to make them!
Is there any way you could do one on "The Good Shepard"!? It's an amazing spy movie and I think it would great if you explained it!
God damn! You've posted this video a day after I went 5th time to the theatre for this film.
I love good coincidence
LMAO as soon as I started to hear Star Wars all I could think about was "blue harvest", so I started chuckled due to Mr Sunday Movies, and then full on laughed out loud when you called him out!
Oppenheimer is about a boomb. It's crazy you just made this, cuz I finally decided to watch it just before seeing this
Great breakdown for an awesome film 👍
Great overview! Now I have to spend another 3 hours rewatching the movie. I liked it but wasn’t completely sold. Now I realize I missed so much.
In my head cannon it’s the prequel to Godzilla
this was excellent. can’t wait to watch again after seeing this
Finally got to watch this last night, what a breakdown 👏
Hey man great video! Love these breakdowns! Just one note, you need to bring back Definition! It’s the holidays you guys need to bury the hatchet!
Loooool I respect the commitment to this bit
I love the reply but I don’t know what you are talking about.
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38:45 I always interpreted the guy throwing up as someone who wasn’t buying the war propaganda and saw it for what it was, the killing of thousands.
Great analysis
Thank you and huge thank you for being a member too, really means a lot
awesome!!
26:23 Edward Teller is father of the much more powerful fusion Hydrogen Bomb, unleashing a force that is 1,000 times greater than the fission predecessor.
One of your best... THE best...
Big shouts out to mr Sunday movies. One of the best channels on TH-cam
What they did at Los Alamos was incredible. And you can't spare five seconds to confirm the correct pronunciation of "Feyman"
I appreciate your analysis, but your understanding of Strauss is not accurate. When he corrected Oppenheimer's pronunciation of his name, he was not denying his Jewish heritage. He said that "Strawz" was the southern pronunciation ( he was born in West Virginia). He was a devout Jew. He introduces himself to Oppenheimer as the president of a synagogue in Manhattan. Oppenheimer is the one who was not devout. And Strauss was a self-made millionaire, an investment banker, who was a financial benefactor to many scientists.
Also, there is a crucial scene that everyone seems to be missing. Oppenheimer gives a speech to members of the Rand Corporation, at which he states his belief that the US government should publicly reveal the contents of its nuclear arsenal. He thinks that the Soviets will voluntarily limit their own nuclear arsenal to coincide with the number of weapons in the US arsenal. He assumed that both countries would prioritize peace over war and profits ( which was naive). The audience for that speech included Strauss (as head of the AEC, which Oppenheimer was speaking on behalf of), along with members of the military and government. Look up the Rand Corporation if you are unfamiliar with it. It was the wrong crowd for Oppenheimer to have suggested this to, and it put Strauss in a position of having to do damage control for the AEC. This was Oppenheimer's fatal mistake, and it was Strauss' main motivation for having his security clearance revoked permanently.
This is how I found out Oppenheimer was out on digital. Know my plans for this weekend then!
so glad to have seen this in theaters and now I can own it at home
Had no idea MatPat cameoed in Oppenheimer! @23:30
Actually, "Einstein" in German means "one stone" or "a stone", not just stone. But since he threw one stone into the water, this still fits. 🙂
I'm glad Christopher Nolan finally got his due award-wise. He's been one of the most significant directors of our time and his movies are constantly being analyzed and are subject of much debate. Not sure his awarding of best director and picture were all due to this one film, or something like "Return of the King" getting all kinds of awards, where it was really cumulative for the entire LOTR trilogy. Christopher Nolan obviously saw great things in Cillian Murphy that he kept putting him in his films until he was cast in the right part to truly encapsulate his talent as an actor.
Sunday movies reference had me rolling
I like your Jurassic park catch
12:57 love the video but this I gotta correct, since it probably is the inverse of what was actually the case. Strauss was an observant Jew, and active in the Jewish community, being President of the largest Reform synagogue in New York, sat on the board of the American Jewish Committee, and worked in several organisations that supported Jewish settlers in Palestine prior to the Holocaust. He was also proudly a (Southern) American, which is why he insisted on his name being pronounced like ‘Straws’ instead of the German pronunciation Oppenheimer defaults to.
It was Oppenheimer who was a thoroughly secular Jew, having been raised by affluent, assimilationist, non-observant parents who were ethical humanists.
If anything it was Strauss who might have cause to resent Oppenheimer for being insufficiently Jewish despite his heritage, rather than the other way around
37:31
Oh well happy belated birthday brother lol
Not many know that the character Dr. Strangelove was inspired by Edward Teller. So it becomes the perfect sequel to Oppenheimer ^
Ah haha I never knew The Police did a song about Oppie
It wasn’t the Police, the song is called Russians by Sting from his album The Dream of the Blue Turtles released on 1985; The song it’s not about Oppenheimer, it’s about the Cold War and the MAD doctrine. Sting during the song rejects eastern and western leaders points of view. He wonders and hope that the Russians love their children too so the world is not set on fire by Oppenheimer’s deadly toy.
Great movie. After first time watching I knew that I'll watch it once again
The very Paul of a masterpiece film breakdown. And by Paul I mean aka Definition.
Good catch in seeing that Strauss saw his world in a very black and white sort of way
Brilliant
Can you add time stamps to skip the sponsor part of the videos?
Russians by Sting is an excellent song.
"you cant put the toothpaste back in the tube" is CRAZY
The balance of power is maintained that way
Nolan “They are all Connected”😮😮
43:21 As a fellow Hungarian like Teller, I can say...we can hold a grudge for a lifetime...lol. Over the smallest slight at that.