Saw it in theaters twice. Still got such a rush of emotions during the Trinity scene even though I knew from history what would happen. That’s a sign of a great director.
I thought the trinity explosion was underwhelming, it didn’t even look close to a nuclear explosion. The opening scene with the fireball making contact with the ground looked much better. I watched it 3 times in theatres and I kinda chuckled the 3rd time looking at how bad the trinity test explosion was haha
@@ReverseFlash23 Yeah completely relying on practical explosions and not using archival footage was a misstep imo. The famous slo mo airburst explosion footage would’ve been way more impactful
@@ReverseFlash23 I have to agree. I was so disappointed with the explosion. The whole movie was hyping up to that moment and it was like poof, done. Literally poof. I've seen video of the real test and it was much more impressive, even in lo-fi black and white.
Nolan somehow managed to make a 3 hour drama that’s so jam packed that there isn’t a SINGLE good moment to take a pee-break and that reminds you of the very real ever-present dread that atomic weapons exist in our world.
I ran into that problem too. One night I was gonna pop my 4K in just to see how it looked, and I ended up watching the entire thing in one sitting because there was no good place to pause even tho I had work the next day 🤣
EXACTLY!!! I just watched it on my big screen on Peacock and I didn't budge a bit. By the time the movie ended, I was gasping for air. This was an incredible movie from start to finish.
@@drumaticpageofmusic4148 That is not a problem, that is a miracle, and a moviefan should be jumping around for joy like a mexican bean if he/she sees or even has a film like that.
The shot of the V2 rocket teased earlier in the movie, then shown again at the end, but then this time it pans to reveal it’s not just one, but many… man, that’s gotta be one of my favorite things that Nolan has put to the big screen. Such a chilling ending.
“Is it possible they talked about something more important” And what are they actually talking about?? The possible end of the world… Such a great film and awesome reaction thank you.
ENORMOUS props to Ludwig Gorannson for his incredible score for this film. It's been a pretty regular repeat since I came out of the theater after watching the film for the first time lol.
@@pauldeak3265 I've seen a couple people make that argument, but I honestly don't hear it. Maybe for a couple pieces, but that's it. There are so many unique tracks in the film. Can You Hear the Music, American Prometheus, Trinity, Destroyer of Worlds, Quantum Mechanics, etc..... To be fair, I was also not the biggest fan of Tenet though (really the only Nolan film that did not really grip me), so maybe I'm just not hearing the similarities between the two scores if there are any.
Your commentary and insight is so much more literate and analytical than many other reactors, really enjoyed this reaction! And honestly you might be the first reactor I've watched who picked up on the reason for the color and B&W. Bravo haha
Winner of 7 Oscars: Best Picture, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan Best Director, Christopher Nolan Best Actor, Cillian Murphy Best Supporting Actor, Robert Downey Jr Best Film Editing, Jennifer Lame Best Original Score, Ludwig Gorranson Best Cinematography, Hoyte Van Hoytema.
The last line and the way Cillian delivers it, truly is a gut punch. And yes, the guy who plays Neils Bohr, aka Kenneth Branagh, is in 'Murder on the Orient Express' and if you're going to watch all of Nolan's films you'll see him again, in 'Tenet' and 'Dunkirk.' He somewhat of a protagonist in one and the antagonist in the other.
Well I am a scientist and I can tell you the sound thing at the bomb testing was accurate. From where they were watching the explosion, there would have been about a minute delay between seeing the light and hearing the sound/experiencing the shockwave. One thing I found really funny is that the actor who played Werner Heisenberg (Matthias Schweighöfer) is a German actor who’s mostly known for doing cheesy rom coms. Also I don‘t know if you already know this or not, since you have a history degree but a poisoned apple ties Oppenheimer to another brilliant man of his time called Allen Turing. He was a British mathematician who built the first “computer” ever to decrypt the enigma a German encryption machine. Sadly he later took his own life by eating an apple that he poisoned with cyanide. There is an incredible movie about him and his work during world war 2 called The Imitation Game, I highly recommend you watch it
Fun fact, that would constitute a whopping 4% of the entire DoD defense budget for 2023, a huge portion considering that was just for the development and production of the first device.
I've seen this movie a few times before this reaction and always assumed the black and white parts were anything having to do with the first trial, but it didn't quite work and never made complete sense. The simple "it's from his perspective" explanation makes so much sense. Even many of the camera shots during the black and white scenes are from behind Struass's head, giving us his perspective.
Actually I'm pretty sure the colour is subjective, from Oppenheimers point of view, and the black and white is objective, historically impartial and accurate. Its why the performances are noticeably different in the scene we see from both styles.
Dang I never realized Kitty might have had postpartum depression. That definitely needs to be represented more. All your reactions are so insightful! Hate having to wait two weeks between uploads!
Yeah, I knew it was something related to that, but I didn't know the term. I thought it was more of Kitty's disappointment that the reason why she wasn't happy with Harrison was still prevalent: a brilliant woman forced to be a housewife. By the way, more awareness about postpartum depression has to be there. I keep hearing a lot of news about young mothers accidentally murdering their babies out of desperate attempts to make them quiet. When I was young, when someone in our family had a child recently, some of our relatives especially other mothers and middle-aged women used to stick around the mother and child to take over when the child gets grumpy and feed it whenever necessary. I don't know if this practice is still around in this generation of atomic families. Nannies are there, but not everyone can afford/trust nannies. Families stick together.
Really great film and both Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey, Jr. definitely earned their praise and awards. I didn't really like that Robert Oppenheimer practically abandoned his family, tho. The toll that the Manhattan Project took on him was overbearing.
Downey absolutely did deserve it @@juniegyllenhaal3937 😂 . And matt damon seriously , his entire performance felt so artificial , looked like he had piles or something .
@@juniegyllenhaal3937 Are you joking? His monologue near the end of him absolutely losing it over the trial is one of the best pieces of acting I've ever seen, period.
Nolan pulls a multi ending again like Dark Knight, Inception, and Prestige. "We thought we might start a chain reaction that will destroy the world, I believe we did". This revelation is not just metaphorical for other countries to build bigger bombs that could potentially destroy the world, but also it starts the chain reaction of Lewis Strauss campaign to discredit and destroy Oppenheimer who was condescending to him, but ends up getting denied from the cabinet himself. The Atomic Bomb = Ego, I have one, someone has a bigger one, everyone loses.
Atomic = Ego is an interesting perspective. How i took this film was when Ernest Lawrence tells Oppenheimer when telling him to get his act together by saying that Oppenheimer ain't just self important but actually important. For me that was the summary of movie where Lewis Strauss was self important while Oppenheimer being actually important.
I saw it in Theater with my wife and loved it so much I had to go back with my daughter and watch it in IMAX. What a movie. Truly a masterpiece from Christopher Nolan.
@@hkaayaakuu Oh, well then yes, she's married. I just saw you had almost 40 likes and no one corrected you, so I was wondering if she divorced XD All good tho
I think Emily Blunt said it best about the film. That Nolan had Trojan Horse'd a biopic into a thriller. I love how Nolan crafts a series of small "detonations" of emotions, to all go off at the end. Much like the pulling/demolition of a building. Nolan does this in most of his films, e.g. Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Inception, Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight. *boom boom boom boom BOOM!!!* Oh, and how about the music??? Especially that small scene near the start of the film, after "Can you hear the music, Robert?" Is that not phenomenal? Probably one of the big scenes that contributed to Goransson winning an Oscar. Loved your reaction, I would have liked this video a bunch more times if it would let me!
This is Nolan's crowning achievement in what is already a long career of hit films. This film's editing and storytelling style, the way it rapidly jumps between time periods, this is a style that Nolan has been experimenting with since The Prestige (2007). Not all of his films are like this, but you can see shades of this style in The Prestige, Inception, Tenet, and Dunkirk. He perfected the technique for Oppenheimer, and I think the results were spectacular!
I knew you were a teacher but didn't know it was history you taught. As someone who once considered becoming a history teacher that's awesome to find out. You should definitely react to more history films
Great reaction like always, This movie is another masterpiece from Nolan. What he has put before our eyes definitively deserves to be seen, as does Cillian Murphy's performance in the role of Oppenheimer and the irreconcilable but fantastic, but Robert Downey Jr. in the role of Lewis Strauss is in another level what a great performance truly amazing. The Trinity Test recreation was filmed without special effects, Nolan is no stranger to recreating dramatic events on the big screen but in perhaps his most ambitious move yet, the director decided to film the atomic bomb test without using any CGI or visual effects. That means what you see on screen really did take place - although on a smaller scale. The movie opens with an ominous opening caption, which reads: “Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity.” The film is based on Kai Bird’s 2005 Oppenheimer biography American Prometheus and explaining the comparison, Kai writes in his book: “Like that rebellious Greek god Prometheus who stole fire from Zeus and bestowed it upon humankind, Oppenheimer gave us atomic fire. The cast lived together during filming, Nolan moved his cast and crew into digs together. Emily Blunt likened the situation to ‘summer camp’ and told People: “We were all in the same hotel in the middle of the New Mexican desert. We only had each other.” in another unusual move, Nolan wrote the script in first person in order to reflect how most of the film is being told from Oppenheimer’s perspective and using his memories. Matt Damon told in an interview: “I’ve never seen that done before. Instead of ‘Oppenheimer walks across the room,’ it’s ‘I walk across the room.’ This was a way for him to signal that, Okay, this is what the movie’s going to feel like. It’s going to feel immediate.” I have to say if you love Nolan movies and the storytelling like he does you should watch "Tenet" it also has some kind of conection with this movie it touches the subject of Oppenheimer. you really should watch that. Keep up the good work.
Man, I watched this at the theater with my wife… the Trinity test scene… I really considered walking out of the theater… my anxiety was just way out of control and… you already know what’s gonna happen! This film deserved every award it won👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
As a history buff, you might like another *Cillian Murphy* film - *The Wind That Shakes The Barley* . It's set in Ireland during the Irish War for Independence and the Irish Civil War. Bring your tissues.
This is a great movie. I am always both horrified by and thankful for the atomic bomb. My Grandfather was going to be landing in mainland Japan had they not surrendered. Based on the casualty projections of Operation Downfall, I probably would not be here. I love military history and have studied the war in depth for two and a half decades and as terrible as it is, in my opinion, the bombings were necessary and lifesaving long-term. It was the less terrible of two horrific options. Hundreds of thousands dead or over ten million dead. I asked a veteran what he thought of the bombings. He said, "When you sucker punch someone, you can't complain when he flattens you." I had to edit some language in his response.
I watched the movie twice and still didn't realize that was Gary Oldman as President Truman until someone pointed it out 🤦. The whole cast absolutely killed it, especially Robert Downey Jr during the 3rd act!
There is a very annoying misconception about the portrayal of the nuclear explosion in this movie, and in general. If you want the action-packed thrilling sound blasting experience from the explosion like it is in most movies, you are in the wrong place. You are not going to get that in Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is supposed to show you exactly how the Los Alamos scientists and faculty members experienced the Trinity test. A very realistic portrayal. You see the pillar of fire first because of the insane speed of light and then hear the sound, plus the shockwave passing through. In real life, this is how it would seem for anyone observing a nuclear detonation from a distance similar to that of the people in Los Alamos. The stuff you see in other movies, you would have to observe from a distance so close, death is guaranteed. Not from the distances shown in those same movies.
When you say you taught world history, what grade level are we talking about? High School level? Grade School level? Also, what does the curriculum usually include when teaching World History? Is there a specific time period?
One of the few movies I've seen in my life where at the end there was stunned silence with peoples mouths open, sitting in aghast, shock in their eyes. Probably took at least a minute for people to snap out of it and there was still silence as everyone walked out. Seeing this in IMAX was beyond spectacular. The visuals, the sound, the acting, feeling everything sitting on your chest..... Had to experience it again the very next day. This was made for IMAX.
Nolan winning the Oscar for Oppenheimer reminds me of Julianne Moore winning for Still Alice. You have an artist who has consistently been a trendsetter in their previous works yet continuously ignored until they make, what is essentially, A Regular Movie. Oppenheimer is good but it’s a very straightforward biopic elevated with the frenetic editing of The Dark Knight.
Ok. So you went right into 'Oppenheimer' before 'Dunkirk' Thought that you would do it by chronology, both historically speaking and in terms of Nolan movies. Nevertheless, thank you for reacting to the Best Picture award winner for 2023. I like the approach the movie took in that it did not attempt to editorialize. It basically presented the events as they happened and let the viewers decide for themselves how they wish to perceive the totality of what they saw and its historical legacy. From a directorial, cinematography and casting standpoint, all of these elements are topnotch. Found an interesting tidbit about Christopher Nolan first becoming aware of Oppenheimer as a youth, after hearing the lyric "How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer's deadly toy?" in the Sting song "Russians" from 1985.
I feel like everytime I watch a reaction from you I am gaining new perspectives on movies I have already seen and thought about and it is just wonderful! Also, Cillian Murphy's acting was out of this world, the way he could portray so much emotions without saying a word or moving a muscle
This was an unbelievable experience seeing in IMAX. Even watching it at home with good headphones it's still tremendous. While Oppenheimer isn't my favorite Nolan film (my favorite is Interstellar), it's still incredible watching a master filmmaker and storyteller at work. The ending of this film is seared into my mind and soul forever.
Watch dunkirk for the next reaction.. the entire movie was filled with tension, and Dunkirk is different from typical war movies.. it didn't have protagonist to attach to the audience even some characters we don't know what his name,dialog is very minimal.. but the movie cinematography,audio and soundtrack was the best.
I saw this in theaters twice. The first time I saw it, I stumbled out of the theater and had to sit back down at a bench outside. It completely wrecked me existentially. I also appreciate that almost every supporting performance almost completely stole the show. I love your analysis at the end, how we are far removed enough from these events that we can see the whole picture like a puzzle. You've fast become my favorite reaction channel as you have genuine reactions and you don't "over" react if that makes sense. You have reasonable and relatable gut reactions to the right emotional beats and you always have great insight on what you just saw.
Bless your sweet heart. Once again you show us your sensibility. I thourougly enjoyed this. I agree with your views on Nolan. I think you can see him developping his skills over his movies, over the years. To me, this feels like his Magnum Opus (so far). The scenario, the chronology in which he told the story, the cast, the cinematography, the music has all come together to fit perfectly in this magnificient work. It's just brilliant. I didn't know you were a mother. Congratulations. I didn't know you were an history teacher too. Well done there too. I really enjoyed getting into full teacher mode!
Amazing reaction! You picked up everything on the first watch, not common in Nolan movies ;) I watched it a couple times more, especially to focus more on the sounds and music in this movie, it is a masterpiece! Also the comeback of Robert Downey jr. is just insane, he proves that he is and always will be one of the great actors of our time
Love that you started with Christopher Nolan films but honestly it’s just downhill from here with anyone else’s films lol he’s the best! The scene where the crowd just goes quiet and you can see the fear and regret from Oppenheimer when the whole room is just silent! Bone chilling stuff
It did assure a peace mankind had never seen before. Deaths due to wars significantly dropped after WW2 where as before, large scale wars were much more common. Had to be done
I once saw this fact displayed in graph form. You suddenly see this huge drop in the number of estimated worldwide annual casualties due to war, unlike anything previously seen in history, and then it stays lower from that point on. That dip in the graph is the dropping of the two bombs at the end of WW2.
Really glad to see someone who knows that our motivation for dropping the bombs on Japan was to posture against Russia, knowing that Truman and the US govt was set on making them our territorial adversaries after FDR passed away
Even though the unleashing of atomic power is the story, as horrifying as it is, the truth is that much more people were killed in the fire raids over Germany and Japan. Not to get away from the story of the A Bomb . I'm just saying that the distruction that took place in that war was absolutely unbelievable. It must never ever happen again. Full Stop!!!!
Very true but the time it takes for an A-bomb to kill that many people (aside from radiation) compared to the raids is just baffling and perhaps the biggest difference in why it's worse than the raids.
Wuz up ya'll! This movie deserved every award its gotten, Especially Cillian Murphy, Lite I recommend a zombie flick call 28 Days Later if you haven't seen it yet, Cillian Murphy plays the main character.
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So many great performances in this one. Jason Clarke was one of the standouts for me. Dude was so good at playing a government prick 🤣 I’ve always been a fan of his and I’m glad he’s still getting work. Also Alden Ehrenreich had some funny ass moments towards the end. That glare he gives Strauss like “I’m done with this guy’s bullshit” was golden 🤣
Jason Clarke deserves more praise, between this and Winning Time among other things. I didn't even realize the guy was Australian until well into Winning Time for crying out loud.
1. Awesome on-point concise historical perspective and history teacher lens! I had commented before somewhere that this film, on top of sober thoughtful CBS archive interviews with Oppy in the 50's, shifted my dismissive perspective of the famous quote by one I presumed to be just a madman glowing about his work but the seconds longer clip reveals his pause and what the Project wrought in his eyes and the weight of that creation of destruction, in that historical footage. 2. Should be first said, I so appreciate your attentiveness and reaction to the scenes both in their conveyance and just being in the moment! 🎉🎬🎙 🎧 3. Having finally gotten to see the film on stream after the Oscars, I'm thrilled your channel is doing its Nolan journey straight through while the proverbial iron is still hot versus having to field insistent recommendations for weeks or months in comments of "when will you see this or that Nolan film next ????" Do it all straightaway! A rare thing! 4. I recall now finding your gaming channel from the LA Noire game playthrough! 5. I love that "wormhole" line when he grabs that Newtonian apple! 🍏 🌌 and the imagery and sound and subtle timely accents! I hadn't fully realized until now in this reaction that it was post-partum depression!
An incredible movie and settled with one of the most moving and overwhelming endings in the history of cinema that epiphany that Oppenheimer has about the future of humanity and planet Earth leaves you crying 😢
Man I love this movie, but that singular Truman scene rubbed me the wrong way. They made him look like an ignorant(mispronouncing Nagasaki) tool. Yes, their meeting was famously antagonistic and he called Oppenheimer a crybaby scientist, but ultimately it was Truman's decision to pull the trigger. It was his job as the president of the US to never show doubt and consider all the viewpoints of all the hundreds of experts and military officials. The morality of the use of these bombs is still debated by some people, but at the end of the day, if I put myself in Truman's shoes I would've found Oppenheimer's self lamentation about blood on his hands insulting as well. Both perspectives have merit here obviously, which is why this is such an interesting dynamic, but unfortunately the movie glossed over it.
I haven't checked to see if you've reacted to it yet, but if you haven't reacted to The Imitation Game, you should. It's about Alan Turing, and it's amazing. Plus it's a great portrayal of Asperger's/Autism, and I personally like it's portrayal a lot because of the details they choose to emphasize (I'm on the autism spectrum, so I'm most likely more focused on that element than most people).
This is an absolute masterpiece. I admit some scenes are long and I remember in the cinema the ambiance or background or the score, whatever it was, was drowning what the characters were saying. So for the first 15-30m of the movie I was really confused coz I couldn't hear what was being said coz of ambiance. That's generally my only gripe for this film and its length. I feel id didn't need to be this long or drawn out. Edit: I highly recommend the channel Kyle Hill and specifically his episodes on the Atomic. They are extraordinary, to say the least. Extremely well done series of episodes.
Saw it in IMAX. It’s not my favorite Nolan film, not even in top 3 but it’s still so well done and couldn’t be happier that he, the actors, and production team pretty much cleaned up the major awards. It’s an important movie to see for anyone. Have you seen Memento or is that coming in the future. I know from watching your other movies on this channel you’ve talked about it so just curious. Keep up the great work. I always look forward to your reactions
It's both so heartwarming and heartbreaking, the naivety Oppenheimer had about the human race. It seems obvious, given how quickly so much life can end with the use of an atomic weapon, that the threat of it would force all countries into a reluctant, but unanimous peace. What a world that could have brought... Heartwarming. Of course, hindsight has proven that couldn't be further from the truth of our species. All it ended up doing, ironically, is allow more conflict. No matter how bad a hostile conflict gets, non-hostile nations will not drop a bomb to quash the conflict once and for all in an instant, because we know when we do, all hostile nations in an alliance will launch right back. Likewise, hostile nations themselves won't initiate a genocide they want to enact with a nuclear bomb because they know that we will do the same in return. All mutually assured destruction lead to was a world where hostile nations can slaughter as much as they want, and can continue to do it as long as they want, and if they don't initiate the use of nuclear weapons, no one will or even can do much of anything to stop them... Heartbreaking. If only our species wasn't so selfish and greedy and indifferent... "This is for all the people who know the only good place for a nuclear bomb is in the garbage dismantled..." -Jeff Buckley live in France during his performance of Hallelujah. Edit: In the book, when Teller shakes Oppie's hand at the hearing and says "I'm sorry", apparently Oppenheimer responded by saying, "Edward, after what you just said, I don't know what that means."
The jumps from one time to another are on par with the Godfather 2 in terms of telling 2 stories that are intertwined and make a whole. Epic filmmaking that few attempt or accomplish, echoing in time back to the greats, Kubrick, Lean, Coppola and many more I missed…. I enjoyed your outro it was comprehensive, insightful and so fucking heartfelt…. I don’t know what you have or not seen but I adore Hitchcock. Rear window and Vertigo would be appreciated as a reaction!
Watching the trinity test in an IMAX theater was a unforgettable experience, but it was kinda underwhelming because of how little of the explosion they actually showed
You talked about not turning the reaction into a history lesson. But I think that idea would make your content and channel so cool and unique. Loved the history perspective of your analysis. Thank you. 🎉
Such a great movie. At the theater, I bought one of those super mega gigantic cups of soda and was squirming in my seat because I didn't want to miss anything. Have any plans to do any more Nolan movies?
After it was assured that America could whip out an entire city with just one bomb a scientist turned to father and said "science how know known sin". And do you know what father said? "What it sin"?
Loved the reaction! This was an amazing watch in theaters - I don't think I've ever seen a movie that builds suspense for a solid two hours this well before haha. Keep being awesome! I'm going to go catch up on the latest episode of Bloodborne now :D
I loved two films from last year, Oppenheimer and Godzilla Minus One. The monster movie is a fantastic companion piece because it deals with the unstoppable horrors coming and how people found the courage to rise above it.
Before moving to New Mexico, I had no idea about Los Alamos. When I grew up in California, I had no idea about Livermore. Then we get a little movie called, Oppenheimer. I now know more about Los Alamos even though I have lived in Rio Rancho (skirt of Albuquerque) for half of my life. I now know the importance of a certain Lab in Livermore, named Lawrence Livermore Lab. It was likely told to me a long time ago about LLL, but I have since forgotten it or never really cared about the importance.
I was lucky to have a teacher who told me history isn't the same when you're in the moment as opposed to the generations removed from it. What could be right at the time isn't morally right in the overall history of our world.
This was a good choice to watch. Now go watch Barbie, it will be a blast and will give you a better feeling. My son was a history major with a minor in political science from San Jose State University (California). He is still trying to get a position teaching history. It is a tough nut to crack.
Probably someone mentioned already but according to Nolan, the color scenes were from Oppenheimer's subjective perspective, while the black and white scenes are from an objective perspective (not necessarily Strauss's).
Okay so I've been binging your content and it has to be said; you're the smartest reactor I've come across. You are so engaged with what you are watching and you have fantastic knowledge with what you're watching. Obviously in this case, being an ex History teacher helps a lot. It's not just that knowledge though, it's just understanding what is going on. I believe you could absolutely have a career in writing/film making etc.
I saw this in IMAX three times, once while sitting in the front row, and it was an exhilarating experience. The music especially really carried the mood for me. And it was So loud. I’m really glad you focused on the ending because I think it was delivered so perfectly. It’s an event that has literally changed the course of time and history forever; the threat of nuclear war.
I remember reading last year when Oppenheimer was released. That 90% of the cost of developing the nuclear bomb was acquiring the fissionable materials. Now the world sits on a razor's edge.
Saw it in theaters twice. Still got such a rush of emotions during the Trinity scene even though I knew from history what would happen. That’s a sign of a great director.
I thought the trinity explosion was underwhelming, it didn’t even look close to a nuclear explosion. The opening scene with the fireball making contact with the ground looked much better.
I watched it 3 times in theatres and I kinda chuckled the 3rd time looking at how bad the trinity test explosion was haha
@@ReverseFlash23 Yeah completely relying on practical explosions and not using archival footage was a misstep imo. The famous slo mo airburst explosion footage would’ve been way more impactful
@@ReverseFlash23 I have to agree. I was so disappointed with the explosion. The whole movie was hyping up to that moment and it was like poof, done. Literally poof. I've seen video of the real test and it was much more impressive, even in lo-fi black and white.
He really is the best at building tension! He’s unmatched!
the whole cinema was shaking in that scene. it was breathtaking to say the least.
Nolan somehow managed to make a 3 hour drama that’s so jam packed that there isn’t a SINGLE good moment to take a pee-break and that reminds you of the very real ever-present dread that atomic weapons exist in our world.
I ran into that problem too. One night I was gonna pop my 4K in just to see how it looked, and I ended up watching the entire thing in one sitting because there was no good place to pause even tho I had work the next day 🤣
EXACTLY!!! I just watched it on my big screen on Peacock and I didn't budge a bit. By the time the movie ended, I was gasping for air. This was an incredible movie from start to finish.
Piece of advice: if you feel any indication, that you need to use the bathroom, do it before the film starts. And then: let's go.
@@drumaticpageofmusic4148 That is not a problem, that is a miracle, and a moviefan should be jumping around for joy like a mexican bean if he/she sees or even has a film like that.
The shot of the V2 rocket teased earlier in the movie, then shown again at the end, but then this time it pans to reveal it’s not just one, but many… man, that’s gotta be one of my favorite things that Nolan has put to the big screen. Such a chilling ending.
Such a beautiful end. Scientifically speaking the atmosphere didn't ignite. Politically speaking, we're on fire all the time.
Those aren’t V2s. They are ICBMs
“Is it possible they talked about something more important”
And what are they actually talking about?? The possible end of the world…
Such a great film and awesome reaction thank you.
Thank you Gino!
not a possibility, a certainty along a long enough timeline
ENORMOUS props to Ludwig Gorannson for his incredible score for this film. It's been a pretty regular repeat since I came out of the theater after watching the film for the first time lol.
Honestly, my new favorite score. Probably recency bias, but the score is packed with awesome pieces. I have it now over Inception and Interstellar
Very good music indeed, but if you listen carefully, it is an almost carbon copy of Tenet and Inception! :)
@@pauldeak3265 I've seen a couple people make that argument, but I honestly don't hear it. Maybe for a couple pieces, but that's it. There are so many unique tracks in the film. Can You Hear the Music, American Prometheus, Trinity, Destroyer of Worlds, Quantum Mechanics, etc.....
To be fair, I was also not the biggest fan of Tenet though (really the only Nolan film that did not really grip me), so maybe I'm just not hearing the similarities between the two scores if there are any.
@@ReverseFlash23 As a Star Wars fan it's hard to me to argue to it being my favourite, but it's certainly quite high up there.
Hes a true apprentice to Hans Zimmer who was too busy with Dune 2.
Your commentary and insight is so much more literate and analytical than many other reactors, really enjoyed this reaction! And honestly you might be the first reactor I've watched who picked up on the reason for the color and B&W. Bravo haha
Thanks Dylan! This means a lot!!
Winner of 7 Oscars:
Best Picture, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan
Best Director, Christopher Nolan
Best Actor, Cillian Murphy
Best Supporting Actor, Robert Downey Jr
Best Film Editing, Jennifer Lame
Best Original Score, Ludwig Gorranson
Best Cinematography, Hoyte Van Hoytema.
Well deserved.
The last line and the way Cillian delivers it, truly is a gut punch.
And yes, the guy who plays Neils Bohr, aka Kenneth Branagh, is in 'Murder on the Orient Express' and if you're going to watch all of Nolan's films you'll see him again, in 'Tenet' and 'Dunkirk.' He somewhat of a protagonist in one and the antagonist in the other.
Well I am a scientist and I can tell you the sound thing at the bomb testing was accurate. From where they were watching the explosion, there would have been about a minute delay between seeing the light and hearing the sound/experiencing the shockwave. One thing I found really funny is that the actor who played Werner Heisenberg (Matthias Schweighöfer) is a German actor who’s mostly known for doing cheesy rom coms. Also I don‘t know if you already know this or not, since you have a history degree but a poisoned apple ties Oppenheimer to another brilliant man of his time called Allen Turing. He was a British mathematician who built the first “computer” ever to decrypt the enigma a German encryption machine. Sadly he later took his own life by eating an apple that he poisoned with cyanide. There is an incredible movie about him and his work during world war 2 called The Imitation Game, I highly recommend you watch it
Good to see someone recommending The Imitation Game, great movie :)
From an inflation Calculator in 1945, $2,000,000,000 adjusted for inflation to 2024 equals $34,480,666,666.67 a 1624% increase.
That's, um, a lot
Whew! That’s no drop in the bucket!
@@LiteWeightReacting It was a massive investment from the US for sure
Fun fact, that would constitute a whopping 4% of the entire DoD defense budget for 2023, a huge portion considering that was just for the development and production of the first device.
@@TheGoIsWin21yeah that kind of proves Oppenheimer’s point lol
The scene's that are in Colour are in Oppenheimer's perspective, the scene's in black and white are in Lewis Strauss perspective.
I've seen this movie a few times before this reaction and always assumed the black and white parts were anything having to do with the first trial, but it didn't quite work and never made complete sense.
The simple "it's from his perspective" explanation makes so much sense. Even many of the camera shots during the black and white scenes are from behind Struass's head, giving us his perspective.
Yeah she mentions it a couple of times during the reaction.
Love this detail from Nolan!
Actually I'm pretty sure the colour is subjective, from Oppenheimers point of view, and the black and white is objective, historically impartial and accurate. Its why the performances are noticeably different in the scene we see from both styles.
@@KS-xk2so This is what I read as well. Although the Opp/Strauss perspective theory is a pretty good one too.
What is worse than biting into an apple and seeing a worm?
Biting into an apple and seeing half a worm. 🤣
Dang I never realized Kitty might have had postpartum depression. That definitely needs to be represented more. All your reactions are so insightful! Hate having to wait two weeks between uploads!
Yeah, I knew it was something related to that, but I didn't know the term. I thought it was more of Kitty's disappointment that the reason why she wasn't happy with Harrison was still prevalent: a brilliant woman forced to be a housewife.
By the way, more awareness about postpartum depression has to be there. I keep hearing a lot of news about young mothers accidentally murdering their babies out of desperate attempts to make them quiet. When I was young, when someone in our family had a child recently, some of our relatives especially other mothers and middle-aged women used to stick around the mother and child to take over when the child gets grumpy and feed it whenever necessary.
I don't know if this practice is still around in this generation of atomic families. Nannies are there, but not everyone can afford/trust nannies. Families stick together.
Really great film and both Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey, Jr. definitely earned their praise and awards.
I didn't really like that Robert Oppenheimer practically abandoned his family, tho.
The toll that the Manhattan Project took on him was overbearing.
Yeah the whole Manhattan project was absolutely insane!!
Downey did not deserve it over Damon
Downey absolutely did deserve it @@juniegyllenhaal3937 😂 . And matt damon seriously , his entire performance felt so artificial , looked like he had piles or something .
@@juniegyllenhaal3937 Are you joking? His monologue near the end of him absolutely losing it over the trial is one of the best pieces of acting I've ever seen, period.
Oppenheimer was a scumbag in his private life though. A womanizer. Shouldn't blame the bomb for it
The fact that Nolan shot this on actual film with practical effects is mind blowing
Nolan pulls a multi ending again like Dark Knight, Inception, and Prestige.
"We thought we might start a chain reaction that will destroy the world, I believe we did". This revelation is not just metaphorical for other countries to build bigger bombs that could potentially destroy the world, but also it starts the chain reaction of Lewis Strauss campaign to discredit and destroy Oppenheimer who was condescending to him, but ends up getting denied from the cabinet himself.
The Atomic Bomb = Ego, I have one, someone has a bigger one, everyone loses.
Atomic = Ego is an interesting perspective.
How i took this film was when Ernest Lawrence tells Oppenheimer when telling him to get his act together by saying that Oppenheimer ain't just self important but actually important.
For me that was the summary of movie where Lewis Strauss was self important while Oppenheimer being actually important.
The black and white is just how Lewis Strauss sees the world
I saw it in Theater with my wife and loved it so much I had to go back with my daughter and watch it in IMAX. What a movie. Truly a masterpiece from Christopher Nolan.
A single mom, a history teacher, a gamer and a youtuber. Wow lite im amazed at your hardwork.
Wait, did I miss something? I thought she was married.
@@seanibarra-loredo7290 I'm just taking a guess . I'm not sure if she's married or single. I barely knew she had kids.
@@hkaayaakuu Oh, well then yes, she's married. I just saw you had almost 40 likes and no one corrected you, so I was wondering if she divorced XD
All good tho
she is very happily married!!!
A leftist.
I think Emily Blunt said it best about the film. That Nolan had Trojan Horse'd a biopic into a thriller. I love how Nolan crafts a series of small "detonations" of emotions, to all go off at the end. Much like the pulling/demolition of a building. Nolan does this in most of his films, e.g. Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Inception, Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight. *boom boom boom boom BOOM!!!*
Oh, and how about the music??? Especially that small scene near the start of the film, after "Can you hear the music, Robert?" Is that not phenomenal? Probably one of the big scenes that contributed to Goransson winning an Oscar.
Loved your reaction, I would have liked this video a bunch more times if it would let me!
This is Nolan's crowning achievement in what is already a long career of hit films. This film's editing and storytelling style, the way it rapidly jumps between time periods, this is a style that Nolan has been experimenting with since The Prestige (2007). Not all of his films are like this, but you can see shades of this style in The Prestige, Inception, Tenet, and Dunkirk. He perfected the technique for Oppenheimer, and I think the results were spectacular!
I kept expecting Cillian Murphy to break into a Talking Heads song. He looked just like David Byrne.
Time to watch Chernobyl if you haven't already
Please complete all Nolan's filmography
This
That’s been the plan all along!
I knew you were a teacher but didn't know it was history you taught. As someone who once considered becoming a history teacher that's awesome to find out. You should definitely react to more history films
Great reaction like always, This movie is another masterpiece from Nolan. What he has put before our eyes definitively deserves to be seen, as does Cillian Murphy's performance in the role of Oppenheimer and the irreconcilable but fantastic, but Robert Downey Jr. in the role of Lewis Strauss is in another level what a great performance truly amazing. The Trinity Test recreation was filmed without special effects, Nolan is no stranger to recreating dramatic events on the big screen but in perhaps his most ambitious move yet, the director decided to film the atomic bomb test without using any CGI or visual effects. That means what you see on screen really did take place - although on a smaller scale. The movie opens with an ominous opening caption, which reads: “Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity.” The film is based on Kai Bird’s 2005 Oppenheimer biography American Prometheus and explaining the comparison, Kai writes in his book: “Like that rebellious Greek god Prometheus who stole fire from Zeus and bestowed it upon humankind, Oppenheimer gave us atomic fire. The cast lived together during filming, Nolan moved his cast and crew into digs together. Emily Blunt likened the situation to ‘summer camp’ and told People: “We were all in the same hotel in the middle of the New Mexican desert. We only had each other.” in another unusual move, Nolan wrote the script in first person in order to reflect how most of the film is being told from Oppenheimer’s perspective and using his memories. Matt Damon told in an interview: “I’ve never seen that done before. Instead of ‘Oppenheimer walks across the room,’ it’s ‘I walk across the room.’ This was a way for him to signal that, Okay, this is what the movie’s going to feel like. It’s going to feel immediate.” I have to say if you love Nolan movies and the storytelling like he does you should watch "Tenet" it also has some kind of conection with this movie it touches the subject of Oppenheimer. you really should watch that. Keep up the good work.
absolutely fantastic movie...took me longer to realize that was florence pugh than i care to admit
Haha! As long as you realized eventually!!
Man, I watched this at the theater with my wife… the Trinity test scene… I really considered walking out of the theater… my anxiety was just way out of control and… you already know what’s gonna happen! This film deserved every award it won👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Love that when you talked about the documentary I immediately knew it was Turning Point The Bomb and the Cold war, love an informed reactor!
Wooo! Heck yeah! Historians unite!
As a history buff, you might like another *Cillian Murphy* film - *The Wind That Shakes The Barley* . It's set in Ireland during the Irish War for Independence and the Irish Civil War. Bring your tissues.
This is a great movie. I am always both horrified by and thankful for the atomic bomb. My Grandfather was going to be landing in mainland Japan had they not surrendered. Based on the casualty projections of Operation Downfall, I probably would not be here. I love military history and have studied the war in depth for two and a half decades and as terrible as it is, in my opinion, the bombings were necessary and lifesaving long-term. It was the less terrible of two horrific options. Hundreds of thousands dead or over ten million dead. I asked a veteran what he thought of the bombings. He said, "When you sucker punch someone, you can't complain when he flattens you." I had to edit some language in his response.
I watched the movie twice and still didn't realize that was Gary Oldman as President Truman until someone pointed it out 🤦. The whole cast absolutely killed it, especially Robert Downey Jr during the 3rd act!
Seriously he blended right in!
Awesome movie. I live a few hrs away from Los Alamos, and plan to go visit it within the next month or so.
There is a very annoying misconception about the portrayal of the nuclear explosion in this movie, and in general. If you want the action-packed thrilling sound blasting experience from the explosion like it is in most movies, you are in the wrong place. You are not going to get that in Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is supposed to show you exactly how the Los Alamos scientists and faculty members experienced the Trinity test. A very realistic portrayal. You see the pillar of fire first because of the insane speed of light and then hear the sound, plus the shockwave passing through.
In real life, this is how it would seem for anyone observing a nuclear detonation from a distance similar to that of the people in Los Alamos. The stuff you see in other movies, you would have to observe from a distance so close, death is guaranteed. Not from the distances shown in those same movies.
I was thrilled by your reaction. Your passion and your genuine understanding of the subject matter and its implications were genuinely moving.
When you say you taught world history, what grade level are we talking about? High School level? Grade School level?
Also, what does the curriculum usually include when teaching World History? Is there a specific time period?
One of the few movies I've seen in my life where at the end there was stunned silence with peoples mouths open, sitting in aghast, shock in their eyes.
Probably took at least a minute for people to snap out of it and there was still silence as everyone walked out.
Seeing this in IMAX was beyond spectacular.
The visuals, the sound, the acting, feeling everything sitting on your chest.....
Had to experience it again the very next day.
This was made for IMAX.
you're going to love this upon second rewatch. Second time around you should pay attention to how brilliant the score is. Great reaction
20:32 Well, much of the Japanese military acted in a basically subhuman manner throughout the war.
Nolan winning the Oscar for Oppenheimer reminds me of Julianne Moore winning for Still Alice. You have an artist who has consistently been a trendsetter in their previous works yet continuously ignored until they make, what is essentially, A Regular Movie. Oppenheimer is good but it’s a very straightforward biopic elevated with the frenetic editing of The Dark Knight.
Ok. So you went right into 'Oppenheimer' before 'Dunkirk' Thought that you would do it by chronology, both historically speaking and in terms of Nolan movies. Nevertheless, thank you for reacting to the Best Picture award winner for 2023.
I like the approach the movie took in that it did not attempt to editorialize. It basically presented the events as they happened and let the viewers decide for themselves how they wish to perceive the totality of what they saw and its historical legacy. From a directorial, cinematography and casting standpoint, all of these elements are topnotch.
Found an interesting tidbit about Christopher Nolan first becoming aware of Oppenheimer as a youth, after hearing the lyric "How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer's deadly toy?" in the Sting song "Russians" from 1985.
I feel like everytime I watch a reaction from you I am gaining new perspectives on movies I have already seen and thought about and it is just wonderful! Also, Cillian Murphy's acting was out of this world, the way he could portray so much emotions without saying a word or moving a muscle
This was an unbelievable experience seeing in IMAX. Even watching it at home with good headphones it's still tremendous. While Oppenheimer isn't my favorite Nolan film (my favorite is Interstellar), it's still incredible watching a master filmmaker and storyteller at work. The ending of this film is seared into my mind and soul forever.
Watch dunkirk for the next reaction.. the entire movie was filled with tension, and Dunkirk is different from typical war movies.. it didn't have protagonist to attach to the audience even some characters we don't know what his name,dialog is very minimal.. but the movie cinematography,audio and soundtrack was the best.
Nolan keeps making masterpieces even now, this guy is insane
Wassup Liteweight how are you today really excited for this reaction always enjoy your videos 😊
Hey Omari! Thanks for the comment. Hope you enjoyed the reaction!
I saw this in theaters twice. The first time I saw it, I stumbled out of the theater and had to sit back down at a bench outside. It completely wrecked me existentially. I also appreciate that almost every supporting performance almost completely stole the show. I love your analysis at the end, how we are far removed enough from these events that we can see the whole picture like a puzzle. You've fast become my favorite reaction channel as you have genuine reactions and you don't "over" react if that makes sense. You have reasonable and relatable gut reactions to the right emotional beats and you always have great insight on what you just saw.
26:46 I’m glad I’m not the only one who cried during this scene. I was sobbing in the theatre and people were looking at me like I was crazy.
Bless your sweet heart. Once again you show us your sensibility. I thourougly enjoyed this. I agree with your views on Nolan. I think you can see him developping his skills over his movies, over the years. To me, this feels like his Magnum Opus (so far). The scenario, the chronology in which he told the story, the cast, the cinematography, the music has all come together to fit perfectly in this magnificient work. It's just brilliant.
I didn't know you were a mother. Congratulations. I didn't know you were an history teacher too. Well done there too. I really enjoyed getting into full teacher mode!
The Trinity test scene is one of the best sequences in a movie I’ve seen in years. Pure cinema.
There’s always a female suicide in Nolan’s movies:
Mal, in Inception
Sarah, in The Prestige
Jean Tatlock, in Oppenheimer
If you can count the deaths of the partners of the leading characters, you can count Memento, The Dark Knight, and Interstellar as well.
25% isn't always...
Amazing reaction! You picked up everything on the first watch, not common in Nolan movies ;) I watched it a couple times more, especially to focus more on the sounds and music in this movie, it is a masterpiece! Also the comeback of Robert Downey jr. is just insane, he proves that he is and always will be one of the great actors of our time
I really did love this movie. Glad it won a bunch of awards.
So am I!
22:04 I can confirm that story is purely false.
Love that you started with Christopher Nolan films but honestly it’s just downhill from here with anyone else’s films lol he’s the best! The scene where the crowd just goes quiet and you can see the fear and regret from Oppenheimer when the whole room is just silent! Bone chilling stuff
Now, watch Cillian Murphy again in 28 Days Later & Emily Blunt again in A Quiet Place 1&2.
Wait it was Cilliaj Murphy in 28 days later??
@@LiteWeightReacting That's right. Also Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) is in the sequel 28 Weeks Later.
It's so awesome and refreshing watching a reaction to this with someone who knows the background and the history. Loving this 🥰
It did assure a peace mankind had never seen before. Deaths due to wars significantly dropped after WW2 where as before, large scale wars were much more common. Had to be done
I once saw this fact displayed in graph form. You suddenly see this huge drop in the number of estimated worldwide annual casualties due to war, unlike anything previously seen in history, and then it stays lower from that point on. That dip in the graph is the dropping of the two bombs at the end of WW2.
Really glad to see someone who knows that our motivation for dropping the bombs on Japan was to posture against Russia, knowing that Truman and the US govt was set on making them our territorial adversaries after FDR passed away
It wasn't just Kitty -- Edward Teller was widely reviled in the scientific community for his testimony.
You're so intelligent! How do you know all that and what degree do you have?
Even though the unleashing of atomic power is the story, as horrifying as it is, the truth is that much more people were killed in the fire raids over Germany and Japan. Not to get away from the story of the A Bomb . I'm just saying that the distruction that took place in that war was absolutely unbelievable. It must never ever happen again. Full Stop!!!!
Very true but the time it takes for an A-bomb to kill that many people (aside from radiation) compared to the raids is just baffling and perhaps the biggest difference in why it's worse than the raids.
Both japanese and germans think they are superior race
Wuz up ya'll! This movie deserved every award its gotten, Especially Cillian Murphy, Lite I recommend a zombie flick call 28 Days Later if you haven't seen it yet, Cillian Murphy plays the main character.
I need to check that out!
@@LiteWeightReacting28 Days Later is in my top 5 horror movies of all time. Highly recommend it!
Can you please watch 𝟑 𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐓𝐒, 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝟑𝟎 & 𝐁𝐀𝐉𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐈 𝐁𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐉𝐀𝐀𝐍 these three masterpiece movies (including English subtitles) with reactions? 🙏 It's an uttermost request to you! 🙏❤🙂 I assure you that you'll love all three movies (& later, hopefully others). These are gonna make you laugh, emotional, fresh at various period. ❤ Please include these movies in your watchlist...
So many great performances in this one. Jason Clarke was one of the standouts for me. Dude was so good at playing a government prick 🤣 I’ve always been a fan of his and I’m glad he’s still getting work.
Also Alden Ehrenreich had some funny ass moments towards the end. That glare he gives Strauss like “I’m done with this guy’s bullshit” was golden 🤣
Jason Clarke deserves more praise, between this and Winning Time among other things. I didn't even realize the guy was Australian until well into Winning Time for crying out loud.
1. Awesome on-point concise historical perspective and history teacher lens! I had commented before somewhere that this film, on top of sober thoughtful CBS archive interviews with Oppy in the 50's, shifted my dismissive perspective of the famous quote by one I presumed to be just a madman glowing about his work but the seconds longer clip reveals his pause and what the Project wrought in his eyes and the weight of that creation of destruction, in that historical footage.
2. Should be first said, I so appreciate your attentiveness and reaction to the scenes both in their conveyance and just being in the moment! 🎉🎬🎙 🎧
3. Having finally gotten to see the film on stream after the Oscars, I'm thrilled your channel is doing its Nolan journey straight through while the proverbial iron is still hot versus having to field insistent recommendations for weeks or months in comments of "when will you see this or that Nolan film next ????" Do it all straightaway! A rare thing!
4. I recall now finding your gaming channel from the LA Noire game playthrough!
5. I love that "wormhole" line when he grabs that Newtonian apple! 🍏 🌌 and the imagery and sound and subtle timely accents! I hadn't fully realized until now in this reaction that it was post-partum depression!
An incredible movie and settled with one of the most moving and overwhelming endings in the history of cinema that epiphany that Oppenheimer has about the future of humanity and planet Earth leaves you crying 😢
Man I love this movie, but that singular Truman scene rubbed me the wrong way. They made him look like an ignorant(mispronouncing Nagasaki) tool. Yes, their meeting was famously antagonistic and he called Oppenheimer a crybaby scientist, but ultimately it was Truman's decision to pull the trigger. It was his job as the president of the US to never show doubt and consider all the viewpoints of all the hundreds of experts and military officials. The morality of the use of these bombs is still debated by some people, but at the end of the day, if I put myself in Truman's shoes I would've found Oppenheimer's self lamentation about blood on his hands insulting as well. Both perspectives have merit here obviously, which is why this is such an interesting dynamic, but unfortunately the movie glossed over it.
Awesome movie...Cilian Murphy !!
Can you watch Leon: The Professional
I haven't checked to see if you've reacted to it yet, but if you haven't reacted to The Imitation Game, you should. It's about Alan Turing, and it's amazing. Plus it's a great portrayal of Asperger's/Autism, and I personally like it's portrayal a lot because of the details they choose to emphasize (I'm on the autism spectrum, so I'm most likely more focused on that element than most people).
This is an absolute masterpiece. I admit some scenes are long and I remember in the cinema the ambiance or background or the score, whatever it was, was drowning what the characters were saying. So for the first 15-30m of the movie I was really confused coz I couldn't hear what was being said coz of ambiance. That's generally my only gripe for this film and its length. I feel id didn't need to be this long or drawn out.
Edit: I highly recommend the channel Kyle Hill and specifically his episodes on the Atomic. They are extraordinary, to say the least. Extremely well done series of episodes.
One detail the film doesn’t get into: Einstein visited in Japan in 1923. He went to Kyoto, Tokyo, and… Hiroshima.
Saw it in IMAX. It’s not my favorite Nolan film, not even in top 3 but it’s still so well done and couldn’t be happier that he, the actors, and production team pretty much cleaned up the major awards. It’s an important movie to see for anyone.
Have you seen Memento or is that coming in the future. I know from watching your other movies on this channel you’ve talked about it so just curious. Keep up the great work. I always look forward to your reactions
It's both so heartwarming and heartbreaking, the naivety Oppenheimer had about the human race. It seems obvious, given how quickly so much life can end with the use of an atomic weapon, that the threat of it would force all countries into a reluctant, but unanimous peace. What a world that could have brought... Heartwarming.
Of course, hindsight has proven that couldn't be further from the truth of our species. All it ended up doing, ironically, is allow more conflict. No matter how bad a hostile conflict gets, non-hostile nations will not drop a bomb to quash the conflict once and for all in an instant, because we know when we do, all hostile nations in an alliance will launch right back. Likewise, hostile nations themselves won't initiate a genocide they want to enact with a nuclear bomb because they know that we will do the same in return. All mutually assured destruction lead to was a world where hostile nations can slaughter as much as they want, and can continue to do it as long as they want, and if they don't initiate the use of nuclear weapons, no one will or even can do much of anything to stop them... Heartbreaking.
If only our species wasn't so selfish and greedy and indifferent...
"This is for all the people who know the only good place for a nuclear bomb is in the garbage dismantled..."
-Jeff Buckley live in France during his performance of Hallelujah.
Edit: In the book, when Teller shakes Oppie's hand at the hearing and says "I'm sorry", apparently Oppenheimer responded by saying, "Edward, after what you just said, I don't know what that means."
So we finally doing oppenheimer. About time. I thought wed do dunkirk n others before we do nolans latest
The jumps from one time to another are on par with the Godfather 2 in terms of telling 2 stories that are intertwined and make a whole. Epic filmmaking that few attempt or accomplish, echoing in time back to the greats, Kubrick, Lean, Coppola and many more I missed…. I enjoyed your outro it was comprehensive, insightful and so fucking heartfelt…. I don’t know what you have or not seen but I adore Hitchcock. Rear window and Vertigo would be appreciated as a reaction!
When I first saw one of your videos I clocked your forearm tattoo (Ogham, I believe?). Now that I know you're a historian, it makes sense.
Waiting for Nolan's next film
I have 8 Nolan films uploaded! What movie are you suggesting?
Watching the trinity test in an IMAX theater was a unforgettable experience, but it was kinda underwhelming because of how little of the explosion they actually showed
You talked about not turning the reaction into a history lesson. But I think that idea would make your content and channel so cool and unique. Loved the history perspective of your analysis. Thank you. 🎉
Such a great movie. At the theater, I bought one of those super mega gigantic cups of soda and was squirming in my seat because I didn't want to miss anything.
Have any plans to do any more Nolan movies?
Very nice! you’ll like memento and dunkirk for sure, I’m very exited what you thing about tenet 🤓
Thank God we also have these nuclear weapons for our safety 🇮🇳🫡💪thx to Dr homi bhabha and Dr apj Abdul Kalam sir 🫡❤️..
Highly recommend watching the dvd making of featurette in your free time. It's incredible to see how they made this movie.
After it was assured that America could whip out an entire city with just one bomb a scientist turned to father and said "science how know known sin". And do you know what father said? "What it sin"?
I’m later than usual. My apologies. The gravitas you bring to your reactions, especially in regards to this film, is essential and appreciated.
one of the greatest movies of all time
Loved the reaction! This was an amazing watch in theaters - I don't think I've ever seen a movie that builds suspense for a solid two hours this well before haha.
Keep being awesome! I'm going to go catch up on the latest episode of Bloodborne now :D
I loved two films from last year, Oppenheimer and Godzilla Minus One. The monster movie is a fantastic companion piece because it deals with the unstoppable horrors coming and how people found the courage to rise above it.
Before moving to New Mexico, I had no idea about Los Alamos. When I grew up in California, I had no idea about Livermore. Then we get a little movie called, Oppenheimer. I now know more about Los Alamos even though I have lived in Rio Rancho (skirt of Albuquerque) for half of my life. I now know the importance of a certain Lab in Livermore, named Lawrence Livermore Lab. It was likely told to me a long time ago about LLL, but I have since forgotten it or never really cared about the importance.
I was lucky to have a teacher who told me history isn't the same when you're in the moment as opposed to the generations removed from it. What could be right at the time isn't morally right in the overall history of our world.
At the Trinity test they were about 6 miles away from ground zero, so it took 25 seconds for the soudwave to hit them...💥☮️
Just discovered this channel... Liking it very much so far
This was a good choice to watch. Now go watch Barbie, it will be a blast and will give you a better feeling.
My son was a history major with a minor in political science from San Jose State University (California). He is still trying to get a position teaching history. It is a tough nut to crack.
Probably someone mentioned already but according to Nolan, the color scenes were from Oppenheimer's subjective perspective, while the black and white scenes are from an objective perspective (not necessarily Strauss's).
Okay so I've been binging your content and it has to be said; you're the smartest reactor I've come across. You are so engaged with what you are watching and you have fantastic knowledge with what you're watching. Obviously in this case, being an ex History teacher helps a lot. It's not just that knowledge though, it's just understanding what is going on. I believe you could absolutely have a career in writing/film making etc.
I left thinking this movie wasnt long enough.. it felt they tried to jam sooo much into this movie.. amazing for a 3 hr movie
I saw this in IMAX three times, once while sitting in the front row, and it was an exhilarating experience. The music especially really carried the mood for me. And it was So loud.
I’m really glad you focused on the ending because I think it was delivered so perfectly. It’s an event that has literally changed the course of time and history forever; the threat of nuclear war.
I remember reading last year when Oppenheimer was released. That 90% of the cost of developing the nuclear bomb was acquiring the fissionable materials. Now the world sits on a razor's edge.