The movie Oppenheimer is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography called ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’.This movie is a biographical drama that delves into the life of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the 'Father of Atomic Bomb’.
Director Christopher Nolan is known for his cinematographic excellence. The movie takes audiences on a chilling journey that weaves together breathtaking action sequences, immersive audio design, outstanding enactments, stunning visuals, and painstaking direction. Ludwig Göransson’s music makes an unnerving ticking time bomb effect. IMAX cameras that are used in the movie reveal every single detail of the lead characters so densely be it their emotions, expressions, unsaid fear, remorse, and everything. The moving masterpiece showcases the bitter truth of human history and how the biggest discovery of a genius caused him the biggest doom. Oppenheimer trusted everyone and paid the price for it.
He always wished to combat fascism and save humanity, but he never thought that his discovery would destroy human lives. Cillian Murphy played an excellent part. The blue-eyed Cillian Murphy shines in the lead role, delivering the conflicting mental status of a hero torn between duty and personal struggles. Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt are incredible. Matt Damon, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh are well-cast.
The 3-hour-long movie is captivating enough to hold your emotions. The movie's scene design transports the audience to diverse and imaginative worlds. The movie's pacing is skillfully managed.
