Oppenheimer

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Well, that was three hours of my life I won't get back. Maybe I didn't get something important at the start but basically I was confused much of the time. Losing about 10% of the dialogue behind the music didn't help but the flashbacks, and flashbacks within flashbacks, had my head spinning. Apart from the main few characters I often lost track of who was who. I tried to follow the story but struggled. In retrospect, I did absorb the broad story and while talking to my wife I have recalled more detail than I thought was going in. It's an interesting story which I appreciate hearing but it wasn't an enjoyable experience.

[JLPark (James)]

A very good book is The making of the atomic bomb by Richard Rhodes.

[Saturn488]

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

Well, that was three hours of my life I won't get back. Maybe I didn't get something important at the start but basically I was confused much of the time. Losing about 10% of the dialogue behind the music didn't help but the flashbacks, and flashbacks within flashbacks, had my head spinning. Apart from the main few characters I often lost track of who was who. I tried to follow the story but struggled. In retrospect, I did absorb the broad story and while talking to my wife I have recalled more detail than I thought was going in. It's an interesting story which I appreciate hearing but it wasn't an enjoyable experience.

It was a great 3 hour movie trailer

A wasted opportunity to tell the story of Oppenheimer. This should have been a mini-series instead like Chernobyl or Band of Brothers.