Bombastic, loud, style over substance.
So, it's a Nolan film.
Making a sympathetic hero out of a mass murderer always feels tone deaf. This is no exception. For all the attempts to make ol' Oppy seem conflicted and troubled, it never really examines the impact of his choices. It does the usual things these biopics as spectacle do and overemphasises it's "hero" to the detriment of countless other historical figures. The way it's presented here, Oppy was the entire Manhattan Project and associated tests with a few hapless slack jawed helpers orbiting his ego.
You'd be better off and better educated watching an actual documentary rather than this sanitised version of reality.
So, it's a Nolan film.
Making a sympathetic hero out of a mass murderer always feels tone deaf. This is no exception. For all the attempts to make ol' Oppy seem conflicted and troubled, it never really examines the impact of his choices. It does the usual things these biopics as spectacle do and overemphasises it's "hero" to the detriment of countless other historical figures. The way it's presented here, Oppy was the entire Manhattan Project and associated tests with a few hapless slack jawed helpers orbiting his ego.
You'd be better off and better educated watching an actual documentary rather than this sanitised version of reality.
