OPPENHEIMER: The Thread

[VandVsmama]

I was disappointed.

Not sure if it was the particular liemax theater or just how the sound was mixed but the dialog was often extremely muffled and unintelligible.

It also took awhile to understand the story being told as it jumped back and forth in time.

I don’t think it lived up to the hype.

We didn't see it in an IMAX theater. But there were definitely lots of parts of the movie where the dialogue was muffled. But you could tell that it was on purpose...like in this one section (I won't say details so there's no spoilers for others!) where there's a lot of other people talking in the background and you can tell that Oppenheimer is feeling really upset, almost like he's having a mini anxiety attack. Or in a few other parts of the movie, where there's all of these points of light moving around, and light waves and such...there's a lot of white noise type of music in those sections. I kind of saw that as this was how he kind of looked at the world...in abstract theoretical physics models/imagery.

 

[kdonnel]

We didn't see it in an IMAX theater. But there were definitely lots of parts of the movie where the dialogue was muffled. But you could tell that it was on purpose...like in this one section (I won't say details so there's no spoilers for others!) where there's a lot of other people talking in the background and you can tell that Oppenheimer is feeling really upset, almost like he's having a mini anxiety attack. Or in a few other parts of the movie, where there's all of these points of light moving around, and light waves and such...there's a lot of white noise type of music in those sections. I kind of saw that as this was how he kind of looked at the world...in abstract theoretical physics models/imagery.

It was not at those times. The first 3-4 minutes of the movie the dialog was unintelligible.

Then so many other times where the background music overpowered the dialog.

 

[StageTek]

Seems unintelligible and muffled dialogue is Nolan's "thing" and not specific to any theater.

From a recent article on Screen Rant: "Nolan's dialogue sound issues can be traced back to the filmmaker's personal choices. He is well aware that some lines are difficult to decipher in his movies because that is the way he intended them to be."

 

[kdonnel]

Seems unintelligible and muffled dialogue is Nolan's "thing" and not specific to any theater.

From a recent article on Screen Rant: "Nolan's dialogue sound issues can be traced back to the filmmaker's personal choices. He is well aware that some lines are difficult to decipher in his movies because that is the way he intended them to be."

I think I will avoid his movies in the future knowing this now.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Early word after the Paris premiere is that Christopher Nolan has hit it out of the park with Oppenheimer.

The movie nerd in me is excited to see this, though there's not one cinema in Chicagoland showing it in true IMAX 70mm. A few houses have it in regular 70mm, but I'll be seeing it in a Dolby Cinema.

Who else is excited?

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The IMAX film for this three-hour picture is 11 MILES long.

I'm going to go see it at City Walk tomorrow with one of my DIS friends. I'm really looking forward to watching it.

 

[gmi3804]

Oppenheimer was remarkable, an intimate yet epic portrait of a man who changed the world, much along the lines of Lawrence of Arabia. There’s lots of story to tell, and the multiple storylines (I counted four, maybe five) are expretly intercut to keep things moving at a brisk pace. Many of the actors give career-best performances, not the least of which were Cillian Murphy in the eponymous role and Robert Downey, Jr., as his one-time friend and, later, bitter enemy who tries to destroy his reputation. The refreshing lack of CGI made for a documentary-like feel, not to mention a relatively brief closing credits roll. See this on as big a screen that you can; I went to Dolby for its bright image and building-shaking sound system, though 70mm IMAX, none of which exist in Chicagoland, would’ve been ideal. A must-see.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

No interest at all

 

[BrianL]

No interest at all

This is how I feel about all Chrsitopher Nolan films. I honestly don't get it. Maybe if I was having trouble sleeping....

 

[PolymerSkywalker]

I think it is a pretty incredible film. I am a pretty scientific person, so I appreciated the detail and some of the technology they went into in the film. I also like seeing new things in Hollywood and not just another sequel or live action remake.

I think we are really due for something new and exciting that gets people wanting to go to the movies again. I don't have any faith that Disney could do any good Star Wars again, but I do have faith that a young kid in the vein of George Lucas is creating something new and exciting that can capture the hearts of the Star Wars fandom.

 

[gmi3804]

I think we are really due for something new and exciting that gets people wanting to go to the movies again. I don't have any faith that Disney could do any good Star Wars again, but I do have faith that a young kid in the vein of George Lucas is creating something new and exciting that can capture the hearts of the Star Wars fandom.

Finding new and exciting things doesn't come about by re-hashing what's been successful before. Eventually those projects become watered down and dull.

 

[Kestryl]

We did the full “Barbenheimer” on July 20. It was thrilling- people were dressed up (though it felt weird to see people cosplay for Oppenheimer), the energy was high.

I would see either again. I’ll probably try to get Oppenheimer in again- I think that’s a “big screen” worthy splurge. Even at three hours, it never felt to drag. And even though I knew the “plot” before watching, it still felt t like tension was mounting throughout the movie.

 

[bcla]

We did the full “Barbenheimer” on July 20. It was thrilling- people were dressed up (though it felt weird to see people cosplay for Oppenheimer), the energy was high.

I would see either again. I’ll probably try to get Oppenheimer in again- I think that’s a “big screen” worthy splurge. Even at three hours, it never felt to drag. And even though I knew the “plot” before watching, it still felt t like tension was mounting throughout the movie.

I was looking at maybe going to see the 70mm IMAX version in San Francisco, but it's almost solidly sold out, even on weekdays mornings other than companion seats for disabled customers.