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- Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2024I was really looking forward to this film, as I'd seen and heard so much about it during the "Summer of Barbenheimer!" Having previously read American Prometheus, I was hoping to see a cinematic representation of the flow in the book, but instead what we got was a chopped up mis-assembly of the story, with so many flashbacks and flashforwards that it became difficult to keep track of where you were chronologically, and the story subsequently lost the excitement and pace around the development of the nuclear bomb, and got bogged down too early in the post-war - i.e. AFTER the bomb - melee and the disgusting but typically American treatment of Oppenheimer.
Don't get me wrong - the film is a superb cinematic achievement, and many of the character performances are truly brilliant. I just didn't care for how the story was arranged. It was as if the creation of the nuclear bomb played second fiddle to the machinations of the scientists and organizations involved in the destruction of Oppenheimer's career and credibility than the massive achievement in creating the "Weapon to End All Wars."
Having said all this, I do hope the film goes on to win Best Picture at the Oscars, as it is light-years ahead of any other cinematic offering for 2023!4 people found this helpfulReport PermalinkHelpful
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