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Gek-O-Meter | Oppenheimer Review (Patreon)

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The first installment of our Gek-O-Meter lol we wanted to start reviewing other pieces of media that we see outside of the channel and couldn't think of a more worthy first review than Oppenheimer. Drop a comment on your thoughts on the movie if youve seen it!

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leah

this is sick. definitely would love to see more movie reviews like this!!!!!

Ali Lulz

Me and my besto friendo watched Oppenheimer and Barbie back to back for free and they were both quality movies. Oppenheimer is definitely better than barbie, but barbie is still a really good movie.

nans

If you guys liked watching it as immersive history you should totally check out Chernobyl!! I feel like you would really enjoy :)

Jpr343

Usually, I don't comment or write messages this long, but this time I'm doing it because, unlike you guys, the movie didn't live up to my expectations. Although I consider Oppenheimer to be a high-quality production, I don't think it's a masterpiece, nor is it Nolan's best work. This is not a movie review; it's more of a personal opinion: (SPOILERS AHEAD). Movies these days tend to be longer, and Oppenheimer is no exception. I believe it's equally important to have strong dialogues and a solid plot as it is to synthesize the message and avoid redundancies. I think there's no need for so much dialogue or secondary characters to reach the same point and convey the same emotions. It's a mistake to think that making things simpler means compromising on quality, and Nolan already fell into this trap more drastically with Tenet. The incredible roster of actors in Oppenheimer proved to be a double-edged sword. While both Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. did an impeccable job, the large number of top names appearing as supporting actors didn't quite work out. It's like having a team of superstars; not everyone can play all the minutes, and some will overshadow the others. I found the lack of climax at the end of the movie to be odd. Oppenheimer is an autobiographical adaptation of a real person's life, and it's perfectly normal for the end of their life not to be the highlight. Nevertheless, the ending of the movie felt very light, leaving the most emotionally charged moments in the middle of the film (the Trinity bomb test and Oppenheimer's victory speech at Los Alamos). It was entirely predictable that Einstein's comment to Robert had nothing to do with Strauss. Maybe I would have chosen to rearrange the order of the scenes, ending the film with the speech while alternating the final scenes of Oppenheimer's trial... Another aspect I didn't like about the movie was the portrayal of Einstein. The character seems more like a meme meant to capture people's interest every half hour rather than the brilliant man of the 20th century. I think the character could have been handled much better. And as a totally subjective and personal opinion, I would have preferred the movie to focus much more on the emotional conflict the protagonist experiences after the bomb's deployment, rather than on the political consequences and Oppenheimer's reputation in the American political paradigm. It's a decision the director made, and it's entirely legitimate and respectable, but I would have found it much more appealing to have fewer completely irrelevant characters for the final plot and more moments of personal introspection, more unsettling scenes like the victory speech with the audience's foot stomps (kind of like when Thorfinn realizes the damage he has caused throughout his life in Season 2 of Vinland Saga). Who knows, maybe if that were the case, they'd even allow the movie in Japanese theaters xDD As an extra point, I was also disappointed by the disregard for the more than 120 VFX artists who were not even mentioned in the movie's credits, despite working on almost every shot of the film. It's yet another example of Hollywood's little respect for the visual effects and CGI industry. Nolan said there's no CGI in the movie... bruh. As a recommendation, if you haven't seen it yet, I suggest watching "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once," the latest Oscar-winning movie. Personally, I think this film "brought back cinema, but in a new way," as Carter said. Greetings, and sorry for the long message xD

Seth

Haven’t watched the movie, but I listened to a 40+ hour long audiobook on the atomic bomb. I heard the movie didn’t show the victims of the bombing or much science so I feel like it would disappoint me

Audreyldo

Yesss pls watch grave of the fireflies !! It’s my favorite movie ✨

Liam Owen
>>114329634

yea if you're looking to see people getting disintegrated by a nuclear bomb and radiation victims this isn't the movie for you

Nrock23

Both theaters I saw this in had great audio mixing and I could understand all the dialogue lol. Saw it in 70mm film in imax too, fucking breathtaking

Melizé

I went to see this movie on my birthday and I thought I was legally old because I found it a bit too loud LMAO. The language barrier wasn't too bad for me but I would love to watch it again with subs on just to get 100% of what they were saying. I thought it was very well done. I really enjoyed it and I barely felt the 3 hours go by. I didn't really care much about the politics and the drama towards the end though. I think I would have enjoyed it better if they had used that time to go deeper into the psychological aspects of it. Wished they would've explained the science a bit more too, but that's just my personal thoughts on it. Overall it was very well done.

Justin Callang

Wow I didn’t notice that your review was also posted on Patreon lol. Guess I didn’t get the notification. Oppenheimer felt like another triumph from Nolan for me. I would almost describe my experience as viewing an arthouse character study with a blockbuster budget. Almost all aspects of the film were extremely well-crafted from the performances, the direction, the writing, score, cinematography, production design, and the visuals he used to demonstrate the scientific elements. The fact that the film has a 3 hour runtime and did not bore me but thoroughly engaged me is a testament to Nolan’s storytelling sensibilities. The breakneck pacing/editing along with the heavy dialogue helped prevent the film from dipping into narrative lulls. It’s incredible how Nolan was able to make a biographical character study/courtroom drama feel like a tense thriller just through the dialogue. And speaking of the sound and dialogue, I didn’t have a problem with it at my screening. I was able to pick up everything everyone was saying. And I personally enjoyed how well they explained the science as I was able to understand it even though I know zilch about quantum physics and theory. Nolan’s screenplay did an excellent job of being intellectual without being too didactic. When it comes to the performances, everyone in this stacked cast played their parts exceptionally and Cillian Murphy gives one of the more towering performances in recent memory. The fact that it wasn’t a big, flashy performance but a more subtle, nuance one was so refreshing to me. He perfectly conveys the inner turmoil of Oppenheimer with just his facial expressions alone, which perfectly falls in line with the golden rule of filmmaking of “show, don’t tell.” Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt’s performances also stuck out to me. Also, Ludwig Goransson’s score had a great balance of lush melodies and heart-pounding, suspenseful strings. The latter raised my heart rate throughout lol. However, there were a few times where I felt the score was a tad overbearing, which is probably one of my only gripes with the film. I’ve heard some criticisms about the film’s third act getting politically heavy but that absolutely loved that portion as much as the previous acts. The science along with the politics, morality, and psychology between the character helped make the film and its titular character feel more well-rounded to me. Overall, I was blown away (pun intended) by how monumental yet intimate it was. I’d give it a 9.5/10. Also, you should check out JFK (1991) by Oliver Stone. Some parts of Oppenheimer reminded me of that film because both are 3 hour long films that utilize heavy dialogue to anchor the tension and suspense. And apparently Nolan was inspired by the film when writing Oppenheimer too. Sorry for the essay but I would love to see more film review type videos!!

Bibi

Would it be possible to get a anime tier review at the end of the year? 👀 Like top 5 anime, characters, moments, OP, ED, etc with explanations as to why from each of the boys 🙏

Mysterious Figure

The question we never got the answer to is why did McKay throw up in the first place?

Sam

Love the movie rating concept, you dudes should def keep this up

Unika Ang

I watched Oppenheimer 70mm and the picture was superb. But I would only give Oppenheimer 7/10 cause the pacing of the movie was problematic, it was way too long. The sound effects were loud and it was hard for me to follow the dialog interspersed with all the jargon without subtitles. Reminded me of the bar scene in The Social Network. Nolan uses similar storytelling techniques in Memento, but is much superior to Oppenheimer. And as usual, he doesn't portray female characters well.

TheBookerDeWitt

I feel like I could present a TedTalk on this movie, but I'll just say thats its 🐐-ed instead.

Animeke

Probably my favorite movie this year so far, saw it in theatres with fam, awesome experience.

Animeke

With the help of ChatGPT I got GekReelReviews. Kind of a double meaning, GetRealReviews, IDK lol, I like Gek-O-Meter the best. I definitely thought of Charlie's Moist Meter when I saw it.

Sasha

Why no Gek-O-Meter for the anime movies?