Oppenheimer’s Opening Scene Broke One Of Christopher Nolan’s Own Filmmaking Rules

If there’s any one thing Christopher Nolan has shown throughout his last several movies, it’s that he’s a constantly evolving filmmaker.

After getting “The Dark Knight” trilogy out of his system, his approach on the introspective and achingly heartfelt “Interstellar” couldn’t feel more different from the operatic heroics of “Dunkirk.” In the same way, “Tenet” feels like Nolan finally letting his hair down (so to speak) for an unexpectedly “vibes only” movie right before following it up with his grandest and most sobering film yet in “Oppenheimer.” But amid such varied work, a common thread between them all is that Nolan simply can’t resist bringing things full circle.”Oppenheimer” is certainly no exception to that rule, particularly as it charts the life of J.

Robert Oppenheimer‘s (Cillian Murphy) from his early days at Cambridge up until his post-World War II inquest into his security clearance and beyond.

The decades of stress,…

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