Oppenheimer

In a year jam-packed with new movie releases, it was easy to captivate the excitement of moviegoers as films seemed to release every week. In terms of viewer excitement, almost none had more anticipation than Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” The film gave watchers a fascinating portrayal of the events that happened throughout the intriguing life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was primarily responsible for the development of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.

What makes “Oppenheimer” so fascinating was the way in which the story was told. With a number of major developments throughout the scientist’s life, the writers played an influential role in sharing these events by splitting the movie up into two different kinds of scenes; those shot in color were the events leading up to and during the development of the atomic bomb, and those following the development as Oppenehimer was tried for allegedly being a Soviet spy were black and white. Near the end of the movie when these events coincide, the movie shifts back to being full color, which helps viewers fully piece together the storyline, and understand what led up to the events at the end of the film.

While “Oppenheimer” may be considered confusing to many viewers, the storyline ultimately ends up being very fascinating once properly understood. The unique method of telling such an important story to the history of the world truly made “Oppenheimer” a very unique film and one of the best releases in a year full of fantastic cinema.