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did I miss that twice? I didn't see it

 

It's definitely there. I was asleep at points, but I was awake at that moment.

 

Yes it's definitely there. It's a great little nod to the doubts about her death.

 

ok, this sounds like a Scream double-killer plot.

it was Punk/wocky all along. How did we not see it!

 

lol well back for a third look I guess

 

I've heard it's like Clue, in that there are different versions of her death - you probably just got the 'not murder at all' version

 

No it's all the same. But in that scene there's both images of her alone AND images of gloved hands holding her. They're intercut. It goes by really fast but I noticed it on first viewing and so did my brother.

 

Absolutely, 100% kidding about that

 

I’m glad it wasn’t made explicit, as there’s really no evidence of it being an assassination, never-mind one executed by US intelligence or the FBI. There are some odd circumstances surrounding the case, not least the fact that she ate a full meal before allegedly poisoning herself and did not sign the suicide, but we really don’t know. And so it remains a conspiracy theory, and doesn’t belong in a film that purports to be a serious reflection on historical events.

 

I just saw the film in 70mm IMAX. I would describe it as a three-hour nightmare, as though we're in the titular character's head as he obsessively sifts through his memories. Maybe I'll re-evaluate after the high of the theatrical experience wears off, but for now my feelings are that it's by far Nolan's best movie and a masterpiece. It's a perfect time to release something about the horror of humanity destroying the world.

 

I love that I don't know if you liked it or not.

 

I think you may have missed this part:

 

Do I get to say the thing?!

Try and keep up, gez.

 

The score for this was absolutely fantastic.

 

It got rereleased to theaters (again) and I went for a second viewing. I noticed this time just how much Nolan uses repetition. Calling back to an earlier line is common in movies, but Nolan duplicates tons of minor lines of dialogue and small moments throughout the film. Like, Oppenheimer uses the line “You’ll be okay” with Lomanitz at least twice. Lots and lots of echoes. And I’m still convinced it’s a masterpiece. Loved it just as much the second time.

 

Already posted above but unironically great music to ring in the new year

 

Watched Oppenheimer on Peacock last night. Loved it.

 

Watched Oppenheimer on Peacock last night.

Thought is was over-produced, psychotically paced, barely follow-able, visually nauseating, circus of acting credit cramming.

I think I am officially done with Nolan...he's in a race with Bradley Cooper over who can become completely detached from reality the fastest.

 

???

 

The editing was frantic...no scene got a chance to breathe. So knowing if a key plot point was happening or it was just a transition was often lost in the jumble. Towards the end, the pieces start to come together, but you have to do much of that leg work. I spent the last hour explaining to fellow watchers how it was tying back to the first 2 hours.

between that and people on IMDB looking up familiar faces, it was very distracting.

There was a story in there, but it was neither a good story, nor one worthy of such accolade.

And man...the ultimate payoff of Robert Downey Jr.'s character being so insignificant, so petty and dismissive to the 3 hours the audience just sat through was a nasty burn.

Did not leave that one with happiness or contentment. Relief that it was over, was the consensus.