• iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Haven’t even seen it and it has vibes of “this could have been a 90 minute TV special”.

    If I’m going to the theater, I’m going for a spectacle. Anything less than that can be streamed.

    • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I feel a mini-series would work as well: The pacing was well maintained throughout all three hours and there were enough storylines to properly take breaks from each other.

    • babypuncher3000@feddit.ch
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      1 year ago

      I think the cinematography for Openhimer was deliberately and deceptively simple. Nolan leverages the 70 mm format to capture a lot of textures without being heavy handed.

      This film was kind of a big departure from Nolan’s typical action oriented style. I do think that some of the performances were mid, and the dialogue was a bit droll at times.

      That said, I think he is extremely masterful in his ability to tell a story non linearly, which made the overall story more compelling since they packed a person’s whole adult life’s story into three hours.

      I think the ending conveyed the overall point of the film, and still highlights the complexity of human nature.

      Overall, I think the Openhimer tries to use subtleties in an era when “bigger is better”.

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      1 year ago

      Disagree.

      There’s plenty of biopics out there - but this one really has some powerful moments, that benefit from the cinema.

      It adds a bit of depth and gravitas.

    • DeriHunter@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Got to agree, when you have 75 oled tv with Sonos sound bar + sub and 4k dv releases, it needs to be a real special movie to go to the theater, to watch with loud nasty people who can’t put their phone down for 2 hours (and a newly added rent - paying for babysitter lol)