Oppenheimer, The American Prometheus

Based on the book American Prometheus, the film tells part of the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project is credited as the "father of the atomic bomb".

The technical aspects in general are spectacular, as is Ludwig Göransson's music.

I think the script is also one of the best in the director's career. Well, here Nolan gives us a narrative that I don't think fits in the biopic, but rather in the thriller, a thriller that he knew how to make effective even though you already know what happens.

It manages to generate enough tension to keep you expectant for three hours without ever becoming tiresome despite the technicality of the dialogues and the certain depth in the historical details.

The first hour is very introductory, we meet "Oppie", we see where he comes from, who he relates to and his motivations, we get to identify characters and situations, from the second hour it takes off and does not stop, getting right into the creation of the bomb and alternating with an exquisite subplot where we see the hearings of those involved in suspecting that Oppenheimer was a spy for the USSR for his sympathies with communism.

Nolan handles a moral dilemma, which although it is gimmicky, I did not see that he did it to "justify" or generate admiration for Oppenheimer, even in moments of celebration he makes the music in a tone contrary to what we see and leave us frozen, always inviting us to question the actions of absolutely everyone involved.

Cillian Murphy is nuclear levels, he conveys all that internal struggle of the character and the conflict of his intellect against his conscience in such a phenomenal way that you can't stop watching, it's the role of his career and a performance that will go down in history.

Emily Blunt is equally wonderful. I would also like to highlight Robert Downey Jr, who remembered that he is a great actor and did justice to his talent leaving us an impressive work as well, for which he will surely be nominated for best supporting actor in all the awards.

Nolan not only leaves us a historical film but also one that invites us to always reflect on our actions. Oppenheimer is going to divide opinions, I don't think Nolan's cons will love it but fuck them, it's a great experience, one that must be lived in cinema.