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Oppenheimer was great, and is arguably in my top 5 movies of all time, but it’s one of those movies I need to digest and think about, which isn’t what I’m looking for in a movie 9/10 times.
There’s a disconnect between what people want to watch and what is getting produced, but that gap seems to be closing in the last few years. There’s a place for both Art and Content in Cinema, and we shouldn’t forget that.
Unfortunately I'm in the minority on Oppie. It did literally nothing for me--other than frustrate and bore me, I'm sorry to say. I was even disappointed technically: I went all-out and saw it at one of the 15-perf, 70mm, true-IMAX theaters, and it just did NOT look very special to me. I ended up leaving about 90 minutes in. Perhaps being familiar with Oppenheimer's story didn't help? A big swing, and a big miss for me.
Im the exact opposite, even on the second watch I was thrilled, and didn't even see in imax. Personally really liked how the movie built tension, even while most of it is dialogue.
Yeah? Well I loved Zardoz. I think it is actually good, philosophical social scifi. Don't let Sean Connery's mankini distract you from the story.