Pugh's talents are wasted as she attempts to embody an emotionally embattled intellectual. Moreso, the scene wouldn't be so jarring if there wasn't such little Jean in the film. It completely snatches you out of the film and puts you back into your body. Well, that is until you watch that ill-advised foray into filmmaking voyeurism. Its riveting acting and nonlinear storytelling infused with cinematic shots of the galaxy and stars hold the audience in a trance. But in "Oppenheimer" something about the audience watching the sex scene in the same way the characters in the interrogation room watched it – feels icky and voyeuristic. Sex scenes aren't inherently controversial, nor do they have to be, especially if they are filmed with appropriate boundaries and respect toward the actors and characters. And as I was watching the second sex scene with Oppenheimer and Jean, I gasped at how disjointed it felt from the larger story Nolan was attempting to illustrate. As an audience member, the context of the scene and what it does for the larger narrative matters it is a part of the moviegoer's entire film experience. It's vital to point out the flaws in a filmmaker's perspective when it's used to only service a man's story and nothing else. The imaginary Jean even glances directly at his wife – his wife who just found out Oppenheimer had been cheating on her for years. Is this storytelling device attention-grabbing? Absolutely, but not in a good way. Is it his imagination? Is it Nolan's one-the-nose way of showing the impact of the confession? Regardless, the audience sees this as the couple going at it while Oppenheimer is staring at the board of men questioning him. Without warning or explanation, a naked Jean is seen straddling and having sex with Oppenheimer as he sits in the chair being interrogated. Nolan portrays this confession in the most blatant way possible. He's now married to Kitty Oppenheimer ( Emily Blunt), who is there in the room as he admits to his extramarital affair. He reveals to the board his previous relationship with Jean and how it evolved into an affair. Further into the behemoth of a film, in McCarthy-era America, a room full of government officials question Oppenheimer's former communist ties. Some would say the way Nolan portrays the relationship and Jean, and her inevitable death by suicide is indicative of a larger issue with the depiction of women in his films.Īs I was watching the second sex scene with Oppenheimer and Jean, I gasped at how disjointed it felt from the larger storyīut that isn't the only sex scene between the two in the film. One of the most polarizing aspects of the film is Oppenheimer's on again, off again relationship with said grad student, Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh). Nolan wants the audience to know that not only is Oppenheimer one of the most important historical figures in the 20th century, but he also can pull a Communist female Stanford grad student. Robert Oppenheimer ( Cillian Murphy) based on the biography "American Prometheus." The Oppenheimer we uncover in Nolan's film stresses that he is a charmer – he's a womanizer. It has a woman problem.Ĭhristopher Nolan's three-hour-long biopic tells the story of the brilliant quantum physicist, J. The visually and sonically compelling film does a lot of things right from examining the existential dread associated with our feeble humanity and analyzing the moral qualms with human ingenuity and its devastating outcomes that showcase we are the culprits of our own destruction.īut it also does some things wrong too. " Oppenheimer" is the summer blockbuster of the year. The following contains spoilers for "Oppenheimer"
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