Culture news “It was OK” This legendary director gives his opinion on Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer: he is not excited about the biopic with Cillian Murphy
You would have thought that Oppenheimer was going to be unanimously applauded, but this director has a little trouble with Christopher Nolan’s production.
Oppenheimer’s success
It’s difficult to miss the cinematic film of summer 2023: Oppenheimer. The latter had been eagerly awaited by the public, because its director Christopher Nolan has previously signed several cult films such as Inception, Tenet and Memento. In this new production, his mission was to tell the life of Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy). Once again, the director was able to surpass himself and achieve great success, notably thanks to to 13 Oscar nominations and seven awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
And there, we’re not even talking about the other ceremonies linked to the cinema industry, where he was able to receive even more congratulations. However, despite these prestigious awards, some still remain doubtful about the quality of the film, including this illustrious director who does not only gives an “OK”.
It was OK
Many famous directors have praised Oppenheimer. Denis Villeneuve (Dune) called it a “masterpiece.” For Spike Lee (Old Boy), he quickly became an “ great movie “. Finally, Paul Schrader (screenwriter of Taxi Driver) goes even further by describing it as “the best and most important film of this century”. With so many positive reactions, one would think that the world would applaud Nolan’s production. Unfortunately, for the master of horror, John Carpenter (Halloween), Oppenheimer is nothing more than “OK”. In an interview for Last Donut of the Night, the famous director was able to express his reservations about his colleague’s work.
“I don’t want to talk about the things I didn’t like. I really liked Maestro. I thought it was great. Oppenheimer was OK. It was not bad. Everyone praises it as the film of the century, but I don’t really know. » – Carpenter at Last Donut of the Night.
In the interview, John Carpenter did not explain in detail what made him gravitate towards Christopher Nolan. However, he says he has a lot of respect for his work in general. However, the man’s response is quite vague, since he only says: ” I suppose so “.On the other hand, Carpenter did not lack of praise when it came to talking about Horizon: Zero Dawn, a game he really enjoyedaddictive graphics and gameplay.