News culture ‘It was fine’ This legendary director shares his opinion on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’: He’s not thrilled with the biopic starring Cillian Murphy
One would have thought that Oppenheimer would receive unanimous applause, but this director has a slight problem with Christopher Nolan’s direction.
Oppenheimer’s success
The movie of summer 2023 is hard to miss: Oppenheimer. The latter was eagerly awaited by the audience because of 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
And we’re not even talking about the other ceremonies related to the cinema industry, where he was able to receive even more congratulations. However, despite these prestigious awards, some still doubt the film’s quality, including this famous director who doesn’t just 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 a ” great film “. Finally, Paul Schrader (Screenwriter of Taxi Driver) goes even further, calling it “the best and most important film of this century.” With so many positive reactions, you’d think the world would applaud Nolan’s production. Unfortunately for the master of horror, John Carpenter
“I don’t want to talk about the things I didn’t like. I really liked Maestro. I thought it was great. Oppenheimer was fine. It was not bad. Everyone praises it as the film of the century, but I don’t know for sure. » – carpenter at Last donut of the night
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In the interview, John Carpenter did not explain in detail why he was drawn to Christopher Nolan. However, he says that he generally has great respect for his work. However, the man’s answer is quite vague as he only says: “I accept that.”Carpenter, however, does not Lack of praise when it came to talking about Horizon: Zero Dawn, a game he really enjoyedcaptivating graphics and gameplay.