Christopher Nolan is undoubtedly one of the most talented filmmakers of the generation. His upcoming movie, Oppenheimer, has got everyone talking, audiences are excited about the film. His recent movie has a stellar cast, it is one of the most highly anticipated movies ever.
Talking about the movie, the director revealed the common thread between his upcoming film and his 2010 hit, Inception.
In an interview with Wired, Nolan explained that both films have ambiguous endings that leave much to explore.
“I mean, the end of Inception, it’s exactly that. There is a nihilistic view of that ending, right? But also, he’s moved on and is with his kids. The ambiguity is not an emotional ambiguity. It’s an intellectual one for the audience. It’s funny, and I think there is an interesting relationship between the endings of Inception and Oppenheimer to be explored. Oppenheimer’s got a complicated ending. Complicated feelings,” Nolan shared.
Inception’s complex storyline left many viewers wanting more answers, and it looks like the director’s latest venture will also evoke similar feelings.
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How are Inception and Oppenheimer connected?
At their cores, Inception and Oppenheimer are all about exploring the extent of human capabilities. Nolan put exceptional effort into ensuring some scientific accuracy in the projects, which is why both Inception and Oppenheimer are filled with exposition.
Inception explores the existence of lucid dreaming and the subconscious and considers the extent to which that can be explored. Oppenheimer, meanwhile, is based on real-world nuclear science, as it walks through the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer. It is so accurate that even the Oppenheimer extras are actual scientists. Yes, you heard that right!
The adverse state of the world and people in his film are present from the initial scenes, and the audience is also made aware of it. But the endings create a purpose reflecting the character’s motivations to survive the film’s duration.
Science isn’t where the similarities between Oppenheimer and Inception end. There is also the emotional core of both films. Dream-shifting and exploring the limits of human weaponry are very different goals. Still, both explore the outer capacity of human capabilities and the human interest behind it all.
Even after the bombs were dropped, the actual Oppenheimer spent the rest of his life rallying against the atomic bombs, just as Cobb is left questioning if he did the right thing and if he ever indeed returned to the world at all.
If Oppenheimer is to be as epic as Inception’s ending, it will need to rely on the emotion behind the eponymous man’s decisions. He wanted to save the world by building a bomb that could destroy it.
He is a complicated figure, and Nolan has proven himself capable of depicting similar characters with integrity and honesty. He has worked tirelessly to ensure scientific accuracy, but Oppenheimer will need to be just as accurate to the human being himself if it is to pull off its ending.
Chris Nolan’s Oppenheimer presents questions that aren’t quickly answered
More than a decade later, the final moments of Inception continue to fascinate audiences and fuel heated discussions. Did Leonard DiCaprio’s Cobb make it home to his children, or was he stuck in Limbo? Was the top about to fall over, or was it doomed to spin forever?
We still get goosebumps just thinking about it, especially as we type these words to “Time” by Hans Zimmer.
Oppenheimer, which Nolan wrote, directed, and produced, presents viewers with similar ambiguities that need concrete answers. It’s a tale of how our species unlocked the terrifying secrets of the atom and, in doing so, set civilization down a path of jealously guarded secrets, rampant paranoia, and the ever-looming suggestion that we may one day be responsible for our extinction.
About Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is a movie written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It’s based on the Pulitzer-winning book ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ by the late Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Bird. The movie is produced by Nolan, his wife Emma Thomas and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven.
J. Robert Oppenheimer was a theoretical physicist who is now considered the Father of the Atomic Bomb. He was responsible for the research and development of the first nuclear bombs, later called the Manhattan Project.
The biographical movie by Nolan sees Peaky Blinders’ star Cillian Murphy essaying the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer. The movie released in theaters on July 21, 2023.
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