A Nuclear Display of a Movie

Was “Oppenheimer” truly the best movie of the summer? Yes.

By KEIRRA McGOLDIRCK, OPINION EDITOR

The highly anticipated Christopher Nolen film, Oppenheimer, was released on July 21, and to say the least, it was well worth the wait. With a 93% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 8.9/10 on IMDb, this film hit every mark.

Nolen is no stranger to directing blockbuster World War II movies, such as the 2017 film Dunkirk. This one, however, was very different from Dunkirk, it’s more fast paced and leaves you wondering what comes next. Some call this film the best one he has ever directed, and I can’t seem to disagree with that.

release poster for “Oppenheimer.”

The effects, acting and storytelling are all aspects that make this film simply groundbreaking. In a movie about a bomb, one might expect CGI everywhere.. Read the rest on knightwriters.org.