I watched it going in blind. I knew it was praised by many, but then again, so are many other war movies. Now it’s my favourite movie. I cannot help but cry at the scene in the basement, even thinking about it gives me goosebumps.
I just watched Oppenheimer. I went in with no expectations, but a solid grasp of the history (except I did not know Lewis Strauss’s role in the clearance hearings, so that was good to learn).
I was deeply moved by the film. I have never conceptualized the person that Robert Oppenheimer was. Being a scientist working in the nuclear industry, I owe him a lot. And I find he was someone to look up to; and I also empathize with him as a person. I’m definitely not as brilliant as he was, but there are parallels between us personally and in our careers to date (albeit on a much smaller scale for me!). I understand the struggles he went through regarding his position on nuclear weapons. I believe he was someone who lived in contradiction (by seeing pros and cons to every stance, moral benefits and burdens) and was ok with living with the controversy internally… Much like quantum mechanics provides in general.
Keep in mind, the movie is a movie, not necessarily historically accurate. In order to present a more satisfying narrative, they breeze past some of the more contentious parts of the story, like how they acquired the farmland for the project and how many people died from preventable illness due to exposure to toxic elements and radiation.
I haven’t seen it yet, but I expect it is an excellent film. You simply can’t take it as the whole, honest truth.
I’m quite familiar with the history. I was quite surprised that they didn’t tell the story of tickling the dragon’s tail, for example, but I realized that wasn’t the point being gone for.
Not sure why you felt the need to try to invalidate my own feelings about the film - I wasn’t asking for advice about it.
Frailty. Starring and directed by the late, great Bill Paxton. 20 years later this one still sticks with me. Best to go in without knowing anything about the plot.
Demolition Man - I was expecting a dumb violent scifi action flick - which it was, but it also had a great scriptwriter and some really funny, witty lines in it which was an unexpected treat
Grosse Pointe Blank - I was expecting a cheesy action movie. That is in there, although it’s a better than it has any right to be. And at the same time it manages to be a good romantic comedy. The script and the cast nail the human side of the story. (Except for Dan Akroyd, who I have never liked in anything.)
Pacific Rim was the first GDT movie I watched and was blown away that I could like mech/Kaiju so much.
Blade Runner 2049 was one I went in with low expectations because of how much I loved the OG even if Villeneuve had directed a ton of excellent movies prior. Came away with 2049 probably being my fav movie of all time.
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