Christopher Nolan Fans Defend Him After Allegations of a Major Mistake in Cillian Murphy’s Scene in ‘Oppenheimer’
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer saw its theatrical release on July 21, 2023, and Nolan fans around the world have gone crazy, which is quite evident from the ticket sales and the growing box-office numbers of the sci-fi biographical saga. The internet was on fire as soon as the trailer of the Cillian Murphy starrer Oppenheimer was released.
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi drama is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer written by the writer duo Martin Sherwin and Kai Bird. The movie has been critically acclaimed for the brilliant performance of the actors and spectacular cinematography.
Christopher Nolan Fans Defend Him Over A Mistake In Oppenheimer
Despite everything being picture-perfect in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, there was a piece missing with respect to the historical significance of the US. A few fans have come up with a major flaw in the masterpiece of the legendary director. According to a tweet made by a fan, the scene featured the American flag after the bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
It was good and all, but I’ll be that guy and complain they used 50-star flags in a scene set in 1945. pic.twitter.com/nvcwpGFkzh
— Andy Craig (@AndrewRCraig) July 21, 2023
As per the scene, Cillian Murphy was seen walking up to the stage to deliver a speech and in the background, the crowd was waving the American flag. A fan noticed that there were around fifty stars on the flag, whereas during that time the flag had only 48 stars. The tweet read as-
“It was good and all, but I’ll be that guy and complain they used 50-star flags in a scene set in 1945,”
A die-hard Nolan fan defended the director and wrote-
“Personally, I think it was done intentionally because colored scenes were from Oppenheimer’s perspective which is his present day’s memory that was after the 50-star flag was established,”
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has been one of the most-talked-about movies of 2023 and is expected to be a major blockbuster.
Christopher Nolan On Filming The First Intimate Scene In Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan’s first movie to feature s*x scenes. The movie features an intimate scene between J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, with his physician Jean Tatlock played by the actor Florence Pugh before he got married to his wife Katherine Oppenheimer portrayed by Emily Blunt. During an interview with the media outlet Insider, the Inception director said-
“Any time you’re challenging yourself to work in areas you haven’t worked in before, you should be appropriately nervous and appropriately careful and planned and prepared,”
Jean Tatlock’s connection with the American Communist Party had a negative impact on scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life. Christopher Nolan wanted to include intimate scenes as they portrayed a major part of the theoretical physicist’s life. He said-
“When you look at Oppenheimer’s life and you look at his story, that aspect of his life, the aspect of his sexuality, his way with women, the charm that he exuded, it’s an essential part of his story. It felt very important to understand their relationship and to really see inside it and understand what made it tick without being coy or allusive about it — but to try to be intimate, to try and be in there with him and fully understand the relationship that was so important to him.”
Oppenheimer is currently running in theatres across the world.
Source: Twitter
