Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer: Why The Bomb Won’t Find A Universal Audience In The US

The countdown begins! In less than two months, Oppenheimer will be in our theaters, marking the grand return of Christopher Nolan, who signs his twelfth feature film. And his first biopic, as he looks at the physicist whose work made him the father of the atomic bomb during World War II.

From Robert Downey Jr. to Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek or Josh Hartnett, the actors gathered around Cillian Murphy are terrifying. And the duration of the film will be Homeric, because Oppenheimer will be the longest of his author’s career, at three hours.

A (very) feature film containing IMAX sequences shot in black and white and rated R in the United States (not for children under 17 unaccompanied by an adult), for sexuality, nudity and flowery language. . Criteria that cross the Atlantic Ocean do not forgive and immediately transfer the film to this category.

This is a great first for the director since 2002 and since Insomnia, as all his subsequent opus have been rated PG-13 (not recommended for children under 13 and subject to parental consent). Often because they were blockbusters with hefty budgets and aimed to attract maximum audiences to theaters.

Currently we do not know its classification in France. But the elements that made Oppenheimer an R-rated film don’t have the same effect on us, so it could be for all audiences (for example, Insomnia) or with a simple warning, if not a ban. Which would be surprising. . At least Christopher Nolan will be doing the event in theaters this summer.