Oppenheimer Director Christopher Nolan explains why the film alternates between black and white and color. Director of blockbusters The Black Knight, The beginning and Interstellar This summer, he turns his lens on a real historical figure of great importance, unveiling his highly anticipated biopic about A-bomb creator Robert Oppenheimer. Starring Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, the film has wowed audiences with its dramatic trailers, teasing a literally explosive story about humanity’s quest to create the ultimate weapon.
Among the many things mocked by the enforcers Oppenheimer trailers it’s the film’s color scheme, which alternates between color and black-and-white, and now Nolan himself has revealed why he took such an unconventional approach. talk to Total movie (via GamesRadar), the director explains that the shift represents a literal change of perspective, which was actually written into the script from the beginning. Check out what Nolan had to say in the space below:
“I wrote the script in the first person, which I’ve never done before. I don’t know if anyone has done it or if people do it … Film is objective and subjective. Color scenes. are subjective; black and white the scenes are objective. I wrote the color scenes in first person. So for an actor reading this, in a way, I think it’s going to be very scary.”
Christopher Nolan revealed everything about Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is somewhat of a mystery film, and that aura of mystery is undoubtedly a big part of how the summer release will be marketed. But along the way, Nolan dropped a few tidbits to surprise moviegoers and generate buzz about his epic biopic.
The first big reveal Nolan announced was actually about the film going from color to black and white, which he teased back in November. Total movie. This trick, of course, Nolan has used before in his film Keep in mindwhere black-and-white scenes moved linearly, while color scenes moved backwards in time. Oppenheimer It seems to have more to do with shifting perspectives than time-bound acrobatics, which may be a relief to those confused by such films. Keep in mind and Tenet.
But perhaps the biggest and most surprising revelation about Nolan Oppenheimer came Total movie last year when he surprisingly said he recreated the Trinity atomic test without using CGI. According to Nolan, the goal was to shoot as much of the movie as possible, which meant building a resort at Los Alamos. In Nolan’s usual inexplicable way, he called these commitments “big practical problems“. At least from the trailers, it looks like Nolan’s hard work has paid off with a film that lives up to the director’s previous work.
Source: Total Film (via GamesRadar)
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