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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

  • 2023
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Oppenheimer: The Real Story (2023)
Documentary

The documentary covers Oppenheimer's contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.The documentary covers Oppenheimer's contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.The documentary covers Oppenheimer's contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.

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    • Robin Bextor
  • Writer
    • Robin Bextor
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    480
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    • Director
      • Robin Bextor
    • Writer
      • Robin Bextor
    • 12User reviews
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    2jenniferted

    Poorly done - just plagiarizing Wikipedia

    This is almost word for word from Wikipedia - not very good research!! I was reading Wikipedia while watching the show and noticed the narration was nearly identical. I always was taught it was plagiarism unless you referenced your sources and researched on your own.

    Would've been more helpful to research themselves and write using different sources.

    The film and narration was somewhat boring and simple.

    Since the Oppenheimer movie came out, it seems like there are more shows and documentaries coming on streaming about Oppenheimer. Everybody seems to be jumping on the bandwagon and it worked for me because I wanted to learn more about the real man before watching the movie as usually they take artistic license and add events that aren't real.

    Disappointing and not well written or researched.

    And would've appreciated a more known person as a narrator.
    1cartwright-50852

    Absolutely a horrible documentary

    I love watching documentaries. This is not a documentary. It lacks facts and real insight. It is random speculation and innuendo. The people speaking seem to have no credibility or firsthand knowledge of Oppenheimer. I am embarrassed to have rented this movie. This could be "The Rocky Horror" of documentaries. It is so bad I made some toast and threw it at my TV!

    The guy with white hair is laughable. It is just his opinion.

    The bald guy with a beard says Oppenheimer was brutally abused at the Ethical School but then fails to elaborate. Story telling at its worst.

    At some point, one of the people says no one can understand quantum physics. Really? Just stupid.
    1Cazeran

    Unwatchable, worse than CSPAN

    I rarely give a 1-star rating, but it takes real skill to turn the exciting life of a world renowned genius into something more boring than watching a court hearing on CPSAN. How is this a 2023 production? Bad camera work, irrelevant stock footage shots, meandering dialogues, snail slow storyline, no animations, and a sleepy stock elevator soundtrack. Even a documentary needs a storyline/script beyond a chronological list of events, variation in content beyond interviews and landscape shots, a modern camera with quality lighting, and some kind of animations. If you want to see how this could be done with much less budget, check out "Why Oppenheimer Deserves His Own Movie" by Veritasium.
    3nickdoff-03888

    Misleading Title. Looks like it was Shot on Betamax.

    With this coming out at the release of the wonderful feature film, the title falsely suggests that the real story wasn't told in the Nolan movie.

    In comparison to the. Oboe and modern production standards this looks rushed out without enough budget and time to go a good job. The quality of the photography looks like something from the 80s, the audio is all over the place and the pacing of the script is lumpen.

    The only thing extra that gives you as far as context on Oppenheimer. It is early life and his life after the slice of time featured in the movie. I really feel I've had 98 minutes stolen from me.
    10codigi1

    An excellent documentary!

    This documentary is a much needed and appreciated balance to the recent film. It fulfills the task of filling in other aspects and experiences of Oppenheimer's complex and profound life. The film was very well produced and enacted and brings many important revelations to bear; however, it is limited in some respects just by the very nature of the film medium. The documentary OPPENHEIMER; THE REAL STORY is able to go beyond those limits and adds many important specifics and perspectives, not only on Oppenheimer's life, i.e. His personal story, but sheds light on the social and historical circumstances of the birth, development and future risks of the nuclear age. We are also given more details regarding the actual achievements and amazing accomplishments of the project at Los Alamos. This documentary is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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      The makeshift lighting used for the interview of Professor Ray Monk included a UV light, which is for growing plants and not for video shoots, which gave it a decidedly pink hue.

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      • July 17, 2023 (United Kingdom)
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