The biopic on the father of the atomic bomb, Oscar winner for Best Film this year, is finally broadcast on television and streaming on Canal+. And certain aesthetic choices are enough to question the spectators.
THE film of the year 2023, which not only received critical acclaim but was also a box office success before dominating the award ceremonies by winning numerous prizes, is finally being released on television. Subscribers of Canal++ can discover Oppenheimer on the TV program this Friday March 22, 2024, from 9:11 p.m. The opportunity to discover the latest creation of Christopher Nolanwinner of seven Academy Awards, which chronicles the life of the creator of the atomic bomb.
If you have already seen the film, or if you are discovering it this Friday evening, it will not escape you that the director ofInception, Interstellar And The Dark Knight made radical aesthetic choices in Oppenheimer. Some scenes are in color, while others are in black and white. We might think at first that it is to separate two very distinct periods: before the creation of the atomic bomb (in colors) and after (in black and white), which could symbolize the way in which the world It wasn’t the same after that.
Fortunately, Christopher Nolan himself explained this choice of photography and it is not linked to a question of temporality. Near theAssociated Press, on June 4, 2023, the British filmmaker explained that this difference in colors serves to highlight the differences in point of view: “I had two timelines. one is in color, it is the subjective experience lived by Oppenheimer . It’s the bulk of the film. And there’s a black and white timeline. It’s to emphasize a more objective look at his story from the point of view of other characters.” The most realistic and objective sequences from a historical point of view are therefore in black and white, while the more subjective and personal sequences are in color, in order to immerse the viewer in the psyche of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Through its script, its direction of actors and its performances, but also through its aesthetic choices (photography and music in particular), Oppenheimer has become the most notable film of the year 2023. With seven Oscars (including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor), four Golden Globes and seven Baftas, this biopic dominated award ceremonies. If it lost at the box office to barbie, its results remain very honorable with nearly 960 million dollars collected around the world. If you cannot watch the film when it is broadcast on Canal+ this Friday evening, please note that it is also available online on the streaming MyCanal.