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. Canal subscribers can discover Oppenheimer on the TV program this Friday March 22, 2024, from 9:11 p.m. The opportunity to discover Christopher Nolan's latest production, winner of seven Oscars, which tells the story of the life of the creator of the atomic bomb.
If you've already seen the film, or if you're discovering it this Friday evening, it won't escape you that the director of Inception, 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. Speaking to the Associated 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, this is the "Subjective experience Oppenheimer had. That'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 Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor), four Golden Globes and seven Baftas, this biopic dominated the award ceremonies. Although it lost at the box office to Barbie, its results remain very honorable with nearly $960 million collected worldwide. If you cannot watch the film when it is broadcast on Canal this Friday evening, know that it is also available online on the MyCanal streaming platform.
