{"id":240814,"date":"2023-07-20T10:56:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T14:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=299048"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:38:59","slug":"first-reviews-oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-barbie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/first-reviews-oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-barbie\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppenheimer&#8217;s Initial Reviews: Christopher Nolan&#8217;s Latest Film Surpasses Barbie&#8217;s Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/critiques-barbie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barbie has been an unparalleled critical success<\/a>\u2014and it seems likely to be a box office hit as well\u2014the first battle against its unexpected rival, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/taxi-driver-oppenheimer-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oppenheimer<\/a>, which also debuts on the same weekend, has been lost. <strong>Oppenheimer has emerged on Rotten Tomatoes with an incredible 96% approval rating from critics<\/strong>\u2014although it has since dropped to 92%, where it seems to have stabilized. This puts the film slightly ahead of Barbie, although it&#8217;s clear that both movies are excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/trailer-oppenheimer-christopher-nolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christopher Nolan<\/a>&#8216;s film tells the story of Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who led the Manhattan Project and was the key figure behind the atomic bomb. His story is undoubtedly heart-wrenching but essential in the course of World War II. And it appears that Nolan has captured it perfectly. But <strong>why has this movie been so well-received?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oppenheimer | New Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uYPbbksJxIg?start=6&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;The best and most inspired film of Nolan&#8217;s career&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reviews for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/everything-we-know-about-oppenheimer-the-first-nolan-film-to-get-an-r-in-20-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oppenheimer<\/a> make it clear that it is a very distinctive film in Christopher Nolan&#8217;s career, <strong>blending drama and depth with spectacle in a way that only he knows how<\/strong>. Here are some reviews of the movie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to gauge how Nolan&#8217;s fans will respond to a film as intoxicating, historically curious, and serious-minded as Oppenheimer. It has little in common with the haunting majesty of his Batman films or the deceptive imagination of movies like Inception or Tenet. <strong>In terms of its moving solemnity, it is perhaps the closest to Dunkirk that he has done<\/strong>, while its fusion of science and emotion is reminiscent of Interstellar.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-reviews\/oppenheimer-review-christopher-nolan-cillian-murphy-robert-downey-jr-1235539375\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Oppenheimer feels like <strong>the culmination of everything the director has done so far<\/strong> in his already remarkable career.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/oppenheimer-movie-review\/%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Collider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Oppenheimer <strong>is a biographical film as only Christopher Nolan could make<\/strong>. In fact, it seems like the perfect vehicle for exploring Nolan&#8217;s entire career in the black holes of the human condition: the ultimate enigmas of a frighteningly understandable world.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/criticism\/movies\/oppenheimer-review-christopher-nolan-1234885847\/%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">IndieWire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/explosion-oppenheimer-800x450-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Oppenheimer is a film of infinite contrasts and contradictions, the most complete expression of the writer\/director&#8217;s artistry to date\u2026 <strong>arguably Nolan&#8217;s finest and most inspired film of his career<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/oppenheimer-review-the-best-film-christopher-nolans-ever-made%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Daily Beast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With Oppenheimer, <strong>Nolan could be at his most experimental<\/strong>\u2026 [He] is now in the conversation of becoming one of the greatest directors of all time&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadebate.com\/2023\/07\/19\/oppenheimer-review-a-horrifyingly-brilliant-character-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cinema Debate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It may be <strong>Nolan&#8217;s magnum opus<\/strong>. It&#8217;s his deepest and defining film of his career to date&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millennialfalconreviews.com\/movie-review-archive\/oppenheimer-review-christopher-nolan-cillian-murphy%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Millennial Falcon Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In what could be <strong>Christopher Nolan&#8217;s best screenplay to date<\/strong>, Oppenheimer weaves a three-act structure that can be divided into these unique entities; a rich character-driven deconstruction, a tension-filled thriller, and a political courtroom drama&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thecinematicreel.com\/oppenheimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Cinematic Reel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Oppenheimer-la-pelicula-de-Nolan-800x450-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Considering Oppenheimer&#8217;s involvement with quantum mechanics, <strong>the film does a commendable job<\/strong> of explaining scientific concepts for the layperson&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/Movies\/2023\/07\/19\/Movie-review-Singular-Oppenheimer-can-be-disconcerting\/7181689747306\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">United Press International<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Murphy&#8217;s performance is as inspired as the rest of the cast&#8217;s&#8221; <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/criticism\/movies\/oppenheimer-review-christopher-nolan-1234885847\/%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">IndieWire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Downey delivers a thunderous, Oscar-worthy performance<\/strong> that is one of the best of his career&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thecinematicreel.com\/oppenheimer\/%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Cinematic Reel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It speaks to the caliber of this cast that there&#8217;s not enough room to praise the excellent <strong>Kenneth Branagh, Casey Affleck, and Rami Malek<\/strong>, who all shine&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/19\/oppenheimer-review-christopher-nolans-masterpiece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New York Post<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>At no point did this film feel slow<\/strong> because it held my attention every minute&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solzyatthemovies.com\/2023\/07\/19\/oppenheimer-is-an-epic-masterpiece\/?expand_article=1%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Solzy at the movies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/abre-jaime-1024x683-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/abre-jaime-1024x683-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/abre-jaime-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/abre-jaime-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/abre-jaime-1024x683-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/abre-jaime-1024x683-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/abre-jaime-1024x683-1.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although Barbie has been an unparalleled critical success\u2014and it seems likely to be a box office hit as well\u2014the first battle against its unexpected rival, Oppenheimer, which also debuts on the same weekend, has been lost. Oppenheimer has emerged on Rotten Tomatoes with an incredible 96% approval rating from critics\u2014although it has since dropped to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/first-reviews-oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-barbie\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Oppenheimer&#8217;s Initial Reviews: Christopher Nolan&#8217;s Latest Film Surpasses Barbie&#8217;s Performance&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9257,"featured_media":240817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-240814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318992,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240814\/revisions\/318992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240814"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=240814"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=240814"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=240814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}