Quite a dilemma
Nolan is an overrated hack who's never made a good movie, yet I like history and am interested in the subject matter of this film.
What should I do?
Nolan is an overrated hack who's never made a good movie, yet I like history and am interested in the subject matter of this film.
What should I do?
Read Wikipedia, I heard its the same than watching a movie. In fact, I'm going to spoil now most of the present blockbusters, so that people don't have to pay for seeing them: "Cartoon characters fight each other." So, now you know the major plot points of most blockbusters.
shareBut there are no IMAX moving images in a wikipedia article. IMAX is very important when watcing a Nolan film. He always shoots on IMAX.
shareNowadays I watch most new movies on blu-ray and on 32 inch television. If there's substance in a movie other than special effects, it'll come through via smaller screen too. I only miss the sound system from theater experience, there are limits for how loud I am able to listen because I'm afraid that I disturb my neighbours...
shareMy 32 inch is in the shed along with antique CRTs.
I watch movies on my 43 inch UHD computer monitor with good 2.1 speakers. Black Friday deal.
Depends upon how principled you are.
Personally I despise Tom Hanks and outright refuse to watch anything he is in. On the other hand I love Wes Anderson, yet am now in the position where I am unable to watch Asteroid City.
So you have to decide what's more important to you. Having said that, you've said Nolan "has never made a good movie" which suggests you keep watching them anyway...
I stopped with Inception, however I take your point and must admit I will most likely end up watching this film.
shareI would read the book that this movie is based on. It won multiple prestigious awards including the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award and the Duff Cooper Prize for History in London.
"American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer"(2005)
I recommend the awesome Pulitzer prize winning book by Richard Rhodes called "The Making of the Atomic Bomb". 1986.
There's also an award winning documentary from the 80's titled "The Day After Trinity". A little dated but still very good historical accounts by the people who lived it.
Another great documentary from 1995 is "Trinity and Beyond", narrated by William Shatner. Tons of great footage of nuclear explosions, plus very interesting scientific explanations by at least one of the physicist's who made it happen.
The 1989 movie "Fat Man & Little Boy" starring Paul Newman, was kind of a dud.
This Christopher Nolan movie? I wouldn't waste time nor money.