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Christopher Nolan took a playful swipe at streaming while introducing a Los Angeles screening of “Oppenheimer” that was devoted to spotlighting the film’s craft. Crew members reunited for the event Monday evening, billed as “The Story of Our Time: The Making of ‘Oppenheimer.'” The director said a lot of time and energy has gone into assembling the “Oppenheimer” Blu-ray so that it preserves the film’s soundscape, which is one reason moviegoers should buy a physical copy as opposed to waiting for the movie to stream.

“Obviously ‘Oppenheimer’ has been quite a ride for us and now it is time for me to release a home version of the film. I’ve been working very hard on it for months,” Nolan said. “I’m known for my love of theatrical and put my whole life into that, but, the truth is, the way the film goes out at home is equally important.”

“‘The Dark Knight’ was one of the first films where we formatted it specially for Blu-ray release because it was a new form at the time,” he continued. “And in the case of ‘Oppenheimer,’ we put a lot of care and attention into the Blu-ray version… and trying to translate the photography and the sound, putting that into the digital realm with a version you can buy and own at home and put on a shelf so no evil streaming service can come steal it from you.”

Release date: 22nd November 2023

Tech specs: Blu-ray.com

  • Metal Zealot@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    He made sure to turn the voices down really low with no bass, and all the explosions max volume and will blow your subs.

    Christopher Nolan has some of the worst sound mixing in movies, I couldn't hear SHIT in Interstellar

    USE YOUR MIDS

    • neocamel@lemmy.studio
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      8 months ago

      I saw Oppenheimer in the theater and felt like an old man:

      Me: IS IT ME, OR IS THIS MOVIE TOO LOUD?

      My wife: WHAT DID YOU SAY??

  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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    8 months ago

    Will do! I'm so happy he's coming out and saying this, because it's become ridiculous that you never know where the movie you want to watch is. There's zero guarantee anymore that the thing you love will still be there.

    I buy them myself now, and will own them forever. (Plus the quality of a 4k disc is just so much better)

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      The quality of a regular bluray is much better than streaming for the most part! Bitstarved content sucks and I really hope discs don't die out.

    • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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      8 months ago

      We've gotten to a place where people are paying for the chance that the thing they want is still on the service when they want it. Literally paying to throw the dice.

  • Margot Robbie@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Silly Chris Nolan, only I get to astroturf Lemmy to sell Blu-rays of my movie, Barbie, the better half of Barbenheimer and the better movie to own.

    Lemmy is my territory.

  • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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    8 months ago

    I don't even need to be asked. Streaming for films is a pain in the ass and I find the quality to be below that of a blue-ray.