Director Nolan came to China to attend the Chinese premiere of "Oppenheimer" and the big-screen moviegoers shouted shock
August 23, 2023 – The China premiere of the film Oppenheimer, produced by Universal Pictures and written and directed by Christopher Nolan, was held on August 22 at the City Avenue Cinema of Universal Beijing Resort, and Nolan's China tour officially kicked off.
Nolan appeared on the red carpet to greet fans Celebrities attended to express their eagerness
On the day of the event, director Nolan made a surprise appearance on the red carpet, the first stop of Nolan's China tour officially kicked off, many fans arrived at the scene to warmly welcome Nolan to come to China again after many years to promote the film, director Nolan also patiently signed posters for many fans on the red carpet. In addition, well-known actors Pan Yueming and Tan Zhuo also attended the red carpet, and when asked by the host about his impression of director Nolan, Pan Yueming used three words "tense", "perfectionist" and "personality" to evaluate. Tan Zhuo believes that Nolan is a director with a sense of responsibility and mission, and he has deep thinking in his works. Both expressed their eagerness to see the long-awaited "Oppenheimer" on the big screen.
Excellent viewing experience, on-site analysis, IMAX film photography is created
After the screening, director Nolan took the stage to share and communicate with the media and fans. Nolan discussed in depth on topics such as casting, filming and production. Talking about casting, director Nolan said that he never substituted the image of an actor when he wrote a script, but after writing the script of "Oppenheimer" and looking at Oppenheimer's blue eyes on the cover of the original book, he knew that there was someone who could play the role - Killian Murphy, "He was the first actor I contacted." Nolan also spoke highly of Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr., praising them as top-notch actors who were fully committed to their roles.
Live-action shooting has always been one of the features of Nolan's films, and the scenes of Los Alamos in "Oppenheimer" and the shocking trinity test scene are all real shots. Nolan said bluntly: "We hope that all the pictures of the quantum world that Oppenheimer experienced and imagined can be very beautiful and shocking, even dangerous." I wanted you to feel the tension, and it was difficult to use analog VFX, so we chose to shoot with real footage. ”
After the screening, many fans said that the soundtrack of "Oppenheimer" very cleverly substituted the audience into the entire story. When asked about his consideration of the soundtrack, Nolan said that the violin solo was his original idea for the soundtrack, "These tones are very unique, very dependent on the violin player and his emotions, Oppenheimer himself is a person with a lot of emotions, you can feel his fluctuations in the process... As the scene gets bigger and the story grows, we'll add more musical elements to it. ”
As a loyal fan of IMAX technology, director Nolan used IMAX film cameras to shoot many scenes of the film for the sixth time in "Oppenheimer", and made a new exploration - using IMAX film to shoot black and white footage to upgrade the film narrative experience. Speaking about this unprecedented feat in film history, Nolan said of Oppenheimer's presentation on the IMAX big screen: "Using IMAX film cameras to shoot this film was my clear intention from the beginning, because it is beyond the ordinary texture and clarity, and the image presented is infinitely close to what the human eye sees. No one had ever used IMAX film to shoot black and white footage before, so we made a series of trials and developments in order not to affect the texture of the picture. When we finally tested it in black and white in Los Angeles, we thought it was very beautiful and we were determined to adopt this method of shooting. ”
Nolan carefully answers fans and fans sincerely present to the director
During the post-screening Q&A, Tan Zhuo asked Nolan what he thought of Oppenheimer's wife Katie in the film, and Nolan said that Emily Blunt found the beauty of the character, Katie is a biological and botanist who is likely to be an important part of the Manhattan Project like her husband in this day and age, but there was no way to do this in those days, which is a huge suppression of her intelligence. Emily found a way to present this sense of oppression, and her performances were so wonderful that she could really pull the audience into their intimacy.
At the end of the event, its loyal fan representatives first said that "the emotional resonance was very strong" after watching the movie, and then presented a scroll with "Oppenheimer" written on it under the guidance of the host. The fan representative explained that the four big characters flying on the reel actually implied pearls, and they were composed of short sentences from posts, comments, and film reviews from fans. The scroll condenses the enthusiasm and sincere love of Chinese fans for director Nolan.
The first day of Nolan's China trip came to a close with the successful China premiere of Oppenheimer, and the legendary director's China tour will continue, so stay tuned!
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