

“It was a good movie, honestly, but a bit too long.

Hassan watched with less knowledge of the story but still enjoyed it. The movie stars Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer. But I felt they tried to make the US look good or better in relation to Japan than what reality shows,” he added. “I was excited when I heard about the film and how it dedicated so much to something very important that everyone will be talking about - because everyone should know and talk about it.
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Like the trial at the end, it was too dragged out.” They concealed vital parts of the overall story and spent way too long on other parts. “It was three long hours, but they didn’t utilize the time wisely. “If you didn’t have a background in the story of the making of the atomic bombs, you wouldn’t be able to comprehend the early scenes,” Rayan told Arab News. Rayan, who says he has an insatiable appetite for science and was familiar with the Oppenheimer story well before the movie’s release, dragged his friend Hassan along to watch it. Saudi-born high school buddies, Rayan and Hassan, watched the movie at the Muvi cinema in Dhahran Mall. DAMMAM: Movie fans in the Middle East have been flocking to see director Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited summer blockbuster “Oppenheimer,” which has already broken the 2023 record for advance ticket sales in Saudi Arabia, according to the country’s major cinema chains.Īdvanced bookings began last week and, after just six days, the film had become the country’s biggest pre-release seller this year, the Kingdom’s largest operators confirmed.Ĭinemagoers in the Kingdom spoke to Arab News after watching the film on July 20 when it was released across the GCC.Īdvanced bookings began last week and, after just six days, the film had become the country’s biggest pre-release seller this year, the Kingdom’s largest operators confirmed.
