'Could a three-hour-long film not have dedicated a few minutes to giving these female figures even a minimal level of believability, when it lavishes so much time and attention on Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer?'
Who is this reportedly brilliant psychoanalyst and physician who introduced Oppenheimer to radical politics? All we’re told about her is that she’s lovestruck and emotionally turbulent, confounding him with a flurry of mixed messages – she calls him, but asks him not to answer; and tells him she hates flowers, but accepts the bouquets he brings her before binning them.
It’s worth adding that Pugh does all she can to bring depth and nuance to the character, but she’s so underserved by the writing, that it’s basically impossible.
I’m not asking for a rewriting of history in which these women are placed at the centre of this seismic event, but could a three-hour-long film not have dedicated a few minutes to giving these figures even a minimal level of believability, when it lavishes so much time and attention on Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr’s Lewis Strauss, Matt Damon’s Leslie Groves and Josh Hartnett’s Ernest Lawrence? After all, much has been written about the, and it’s universally accepted that both Kitty and Tatlock...
It’s understandable why these women, both the Hollywood heavyweights and the less established players, took on these undercooked roles – who could possibly pass up the opportunity to work with Nolan? But, it’s now up to the director to begin crafting more complex parts for all the female actors who are queuing up to work with him.
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