Christopher Nolan Says Some ‘Oppenheimer’ Viewers Walk Out ‘Devastated’ and ‘They Can’t Speak’: ‘It’s Kind of a Horror Movie’

Christopher Nolan says people are walking out of Oppenheimer ‘devastated’

‘I showed it to a filmmaker recently who said it’s kind of a horror movie,’ director says of his new movie

Christopher Nolan Says Oppenheimer Is 'Kind of a Horror Movie'

Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan says the upcoming biopic is “kind of a horror movie”.During an interview with Wired, he revealed that some early viewers had a very emotional reaction to the film, which depicts the invention of the atomic bomb.“Some people leave the movie absolutely devastated,” he revealed. “They can’t speak. I mean, there’s an element of fear that’s there in the history and there in the underpinnings. But the love of the…

Christopher Nolan Says Some ‘Oppenheimer’ Viewers Walk Out ‘Devastated’ and ‘They Can’t Speak’: ‘It’s Kind of a Horror Movie’

Christopher Nolan says some viewers are not able to speak after watching "Oppenheimer."