Christopher Nolan’s record-setting film Oppenheimer has arrived on home video and we checked it out to see if it’s worth rewatching at home.
Today, Oppenheimer arrived on 4K, Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital. Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic about the creator of the atomic bomb has sent all kinds of box office records, for good reason, and now viewers can enjoy the film as many times as they wish at home.
I got to check out the Blu-Ray release of Oppenheimer and while it’s obviously not quite the same as seeing it in the movie theater, the film has lost none of its spectacular visuals. Every visual detail that drew viewers in is still there in brilliant color/black and white, providing viewers with the perfect way to enjoy what is easily one of the best films of the decade, if not the century. With the debate between physical media and streaming heating up, I can’t emphasize enough that this is one film that should be picked up in physical form.
One thing that drew my attention to how Oppenheimer is packaged is that there’s actually three discs included, one for each version of the movie (Blu-Ray/DVD) and the third disc is just for the special features. Usually the special features are found on the main menu of the film itself. But in this case, Oppenheimer has so many special feature (over three hours in fact), that they had to be placed on their own disc.
The benefit of this is that having the special features on a separate disc makes it easier to explore all of the features available. And they are very well organized. The part many will like best is that the main “Making Of” documentary is split into a number of chapters that can be viewed individually, so you’re not automatically locked in to a lengthy documentary.
Another special feature that I think many will like is the section where they talk about how the 65 mm black and white film was created for the movie. It was an interesting look into the filmmaking process that you don’t see all that often for movies anymore, especially since the filmmaking process has gone almost wholly digital in recent years. It was refreshing to see that the analog process is alive and well.
The full list of special features for Oppenheimer can be viewed below:
SPECIAL FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM AND DVD
- THE STORY OF OUR TIME: THE MAKING OF OPPENHEIMER*
- NOW I AM BECOME DEATH – The cast, crew and producers join Christopher Nolan in sharing the personal stories that made them passionate about the project’s ambitious design for bridging multiple genres.
- THE LUMINARIES – OPPENHEIMER’s all-star cast discusses how they synthesize the script’s dramatic narrative with the real lives of historical figures to embody their complex characters.
- THE MANHATTAN PROJECT – To visualize Oppenheimer’s ability to see different dimensions and to recreate the historic Trinity test, filmmakers developed unique techniques to craft stunning effects without using CGI.
- THE DEVIL OF DETAILS – A look at how production designer Ruth De Jong and team recreated the entire town of Los Alamos with period-accurate props, spectacular sets and painstaking attention to authenticity.
- WALKING A MILE – Costume and makeup craftspeople populate OPPENHEIMER’simmersive environments with iconic figures by utilizing thousands of pieces of clothing and cutting-edge prosthetic applications.
- CAN YOU HEAR MUSIC? – Working closely with Christopher Nolan, Ludwig Göransson composes a deeply personal, historically expansive score ranging from the organic to the alien to accompany the visual landscape.
- WE CAN PERFORM THIS MIRACLE – Christopher Nolan’s closest collaborators demonstrate how his artistic vision creates camaraderie that drives his talented crew to continue breaking new ground in filmmaking.
- TRAILERS
- INNOVATIONS IN FILM: 65MM BLACK-AND-WHITE FILM IN OPPENHEIMER – FotoKem opens the door to its film labs, where new technologies are invented for using color and black & white 65mm film to visualize OPPENHEIMER’s dual timelines while pushing the format further forward.
- MEET THE PRESS Q&A PANEL: OPPENHEIMER – Chuck Todd moderates a conversation where Christopher Nolan, author Kai Bird, and physicists Dr. Kip Thorne, Dr. Thom Mason and Dr. Carlo Rovelli reflect on the fascinating science and doomsday concerns OPPENHEIMER illustrates onscreen.
- TO END ALL WAR: OPPENHEIMER & THE ATOMIC BOMB – Explore how one man’s relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
*Also available on participating Digital platforms
In conclusion, Oppenheimer is absolutely worth picking up on Blu-Ray or 4K UHD. Oppenheimer is easily one of the best films to come out in 2023 and it deserves to be seen repeatedly.
Oppenheimer is now available on 4K UHD, Blu-Ray and DVD, as well as Digital.
