Nolan wrote the screenplay in the first person POV of Oppenheimer, which is practically unheard of.
The scenes in colour were essentially from Oppenheimer's subjective first-person POV, whereas the black and white scenes were not written from his POV of what was happening in the story.
@tvtrav3ler why the sequences in black and white? Well, those were the moments from Strauss' point of view (what happens on his side), you realize some of the scenes return later in color - and then they're from Oppenheimer's point of view (most notably, the scene with Einstein). So in the end, the black and white, and the colored scenes form one picture, told from 2 sides.
@tvtrav3ler do you really need an explanation on why scenes from a different POV and timeline are in B&W?
I'm glad he didn't dumb down his script for the average moviegoer.
While in agree is montage heavy I didn’t find it distracting nor scattering. It was great work!
Same goes for the black and white. I loved this film. Tenet is forgiven.
Why do you sport a B&W profile pic again?!
@tvtrav3ler the non continuous timeline is proposed to not deliver an information before it does. Black and white is the Strauss vision, watch behind the scenes and know better.
Shout by CoreyVIP 2BlockedParent2023-07-22T06:36:41Z
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Oppenheimer’:
Much of the film, particularly in the beginning, felt more like a montage than a movie. The scattered-ness of the scenes created a disconnect that made it difficult to absorb what exactly was going on.
Why the black and white? What purpose did that serve? I’ll probably find out at some point, but it’d be nice to know in real time.
I certainly didn’t expect Nolan to give us Oppenheimer for Dummies, but I really wish he would have. Performances were clearly impressive (I’m looking at you, Cillian), but they’re hard to fully appreciate when everyone is having rapid-fire conversations about fairly complex situations — and you’re too busy trying to keep up. This being my biggest qualm.