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‘Oppenheimer’ viewers spot historical error, fans question intent.

Positive Reviews for ⁣Christopher Nolan’s⁢ Historical‍ Drama “Oppenheimer”

Reviews for ‍Christopher Nolan’s historical drama “Oppenheimer” have been incredibly positive so far, but some viewers couldn’t help but point out what they’re ​calling a historical discrepancy in the film.

The ⁣Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The 3-hour ‍movie details the life of nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called “father of the atomic bomb.” Set designers ⁤ took care to ⁤recreate the look and feel⁣ of the ‍early 1940s,​ which is when most of the action takes place, ‌but some observant ⁢viewers couldn’t help but notice one small error.

A Historical Error

During one scene when Oppenheimer, played by Irish actor Cillian ‍Murphy, stands in front of a cheering crowd,‌ observers noticed that the ⁢American flags the people were waving have⁣ fifty stars like they do today. This ⁣appears to be an error because ‍Hawaii and ⁣Alaska ⁣were not added as states until 1959.

A post from fan ⁤Andy Craig about the⁤ alleged mistake quickly went viral on‌ social media. He said that while he appreciated⁤ the movie overall, it was hard to ignore this error.

Other fans‍ were a little harsher with their criticism.

“Totally ruined the film for me,” one person chimed in.

Another person agreed, “That’s an amazing ⁤‘catch.’ Now⁢ I’ll never ‘not’ see it.”

Another⁢ made a joke‍ about the director’s nationality, placing the‌ blame on Nolan being from the ‍U.K.‌ originally. “Yeah, but that’s not Nolan … so he had to‍ have just missed it. He is ‘mostly’ British,⁢ after all,”​ that reviewer shared.

Some fans came to Nolan’s defense,⁣ saying the addition of ‍the‍ fifty-star flag may have ⁢been intentional. They noted how the historically accurate flag is present in a different scene from the same time period.

“I ​can argue that this is done intentionally as the colored scenes were from Oppenheimer’s perspective, while the black and white scenes were from another. This would be a memory of Oppenheimer from his present-day memory which does⁢ have 50 states on the flag,” one person insisted.



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