Comment on 'Oppenheimer' Surpasses 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Becomes Highest-Grossing Biopic of All-Time
MonosyllabicAmerican@lemmynsfw.com 9 months ago
Unpopular opinion: biopics are the most boring genre of film and I’m sick of hearing about a new one every goddamn week.
What truly annoys me about biopics is that Hollywood makes no attempt these days at these being true to the real-life characters they’re portraying. They’re 100% fiction using well-known public figures as the source of their verisimilitude. Movies like The Social Network and The Imitation Game, to name just these two, have barely any resemblance to their real-life counterparts. That’s also true of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Given that, I don’t even understand what’s the point of them.
I got the feeling that Oppenheimer is quite true to the events compared to many other Hollywood biopics. I could read Wikipedia about the events after watching the movie and think “oh yeah, that happened in the movie” for many paragraphs. Some lines in the movie are even accurate word for word.
The Imitation Game is pure fiction by comparison. It’s a fascinating story to base a movie on, but they decide to throw it all out and instead replace it with something completely made up. I hate how they wasted that potential.
The point is first and foremost to entertain.
Bohemian Rhapsody was probably the final straw for me.
Agreed wholeheartedly. That said, Oppenheimer is officially the only biopic I've ever watched twice. Which makes it my favorite biopic, for whatever that is worth about a genre that I loathe.
Strong disagree. Biopics are one of my favorite genres of film (and TV). It’s interesting to reflect on how someone else experienced or interpreted events. While a biography/documentary might be more historically accurate I appreciate the more entertaining biopics as they often do a better job of conveying the emotion of their characters.
holiday@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I found that even at 3 hours long Oppenheimer was one of the most gripping films I’ve ever seen with constant tension between not only the ramifications of developing a nuclear bomb, but also the intense political motives from each of the characters.
Different strokes I suppose.