BBC News star Jane Hill has revealed she walked out of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer film halfway through after spotting a major flaw that left her “disappointed”.
The 54-year-old newscaster took to Twitter to share her unsatisfactory movie experience, revealing that she complained to the staff after she only managed to see “half of it.”
Since hitting UK cinemas last month, the atomic bomb thriller, which stars Cillian Murphy in the title role, has received a host of five-star ratings, with critics calling it the “best and most revealing work” by Nolan.
However, it seems Jane certainly didn’t agree, as she shared that she was frustrated that she couldn’t hear the movie’s dialogue properly due to the loud soundtrack, and was even more surprised to learn that the issue occurs in almost “every “Nolan’s movies. Films.
She told her followers: ‘I saw Oppenheimer. Well, I drove half. Disappointed that the music and effects often drowned out the actors, I missed out on entire parts of the dialogue.
Not impressed: BBC News star Jane Hill has revealed she walked out of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer film halfway after catching a major flaw that left her ‘disappointed’
Movie: The newscaster, 54, took to Twitter to share her unsatisfactory movie experience, revealing that she complained to staff after she only got to see “half” (Cillian Murphy pictured)
“I told the theater I thought the sound needed rebalancing; the staff said ‘we have this problem with all Christopher Nolan movies’. Really?’
And it seems that several of his followers agreed, with some complaining about hearing problems and others confirming that sound problems are common in Nolan’s films, including Batman Begins.
One person wrote: ‘It’s not the cinema, it’s the director’s vision. Nolan has done this in many of his movies.
While another shared: “A colleague at work also said that about music drowning out dialogue.”
‘It seems to be Nolan’s thing. I remember watching one of his Batman movies and having the same experience,” a third tweeted.
With another addition: ‘Yes. His movies always have sound problems.
Jane was quick to add that she doesn’t blame the cinema for her bad experience, writing: ‘I should make it clear that I don’t think the problem was with the cinema…there was nothing wrong with the sound of the trailers!’
Popular: Since hitting UK cinemas last month, the atomic bomb thriller has received a slew of five-star ratings, while critics hailed it as Nolan’s “best and most revealing work.”
Wow: However, Jane shared that she couldn’t hear the film’s dialogue properly due to the loud soundtrack, and was even more surprised to learn that the problem occurs in almost “all” Nolan films (Christopher Nolan pictured last month)
Verdict: She told her followers: ‘I saw Oppenheimer. Well, I drove half. Disappointed that the music and effects often drowned out the actors, I missed out on entire parts of the dialogue.
Before she then shared her relief at not being the only person struggling to hear Oppenheimer’s dialogue.
She wrote: ‘Thank you for so many responses to my Oppenheimer observation. I’m relieved that it’s not just me who couldn’t hear the dialogue… but wow! How can you follow a movie if you can’t hear the actors?!’
Director Christopher Nolan recently addressed reports that dialogue in the film is unintelligible due to sound, confirming in an interview that it was an “artistic choice.”
He said Well-informed person that he did not want to use additional dialogue recordings (ADR) in post-production, preferring to capture the dialogue in the moment rather than ask the actors to repeat their lines later in a soundproof booth.
Agreed: Several of his followers agreed, with some complaining about hearing problems and others confirming that sound problems are common in Nolan’s films, including Batman Begins.
Opinion: Jane was quick to add that she doesn’t blame the cinema for her bad experience.
Phew! Before she then shared her relief that she wasn’t the only person struggling to hear Oppenheimer’s dialogue.
He said: ‘I like to use the performance that was given in the moment rather than have the actor take it back later. Which is an artistic choice that some people disagree with, and it’s their right.
Despite Jane’s troubles, oppenheimer has garnered epic reviews among UK publications with a host of four and five star ratings, after earning high praise in the US.
Christopher Nolan’s latest epic tells the story of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, also known as the “father of the atomic bomb,” with Cillian Murphy in the title role, delivering a chilling performance.
Reason: Director Christopher Nolan recently addressed reports that dialogue in the film is unintelligible due to sound, confirming in an interview that it was an “artistic choice.”
It is a success! Despite Jane’s issues, Oppenheimer garnered epic reviews among UK publications with a plethora of four and five star ratings, after earning high praise in the US.
The film received a perfect five stars from Brian Viner of the Daily Mail, who wrote that Nolan balances suspenseful elements “superbly” with “profound questions about the morality of leaving Hiroshima and Nagasaki as nuclear waste”.
In addition to the enthusiastic response from the Daily Mail, BBC and Empire gave five stars, while The Guardian, Independent, Financial Times and Digital Spy gave four.
The historical epic was almost universally praised for its chilling treatment of the development of the first nuclear bombs and for Cillian Murphy’s lead performance.
Also receiving much praise was Nolan’s amazing cast of A-list actors, including Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh and Emily Blunt, in small supporting roles.
