Christopher Nolan explains why he force to the film exploring the origins of the atomic bomb on 'One Nation.'
Online backlash ensued at what time a media critic questioned whether the award season collapsed of "Oppenheimer" meant Hollywood is returning to a "troubling" era oversaturated with "macho" dad movies.
The Christopher Nolan-directed epic around the physicist behind the atomic bomb was a necessary and commercial hit, and it won five Golden Globe back this month, including Best Motion Picture-Drama and Best Director.
"Oppenheimer" earned 13 Academy Award nominations this week, executive it one of the most-nominated movies in Oscars history.
On Tuesday, The Independent tweeted, "Does Oppenheimer's award season domination herald a troubling back to Hollywood's macho 'dad movie' days?"
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"Oppenheimer" star Cilian Murphy and the historical Hiroshima atomic bomb explosion quick image
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The post linked to an article by culture reporters Louis Chilton, who called the three-hour biopic quintessentially "one for the guys" and claimed it "represents everything the Oscars have been trying for ages to move away from."
Rotten Tomatoes film critic Austin Burke said that when only being 23 days into 2024, "we already have the worst take of the year, let's go."
"This is a take…" podcast host and culture writer Phil Walsh likewise tweeted.
"What are you giblet heads talking about?" The Bulwark culture editor Sonny Bunch wrote.
Many users on social Think took issue with the characterization of "Oppenheimer" as a "macho" movie.
"I was so jacked with testosterone when seeing #Oppenheimer that I punched the first dude I saw shiny [in] the kisser. He returned the favor. We hugged," television and film editor Ryan Krumm joked.
"Scientists thrilled to be named macho for the first time in their lives *gunshots*," writer Leah Marilla Thomas tweeted.
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In 2023, "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" complete a viral craze known as "Barbenheimer" that saw fans run to the movies in droves to see the movies as a double feature.
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Puck News box office columnist Scott Mendelson also weighed in on the film commentary, writing, "We were so close... *so close* to #Barbenheimer not people used as a culture war cudgel..."
Universal's World War II biopic was also the third highest-grossing movie of 2023, earning $951 million. It was part of a summer phenomenon called "Barbenheimer," which refers to theatergoers who opted to see both the deadly serious "Oppenheimer" and the more bubbly "Barbie" movie when both films were released in July.
The Independent did not back Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Fox News' Ashlyn Messier contributed to this report.
Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.