Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer” grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide and has been hailed by critics and awards season voters alike, making it the heavy favorite to win the Oscar for best picture. .
Will you vote for it? Take the following quiz to imagine a future and find out if that future will horrify you.
1. Watch “Oppenheimer”:
In a theater (5)
In an Imax theater, specifically the Imax 70 millimeter presentation at Universal Studios CityWalk, because that's what Christopher Nolan told me to see it (10)
In my fallout shelter (7)
2. You voted for:
“The Dark Knight” (I still can't believe it wasn't nominated!) (10)
“Dunkirk” (8)
“CODA” (2)
3. Favorite woman in a Christopher Nolan movie:
Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer, of course (10)
Any female character who isn't dead, then… Emily Blunt I guess? (7)
Are there women in Christopher Nolan's films? (0)
4. Last book you read:
“American Prometheus: The Tragedy and Triumph of J. Robert Oppenheimer” (10)
“Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Space-Time” (8)
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (But I read the entire series!) (0)
5. “Barbie” would win best film:
Awesome! Greta Gerwig did such a creative job on that movie! (0)
The chain reaction that destroys the world (10)
6. Favorite getaway:
Ojai (4)
Santa Fe (7)
Secret laboratory in the middle of nowhere (10)
7.Robert Downey Jr. is…
Amazing! He gives an Oscar-worthy performance! (10)
Iron Man 2)
…in “Oppenheimer”? You don't say (5)
8. At 180 minutes, “Oppenheimer” felt:
Just fine. Brilliance makes up for a lot. (10)
Honestly, I got a little distracted after the Trinity test (5)
A little long, but still half an hour less than that Scorsese movie (7)
9. Last subscription you renewed:
netflix (3)
Los Angeles Times (thank you!) (6)
The daily worker (10)
10. Florence Pugh Nude Scenes:
Free (2)
Absolutely necessary as a narrative device to show that Oppie was not only intelligent. He was fiiiiine. And what if your character is woefully underwritten? (8)
eleven. Favorite passive-aggressive tactic:
Sulking (2)
“My feelings? Oh, don't worry about that. No one else does.” (0)
Poison your apple (8)
12. First question you asked after finishing the movie:
Can sunscreen really provide adequate protection during an atomic test? (4)
What happens to stars when they die? (9)
Where can I buy Cillian Murphy's hat? (0)
13. “Oppenheimer” does not show Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That is …
Rigor (10)
Deleted (0)
14. Highest level of science you took in school:
Chemistry (5)
Quantum thermodynamics (8)
Whale watching (1)
15. When they insult you, your first impulse is:
Turn the other cheek (3)
Don't make eye contact and walk away (5)
Bide your time for six years and then betray the person who hurt you (7)
16. Message to anyone feeling “snubbed” on the morning of the Oscar nominations:
I know it hurts. But tomorrow is a new day. (2)
To quote Harry S. Truman: “Don't let that crybaby in here again.” (10)
17. But if Greta Gerwig had been nominated and Christopher Nolan hadn't…
Hey, those are the breaks (3)
“Now I have become Death, the destroyer of worlds” (10)
18. Drink of choice:
Martini with dry gin, a little vermouth and then rim the glass with lime juice and honey (10)
Erewhon's Hailey Bieber Strawberry Glazed Skin Smoothie (1)
Water. Gotta keep that Stanley filled to the brim! (4)
19. You pronounce his name…
Killian (10)
Sil-ian (3)
No. I vote for Paul Giamatti (0)
20. Feelings if “Oppenheimer” doesn't win best picture:
Whatever. Pitting art against art for awards is absurd. (2)
History will judge us (10)
PUNCTUATION:
130 and more: Set the atmosphere on fire!
70-129: It's paradoxical, but it works.
Below 70: The chances are almost zero
