[Doriana] Oppenheimer walks into a Bar(bie)

[doriana_]

There was a scene in Oppenheimer that left me and many others in the audience confused. But I doubt that ours was a common reaction. What was the scene?

True story. Having seen Oppenheimer might help you here, but it's definitely possible to solve it with no knowledge of the movie.

[GalFisk]

Will trying to solve this puzzle spoil the movie? I haven't seen it yet, but I intend to. Is some relevant knowledge of yours relevant? I was recently confused by a video game puzzle because I knew too much astrophysics.

[doriana_]

Will trying to solve this puzzle spoil the movie? No! I haven't seen it yet, but I intend to. Is some relevant knowledge of yours relevant? Yes I was recently confused by a video game puzzle because I knew too much astrophysics.

[JenBurdoo1]

Does Oppenheimer relevantly walk into a bar?
Is he in the scene? Is an interaction with another character relevant?
Is there something incorrect in the scene? Something that never happened?

[GalFisk]

Do you know something relevant about: physics? Politics? Language? Oppenheimer? History? Filmmaking? Films? Special effects? The Manhattan Project? Atomic bombs? Is it confusing to all who share this knowledge? Can it be considered an error? Inaccuracy?

[doriana_]

BLOOPER / correction: My confusion was caused by a combination of two consecutive scenes. Will anwer accordingly.

JenBurdoo
Does Oppenheimer relevantly walk into a bar? No
Is he in the scene? He is in the first scene, but not in the second Is an interaction with another character relevant? Yes
Is there something incorrect in the scene? No for the first scene, possibly for the second scene Something that never happened? No

GalFisk
Do you know something relevant about: physics? Politics? Language? Oppenheimer? History? Filmmaking? Films? Special effects? The Manhattan Project? Atomic bombs? No to all Is it confusing to all who share this knowledge? Yes Can it be considered an error? Inaccuracy? Both, arguably

[GalFisk]

Fashion relevant? Vehicles? Other things that looked different back then? Is there an anachronism? Could this happen with a movie set in the 2020s? Did you see the movie with the other confused people? Do you share the confusion because you share a profession? Hobby? Interest?

[doriana_]

Fashion relevant? Vehicles? Other things that looked different back then? No to all Is there an anachronism? No Could this happen with a movie set in the 2020s? Yes Did you see the movie with the other confused people? Yes Do you share the confusion because you share a profession? Hobby? Interest? No to all

[GalFisk]

Is everyone in the theater confused? Or most people? Relevant where they live? Where the theater is located? Is their age relevant? Gender? Social class? Geography relevant? Place names?

[doriana_]

Is everyone in the theater confused? Or most people? Not sure, assume many or most Relevant where they live? Yes Where the theater is located? Yes Is their age relevant? Gender? Social class? No to these Geography relevant? Yes Place names? Yes

[GalFisk]

Is there a wrong place name in the movie? Places changing names relevant? Places changing location? Is a place name pronounced incorrectly? Are places with the same name mixed up? Are similar places names mixed up?

[doriana_]

Is there a wrong place name in the movie? Places changing names relevant? Places changing location? Is a place name pronounced incorrectly? Are places with the same name mixed up? Are similar places names mixed up? No to all

[BalinTheDwarf]

Are any other names besides place names relevant? People's names? People's titles?

[doriana_]

Are any other names besides place names relevant? People's names? People's titles? No to both

[GalFisk]

Is there one relevant place name? Two? More? Are the relevant name(s): heard? Read? Implied? Is something out of place? Does a place look wrong? Are any places relevantly in the wrong location? Relative to one another? Facing the wrong direction?

[doriana_]

Is there one relevant place name? This Two? More? Are the relevant name(s): heard? This Read? Implied? Is something out of place? Does a place look wrong? Yes Are any places relevantly in the wrong location? Relative to one another? Facing the wrong direction? No to these, potential FA

[GalFisk]

Is the FA that a place is relevantly seen in the movie? Is the relevant place name spoken? Written? Maps relevant?

[doriana_]

Is the FA that a place is relevantly seen in the movie? No; a relevant place is seen in the movie Is the relevant place name spoken? This Written? No Maps relevant? No

[GalFisk]

Is the actual place seen? Or is it filmed somewhere else? Is it confusing to people who live there? Work there? Know the place well? Know the place at all? Is the place a city? Town? Street? Building? Outdoor area? Lake? Land mark? Mountain?

[doriana_]

Is the actual place seen? No Or is it filmed somewhere else? Yes Is it confusing to people who live there? Work there? Know the place well? Yes to all Know the place at all? Potentially Is the place a city? This Town? Street? Building? Outdoor area? Lake? Land mark? Mountain?

[Sundowner64]

Oppenheimer being in Göttingen relevant? at the university in Göttingen? Did people from Göttingen when watching the film start to think where in Göttingen this scene could have been?

[doriana_]

Oppenheimer being in Göttingen relevant? Yes at the university in Göttingen? No Did people from Göttingen when watching the film start to think where in Göttingen this scene could have been? No, FA

[GalFisk]

Relevant where the place was filmed? Are people from Göttingen confused? People from the place where it was actually filmed?

[BalinTheDwarf]

Does the relevant scene take place in Göttingen? Was it filmed in Göttingen?

[doriana_]

GalFisk
Relevant where the place was filmed? Relevantly not in Göttingen Are people from Göttingen confused? Yes People from the place where it was actually filmed? Probably

Balin
Does the relevant scene take place in Göttingen? Keep in mind that two consecutive scenes are relevant. The first one does not take place in Göttingen (but...), and for the second one, hard to answer - explore Was it filmed in Göttingen? No

[GalFisk]

Does the first one take place (in the narrative) close to Göttingen? On the way to or from Göttingen? In a place where something related to Göttingen is seen?
Is the place for second one ambiguous? Confusing? Obfuscated?

[BitterLemonCurry]

Was there a scene that was said to be in Göttingen in-universe, but was obviously filmed somewhere else?

[doriana_]

GalFisk
Does the first one take place (in the narrative) close to Göttingen? Yes On the way to or from Göttingen? No In a place where something related to Göttingen is seen? No
Is the place for second one ambiguous? Yope Confusing? Yes Obfuscated? No

BLC
Was there a scene that was said to be in Göttingen in-universe unclear, which added to the confusion, but was obviously filmed somewhere else? Yes

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********SPOILER********
In Oppenheimer, there is a scene where someone (Niels Bohr?) suggests that Oppenheimer continue his studies in Göttingen. The next shot is an aerial view of a city that is very clearly not Göttingen. I'm not sure if this is a mistake or if the shot is meant to represent something else, but the juxtaposition of these two scenes left me and the rest of the audience confused when I went to see the movie here in Göttingen.