This video essay analyzes Cillian Murphy's performance as J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures). Biographical performances can often feel like impressions but Cillian Murphy masterfully uses his physicality, eye contact, facial expressions and hand gestures to let us under the skin of J Robert Oppenheimer. Sources: BBC Radio 1 Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11YzbKihOWU CBS Archives Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdtLxlttrHg https://www.wired.com/story/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-ai-apocalypse/ FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyright material; the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made "fair use" for the purposes such as criticism, comment, review, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that otherwise might be infringing. All rights belong to its owners. Music used: 'Passage of Time' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Within Our Nature' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Last and First Sight' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Long Journey Home by Little Red Church (Shutterstock) Blue World by Mocha Music (Shutterstock) & "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Timestamps: 0:00 Oppenheimer/Cillian Murphy 1:45 Physicality 4:08 Eye Contact 7:49 Inner Turmoil #oppenheimer #cillianmurphy #christophernolan