Was a 15-minute sex scene cut in Oppenheimer? Twitterati say ‘We were robbed’ | English Movie News – Times of India

By Jhon Lobo On Jul 25, 2023

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer‘ stirred up quite a controversy after a section of the audience took offence to a sex scene featuring Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh. While the Indian Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is now taking serious note of the objectionable scene where the character appears to read a line from the Bhagavad Gita, Twitterati is having another discussion altogether, about the infamous sex scene or rather, the lack of it.

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Prior to the release of the film, rumours were rife that the movie would have a 15-minute-long sex scene. Leading man Cillian even went on record and said to a daily that the scenes were “so f–king powerful.”

However, many who went to theatres felt they were ‘robbed’ as their screening didn’t really have any explicit scenes. Others complained that the movie was ‘heavily censored’ and that the screen went black during the sex scenes and that nude scenes were censored with CGI.
“Gosh, they’ve heavily censored Oppenheimer. The screen goes black whenever there’s a sex scene. Curse words muted and removed from subtitles. They really treat Indian audience as children do they,” read a post on Twitter.
Another said, “Here in India, Oppenheimer was not R Rated, it was rated PG-13. There was a scene where Florence Pugh’s character is naked after they had sex, they put a CG Towel was on her body and there were many cuts by distributors like this to get U/A(PG-13) Rating.”

The issue persisted in other countries as well. Another said in a tweet, “I watched Oppenheimer yesterday and it was painfully obvious thru the editing that the sex scenes were cut short, but not entirely due to its significance. It was also painfully obvious that they censored Florence Pugh’s topless scene cuz the “black strapless dress” she was wearing would slightly wobble around awkwardly. Man, now I’m wondering what else I’ve been missing out on due to my country’s censorship.”
Another laughed out loud at the rumours about an extended sex scene and said, “There’s no 15 min sex scene in Oppenheimer lol who started that rumour? The sex scene was so fast I didn’t even realize it was happening and then it ended.”

The film reportedly shows Oppenheimer and psychologist Jean Tatler (Florence) in the act when she asks him to read a line from what appears to be a Sanskrit book, whose cover is not visible. On Tatler’s insistence, a confused Oppenheimer reads out the lines she points at: “Now, I am become Death, destroyer of the world.”

According to reports, the CBFC gave the film a U/A rating, making it suitable for viewers above 13 years, after studio Universal Pictures cut some scenes to reduce its length.
In the United States, the movie has been rated ‘R– Restricted’, which means viewers under 17 would require an accompanying parent or adult guardian. This is Nolan’s first ‘R’ rated film.