At this point, we're all aware that filmmaker Christopher Nolan favours practical effects over those created on a computer. In recent weeks, much has been said about Oppenheimer not containing any CGI shots, leading to the belief this movie contains no VFX whatsoever.
However, that's something Cartoon Brew (via ActioNewz.com) has questioned in a piece exploring how the movie must have contained at least some VFX. Unfortunately, in order to not draw attention to that, it seems the many artists who worked on the historical epic have not been properly credited.
As the site explains, it's common for movies like this one to feature "invisible VFX" used to help make a period drama appear authentic. So, while there are no action scenes and the explosions may be real, VFX was likely utilised to remove anything that was inaccurate for its time setting.
If you stick around to watch Oppenheimer's credits (though we'd hope you're not waiting for some kind of sequel tease), you might notice that a mere 24 VFX artists are named.
DNEG's website, however, confirms more than 160 members of their team contributed to Nolan's latest movie. Many of them work in the company's Mumbai office.
This may be an oversight and Oppenheimer isn't the first huge release to overlook key members of the crew in this way. However, it's hard to imagine naming these artists would have added more than a few seconds to a movie which already clocks in at three hours.
Then again, a list that long would somewhat undermine the argument this movie primarily used practical effects.
This ultimately feels like another sign of disrespect to those VFX artists and, given how poorly members of that industry are already treated, it's a shame that they've been overlooked in this manner. Again, it could easily be a mistake or because they didn't do enough work to justify a credit, though that seems doubtful.
Oppenheimer is now playing in theaters.