Christopher Nolan’s war drama ‘Oppenheimer’ has become the talk of the town ever since its release on July 21. The film based on the biopic of acclaimed physicist J Robert ‘Oppenheimer’ has taken Indian theatres by storm too. However, the film has landed in controversy for an intimate sex scene between lead actor Cillian Murphy and actress Florence Pugh. What angered many was that the particular scene featured Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer reading a text from the Bhagavad Gita while being engaged in sexual intimacy with Florence Pugh’s Jean Tatlock. A majority of Twitter users reacted to the post negatively, condemning the scene.
Indian audiences expressed their discontent over the intimate scene, saying that it hurt religious sentiments. Boycott calls starting to make the rounds already. ‘Oppenheimer’ is Christopher Nolan’s first film in 20 years to have been rated as R for sexually explicit scenes and nudity. The film shows ‘Oppenheimer’ and his love interest Jean Tatlock engaged in an intimate moment when Jean asks Oppenheimer to read a verse from the Bhagavad Gita. Some viewers have slammed the Censor Board for retaining the reference to the Bhagavad Gita during the sex scene whereas they chose to blur some intimate moments and cut a few cuss words.
One user claimed that the sex scene in Oppenheimer was a sheer “disrespect” to the Bhagavad Gita. “Hindus have been celebrating the mention of the Bhagwad Gita in the ‘Oppenheimer’ movie, but they are left angry and perplexed at the blatant disrespect of the Gita by Hollywood. Mentioning holy verses while having sex is considered disrespectful and racist. Boycott Oppenheimer,” he tweeted. (Agencies)
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