What Is IMAX & How Does It Change Your Movie Watching Experience?

The IMAX experience also boasts that «every element in our theatres is planned, designed, and positioned with exacting standards to create the most intense experience.» However, among these already impressive improvements to the filmgoing experience, the 70mm IMAX version of «Oppenheimer» offers something even more special.

For movies that are still shot on film rather than digital, the standard print is 35mm. This means the IMAX version of «Oppenheimer» is twice as big as the theatrical version. In addition to this, the resolution is roughly four times the size of what you can expect in a standard theater, meaning the quality of the image onscreen is vastly superior.

That Christopher Nolan’s film went so far as to make sure the IMAX experience was something special shouldn’t come as a surprise. The filmmaker has been using IMAX technology to shoot his films since «The Dark Knight» and has been an outspoken devotee of the shooting process and its commitment to high-quality cinema for over a decade.

Though not every IMAX movie undergoes such a lofty and intensive process as Nolan’s films, the quality difference is still very noticeable in a way that even casual moviegoers will be impressed by the experience. For that reason alone, it’s worth going to the trouble to visit one of the elite theaters at least once if you’re able to.