Nolan's Oppenheimer
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It's a really fascinating story. I thought the movie Fat Man and Little Boy was really interesting even though it didn't get the greatest reviews. Not sure if this one is worth a trip to the theater for me, but it's a definite watch at some point.
Just saw a story that they just reversed the decision to suspend his security clearance. I wasn't aware of the story, but it sounds like some of the stuff he was accused of was a sham.
Hot Take:
Most evil individuals throughout history would accomplish very little of their devastating plans without the complicity of morally ambivalent scientists and engineers.
I'll hang up and listen.
He was a member of the communist party as we're a bunch of the people he associated with so he got pulled into the "red scare" stuff.
That's what the story is about. They knew what they were creating and had a lot of debate about it. It's not a simple solution. It was only a matter of time before someone had the weapon, so who knows where the world would be if the US had taken a moral stand and refused to develop nuclear weapons. I don't know if it would be better, worse, or even if we'd still exist at all, I just know it would be a lot different.
Germany's program was already ahead of the US in the late 1930s. The Manhattan project wasn't just for the creation of the atomic bomb, the program was also to combat and prevent the German atomic program from succeeding. Many smaller operations were carried out for this exact purpose in WW2. Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_heavy_water_sabotage.
Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.
If Nolan is making does he come from another dimension to build the bomb? Or maybe it is shown sideways being that he already did backwards
Cillian Murphy is awesome. Will see this one. And, it looks like it'd be a good one for IMAX or at least the theater.
I am going to have a little bit of trouble with Cillian Murphy's accent after being so ingrained in Peaky Blinders, but hey, we all have our crosses to bear.
I am going to have a little bit of trouble with Cillian Murphy's accent after being so ingrained in Peaky Blinders, but hey, we all have our crosses to bear.
Dropped a couple real atomic bombs for the sake of accuracy?
Go heavy or go home. That's what I always say.
I get my real atomic blasts with a side of William Shatner.
Christopher Nolan Recreated a Nuclear Weapon Explosion Without CGI, Developed New IMAX Film for ‘Oppenheimer’: ‘A Huge Challenge’
Christopher Nolan invented new IMAX film stock in order to film his atomic bomb drama "Oppenheimer."
variety.com
Damn. I started feeling nervous during the trailer. Christopher Nolan doesn't disappoint. This should be fantastic.
Matt Damon. Not feeling that casting choice.
The rest looks kick ass, but Oppenheimer should pronounce it la-BOR-a-tory just to add gravitas
