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Nolan's Oppenheimer

What I know about the Manhattan Project and Oppenheimer comes from what I think of as a fantastic historical narrative, William Manchester's 1400-page "The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932–1972."

After several decades, I have decided to read it again (ebook is reasonably priced). If we wish to know about a historical event, maybe we need to read several reputable sources?
 
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Pope said:
Saw Oppenheimer this morning at the IMAX in Waukee. Great movie, but I really had to concentrate because the time period kept switching back and forth throughout the movie. It's a lot easier on my simple brain if the entire movie plays out in chronological order.

I was a little surprised that the movie really focused more on Oppenheimer's personal life. Everything is from his perspective. It would have been interesting to get more of the US/Japanese/Germany/Russia military perspective. But still a great movie.
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I was also a little disappointed that Iowa State's critical contribution to the Manhattan Project (discovering a process for uranium purification) was not mentioned in the movie, although I wasn't surprised by that.
 
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burn587 said:
The part of that movie that annoyed me the most was Barry Keoghan (sp). The only reason that character exists is to be accidentally killed by Cillian Murphy. He has absolutely no bearing on any of the plot other than that. It was lazy and stupid writing, which is shocking from Nolan. It doesn’t help that I hate that actor in everything he does as well, he’s like an Irish Shia LaBeouf to me.
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His character in The Banshees of Inisherin is hilarious.
 
Christopher Nolan has made a great movie in Oppenheimer, rich with images, sounds and score, scope and scale, ethical dilemmas and political intrigue in the forced marriage of theoretical physics to the military, telling the story of the development and deployment of The Bomb and the evolution of top national security concerns from fascism to communism. The focus is on Oppenheimer the man: brilliant, visionary, complex and passionate.

I did see it at an IMAX and think that enhanced the experience. I’ll see it again soon with my wife, hopefully at the IMAX again.
 
I assumed I was going to have to wait until it's streaming to see it, but my 17 year old really wants to see it and wants to go to the nearest IMAX. Score!

I didn't get to see Endgame until it was streaming either. I first saw Interstellar on a plane. My wife isn't a movie person.
 
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besserheimerphat said:
I assumed I was going to have to wait until it's streaming to see it, but my 17 year old really wants to see it and wants to go to the nearest IMAX. Score!

I didn't get to see Endgame until it was streaming either. I first saw Interstellar on a plane. My wife isn't a movie person.
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Since you mentioned bringing your 17 year old, just a word of warning there's some nudity and sex in the movie if that's a big deal to you.
 
Did Oppenheimer go to ames to get the enriched uranium that we made for his bomb? If there wasn't a scene in ames this movie is inaccurate and bad
 
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