Posted on 07/27/2023 8:21:52 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
Don’t forget Groves. He put it all together.
Everyone else were middle managers, engineering leads and technicians. Teller and Fermi and loads of other scientists were in there. I love to study this and have been for a long time. If you haven’t heard of the book called “How To Photograph An Atomic Bomb”, check it out.
Only the last 30 sec of the film had anything close to woke.
Pretty non-political except for the obvious discussions about using the bomb.
This was all part of the history at that time.
we’ll watch at home. 3 hrs is a long sit for me.
Saw the movie. Liked it but was actually too lenient on Oppenheimer. He had multiple affairs—not just one—during the 40s and 50s.
If he had been anyone else, he would have lost his clearance a long time before he actually did.
I actually admire him as a scientist. But you just couldn’t screw randos and hang out with Communists and expect the government not to notice in the 50s.
The loss of his clearance was portrayed as the result of a personal vendetta on the part of Lewis Strauss, which -- at least according to my reading -- is substantially correct.
McCarthy is mentioned, but I don't think he really mattered much to the story.
“Was his foolin’ around with other women important?”
It is if your intent is to discredit the man.
Far be it for hollywood to NOT embellish a story to the point of defamation or slander......also, sex sells so.....
Agreed.
Teller, Ulam and particularly Fermi made it possible.
I look at Oppenheimer as the project manager.
“Casey Affleck and Rami Malek playing secondary roles in the film after being leading men in other movies. Work in Hollywood’s gotta be hard to come by.”
It’s because it’s a Christopher Nolan film. Actors will do pretty much anything to get a part in a film by a really good director like him, even taking a smaller part, or a lower salary than they normally get.
The best evidence seems to be that Oppenheimer joined the American Communist party in the 1930s and left it in 1942. And that the Soviets quit attempting to recruit him as an intelligence asset in 1942, and that effort had never been successful before that. Oppenheimer - once a Communist, yes, but not likely ever a soviet spy.
Lots of accurate discussion about his communist connections.
Worth seeing LS!
Yes, Trent got a raw deal. Especially since the Ravens did not have a QB in waiting to take his place.
“we’ll watch at home”
Heard that, where I can pause it at my discretion, don’t have to pay $20 for $3 worth of soda and popcorn while being disturbed by inconsiderate rude azz people.
Can you tell I’m an old dude? 😏
Yeah, that’s pretty much every Nolan movie. The sound is going to be intense, and even worse in an IMAX theater. It seems to be getting progressively worse too. I had trouble understanding only a few parts of “The Dark Knight Rises” but I couldn’t understand about 1/3 of the dialogue of “Tenet” because of the booming soundtrack blasting over it.
Movies/TV series about the Manhattan Project are plentiful:
1) “Above and Beyond” (1952)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044324/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
2) “Oppenheimer” (TV mini series) (1980)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078037/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_5_nm_3_q_oppenh
3) “Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb” (1980)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080689/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_37_act
4) “Day One” (1989)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097159/
5) “Fat Man and Little Boy” (1989)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097336/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_19_act
6) “Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes” (1990)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099772/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_8_nm_0_q_hiroshima
7) “Hiroshima” (1995)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113309/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_q_hiroshima
“unless you like boobs 10’ tall”
There are people that don’t???
Nolan’s an odd one when it comes to politics. He usually doesn’t put much of it in his films, and if he does, he’s not one to make it “in your face” or too obvious. And sometimes you can tell he may be making a political statement, but it’s a bot ambiguous as to which way he is coming down on the issue.
For example, I’d say “The Dark Knight Rises” was his most overtly political film, coming right as the “Occupy Wall Street” protests were happening, with antagonists that mimicked the real world activists’ sloganeering and were basically just engaging in the same activities, but in a more direct and violent way. But does that mean he was endorsing their cause? Or was he trying to show the pitfalls of pursuing that cause “by any means necessary”? After all, these were not the heroes of the film, or even anti-heroes (except for Catwoman, who ended up disavowing the violence and helping the hero fight them in the end). They were clearly portrayed as villains, and unredeemable villains (except for Catwoman).
I will, thanks for the heads up.
I did nuclear test ban treaty monitoring in the USAF, so I
have great interest in the subject.
If you like watching the explosions, Trinity and Beyond is good.
Narrated by Shatner…
Two times I’ve prepared myself to go.
Two times, the Spirit told me “don’t go.”
I’ve learned better than to argue with the Holy Spirit.
And Groves
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