Posted on 07/20/2023 12:18:45 PM PDT by Red Badger
Agreed.
I was a 9S100 in the USAF. Our mission was nuclear test ban treaty monitoring.
We were TS/ SCI with CNWDI clearance, so I have a deep interest in the history involved.
It seems our “golden years” were 40’s to 80’s. I barely recognize my country anymore.
Indeed.
Given the idiotically overheated prose in the first few paragraphs I want neither to finish the review or see the damn movie.
I read it’s rated R for graphic sex scenes. It’s a pass for me.
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America is the best nation ever, the best hope for all of mankind. Blood on her hands or not. Doesn’t matter.
I don’t disagree. My point is that even the best mankind has to offer actually has a lot to be desired. And it’s best to go into it all with your eyes wide open.
All these videos of police acting badly when they pull people over expose one thing a lot of people don’t think about. That is, that they did this with impunity before body cams. Some of it is so blatant that it’s laughable.
It still is........................
My wife and I were thinking of going to see it, but at 3 hours long, I’ll wait until it’s available to stream. It does look interesting.
I found this bio on Oppenheimer to be fascinating...
Oppenheimer - Destroyer of Worlds Documentary
From The People Profiles Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s9fpFPAC94
Thanks. I’m gonna watch it.
The Day After Trinity
The Criterion Channel
This essential, Academy Award–nominated documentary offers an urgent warning from history about the dangers of nuclear warfare via the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the enigmatic physicist and all-around Renaissance man who led the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb that America unleashed on Japan in the final days of World War II. Through extensive interviews and archival footage, THE DAY AFTER TRINITY traces Oppenheimer’s evolution, from architect of one of the most consequential endeavors of the twentieth century to an outspoken opponent of nuclear proliferation who came to deeply regret his role in ushering in the perils of the atomic age.
https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-day-after-trinity/videos/the-day-after-trinity
Oppenheimer’s story is told in non-linear style, shuffling back and forth to different periods in time, his own tale shot in color and told in first person, the later trials explaining how it all happened from various points of view shot in striking 65MM black-and-white film — particularly Robert Downey Jr.’s cagey Lewis Strauss, who was the founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and later a Cabinet appointee as Secretary of Commerce in the Eisenhower administration.
Deadline
I watched the other one last night. I will watch this one when I have a little more time. Thanks!
I’ve decided, for convenience, to see the movie on a “small” screen at my neighborhood theater on Tuesday afternoon for $6.50. I will then decide if I want to try for the IMAX 70mm at the Dallas Cinemark, if the run is extended, for the chance of getting other than 1st three rows seating...
‘Oppenheimer’ Cast and Historical Guide: The Real People Behind the First Atomic Bomb
https://variety.com/lists/oppenheimer-cast-guide-manhattan-project/
The one thing you need to know about Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is that it moves incredibly fast and covers a lot of ground. For most of its three-hour runtime, the atomic bomb epic can feel as if you’re reading a dense biography about J. Robert Oppenheimer at three times the normal speed. With so many scientist characters orbiting Oppenheimer at light speed, you’d be forgiven for feeling a little lost at times.
To help watch “Oppenheimer” with a bit more clarity, it’s important to know the movie takes place during three time periods. One timeline is set in 1954 as the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) holds a security hearing to investigate whether or not Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) is a Soviet spy. The hearing prompts the film to flash back to the events of Oppenheimer’s life, from his university days to his role in creating the atomic bomb. These portions of the film, shot in color, make up the bulk of “Oppenheimer’s” three-hour runtime.
A third storyline is shot in black and white and takes place in 1959 as Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.), the former chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, is seeking to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Strauss finds himself at the center of his own U.S. Senate confirmation hearing, which threatens to expose his involvement in the events of the 1954 timeline.
Thanks, I definitely want to see it.
In fact, a segment of the Japanese Imperial Staff attempted to kidnap Emperor Hirohito and keep the war going. Hirohito’s household staff foiled it, some at the cost of their lives.
Great Explanation/Animation Video ! !
The animation is made in Blender 3.1 (EEVEE)
What’s Inside the Atomic Bomb? | Insane Engineering of the Atomic Weapons | CURISM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPLagTduqvI
I had trouble hearing some of the dialogue. The audio level of the music made it hard to hear some dialogue. I totally blame the Director for this. It’s his movie. Someday, when the movie is available to watch with subtitles, then I’ll know what I missed.
I wear hearing aids in both ears. I hate these movies that turn up the ‘suspense’ music so that you know something big is about to happen, only to have it muffled by the background music.
Also do not like movies that are shot in all dark scenes that are so black you cannot see the actor faces. Some call this ‘noir’, I call it ‘difficult to see’.....................
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