I was disappointed with this film, and I don’t think Nolan is the right person to tell this story. Nolan is so wrapped up in the Great Man theory of history that he’s incapable of telling a story about the actual social impact of the bomb. Did it kill nearly a million people? Sure, but let me tell you about this guy’s personal loss and his feelings(!). Nolan is happy to grapple with the bomb as possibly immoral, maybe, but the only person in this movie who gets depicted as a victim is Oppenheimer. And a victim of racism no less!
(I also find it funny that a film about communist scientists has scenes in fancy hotels, because Christopher Nolan can NOT make a movie without a posh hotel. The guy is just so enamored with wealth and whiteness.)
Honestly, if you want to watch a great movie about the A bomb, check out Barefoot Gen.
And if you want to watch a good movie about state-sponsored killers living with regret, watch Munich.
I was disappointed with this film, and I don’t think Nolan is the right person to tell this story. Nolan is so wrapped up in the Great Man theory of history that he’s incapable of telling a story about the actual social impact of the bomb. Did it kill nearly a million people? Sure, but let me tell you about this guy’s personal loss and his feelings(!). Nolan is happy to grapple with the bomb as possibly immoral, maybe, but the only person in this movie who gets depicted as a victim is Oppenheimer. And a victim of racism no less!
(I also find it funny that a film about communist scientists has scenes in fancy hotels, because Christopher Nolan can NOT make a movie without a posh hotel. The guy is just so enamored with wealth and whiteness.)
Honestly, if you want to watch a great movie about the A bomb, check out Barefoot Gen.
And if you want to watch a good movie about state-sponsored killers living with regret, watch Munich.
Skip Oppenheimer.
The movie is called Oppenheimer though. So it’s kinda gonna be about Oppenheimer