When my partner first told me the Oppenheimer movie didn't talk about this AT ALL, I immediately lost whatever little interest I had. Gross to make so much money off of them, yet not even mention the victims. 35 infants died the month after the test bomb alone.
Idk, call me a buzzkill or whatever but I don't think there's enough special effects in the world to make me feel less gross about this. I really thought part of the movie would be him facing the reality of what he created tbh.
@vapaad I traveled to Golden to see it in IMAX last weekend. I thought it was a magnificent film. Audacious in this time. I'm an old film buff who once thought of filmmaking when I was really young and idealistic.
It's a biopic, the film focuses on one man. That's what it is. That's why they don't even show what happens to the other bombs he builds (other than them being shipped away from Los Alamos) because he wasn't there when they exploded (the camera focuses on Oppy's face 90% of the time).
@vapaad I can understand the insensitivity to the locals, and it's real and devastating. And maybe Christopher Nolan can address their plight and tragedy in a meaningful way, time has a way of bringing the best out of conscientious creators, especially when pressured from outside folks.
Yes, I'm defending the film. Because I've seen thousands of films and Oppenheimer is an amazing film, top to bottom. I'm going to see it again in an IMAX theater soon.
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