Forwarded from Nikhil Sheth - History and Culture
Just watched the movie.
The tension of the world war, and the tension between global scientific community on one hand and nation-state on the other: both are shown very effectively. We don't bother much about history of science in India. We should take it more seriously than we do now.
However, this movie is less about the atom bomb and more about the ethics of deadly technology that the scientists deal with... it is also about emotional coping of a sensitive person who created a monster due to situational needs... moreover, it is also about ugly politics of extreme nationalism, which devours its own heroes.
These three things form a the major themes while atom bomb recedes into a backdrop.
IMAX camera is used not only to deliver the fantastic rendition of Trinity test which shows the inside of the explosion, but also to give close-ups of Oppenheimer's face, which shows us inside of his mind. It is a must watch.
#worldhistory #worldwar #coldwar #science #movie
The tension of the world war, and the tension between global scientific community on one hand and nation-state on the other: both are shown very effectively. We don't bother much about history of science in India. We should take it more seriously than we do now.
However, this movie is less about the atom bomb and more about the ethics of deadly technology that the scientists deal with... it is also about emotional coping of a sensitive person who created a monster due to situational needs... moreover, it is also about ugly politics of extreme nationalism, which devours its own heroes.
These three things form a the major themes while atom bomb recedes into a backdrop.
IMAX camera is used not only to deliver the fantastic rendition of Trinity test which shows the inside of the explosion, but also to give close-ups of Oppenheimer's face, which shows us inside of his mind. It is a must watch.
#worldhistory #worldwar #coldwar #science #movie