‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Thriller Of The Father Of The Atomic Bomb Is As Frightening As It Is Brilliant
deadline.comIt struck me watching Christopher Nolan’s masterful three hour epic telling of the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, long labeled the father of the Atomic Bomb, that this is a period piece with an exclamation point for audiences today.
In the 40’s Oppenheimer and a team of brilliant scientists travelled into the unknown to create the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, the A-Bomb, but with the nobel reason that its use could lead to an end to war, its explosive and wide ranging ability to tear about vast areas of the planet would be used ultimately as a deterrent, not an end game.
It would be used against Nazi Germany in World War II, an answer to Hitler’s own demented vision of world dominance and annililation.
But anytime you are doing something never done in the whole history of humanity, there is risk, moral questions, unintended consequences, and the possibility of building a monster even Dr.
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