Premise:
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Directors:
Christopher Nolan
Writers:
Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin
Cast:
Cillian Murphy ... J. Robert Oppenheimer
Emily Blunt ... Kitty Oppenheimer
Robert Downey Jr. ... Lewis Strauss
Alden Ehrenreich ... Senate Aide
Scott Grimes ... Counsel
Jason Clarke ... Roger Robb
Kurt Koehler ... Thomas Morgan
Tony Goldwyn ... Gordon Gray
John Gowans ... Ward Evans
Macon Blair ... Lloyd Garrison
James D'Arcy ... Patrick Blackett
Kenneth Branagh ... Niels Bohr
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | ROTTENTOMATOES | IMDB | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21st, 2023 | 3hr | TBD | TBD | TBD |
For me, this movie is a tragedy; the real explosion was the juxtaposition of the project team celebrating while what boils down to the death of 70k Japanese. Phenomenal - without being judgmental.
The actual trinity test in the film — felt like it was intended not to awe nor overwhelm us but to give us space to allow us to reflect on our relationship with fire, weapons and war (vs a spectacular explosion ala Death Star).
So for those of us who are literalists…I can see how it might not rank up there, lacking the raw impact of say Terminator.