"Oppenheimer," the father of the atomic bomb

Dr. Oppenheimer was another of those poor souls in world history who did what was asked of him, then was thrown under the bus by the people who asked him to do it. In my book, he is a true American hero. "Oppenheimer" is an amazing movie - everyone should see it.

I think Dr. Oppenheimer was dedicated in his research but his regret at the extremely high loss of human life was not lost on him. I would offer that it changed him forever. Just makes me so sad that such a genius was hurting so badly.

Finally a movie worth seeing in theaters - this is a masterpiece.

My great uncle was in the army and present in the desert when it was developed and first tested. The soldiers were told to turn their backs when it was tested. Later in life my uncle had a cancer the size of a grapefruit on his back.

Every time they show that clip of J.R Oppenheimer quoting a line of Lord Krishna from the Bhagwat Gita, i feel a little chill down my spine. That's a look of pure despair on a man's face, who knew about the horror and mass destruction his invention could cause. He did (in a way) gave humanity the absolute power to destroy themselves. It is a shame that the majority audience in India won't be able to see this film in it's preferable 70mm IMAX ratio (as there's very limited imax screens available in the country), but props to Nolan for telling his story. Seeing it this Friday!

Thank God that Hollywood coming back to senses and working on real stories and movies.

Can't remember the last time I looked forward to seeing a movie the way I am this movie. Also, delighted that Cillian is getting his chance to really shine on a whole other level. Fantastic actor who is very humble.

I love that Nolan chose to do a movie like this. He's clearly always had an interest in science and especially the concept of time, but this is a very different movie than what he's done in the past.

My Aunt worked under Oppenheimer ~ she worked as a nuclear scientist for Westinghouse Bettis, Pittsburgh and designed the nuclear reactor for the atomic submarine the Nautilus as well as other nuclear reactors in Pennsylvania. I miss her 🙏

My friends Dad worked at Los Alamos during the building of the bombs, where they were fabricating the parts for it. He had kept a diary stating how much fun everyone had on the weekends, and how they all knew they were building parts for the military but no one knew what they were building. Some guessed aircraft, some guessed military vehicles. He had stated everyone was in shock to find out they were building bombs of this magnitude. Everyone had real mixed emotions when they learned the death tolls. I guess they felt being at war with soldiers who have guns is one thing, but murdering an unsuspecting innocent population of people is another. War is war, but in a way they have a point. I mean, we gave them payback with Hiroshima for Pearl Harbor, but NAGASAKI??? If you look closely, Lady Liberty still has blood on her knuckles...

Great segment and looking forward to seeing this film more than any other this year. Especially since it was filmed in IMAX.

Gary Oldman is also in Oppenheimer. I don’t know if it’s small part in the film, however he plays President Truman in Oppenheimer.

I saw the play "In The Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer" when I was in high school - a very powerful experience for a teenager. Indeed, he was a very tragic figure.

For those who were curious like I was, that IMAX camera is probably around 500,000$. And fun fact, Nolan broke 3 of them while making a single movie. :) .

NIce to see David Martin again. He is a dinosaur from the previous world of objective journalism.

What America did to Oppenheimer is unforgivable. I’m glad Christopher Nolan’s movie will clear all of that.

THANK GOD, THEY ARE FINALLY MAKING AMAZING MOVIES BASED ON REAL HISTORICAL EVENTS!! PLEASE DISPENSE WITH THE SUPERHERO MOVIES AND DO MORE OF THIS!

Scientists in that era were so passionate..

The Pistol leaf blower analogy was the understatement of all understatements.

A repost, but I remember when I read all the books on Oppenheimer there were on a little section of the bookshelf at the university library (and later purchased at the bookstore) some years ago. His life read like a novel that couldn't be put down, and now that one of my favorite directors made a film about him it's incredible to think of! I also hope, given that Oppenheimer led the effort on something that much of foreign policy revolves around to this day, this movie reminds people of the value of being amicable with one another and the importance of global cooperation and unity.