Mister Completely

Reflecting more on some of the many themes of the movie - we didn’t get to visually see the bomb used because Oppenheimer didn’t visually get to see it used. He was our narrator, our eyes and ears. His validation was seeing his invention work at Trinity. What should have been his ultimate moment...

[quote]Wanted to see the bombs dropped off a plane on Hiroshima and Nagasaki but knowing Hollywoods politics not surprising. [/quote] We all know what happened to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It wouldn’t have served the story whatsoever to show that. I thought it was way more impactful to show Oppen...

[quote]Oppenheimer was both an a-hole and treated roughly by his political opponents. He did great things and was a questionable patriot. My question was whether his rough treatment was depicted as McCarthyite bullshite, because in reality it was a lot more complex.[/quote] I know you weren’t rep...

[quote]I hope Truman wasn’t like this in real life, because I thought he came across as an arrogant prick.[/quote] There are various accounts of what Truman told Oppenheimer in that meeting and how he characterized him in the years that followed. Allegedly he did call Oppenheimer a “crybaby scie...

I feel like a large part of what made the story so impactful was how nuanced and complex most all the main characters were. Each of them had major flaws to go along with their brilliance and success, some leaning more heavily on one side or the other. Oppenheimer, Kitty, Groves, Strauss, etc. ...

[quote]Just saw it. Great movie, and well-made as all Nolan movies are, but it was a bit too long. It could have cut 45 minutes and it would not have lost anything[/quote] Agree to disagree. I’m certainly no Nolan fanboy but I thought it was completely engrossing from beginning to end. [quot...

[quote]70s sucked for film. It was the dark ages except for a few notable exceptions.[/quote] Oh man, this is a terrible take. Not only were the 70s not “the dark ages” for film, the decade is widely regarded as right up there with (or above) the 90s for best decade of American cinema. The amo...

Patriot Games, Red October, Clear & Present…in that order. Sum of All Fears was my favorite book of Clancy’s. I was wholly disappointed in that dogshit movie though. Huge letdown. One little gripe with C&PD was Willem Dafoe as Clark. Clark was supposed to be a big guy, former SEAL, etc if I...

[quote] before my unathletic arse was cut.[/quote] [quote]That’s not a surprise[/quote] J/K man :lol: I enjoy some strategy debate even if we don’t agree. ...

[quote]Yeah well I’ve forgotten more than you’ve forgotten so howboutdat?[/quote] Well I’ve forgotten more than...shite...I don’t even remember what we were talking about :lol:...