re: Oppenheimer is deeply flawed.

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So the culmination of 3+ hours of storytelling is "I suspect he said something bad about me years ago."

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You haven’t paid attention to the movie at all.

First Act:
Introduction of Oppie
Development of Theoretical Physics
The discovery of splitting an atom

Second Act:
The developments of the first act and how they relate to the making of the Atom Bomb.

Third Act:
The actions taken place during the first two acts and what their consequences ended up being.

All of this happens through the perspective of Oppie (colored scenes) and the perspective of Strauss (black and white scenes).

The drama comes from:
- The war.
- Oppie’s love interests.
- Oppie’s moral quarrels after dropping the bomb.
- The lead up to finding out about the Russian spy at Los Alamos.
- Oppie’s security clearance hearing.
- Oppie’s conversation with Einstein.
- The “back door” channels within DC that Strauss took to end Oppie’s career.
- Strauss’s confirmation hearing.
- Oppie’s realization of what he’s created and the major impact he had in the world for all of eternity.

It’s two different stories that work their way to a point the long the movie goes on with a series of flash backs.


I honestly believe that Oppie didn’t want the clearance renewed. I feel like he knew what Strauss was up to and played the long game in ruining his career as a politician.