Review of Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer isn’t merely a movie but both theatrical exhibition + expedition. And Ludwig Göransso is the new Hans Zimmer of this time. He was able to recreate via transformation what Hans Zimmer did in Dunkirk. At one point you would think that its Hans Zimmer behind the theme, score & composition. And regarding Oppenheimer art, one should be seeking reviews more from the Japanese origin people in Japan or elsewhere. And whether the decline in Japanese population too had anything to do with aftermaths of Nuke bombing in '45!

No doubt, a century back, the Germans, Soviets & Americans (in that chronological order) produced some of the best scientific discoveries or inventions. Whilst the rest of the World was fighting for its independence.

The movie is more empathetic towards intellectual communism, filled with nationalism + conservatism, screening war between capitalism vs communism, while rendezvousing with political opportunism, as if one can’t live without another.

The Nazis surrendered, Soviets were already going against Japanese; thus, the movie somehow fails to explain the necessity to drop bombs on Hiroshima-Nagasaki, when Japan eventually would’ve surrendered anyhow someday. And that’s the problem in this flick!  

Oppenheimer as a scientist was merely doing his job. So as Einstein did the same. And had the movie elaborated more at the Administration level what was the necessity or reason to drop bombs on Japan, this would’ve been the masterpiece of this decade, as the then Hon’ble President Truman too said that no one remembers who built the bomb but who dropped it.

Robert Downy Jr. after taking a long ride in theme parks aka Marvel movies has now returned to his true cinematic character as Strauss. And Cillian Murphy, of course, so far, the front runner for the Oscar.

Some people are drawing analogy between AI vs Nuke, saying Nuke can’t build a better Nuke, but an AI can exponentially build better AI; which I absolutely denounce. Human mind evolved to build, discover, invent & originate. And for a billion years, only organic life has evolved on Earth. This is our last chance in this era to build another species, be it AGI or otherwise.

And one more thing, if merely to end the war, Nukes were dropped on Japan; what if Russia too follows the same analogy against Ukraine?

But all said & done, undoubtedly a must watch! 😊

© Pranav Chaturvedi