Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer, a film in the biographical-psychological-thriller-drama genre, was released in 2023 and is directed, written, and co-produced by Christopher Nolan. The storyline centers on Robert Oppenheimer, a Jewish-American theoretical physicist who played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb during the Manhattan Project, while also delving into his personal life and political engagements. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin in 2005, the film features Cillian Murphy in the starring role of Oppenheimer, supported by a talented ensemble cast including Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.

Oppenheimer Plot

In 1926, Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant student at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, but he felt homesick and had difficulty studying with Professor Patrick Blackett, leading to severe depression. I did. many. Oppenheimer tried to poison the apple to harm the professor and force him to eat it, but the next morning Niels Bohr happened to see the apple and Oppenheimer immediately stopped eating it. Bohr advised Oppenheimer to go to Germany to study theoretical physics and develop his natural talent. After receiving his PhD in physics from the University of Göttingen and attending conferences in Switzerland, Oppenheimer returned to the United States with a desire to expand his research in quantum physics.

To this end, Oppenheimer was hired as a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, and spent much of his time at the California Institute of Technology. During this time, he met important people who changed his destiny. These include Gene Tatlock, a psychiatrist and Communist Party of America journalist with whom he had an affair. Emotions are full of complexity and confusion. Ernest Lawrence – the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in 1939 – emphasized the importance of practical application. and Catherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, a biologist and former Communist Party member, whom he later married in 1940. In 1939, Leo Szilard and Albert Einstein wrote an urgent cable to President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the dangers of the atomic bomb, warning that the government should take action to prevent it. In 1942, Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met with Oppenheimer and asked him to help develop the atomic bomb, but Oppenheimer agreed to participate, promising not to sympathize with communism.

Oppenheimer assembles a group of scientists to launch the Manhattan Project to research, develop, and build the atomic bomb at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, and despite global concerns, calls it the means to save the world. used as. the results it brings. Additionally, the danger of the Nazis and their brutal treatment of Jews prompted Oppenheimer to take this action. During the development of the project, Oppenheimer and Einstein discussed the possibility that an atomic bomb would cause a chain reaction that could have catastrophic consequences, or even worse, the end of the world. Oppenheimer even learned of an anonymous spy who may have passed information on the project to the Soviet Union. When Oppenheimer heard that Tatlock had died by suicide in 1944, he was heartbroken. The defeat of the Wehrmacht in World War II caused some of the project’s scientists to wonder whether to continue building the atomic bomb. Nevertheless, the project continued, and the Trinity nuclear test was carried out successfully in 1945, before the Potsdam Conference was held. As World War II began to end, President Harry S. Truman decided to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Aware of the enormous destruction and severe loss of life and property caused by these bombings, Oppenheimer met Truman in the Oval Office and begged him to halt nuclear weapons development, but Truman refused to accept his prayers. considered his weakness.

Truman did not blame Oppenheimer for using the atomic bomb, but this only made Oppenheimer even more unhappy. After the war, Oppenheimer became an active advocate of the development of nuclear weapons as part of the arms race, particularly Edward Teller’s development of the hydrogen bomb. Unexpectedly, his position happened to become controversial in the tense atmosphere of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Many government officials also became suspicious of Oppenheimer because of his ties to leftists and Gene Tatlock, as Tatlock had ties to Communist Party members.

Louis Strauss, a powerful businessman with staunch anti-communist views and an inherent dislike for Oppenheimer, saw an opportunity to further exploit these suspicions to strip Oppenheimer of political influence. was used. As a result, after the 1954 security hearings, Oppenheimer was not only betrayed by some of his colleagues, but his security clearance was revoked and he was no longer able to influence public affairs. Nuclear power and national security issues. Five years later, Mr. Strauss’ actions were exposed by former Manhattan Project engineer David Hill, who named Mr. Strauss during a Senate hearing to support his bid to become secretary of commerce. big

Oppenheimer Cast

Below is a list of actors appearing in the Oppenheimer film. Although there are 144 actors participating in the film, this section only lists the actors who play characters that influence the film’s content. The characters that the actors play are all real historical figures.

• Cillian Murphy as Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist and wartime leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He was a person who made important contributions to the development of the atomic bomb during the Manhattan project. In addition, he was also a suspect under investigation during a security hearing.
• Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, a biologist and Robert Oppenheimer’s wife. She was also a member of the Communist Party of the United States.
• Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, an officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He was in charge of the Manhattan project.
• Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, a businessman and chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. He was the one who had a grudge against Oppenheimer.
• Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, a psychiatrist and member and journalist of the Communist Party USA. She had a complicated relationship with Robert Oppenheimer.
• Josh Hartnett as Ernest Lawrence, a physicist and Oppenheimer’s colleague at the University of California, Berkeley. He also made significant contributions to the Manhattan project.
• Casey Affleck as Boris Pash, a military intelligence officer in the United States Army.
• Rami Malek as David Hill, a former technician who worked on the Manhattan project and was one of the people instrumental in creating the Chicago Pile. He was also the one who exposed the crimes of Lewis Strauss in arranging to remove Oppenheimer from political influence.
• Kenneth Branagh as Niels Bohr, a Danish physicist who was a consultant on the Manhattan Project. He was also Oppenheimer’s personal idol and was always respected by Oppenheimer.