The Ending Of Oppenheimer Explained

Was J. Robert Oppenheimer plagued by guilt for his role in creating the atomic bomb? Or did he ultimately see himself as a hero for his scientific achievements? The ending of "Oppenheimer" attempts to answer these questions, and many more.
#Oppenheimer #Ending #Explained
What to know about the plot | 0:00
Until they don’t need you | 0:48
Strauss’ vendetta | 1:53
The trial of J. Robert Oppenheimer | 2:57
Something more important | 3:58
An award for them | 4:54
Plagued by guilt | 5:23
Visions of Armageddon | 6:18
The consequences of your achievements | 7:26
A chain reaction | 8:31
The man who moved the world | 9:34
Voiceover By: Dexter Manning
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[@akacaniku11]

The ending was so unsettling and intense, the fact that it was hinting to the potential demise of the world actually gave me shivers

[@legendscontent3977]

What was the ending?? I didn't understand no subs😢

[@22airjordan1]

@@legendscontent3977 i wont spoil it but lemme just say it was very disturbing and horrifying. People in the theater began audibly weeping

[@ElmoElmoSWAZILAND]

@@22airjordan1they didn’t in mine. Most didn’t laugh or cry, most were in silence…

[@a.m7065]

@@ElmoElmoSWAZILAND are u quoting the oppenheimer speech?

[@ElmoElmoSWAZILAND]

@@a.m7065 trying my best to yah

[@matias.]

The symbolism in him creating a deadly apple with cyanide for his teacher, to later regret it and barely being able to hit the apple away from being eaten, to him later creating an atomic bomb that he couldn't stop from being used to kill. Amazing movie, best this year so far. 10/10.

[@thedarkness9115]

I'm pretty sure that apple thing was a real event that happened too

[@xoticgamers6701]

@@thedarkness9115 yes

[@iancraig8543]

Real event, but he didn't stop the teacher. The school found out about it and almost got him kicked out I believe

[@jagmaharesi2486]

​@@iancraig8543also if I remember from the book, it wasn't Bohr who tried to eat the apple as depicted in the film.

[@MisterFudan]

it was a real event, but it did not happen the way it was portrayed. the school leaders did find out about the apple incident. no one had eaten it, but Oppie was almost expelled for the incident. His family bailed him out of the situation because they were rich, somewhat influential (famous) Jewish leaders in NYC and Germany. His parents and family had ties to some of the leaders at the school and they were happy to advocate on Oppie's behalf in order to squash the potential consequences of his actions. Oppie was a young (graduated high school and college YEARS before most), socially inept schoolboy in college who was too smart for his own britches. His career would have been hampered greatly had his family not stepped in to help. in some ways, Oppie was the original Sheldon, just add a rich family.

[@eeehmmwhat2406]

What makes the ending so scary is that it could literally happen tomorrow.

[@SugarTts2006]

Throughout my youth in the 80's we always wondered what lunatic leader would decide to push that button, it was disconcerting to say the least.

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

someone crazy enough to want to end humanity will only make it happen tomorrow.

[@babangteo2853]

Yeah. That's the problem, today. Political realism need to be debated more and more.

[@babangteo2853]

Anyway, Christopher Nolan needs to donate to Ukraine too. That ballistic rudal, isn't it from Oppenheimer's technical invention too?

[@Nobdy976]

Russia loses = Nuclear war! Russia wins= Nuclear war! SHTF

[@n5brown]

As an engineer, I found this movie absolutely fascinating!

[@justinjames2436]

Same here as a engineering student

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Swell, maybe you will find new and easier ways to set the planet ablaze?

[@metalmanny666]

What if I’m an open mic’er stand-up comedian?

[@Chad-Giga.]

As a biology major I am looking forward to it coming out on Amazon prime as I'm too busy with finals to watch in theatres

[@Curly_Maple]

​@@Chad-Giga.- If the engineering majors had time to see it, you do too. 😆

[@Beryzz]

As a physics student couldn’t call this nothing less than a masterpiece

[@mr.mirror1213]

I agree

[@krosskinetic]

Absolutely

[@justinjames2436]

Same here, engineering student

[@csabii]

Same here, golden retriever lizard monkey. I have to state it, so others respect my comment😂

[@FabledGentleman]

i must admit i was somewhat disappointed in parts. The movie is really good, an has exceptional pacing. But i think they should have left in details about the science surrounding implosion, and also have included the real character that was pushing for an implosion design. Oppenheimer didn't believe implosion would work, and went as far as proving it couldn't be done with advanced mathematics, but he was proven wrong on that one. And lastly, the trinity test itself was a massive downer, i expected a lot more from that to be honest.

[@emiliohernandez65]

So many great things about the movie with Cillian carrying but boy oh boy did RDJ deliver. I hope he gets AT LEAST an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in the film

[@samsonnodelilah5459]

I was surprised to see gary old man 😮😊

[@louiefurio3013]

I know. It's so odd to watch him and not root for him. Amazing actor

[@biggiesmalls7939]

I would certainly say Cillians performance was more impressive than RDJ. By quite a lot too.

[@karmaandgod390]

​@@biggiesmalls7939haha the fact that you had to say this proves that rdj bodied these so called serious actors 😂😂

[@jhinjhin00_1]

I actually loved RDJ more then Cillian!! Both are amazing performers!! But RDJ🤌🏻 I never saw his twist coming !!

[@nagarjun385]

To me the ending was unsettling yet Perfect. And I loved how Einstein explained everything that would happen to Oppenheimer. "They will serve you Salmon and Salad, make speeches, give you hugs. But remember...It will not be for you." And not to mention, Ludwig's music is one of the integral parts of the film.

[@Razzbow]

Einstein was so well written

[@TheGameObjective]

The horror of this film is when you usually see a film you know it’s fantasy, that it couldn’t really happen. With this movie though, yep. We dangle on a wire, thinking it’s the floor. None of us want to look down.

[@zaringonda6068]

Very beautifully put!!!!

[@nathanpitek3177]

This is what I took from the ending: The world is already over. This power is out of the hands of the people who understood and respected it. When Oppenheimer says “I fear it did” to Einstein (it referring to the successful test causing the atomic, quantum mechanic nature of the bomb and of humanity to come into focus) my heart sank. Creating the bomb stopped the war. It stopped the Cold War through MAD. But we further ever from those days and the people who truly knew that power. And it just takes one trigger happy moron (politician), someone looking to make a name for themselves, to end life as we know it.

[@stevef8395]

“Respected it”. Thats hilarious

[@biggiesmalls7939]

@@stevef8395 Is it? Because I'm pretty sure the scientists that developed the atomic bomb absolutely RESPECTED the power of it. What are you talking about?

[@MisterFudan]

try not to be so dramatic. please remember, governments are made of people. we are the government. well, in about half the countries in the world...and governments are made up of people who are just as dedicated and smart and understanding of protecting the world and their homelands as the general public is. no one wants to end the world...no ONE government is out to get everyone. thank God.

[@Iwanwahid1969]

​​@@biggiesmalls7939bro doesnt realized despite a-bomb literally being a destructive weapon that could wiped out humanity, it also answers a question that humanity's mind are capable of creating a star. No matter how small or temporary it was. The fact that it was possible becomes gateway to so many technological wonders of today, and its horror for tommorow.

[@travishayes840]

Just wondering…..how do you make a name for yourself by ending life on the planet?

[@rebboy17]

The fact we know why Einstein had that look on his face and didn’t even acknowledge Downey character as he walked by def gave me chills. N u could see his face change when opp said they actually did destroy the world.

[@PuddintameXYZ]

A cool scene, but that whole meeting didn't actually happen

[@biggiesmalls7939]

@@PuddintameXYZ And you know this how?

[@PuddintameXYZ]

@@biggiesmalls7939 Oppenheimer never consulted Einstein about the possibility of the atmosphere igniting, a central part of the scene. I'm happy to see that the movie was pretty darn accurate, but this scene was story narrative. Strauss went after Oppenheimer for two reasons: First, the humiliation at the Congressional hearing. Second, that his resulting grudge motivated him to believe that Oppenheimer's shiftiness on Communism was actually Oppenheimer being a spy.

[@biggiesmalls7939]

@@PuddintameXYZ I'm not disagreeing with the reasons Strauss didn't like Oppenheimer. I'm asking how you're so certain that the talk between Einstein and Oppenheimer about starting a chain reaction to destroying the world.

[@gammagongetya8967]

​@@biggiesmalls7939Yeah I would say there is no way to know that that discussion did not happen. It's literally not possible to prove that something did not happen.

[@silasintveld8111]

While watching the movie I was a bit underwhelmed, but the more I think about it afterwards, the more it comes together. I guess Nolan’s idea was trying to enlarge the impact of the detonation test scene by making it the only action scene in the movie, thus enhancing it’s realism and emotional load.

[@Chad-Giga.]

Sounds good to me because I hate movies that are 24/7 action

[@cj131]

the movie was a masterpiece. I don't get get why you were underwhelmed

[@beingandtime]

It was 3 hrs long, dense and almost entirely dialogue driven, so I definitely understand how one could feel that way while watching it. With that being said, I still thought it was an outstanding movie; writing, sound design and composition, special fx, acting, overarching message about the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons, etc. - I personally thought everything was top tier.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

@@cj131 A lot of people were underwhelmed. My friend hated the movie, he said "Only the good acting and cinematography saved the movie"

[@manassetotype7098]

⁠@@cj131definitely a ton of problems. Bad pacing in the first act. Oppy’s relationship with the women in his life arnt explored at all. Too many characters which makes it hard to follow. The almost constant loud background music in the first act. The random visions he has which are never explained. Wouldn’t call it a masterpiece

[@ZeroSOFInfinity]

The ending at the lake actually had a meterophicial meaning. When Oppenheimer discussed with Einstein about "igniting the whole world", his final words was "it is still ongoing". The horrific look on Einstein, coupled with Oppenheimer's look of utmost concern conveys clearly his infamous quote - now his is really Death, and probably the Destroyer of the World.

[@kay5101]

Not his quote tho. He quoted it from the sacred book Bhagavad Geeta

[@kay5101]

@@DailyShit. Maybe you do, and he doesn't:) no harm In pointing it out now is there¿

[@giingerave]

The whole film felt like a chain reaction of events. Happening one after the other. I was curious to why I was getting that feeling during the film. A subtle detail, played perfectly with the theme of chain reactions.

[@thrillcollectors]

Saw it last night and just cannot stop thinking about it.

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Don't do drugs okay?

[@akarshshetty9262]

For a scientist to be able to imagine what goes on inside a star, given that with 'zero' chances, not 'nearly zero' of being able to see what happens inside a star physically, and to be able to conclude, that such a reaction could be reproduced, only through physical understanding and mathematical calculations, and then having the engineers to design and test to see whether their prediction is right, with the lingering thought that there might be a chance that the reaction would set the atmosphere on fire! Mindbending!!

[@jainorman3425]

This movie will surely win an Oscar.

[@johnnypastrana6727]

🤣🤣🤣No doubt as the voters have a taste for $hit!!!

[@ashrah_mk1]

Real

[@kramchancel1266]

Its rigged if cillian doesnt win

[@walterwhite4699]

@@kramchancel1266I hope he at least gets a nomination… cuz Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” might actually be a close contender along with certain others.

[@garymartin9777]

At least it's somewhat historically accurate and based on real people, not only a fantasy with lots of special effects.

[@randomproductions5240]

Watched it on opening day in full packed IMAX cinema, worth every penny. What a expirence it was man. Great casting and direction by Nolan. And Cillian deserves nomination and awards for what he did in this. His facial expressions were excellent and on the point. Soundtrack is also dope. 🔥👌 And guys, Nolan won the Barbhiemeier war 💪

[@AuRoBoss]

the best part of the bomb going off was Cillian's face watching the destruction he has created

[@swaydaygaming7571]

Film was an absolute timeless masterpiece. An incredible achievement. Nolan is the 🐐 imo he proves it every time. It will def be nominated for Oscars

[@AA-qb7ni]

This film is lowkey a horror film. I was terrified and on edge most of the time. Still not over how good it was.

[@chopinn69]

I just watched the movie, and I'm extremely satisfied. The final scene was my favourite. It brought back memories from my childhood when I first learned about atomic bombs and the immense threat they pose to the world. Even as an 8-year-old, I knew they could potentially cause the end of the world. That scene captured my deepest childhood fear, the one that kept me awake at night - the entire humanity perishing in flames. The worst part is that this scene could become a horrifying reality, even tomorrow.

[@markweaver8529]

It’s was a terrifying scene,I was a child of the 80s and I was petrified of a nuclear war. The threat was absolutely everywhere. And after watching threads years ago ,think I went through the 80s thinking the bomb was going to drop any day. The last scene bought all that back,especially with the invasion of Ukraine and russias threat of nuclear war.

[@user-ok3vv6vb3n]

As a physicist, when Dr Otto Octavius and Oppenheimer piloted the Gypsy Danger into the rift and detonated the nuke on the Chitauri mothership I exclaimed “this is cinema”

[@louiefurio3013]

Just watched it (PH time). I think I have to watch it again since there's just so much to take in. Doesn't even feel like 3 hours. One liners were so chilling!

[@johnnypastrana6727]

The dialogue made zero sense to me...they spit out their lines as if they were late for work.

[@seaweather]

​@@johnnypastrana6727true, these "you can see secrets of universe but can't see your sins" were thrown all over the place early in the movie when he haven't done anything yet

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

@@johnnypastrana6727 Same. I wanna watch on netflix with english subs on

[@MrDayinthepark]

Wow. Let me simplify. They didn't know if the atomic blast would stop, or if it would encircle the earth. Although the actual blast did not encircle the earth, the cold war, the arms race, did. THAT is the end of the movie. Oppenheimer realized he had helped change earth in a vary dangerous way.

[@GloogleGloigle]

Was a nice reminder that Oppenheimer co-conceived the theory of black holes.

[@babangteo2853]

Yes. Oppenheimer started Nolan's career too 😁 especially after DC

[@samriddhikumarr]

Brilliant explanation. I love it when I've had these thoughts, and they are all over the place and I watch a video like this and go, "Yes! That! And that!" ❤

[@TheGeneralGrievous19]

The movie was simply amazing and the ending was really haunting. I loved the cinematography, the preformences. Christopher Nolan is great director, love his movies. Thank You for the video! ❤

[@blidzy_]

God bless you for making this video on the first day, I saw the first show and didn't understand some parts

[@AA-qb7ni]

The final scene is honestly one of the greatest endings I've ever seen. Experiencing that scene in the cinema is something else 😭🙌

[@TheEvanMahon]

This video was absolutely amazing! I needed it

[@jjeherrera]

But let's not forget that behind Strauss there was Edward Teller, who always held a grudge against Oppenheimer since Los Alamos, because he didn't support him to work independently on the Super. Not only that, but he went on to establish his own rival laboratory: the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

[@cosmicphoenix4136]

Give this man an award for being able to summaries this well.

[@EllaLong-wi9ff]

I always thought that the greatest minds lived during the Renaissance and intelligence has waned significantly since then, but seeing the most intelligent, confident scientists come together to create such a seemingly impossible feat was eye opening. It was amazing to see questions asked like “what would the radius of the blast be” and scientists would hand write the calculations to provide the answer - no Google needed. These were likely the brightest scientists we have ever boasted and although it was to create a world-ending creation, their brilliance is beyond what I could even begin to comprehend.

[@EllaLong-wi9ff]

I also feel like if you enjoy science, you would enjoy this movie. If you’ve heard of the advancements of quantum mechanics and in molecular theory, then you’d enjoy this movie. It includes terminology that many do not need to necessarily understand to enjoy the movie, but I can certainly see how people that aren’t familiar with the field would not enjoy the movie and consider it “boring.”

[@griffithjohnson8409]

The more I think about this movie, the more I love it. Truly such a powerful film. Thanks for this video for clearing up the dense parts.

[@prishanicoorey7065]

This is a masterpiece.. Saying that I like to tell that this movie is not for everyone.. First, if you love to go deeply into a movie this is for you.. This is created especially in Oppenheimer’s perspective.. So all the loud noises, music and crazy images shown is inside his mind.. After the creation of the A-bomb, he was struggling between his morals and to please the society.. Capture that in a movie and deliver it is one hell of an achievement for the director...

[@verica6408]

I feel pity for those who fell asleep during this 3 hour master piece.

[@arijitdakshi820]

😂😂😂 Rather, I envied them....

[@verica6408]

@arijitdakshi820 Yeah, for those who didn't have much interest in history, it was boring. My partner was one of those who slept half through the movie. 😅

[@ordinary_human]

Nah, there's no way they'll be asleep the whole time It sounds weird but The trinity one is hell of a jump scare it shook my entire chest and my mind

[@betterkrish]

​@@verica6408yeah lol I liked the movie in the beginning When they talked about physics and science related stuff but after the bomb thing , the movie was literally just debates and it was so boring

[@rebboy17]

Idk how anyone did. I literally was glued for 3 hours

[@1neOfN0ne]

This is a straight up masterpiece of an epic film

[@FranciscoMonteiro99]

Why? I watched the movie and i was expecting more of the explosion

[@akacaniku11]

@@FranciscoMonteiro99because it was not just cgi, nolan uses real life effects which is why the explosion wasn’t massive

[@biggiesmalls7939]

@@FranciscoMonteiro99 A masterpiece isn't 24/7 action. This is a masterpiece because the way the story builds...and builds...and builds.... then boom.

[@sutsutsii7487]

The best movie of the year for sure. Really enjoyed it.

[@narayanibharathi746]

WHAT A BRILLIANT ANALYSIS!

[@abdDev_]

Maybe the greatest movie of the century

[@zakyilhamnasution1868]

Seconded

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Worst movie of my life...

[@andrewgreen8383]

It was good but idk if was THAT good

[@LeaptoEvolution]

@@johnnypastrana6727no brain

[@MalicousTV]

@@johnnypastrana6727look at modern chinese movies and think about it

[@Rayan.7]

Great video, very well explained and edited.

[@limegrass]

I just feel bad for my non-English speaking friends whose eyes will be locked on the subtitles for 3 hours with all the rapid relentless dialogue

[@brijenmakawana1039]

Literally 😢

[@Theanimeweeb5425]

Literally man now i am watching every explanation video

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

I'm an english speaker and i still needed english subs. The audio mixing was quite muffled so I only made out like 70% of what they said. Sometimes I missed what they said but their facial expression made it seem something important was said. I feel like I missed a lot of plot points in the movie because of the audio mixing :(

[@sararosales3220]

I always watch movies with captions on I just like to read the dialogue so I wont miss anything theyre saying I had no problem but then again I’m used to it have years of doing this doesnt bother me I’ve trained my eyes

[@harshbyh]

A masterpiece, indeed.

[@thatKaran]

Finally, a Looper ‘ending explained’ video that actually analyzes the movie rather than just reading the plot aloud.

[@AlwayzFresh]

The fact that the movie does not contain a single VFX shot is a staggering achievement.

[@babangteo2853]

There were VFX actually. If you meant CGI, I might be agree

[@bobbasseyjnr240]

I feel the ending shot- that with the world exploding was done with VFX

[@keithwaynejones]

theres loads of visual effects. pretty sure you mean cgi

[@lag690]

One if the greatest movie i have ever watched

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

1. Dark Knight 2. Inception 3. Oppenheimer 4. Interstellar 5. Prestige 6. Memento 7. Insomnia 8. Batman Begins 9. Dark knight rises 10. Dunkirk 11. Tenet 12. Following

[@kashhnotfound]

The rating of Tenet will increase the more you watch it

[@Death-fh7tj]

To say interstellar is not as good as Oppenheimer is a complete load of rubbish

[@Andy-pw8tm]

@@Death-fh7tjInterstellar is a much better experience but I don’t think we can compare them as they are 2 completely different movies

[@couchbuddha]

@@kashhnotfound Isn't that the case with every Nolan movie?

[@kashhnotfound]

@@couchbuddha yeah, But especially Tenet.. as it's soo futuristic af

[@DINJO222234]

Glad to hear Dexter Voice

[@MrKoolioOfficial]

i though that was dex

[@lynnlmr2032]

Good movie. My great Grandfather immigrated from Germany to Australia. He was a Physicist, he was very intelligent. He moved the family a lot around Australia, but always got work, even in the Depression and he did any type of work. Just before WW2 started. 2 German SS Officers came and knocked on my Grandmothers door, asking for him. He had died. They didnt believe her until she told them where his grave was, so they went and checked it out. Even then, for about a few months, they were followed and spied on. To this day we dont know why they wanted him, but we all wonder. Science was the thing and it was a race. We always get upset with what the Germans did to the Jews, blacks, gypsys and disabled, and rightly so. Oppenheimer and the leaders of the USA destroyed, many innocent Japanese lives, but because we won the war, its nearly ok. Its so hard to see how either horror was right. The bomb has had such an impact its frightening. Everything from countries making their own bomb (North Korea) to the arms race. As Einestein said WW3 who knows how it will be fought, WW4 will be with sticks and stones.

[@NCTStudio]

“The Hand of God didn’t give us the bomb to help us. He made sure it was made to ensure our final judgement.”

[@guyL22]

who said this?

[@NCTStudio]

@@guyL22 Made that one up I think

[@wakeupthewublins69]

Man the actor of Einstein nailed that part

[@benjaminwangcy]

I wonder, the lawyer who help Oppenheimer , Garrison? was he the same Garrison in JFK? the district attorney who brought question to the lone gun man theory?

[@christopherotto5433]

Wikipedia says that was a different Garrison

[@benjaminwangcy]

@@christopherotto5433 thanks....so many Garrison...

[@cowgirl9014]

Just got home from watching Oppenheimer. At the end of the movie I turned to my boyfriend and said “ THAT will happen one day, now I know why people want to see Barbie after watching Oppenheimer”

[@Xachremos]

The ending, with the ICBMs flying, and fire cleansing the earth was so damn chilling.

[@ThroughMyEyes2020]

🤣🤣

[@rajivravivarmavuddaraju5163]

Anyone know what oppenheimers last words to einstein at the end of the movie? It wasn’t audible and I couldn’t decipher what he said to upset Einstein ?

[@marvedbdo4408]

He told einstein that they created a chain reaction that would destroy the world

[@seaweather]

Oppenheimer: “When I came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that might destroy the entire world.” Einstein: “What of it?” Oppenheimer: “I believe we did”

[@biggiesmalls7939]

@@seaweather Did you find a script online, or do you have incredible memory? Very very impressive if it's the latter.

[@seaweather]

@@biggiesmalls7939 I watched it on other language and I was wondering what the lines were in original so I looked it up

[@sooraize]

Actually, I didn't understand the last part of the movie scene where he had a conversation with Einstein about the mathematical calculation that Einstein didn't explain and the reply of oppenheimer. Can anyone write it here ?

[@srigopalj2042]

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत् वृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः॥ Sanskrit Verse from Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32) Meaning: I am terrible time the destroyer of all beings in all worlds, engaged to destroy all beings in this world Oppenheimer's interpretation: "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"

[@mariawright9310]

Saw it today. I am still in wow mode. Every actor was great but RDJ was excellent.

[@Campbell5339]

What was the colonel pash scene about?

[@ServantOfLordKrishna.]

"Now I've become death, The destroyer of worlds." ~Bhagwat Geeta

[@vamsidocs5137]

Who else burst into joy by seeing Gary Oldman

[@hyena269]

always my reaction with him

[@Artistic-Dimension]

As a science enthusiast I can't describe this movie any less than a masterpiece

[@dominicnovicelli2846]

Finally coming full circle to see what he said to Einstein idk it just felt crazy

[@swastikdora615]

okay, the last sentence in this video.. " We still dont know what his legacy will be..." . Now thats something !!

[@roxy5588]

This whole film was loud, powerful and intense. But in a good way. This was one of the greatest films I have ever seen period. I saw it yesterday with my dad and a friend and it was worth the money. Nolan wins the Barbaheimer duel

[@c.s.mcleod7383]

Did you see the movie????? Name Strauss is pronounced 'Straws'.

[@kylecarter1599]

This movie is itself the pat on the back that is for the people who made the movie, not Oppenheimer. Esinstein's closing comment is the true story of the film.

[@mexicanakinskywalker6762]

Does anybody know how accurate this film is to the real events that unfolded in Oppenheimer's life?

[@williambranch4283]

It was a great character study. It isn't about the bomb or about Hiroshima. You have the best early review.

[@The_Great_Game_Begins]

Explanation for Openheimers Quote- *_Lord Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty(Dharma) and to Impress him, takes on his multi-armed Celestial form and says_*- " *_Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds_* " *Another translation*- *_Time I am, the Destroyer of worlds_* *Prince Arjuna on witnessing this celestial multi-armed form says*- *_"If the radiance of infinite suns were to explode at the same time in the sky that would be the splendor of the mighty one"_* - *Bhagawat Gita Chapter 11 Verse 32* - *The Hymns/Songs of the Gods*

[@glen1ster]

He also wrote a number of good tunes for Talking Heads.

[@gordonnemsy]

We need more wise-old-man like Albert Dumbledore in the world.👍

[@after_midnight9592]

He was the real life Gandalf in this movie. Old white-haired moral compass.

[@heinz2554]

I was just waiting for the movie to get going and it never did - and the bomb going off looked like something from myth busters.

[@CP-qz1oi]

Those politicians who are so enthralled by the prospect of power will stop at nothing to destroy and tear down those who actually strive to enhance or improve the odds of the US. Some things will just never change. Excellent movie

[@Shoukath_Ali]

I don't think this movie needs an Ending Explained video 😅

[@trentalpha7749]

It gave me chills when cillian murphy said "It's oppenheimerin' time" before bombing hiroshima

[@user-im5jv8fk8z]

This video misses the 2nd twist in the ending. Oppenheimer deliberately allowed himself to be sidelined after the successful tests, to avoid blame for the use of the bomb. He used Strauss to achieve this

[@ae86takumi]

I had to take a few seconds after the ending when I felt such sadness and shed some tears after but not because of sadness , rather because of fear .

[@botz77]

The bomb worked and we "won" WWII. SPOILERS!!!

[@HugoStieglitz-jw6zs]

Nobody won ww2 but everyone benefitted from it

[@williambranch4283]

Winning isn't everything.

[@ailliygarcia2280]

As someone in STEM, I absolutely loved this movie!!

[@puskeyman]

omg the guy who made "if undertale was realistic" dexter manning voiced this video that's crazy

[@marcanglin7127]

Really good review, but I take extreme umbrage regarding "America's atrocities committed against Japan". This. Was. War. Let me remind you that the Imperial Supreme War Command would NOT negotiate for peace, given their unquenchable thirst for power and glory, not to mention the millions of atrocities committed by Japan throughout the War. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were barely enough to convince Japan to cease hostilities and surrender: The leaders did not care WHAT they put their population through to attain "victory" and "honor".

[@Feargal011]

So, in order to defeat Japan, you commit war crimes that, in terms of raw numbers, compete with Japanese atrocities?

[@Tasunka_Nightwolf]

, "Oppenheimer", it's clear that it's another glorification of the architects of destruction. It's a tale spun by the industrial ruling class, a narrative that paints the creators of the most devastating weapon in human history as heroes. But let's not forget, these are the same minds that have brought us to the brink of self-destruction, the same minds that have poisoned the Navajo Nation with their unending radioactive spill. The industrial ruling class and their nuclear energy tell us a story of progress and power, but what they don't tell us is the cost. You look on any of those trailers and you see everybody's just as lost as the people who have created this system. They just speak of the movie itself but not that it has a stark impact on our lives as human beings". But they had become so assimilated they no longer can tell the difference

[@Tasunka_Nightwolf]

These Atrocities were inflicted on the very own people who have been here since time and immemorial. The native people of the Western hemisphere where is the compensation for all the families that were impacted by this. The US government poisoning of the Navajo Nation which still lives on and hasn't ended

[@HugoStieglitz-jw6zs]

They never bombed Japan

[@marcanglin7127]

@@Tasunka_Nightwolf You need to let go of the butthurt and move on, making your life better and for those around you. Compensation ?!? My original family in this country were indentured servants who, when they gained their freedom, married into the Cherokee people. Get over it.

[@chillbest14]

Oh snap that's the guy from Red Eye

[@propov9490]

The consequences of your achievements. Powerful

[@shusi_27]

Can someone actually tell me, where did Rami Malek’s character (Dr Hill) get the information/evidence to testify against Lewis Strauss.

[@sararosales3220]

Would like to know too

[@Idealgentlemen_]

Ending explained huh, the movie just came out a couple hours ago……..are you all explaining history??

[@kashhnotfound]

Leaked online a day ago

[@samsonnodelilah5459]

Try asking him to explain the quantum physics equation Oppenheimer wrote on the board?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ramirezlensonjosephwhiteca5030]

The whole world gets destoryed

[@louiefurio3013]

Some countries, like Philippines, have an earlier premiere date. Ours was 19 July (which is 18July in US)

[@MisterFudan]

Oppie was not the kind of man who wanted, or needed, to be a hero. he was a thinker and a big picture type of person. he was a lifetime scholar and professor and viewed science as only ONE of the ways to establish or discover TRUTH. (This is important when u analyze the man and his capability to be in or run the Manhattan project. he was not idealistic. he was open to new experiences and new facts and truths. THIS is why he dabbled in communism and other "political" parties. it was only an experience for him. he did not accept it completely, nor did he completely absorb into Hinduism or any other area in which he studied or dipped his toe into...he only had one love..and that was SCIENCE. Groves saw that. This is why Groves didnt care about communist or other leanings in Oppie. He saw the man as an explorer, not a fanatic.) he was also open to religious and spiritual experiences and theories. He grew up Jewish and affluent. He had one foot in Europe and one foot in the USA. He was also NOT a social man or a man who was known as a good communicator. He finished both high school and college years before the ages of his colleagues. And, he was socially inept. Even in marriage (which happened mostly because he got his wife pregnant and it was just "the thing to do"), he didnt stay faithful to his marriage vows, nor did he have a great family-man personality. He (and his wife) spent time apart. Moreover, he was not a "good, loving" father. He and his wife even left their children with others (friends and family) as they remained free to work or chase whatever spiritual/scientific endeavor or to merely "try to find themselves." his children spent years apart from him and his wife. He wasnt even the most notable scientist who worked in Los Alamos, though he was in charge. There were many other, even more experienced and knowledgeable, scientist who had different ideas and argued with Oppie. But, Oppie eventually had to make the big decisions. No one really knows why these scientists decided to lay down their potential leadership of the project, but they did ultimately relinquish control to Oppie. It was not done this way because Oppie usurped his power. He was not like that. He was more of a facilitator in leadership roles, which he had very little experience in doing before the manhattan project. Ultimately, Oppie becomes a "star" because he was chosen by Col (then Gen) Groves who was a leader in the Corp of Engineers within the Army. groves was a self-made man, but also an educated man. He saw Oppie as a "rich boy" who never got his fingers dirty, but he also saw Oppie's potential. Besides, groves was able to control the variables at Los Alamos in such a way that put enough stress on the social dynamics that Groves could be seen as the puppetmaster of the project (even though Groves did not have the scientific background to comprehend the theoretical or applied theories of quantam physics). groves and Oppie were two halves of the same leadership team. I see them as having complimentary sets of skills that were both needed to bring the project to a conclusion. Oppie certainly displayed his inability to comprehend the politics behind the atomic age once the project was finished. He was so popular (in the eyes of the public he had WON the war in the Pacific, and saved the lives of millions of younf Americans) that he should have been able to become a famous US politician, but both his attempts at a political career ended in huge defeats due to his inability to talk on the common man's level. Oppie was not a popular person, not with scientists, not with women, and not with his peers. The women he engaged in longterm relationships with were strong, educated women who likely controlled him and the household. Oppie was more than eager to relinquish control to them. The affair he had with Jean was ended by Jean years previous to Oppie becoming "famous" and working on the manhattan project. Jean dumped him. Oppie was stricken by Jean and followed her like a lost puppy, even after marrying his wife. this is why he goes to her one time during the project and sleeps with her. His wife was also on her 4th marriage. She divorced her 3rd husband the day before Oppie married her. Oppie and the women in his life were not much on commitment. Despite communist rumors and social ineptitude, Groves saw his potential. Moreover, Groves handheld Oppie in ways that made Oppie take the lead over the scientists. In some ways, Oppie was chosen for his ability to follow orders and adhere to authority just as much as his scientific prowess. he also had theoretically necessary knowledge of the Quantum Physics. the manhattan project took the theories of Quantum Science and made them applied to a device. No one KNEW it would work. It was just a theory. Oppie believed in that theory so much that he was able to "control" and "guide" the project. I see him more as a cheerleader/facilitator in the Manhattan project. Moreover, the other scientists were all too eager to relinquish control to Oppie so that THEY would not be the one who was responsible for either the FAILURE that might happen or the actual deaths that might happen if the theories turned out to be true. Most of the scientists wanted the glory for working on the project, but only Oppie took the responsibility for the project's outcomes. Besides, being a scientist in Los Alamos was much better than being drafted and shipped off to Europe or some island in the Pacific, not knowing your fate.

[@Hiro_Trevelyan]

Let's remember him for "discovering" black holes. That's already amazing.

[@grassfedcharlie]

I did not expect to cry 😂 the whole movie was leading up to the bomb test scene, and once it went off I totally started crying. It was glorious but it killed so many innocent people in real life. Imagine this happening where u live. 5:30 in the morning and a ginormous bomb drops out of nowhere. Imagine the fear of those people. I think at that moment I understood Oppenheimer’s torment

[@vinniechan]

Seeing this is obviously a spoiler review I'd say this Someone people didnt like the exposition heavy element I sat through the first hour or so exposition, then there is a scene suddenly the weight of all the implications of the weapon weighed on me when he waltzed into a philospher class and remarked "we wont fear it until we understand it, and we wont understand it until we use it"

[@Eatos_17]

I’m dumb… what was up w/ the marching/rail train in the background?!

[@tylerracik8734]

if you’re referring to the speech and interview scene, he’s dissociating and experiencing sensory overload. he is expected to make patriotic speeches while overcome with extreme guilt and second thoughts

[@brandonsumner6968]

As a person with their PhD in particle nuclear physics this movie slaps. I’d disagree with this characterization of Oppenheimer though. He knows the “bully” can’t get the gun and the bully is located in Germany where great physicist are especially at the time because they believed in quantum theory unlike in America where physicist here thought of it as a joke. He also believed if he didn’t get involved the bully would get the nuke and the only way to ensure they couldn’t take over the world was to make the nuke first. His decision wasn’t about his convictions, logically there was no other option. No other physicists were capable of what he could do in America in quantum theory and given there was no other persons he made a bomb capable of burning the world down and it was used to decimate people that had no part in the war but Pearl Harbor happens and there is no more going back.

[@theswarajdeshmukh]

Boy oh boy what a movie!

[@stephenjacewicz4594]

One of the very best movies of the century.

[@jjeherrera]

Oppenheimer spent his last years at Princeton quietly doing physics, unlike most of his associates, including his own brother, so I wouldn't feel a bit sorry for him.

[@WJH119]

You guys should lowkey make a app lol 😅

[@davidasher8718]

I haven't seen it yet, but I'm guessing it ends like this.... BOOM!!!!

[@chiefmagalahi1559]

Who else voted against Strauss at the end besides JFK

[@vivavois8966]

A-bomb didn't destroy the life of it's creator but his fascination with hindu scriptures did because that got vat ikon's ire , which went after his reputation to harm him for the rest of his life.

[@thecreativemastermin]

Opponheimer's goal was to upstage Nazis. When that became unnecessary, the project should have been stopped. But the leak to Russia made that giving up impossible. That's the thing about wanting to fight - if you defeat one enemy, the fear doesn't stop. And in the moment when fear is still driving you, you will find another enemy. It's easy to say that Oppenheimer started the arms race. But he didn't do it alone - he was hired to build it. It was deployed without his consent and despite his opposition. He was the sole proponent for his viewpoint. That's why it's important to build a community for your beliefs.

[@ghostrunner2138]

I was a little less engaged in all of the political stuff because I was having trouble following what exactly was happening, but with context I want to watch again and be able to understand what everyone is trying to achieve.