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  • The_Mike_Drop@lemmy.worldtoMovies and TV Shows@lemmy.film•I saw Oppenheimer, it wasn't what I expectedEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thank you for your comment it was thought provoking.

    I definitly agree with “The film also showed that Oppenheimer himself was naive, thinking that “better I do this than evil men” assumes you can control what you build after you build it. The politics was the battle for control of the bomb, and the realisation that he lost that control as soon as it was complete.”

    But as for how I personally view the event… I went to see a movie and in how I personally view a movie it failed to justify its length and its non-linear presentation.

    If I consider the event, I view it as a fixed point in time, something done that cannot be undone and arguing for or against it is tangential. There are lessons to be learned, like what you have pointed out that I agree make a compelling case study. But if that was the takeaway from Oppenheimer, then you just did a better job of telling it than the movie. Short, succinct, to the point.

    I did not need Florence Pugh to be riding his dick at a commitee hearing to get that the hearings were uncomfortable, y’know?

  • The_Mike_Drop@lemmy.worldtoMovies and TV Shows@lemmy.film•I saw Oppenheimer, it wasn't what I expectedEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I… didn’t enjoy this one. Two white dudes fussing over their reputation across three hours of meetings. In a non-linear style.

    The biggest issue I have with it is myself. I wanted a story about problem solving, in this case building, testing and deploying the first nuclear weapon before the nazis and I didn’t get it.

    I know I should review a film for what it is trying to be and not what I want it to be but I just couldn’t with Oppenheimer. It felt like it was trying too hard to subvert expectations and keep me engaged with a lame duck parlor trick, and it could have been so much better.

    No issues with the acting, cinematography though.

  • The_Mike_Drop@lemmy.worldOPtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•If intelligent life is found in the universe will it change religion(s)?
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    1 year ago

    Hi! I was listening to a podcast awhile ago that stuck with me and they discussed a book I am struggling to remember the name of. In it, a religious man travels to a planet of intelligent alien life to make first contact.

    All the aliens live peacefully, in harmony with the enviroment. There is no crime, poverty or muder. Everyone is kind to each other. But not a single being on the planet has ever heard of God, or made contact with any divine being. This troubles the protaganists conscious as they found an perfect balance of life without any guide. When he returns to Earth, he is told that the Devil must have invented the aliens to test his faith.

    Thats all the details I can remember but it was a fair and unbiased story and it came to mind with all the recent news nentioned above. Thats all.

  • The_Mike_Drop@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Overthinkers of the Fediverse, what are you currently freaking out about?
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    1 year ago

    I’m just some words a stranger left for you on the internet, but if it counts for anything at least one person from across the globe is thinking about you at this time and that is meant to sound reasurring like “you are not alone” but you mentioned paranoia and I probably just increased that I mean wtf dude a random stranger says “you are not alone” who could be from anywhere on Earth so now you’ve got this on your mind too great gee-wizz thanks I guess? Right? But then maybe it’ll take your mind off the real shit for a feaction of a second and make it worth it? I dunno I’m just an idiot overthinking things but that should be par for the course here. Um… good luck!