What is Oppenheimer about
Barbie （click the word “Barbie” to know more）and Oppenheimer are two films that have gained popularity in different styles, creating an “Barbenheimer Effect” on the internet. “Barbenheimer” frequently trends on mainstream social platforms. Director Christopher Nolan’s latest work, “Oppenheimer,” focuses on early existential threats, with protagonist J. Robert Oppenheimer (portrayed by “Peaky Blinders” star Cillian Murphy) narrating the story of the atomic bomb. Audiences witness a mysterious man caught in a paradox: to save the world, he must first destroy it.
In the film, as the first test bomb explodes, he recalls a line from the Hindu scripture, the “Bhagavad Gita”: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” On August 6-9, 1945, the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing immediate deaths of 110,000 people and tens of thousands more within the year. Oppenheimer contends that creating the atomic bomb was necessary to end World War II, yet it led to the world’s potential destruction. He morally and politically opposes the hydrogen bomb, accused of slowing its development.
Actor Cillian Murphy
In 2005’s “Batman Begins,” Murphy’s first collaboration with Nolan, he portrayed Scarecrow. The character represents “fear itself,” aligning well with Murphy’s sophisticated demeanor. Scarecrow wearing two faces: a mild-mannered psychiatrist without his mask, and a maniacal criminal with it.
In “Inception,” Murphy plays a wealthy heir manipulated by Leonardo DiCaprio’s team. He seamlessly transitions between innocence and cunning, leaving a lasting impression with his melancholic charm. His versatility earned him the title of a “chameleon actor.”
Cillian Murphy also starred alongside Tom Hardy in the British series “Peaky Blinders,” depicting the legendary post-World War I Birmingham crime family. In the show, Murphy portrays a ruthless gang leader.
