In Los Alamos , New Mexico, a team of government scientists is working on the top-secret Manhattan Project in a race to produce an atomic bomb before the Nazis . It is the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb . There flawed scientists and their families attempt to co-exist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives . On July 16, 1945 , the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated . At this moment, the future of history and that of its inventor, J. Robert, changed forever . After years of research, Oppenheimer finally achieved his goal, but in that moment of apparent triumph he realized the seriousness of what he had done. This documentary ¨To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb¨ delves into the life of the controversial inventor of the atomic bomb , in his genius, contradictions, and the moral conflict that his invention caused him . Robert Oppenheimer led the team of scientists at Los Alamos who developed the bomb under General Leslie Groves's direction . With two men from as widely divergent backgrounds as these were , conflict was inevitable . Scientists, historians, analysts , soldiers , descendants of Oppenheimer and director Christopher Nolan himself introduce us to the scientist and the consequences that the invention had for him was the bomb , an achievement that gave humanity the power to destroy itself as well . We see physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bomb , thus helping end World War 2 . Later , he would try to amend his mistake by warning of the dangers and fighting to stop the trend of nuclear proliferation, without success . As we see his life from days at Los Alamos and all the way to post-WW2 , where his fame saw him embroiled in political machinations .
This documentary shows us a fascinating and complex man whose greatest achievement became his greatest regret . Exploring how one man's brilliance , hubris and relentless drive changed the nature of war forever . Later , he would attempt to amend his mistake by warning to world authorities of the nuclear dangers and while fighting to stop the trend of nuclear proliferation . In the documentary shows up notorious historical characters and scientists , such as : Harry S. Truman , Iosif Stalin , Lewis Strauss , Edward Teller, Franklin D. Roosevelt , Eleanor Roosevelt , Adolf Hitler , Joseph McCarthy , Albert Einstein , among others.
Other films dealing with this enigmatic figure Robert J. Oppenheimer are the following ones : The best knwon is ¨Fat Man and Little Boy ¨ (1989) , Fat Man (this way called by bombing in Hiroshima) and Little Boy¨ (so named by bombing in Nagasaki) directed by Roland Joffe with Paul Newman as General Leslie R. Groves , Dwight Schultz as J. Robert Oppenheimer , Bonnie Bedelia , John Cusack , Laura Dern , this movie describes the power struggles and tensions between an idealist Robert Oppenheimer (Dwight Schulz) , the project's science leader and General Leslie Groves (Paul Newman) , the project's military commander . Furthermore , ¨Day one¨ ; ¨Engola Day¨ ; ¨Hiroshima¨ and for TV : ¨Oppenheimer¨ with Sam Waterson as Oppenheimer and one of the best resulted to be the Canadian series titled ¨Race for the bomb¨ with Tom Rack as Robert Oppenheimer , Maury Chaykin as General Groves and directed by Allan Eastman , as well as Manhattan (2014-2015) series with Daniel London as J. Robert Oppenheimer . And of course , the recently successful ¨Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer¨ (2023) -which is a perfect complement to ¨To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb¨ (2023)- being starred by
Cillian Murphy , Emily Blunt , Robert Downey Jr. , Scott Grimes , Tony Goldwyn , James D'Arcy , Kenneth Branagh , Josh Harnett, Tim DeKay, David Krumholtz . Rating : 7.5/10 . Good documentary and worthwhile seeing.
