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Oppenheimer: A look at Nolan's latest film and why it will live on

   Imagine that you are going to make a movie about Oppenheimer, the man who is credited as the father of the atomic bomb. You will probably find interesting things in Oppenheimer's biography that you will decide to show in your future film and impress your audience with. In that film, you are supposed to discuss the exciting Manhattan Project and its competition with the Nazis and then with the Soviets. It's supposed to make the audience worried that the Germans will not get the bomb sooner or Soviet spies won't give Stalin firsthand information. The audience is supposed to be nailed by the moment of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb explosions. It will be your job to illustrate how atomic bombs impacted people's behavior and minds, particularly Manhattan Project scientists. Considering Oppenheimer has two children, a wife, and a lover who committed suicide, it makes sense for you to show dramatic moments from his personal life. The drama of your film will be like