Warning : Spoiler
This movie is long (6 hours) but it gives the viewer a perspective on pre WII to post WII. You get to see the famous scientists of the day. The world went from conventional weapons to nuclear. There was great doubt it would succeed. "This could be the most expensive joke in history". Scientists doing experiments. Making discoveries. Finally, someone (Leo Szillard) thinks if the fission of a uranium atom releases so much energy, then perhaps a bomb could be made. Pure genius! It requires a lot of money, a lot of workers, backing from the military to get this project off the ground.
It gives an idea of what the world was going through without focusing on the fighting itself. You don't see soldiers shooting at each other. You see Nazis beating up Jews but it's not focused on it. You see a tiny bit of the "France, Italy, England, Germany, Norway, Russia" side, but it's mostly about the US. It's more about the science, politics, military, social change as oppose to just warfare or just making the bomb.
This movie is long (6 hours) but it gives the viewer a perspective on pre WII to post WII. You get to see the famous scientists of the day. The world went from conventional weapons to nuclear. There was great doubt it would succeed. "This could be the most expensive joke in history". Scientists doing experiments. Making discoveries. Finally, someone (Leo Szillard) thinks if the fission of a uranium atom releases so much energy, then perhaps a bomb could be made. Pure genius! It requires a lot of money, a lot of workers, backing from the military to get this project off the ground.
It gives an idea of what the world was going through without focusing on the fighting itself. You don't see soldiers shooting at each other. You see Nazis beating up Jews but it's not focused on it. You see a tiny bit of the "France, Italy, England, Germany, Norway, Russia" side, but it's mostly about the US. It's more about the science, politics, military, social change as oppose to just warfare or just making the bomb.