I am excited to go watch, and see how “accurate” it really is.
Don’t want to start a race war (and I am not a woke Asian) but do you really think they would have dropped the bomb on a Caucasian population like Germany?
Yestarday, I saw the Oppenheimer movie with some work friends. I thought it was well done and is important for two reasons. First of all, the threat of nuclear war is greater than it has been for decades. This movie may help people get a better sense of the danger. Secondly, some of the questions they dealt with about should such technology be developed and used are now being asked about artificial intelligence.
If you are interested in learning more about Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project, the documentary "The Day After Trinity", is free to watch right now here:
https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-day-after-trinity/videos/the-day-after-trinity
It was filmed in 1980, so there are people still alive who knew Oppenheimer and/or saw the Trinity test, and their reports in the documentary are interesting. Robert Oppenheimer's brother, Frank, has interesting things to say.
Discussion
It's impossible to say what would have happened, but one thing that is shown in the movie is that everyone was highly motivated to make great personal sacrifices to stop Hitler because they believed he was an existential threat to civilization. Once Germany was defeated, the question was raised about should the US continue developing the bomb. Although Truman and others made a case for using the bomb to end the war with Japan, there were doubts expressed by Oppenheimer and others about if it was necessary.