💣🎥🌋 Eh, No Forget Da Big Boom! Oppenheimah Time Again: Documentaries from Befo’ Coming Back!
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One sunny morning, back in da 1950s time, Jon H. Else’s faddah, he look out da window of deir house in Sacramento, and he see dis big orange glow coming up from Nevada. Den da ting shrink back down, real quick, brah. Ho, was a sight to remember! ☀️💥
You know what dat was? Was da test of one atomic weapon, dat was hundreds of miles away. Dis was da kine symbol of da world we wen’ create aftah we explode da first nuclear bomb, back on July 16, 1945, led by dis smart haole guy J. Robert Oppenheimer. 🧪🧠
Growing up in dis nuclear age, ho, made one big impression on Else, who now get 78 years. He later wen’ become one series producer for “Eyes on the Prize,” talking about da civil rights movement, and even directing movies about da Great Depression and Wagner’s “Ring” cycle. But befo’ all dat, back in 1981, he wen’ make one documentary about Oppenheimer, da skinny scientist guy, and da bomb. Was called “The Day After Trinity,” talking about dat first big boom. 🎬💡
Now, fast forward plenty years, and da peepo are going nuts for Else’s film, even getting nominated for da Academy Award for best documentary, all cuz of da new movie “Oppenheimer” by Christopher Nolan, dat wen’ make more than $100 million in da first week. Chee, big money, eh? 💸🏆
Aftah da Criterion Channel wen’ make “The Day After Trinity” available without subscription until August, bam, went to da top of da most-watched films dis month, right next to movies by Martin Scorsese, Paul Verhoeven, Michael Mann, and dem oddah big-name guys. 🎥🌟
“We seen one huge increase in views,” said Criterion, all stoked with da success of da strategy to make sure dis film get its rightful place in da talk around “Oppenheimer.” 😉
Else, who stay one retired professor from da University of California, Berkeley, wen’ talk good about Nolan’s film, which he wen’ see last weekend in San Francisco. He say, “Dese stories gotta be retold every generation, and dey gotta be told by new storytellers.” 🗣️👏
Nolan’s big three-hour movie, shot on IMAX film with all da big stars from Hollywood, get plenty similarities with “The Day After Trinity,” dat only get 88 minutes and was funded by da public TV station in San Jose, Calif., and some grants. 📽️🎞️
Both movies talk about Oppenheimer, da same brilliant, haunted guy who wen’ design da most savage weapon in history. Get some of da same characters, like his brother Frank, his friend Haakon Chevalier, and da physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi. All lead up to Trinity and da drama between da hope dat da bomb nevah be used in war and da real use in Japan, plus da creation of da even more nuts hydrogen bomb and da Cold War race for da bombs. 🎭💔
One big part in both movies is da 1954 hearing where Oppenheimer wen’ lose his government security clearance, all cuz of his past with left-wing friends. David Webb Peoples, who help write and edit “The Day After Trinity,” even wen’ suggest making da whole film about da hearing, just like Nolan did with “Oppenheimer.” 📜🏛️
“The closest he ever came to an autobiography is his personal statement at the beginning of the hearing,” Else said, who wen’ focus on talking story with da people who was dea, plus old videos and pictures, instead of trying to make like da hearing was happening again. “It’s also a courtroom drama,” he add, “and who not going to pay attention to a courtroom drama?” 🎤👨⚖️
One place where “The Day After Trinity” go that “Oppenheimer” no go is Hiroshima. Da documentary talk about da Manhattan Project physicists walking around da wrecked Japanese city, and explain why da Allies nevah bombed it befo’, all for showing off da new weapon. 🌇💔
Else wen’ return to da topic in his 2007 documentary, “Wonders Are Many: The Making of ‘Doctor Atomic,'” all about da opera by John Adams about Oppenheimer. He also working on one book about nuclear testing. Back in 1982, he wen’ make one one-hour episode for “Nova” about da Exploratorium, da San Francisco science museum founded by none oddah than Frank Oppenheimer, da brother. 🧪📚
“Making ‘The Day After Trinity’ was a pretty rugged ride – it’s pretty rugged subject matter,” Else said. “After I finished it, was such a joy to spend a year with Robert Oppenheimer’s younger brother, Frank, and celebrate the joy of science.” 🎉🧫
Ho, braddah, if you like to know more about dis time, no forget to check out dis movie. Bumbye, you going learn something new. Or maybe, you just going feel da mana of da past. 🌺🤙
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💣🎥🌋 Eh, Don’t Forget the Big Boom! Oppenheimer’s Time Again: Documentaries from Before Coming Back!
One sunny morning in the 1950s, Jon H. Else’s father looked out the window of their house in Sacramento and saw a massive orange glow coming from Nevada. Then it shrank back down, real quick, man. Wow, it was a sight to remember! ☀️💥
Do you know what that was? It was an atomic weapon test, hundreds of miles away. This was a symbol of the world that was created after the explosion of the first nuclear bomb on July 16, 1945, led by the brilliant scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. 🧪🧠
Growing up in the nuclear age left a significant impression on Else, now 78. He later became a series producer for “Eyes on the Prize,” about the civil rights movement, and directed documentaries about the Great Depression and Wagner’s “Ring” cycle. But before all that, in 1981, he made a documentary about Oppenheimer and the bomb called “The Day After Trinity,” referencing that first big explosion. 🎬💡
Now, fast forward several years, and people are flocking to Else’s film. It even got nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary, all thanks to the new film “Oppenheimer” by Christopher Nolan, which grossed over $100 million in its first week. Big money, right? 💸🏆
After the Criterion Channel made “The Day After Trinity” available without subscription until August, it shot to the top of the most-watched films this month, right next to works by Martin Scorsese, Paul Verhoeven, Michael Mann, and other big names. 🎥🌟
“We’ve seen a huge increase in views,” Criterion said, all pleased with the success of the strategy to ensure this film found its rightful place in the conversation about “Oppenheimer.” 😉
Else, now a retired professor from the University of California, Berkeley, praised Nolan’s film, which he saw last weekend in San Francisco. He said, “These stories have to be retold every generation, and they have to be told by new storytellers.” 🗣️👏
Nolan’s three-hour epic, shot on IMAX film with a star-studded cast, shares much with “The Day After Trinity,” an 88-minute documentary financed by public television in San Jose, California, and various grants. 📽️🎞️
Both films portray Oppenheimer, the same brilliant, haunted man who designed history’s most savage weapon. They feature some of the same characters, like his brother Frank, his friend Haakon Chevalier, and physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi. Both lead up to Trinity and the drama between the hope that the bomb would never be used in war and its real use in Japan, plus the creation of the more powerful hydrogen bomb and the Cold War arms race. 🎭💔
One key plot point in both films is the 1954 hearing where Oppenheimer lost his government security clearance, partly due to past left-wing associations. David Webb Peoples, who helped write and edit “The Day After Trinity,” even suggested structuring the film around the hearing, as Nolan did with “Oppenheimer.” 📜🏛️
“The closest he ever came to an autobiography is his personal statement at the beginning of the hearing,” Else said. He focused on interviews with firsthand witnesses, old footage, and still photos, rather than trying to recreate the hearing. “It’s also a courtroom drama,” he added, “and who isn’t going to pay attention to a courtroom drama?” 🎤👨⚖️
One place where “The Day After Trinity” goes that “Oppenheimer” does not is Hiroshima. The documentary talks about the Manhattan Project physicists walking around the devastated Japanese city, explaining why the Allies didn’t bomb it beforehand to preserve a place to demonstrate the new weapon. 🌇💔
Else returned to the topic in his 2007 documentary, “Wonders Are Many: The Making of ‘Doctor Atomic,'” about the opera by John Adams concerning Oppenheimer. He’s also working on a book about nuclear testing. In 1982, he made an episode for “Nova” about the Exploratorium, the San Francisco science museum founded by none other than Frank Oppenheimer, the brother. 🧪📚
“Making ‘The Day After Trinity’ was a pretty rugged ride – it’s pretty rugged subject matter,” Else said. “After I finished it, it was such a joy to spend a year with Robert Oppenheimer’s younger brother, Frank, and celebrate the joy of science.” 🎉🧫
Hey, folks, if you want to learn more about this time, don’t forget to check out this movie. Eventually, you might learn something new, or perhaps you’ll just feel the spirit of the past. 🌺🤙
