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J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Grandson Says He “Definitely Would Have Removed” One Scene in Christopher Nolan’s Film (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

submitted 1 year ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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Although Nolan warned that there were going to be dramatized parts in the movie, Charles Oppenheimer explains which scene he would have preferred not be included in the film.

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[–] Balthazar@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Due to historical inaccuracy,

Charles would have preferred the scene where Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer tried to kill his professor by injecting cyanide into an apple not have been included in the film.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.de 37 points 1 year ago

Thank you for saving everyone a click.

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's apocryphal. Apparently he told at least one friend at the time that he had done it. Whether he actually did it or just thought about it and was being a dramatic young man will never be known.

https://people.com/j-robert-oppenheimers-grandson-says-oppenheimer-poison-apple-scene-isnt-true-really-serious-accusation-7566508#:~:text=The%20book's%20recording%20of%20the,about%20it%20two%20months%20later.&text=%E2%80%9CHe%20had%20kind%20of%20poisoned,book%20quotes%20Fergusson%20as%20saying.

[–] EmperorGormet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Could have been cool if the sceen was more like a daydream so it references it but doesn’t present it as fact. Although it is a drama/biopic not a documentary

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So I'm inferring this was a total fabrication? Great scene regardless.

[–] Hobovision@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Wikipedia article seems to say something similar happened, but in a different way.

[–] shutuuplegs@reddthat.com 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reality for what happened was way different. Now no one knows if he really did poison the apple, but others at the school said he made statements about having done it.

So who knows, but just remember confused super unbelievably young smart person in college getting abused by their teachers and told to just take it. There was no real structure of support in those days so he snapped.

Fortunately no one was actually hurt and in the end (after disciplinary action) it all turned out ok. Just nothing like the movie trying to explain that in 30 seconds and force his connection with theory vs practical physics.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

Regardless, he definitely did not snatch it from Bohr's hands right before he took a bite lol.