Ep 32 - Oppenheimer: Seeking Between Black and White
Updated: Sep 1
Who would have thought a biopic adaptation of a 1000-page tome would become a summer blockbuster? Author Daniela A. Mera and returning guest Conor Hilton join us for a discussion of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. How did we as Latter-day Saints wrestle with the film's ambiguous messages about the development of the atomic bomb as well as the portrayal of sexual infidelity? We think about the meaning of truly seeking for truth in difficult historical facts and a film with a messy message.
Our Ratings: Content: Telestial Artistic Merit: 5 popcorn balls Gospel Connections: 3.5 apricots
Best Books:
Liz - Dinner with the President by Alex Prud'homme
Carl - Ahsoka (Disney+); Men in Black 3
Daniela - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Conor - The Cunning Man by DJ Butler and Aaron Michael Ritchey; Remembering Heaven
Podcast Shout-out:
Angels and Seerstones: A Latter-day Saint Folklore Podcast
Links:
Deseret News: Opinion: The film ‘Oppenheimer’ — the sex and nudity wasn’t necessary
Plutonium and poetry: Where Trinity and Oppenheimer's reading habits met
Find Us:
Carl - Twitter: @CarlCranney
Liz - lizbusby.com
Conor - Twitter: @TheConorHilton; that Salt Lake Tribune article
Daniela - danielaamera.com; IG: @authordaniela.a.mera
Video editing by Liz Busby; Audio mastering by Carl Cranney
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