作为传记片,真实性最重要。这部电影是基于凯·伯德和马丁·舍温的原著“American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer”编导的。于是阅读了原著和其他资料,发现原著作者是传主的粉丝,用词感情色彩浓厚,作者的好恶可能影响了公正性和真实性。比如作者用了很多篇幅为奥本海默的亲共辩解,否认他曾经是共产党员。电影基本延续了原著的叙事,认为奥本海默的安全许可听证会是50年代红色恐惧的产物,他是麦卡锡主义的牺牲品和烈士。由于原著和电影的严重倾向性,许多事实被扭曲和屏蔽。
参考材料: 1. Barton J. Bernstein,Christopher Nolan’s Forthcoming “Oppenheimer” Movie: A Historian's Questions, Worries, and Challenges https://www.washingtondecoded.com/site/2023/07/bernstein.html 2. John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr,J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Spy? No. But a Communist Once? Yes. https://www.washingtondecoded.com/site/2012/02/jro.html 3. Gregg Herken,"Brotherhood of the Bomb" https://www.brotherhoodofthebomb.com/index.html 4. Barton J. Bernstein, Oppenheimer’s ‘Hollywood Ending’ https://www.nysun.com/article/oppenheimers-hollywood-ending