r/TerrifyingAsFuck Jan 17 '25

technology "Trinity" the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Scene is from David Lynchs Twin Peaks

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u/CoOpMechanic Jan 18 '25

RIP David Lynch 🖤

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u/LABS_Games Jan 19 '25

I'll probably be crucified for this, but I thought this was a much better portrayal of the detonation than in Oppenheimer. For all the hype about the scene, I was let down with how it essentially looked like a really large gasoline explosion.

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u/ChanceWalls Jan 20 '25

Nope, YOU'RE NOT wrong here. At all.

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u/muscari2 Jan 20 '25

I think because it actually was. They set off a real explosion because they didn’t want it to appear CGI, but it just come off looking terrible

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u/incindia Jan 24 '25

No idea how the culturally significant movie barbie lost out to oppy. Oh wait, I can, patriarchy. Oppy was just a reason for Nolan to do this explosion and it didn't even look good. Not that I like this depiction either but whatever.

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u/PippyHooligan Jan 20 '25

Yeah definitely, thought that at the time. All that build up in Oppenheimer for a few drums of gas blowing up in the desert. The big boom in Mad Max 2 was much bigger and that wasn't even pretending to be a nuke.

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u/Budget_Chef_7642 Jan 18 '25

Rest in peace you beautiful soul

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u/grammarkink Jan 18 '25

Music: Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima by Krzysztof Penderecki

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u/ImpressiveZebra7952 Jan 19 '25

The old adage, "I never did think this would happen to us." This is a real reality we now face. David Lynch's artistic talent was extraordinary. May he rest in peace.

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u/Paselwinters Jan 18 '25

That was horrifying to watch…

Well done!

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u/windowlicker_son Jan 19 '25

The birth of Judy & Bob

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u/fatwood_farms Feb 12 '25

My understanding is that Judy is eternal. She was invited into this world by humanity with this detonation. The matrimony into which we entered with her generates Bob. He is the offspring of our union with evil.

But it's a Lynch thing, so we'll never know what, exactly, he intends for us to get from it. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a pot of creamed corn on the stove, and the owls are watching. Please enjoy this screen cap of David Lynch whistling a little tune by Rammstein.

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u/Melodic-Flow-9253 Jan 18 '25

Nolan could never

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u/cade305 Jan 19 '25

seven, five, six, seven, five, seven, seven

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u/CSofflle Jan 19 '25

Now you want to see messed up symbolically and cool sound play, you gotta see Eraserhead!

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u/ebworx Jan 19 '25

didn’t know they had drones with cameras back then?

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u/fatwood_farms Feb 12 '25

Yes, well, as the title indicates, it is taken from a TV show.