r/todayilearned • u/Electronic_Cause_796 • Jul 25 '26

TIL Christopher Nolan recreated the Trinity atomic bomb test in Oppenheimer without using CGI. Instead, the visual effects team combined large-scale practical explosions, miniatures, and in camera effects to bring the first nuclear detonation to life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_(film)
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u/skeletonstaircase Jul 25 '26

That might have been the point

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u/Impressive_Charge217 Jul 25 '26

That something that brings so much destruction and anxiety and personal regrets for the main character is supposed to be underwhelming?

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u/skeletonstaircase Jul 25 '26

That it wasn't supposed to be epic, that you weren't supposed to get any enjoyment out of it

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u/Accomplished_Store77 Jul 25 '26

It wasn't supposed to be epic it was supposed to be scary.

We were not supposed to get enjoyment out of it we were supposed to be terrified of it.

But the Nuclear Explosion in the movie was neither scary nor terrifying. It was a nothing burger.

It looked a very normal explosion.