“pulse-pounding scenes showcasing a man who must risk destroying the entire world in a wild and dangerous attempt to save it. “
A bit over-wrought.
Got a link for the trailer in there somewhere?
I thought it was “overwrought” too. Nevertheless, it is an interesting story, the Manhattan Project.
Personally, I have always enjoyed looking at it through the eyes of Richard Feynman. Regardless of his ideology, he always came across as honest to me.
https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2053751833/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_8_nm_0_q_opp
I don’t like IMDB for the most part - but the trailer is there
I think it probably shows enough of the direction the portrayal will go - whatever some think of his internal goals, he gave the U.S.A. the advantage over the fascist and communist forces of the day.
His afterthoughts/regrets subsequent to ‘the event’ - really irrelevant today
Edward Teller was first tasked with answering the question whether the entire world would explode in a nuclear chain reaction, since that was considered a possibility before the studies were concluded. So, for a time, the question of destruction of the world was on the table. Apparently, Teller’s calculations were correct when he said the world would not explode. I recall seeing an interview of him many years ago in which he discussed this.