• Oppenheimer is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” and became the forerunner of world history in the field of radioactivity.
• Nuclear perspectives can be drawn from historical, moral, scientific, and socio-political aspects
• The dichotomy of nuclear perspectives is evidence of the process of shaping the history of mankind

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”, released in 2023, follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”. Have Sobat EBT Heroes watched the movie yet? Is it in theaters or through a subscription streaming service?. The film brings up various perspectives on nuclear that can be analyzed from several points of view, such as historical, moral, and scientific.

Historical Perspective

From a historical perspective, the movie shows the development of the Manhattan project. A secret US government project during World War II that aimed to develop an atomic bomb. The movie reflects the political and military tensions of the time, as well as the urgency felt by scientists and the military to develop a weapon that could end the war.

• The Manhattan Project: Highlights the collaboration between scientists and the military and the technical challenges faced in the development of nuclear weapons.
• Consequences of War: Describes how nuclear weapons affected the outcome of World War II and how their use in Hiroshima and Nagasaki had a lasting impact.

Moral and Ethical Perspectives

The movie also delves into the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by Oppenheimer and his colleagues. The development of the atomic bomb had a huge destructive impact, which made the scientists ponder whether they had done the right thing.

• Ethical Dilemma: The audience is invited to think about the justification of using nuclear weapons and the humanitarian impact.
• Oppenheimer’s remorse: Shows Oppenheimer’s feelings of guilt and remorse after seeing the results of his work, and how this affected his life.

Scientific Perspective

This movie provides an insight into the scientific complexities of developing the atomic bomb. In-depth technical processes and research are shown to demonstrate how complex the process of making nuclear weapons is.

• Technology and Innovation: Shows the technological advancements and scientific innovations required to create the atomic bomb.
• Scientific Collaboration: Illustrates the importance of cooperation between scientists from different disciplines to achieve a common goal.

Social and Political Perspectives

The movie also highlights the social and political impact of developing and using nuclear weapons. The fear of nuclear war and the arms race during the Cold War were issues that arose after the development of the atomic bomb.

• The Arms Race: Highlights how the development of nuclear weapons triggered an arms race between the superpowers.
• Social Impact: Shows the fear and anxiety of society towards a potential nuclear war.

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A Flashback to the Nuclear Dichotomy

The overall content of Oppenheimer’s film is to imply American success in the field of security. Where nuclear becomes the epicenter in ending conflicts as well as the beginning of this sector in the world. The dichotomy related to nuclear then emerged into a separate discussion which then entered until now as a part of consideration.

It is not only the security sector that is the main axis of its discovery, but also the energy sector. The existence of nuclear at the energy level is one of the turning points in changing the perspective that is considered destructive into an important commodity. The commodity that supports the modern era, namely energy.

According to the IAEA, the current increase in energy is motivated by the increasing digital growth. One of the increases is due to the development of AI, cloud, IOT, and the most prominent is the construction of data centers.

Nuclear perspective seen from Oppenheimer’s movie

If you look at the context of the timeline, nuclear at that time only had the meaning of mass destruction material not as energy. The meaning of nuclear at that time was not wrong, because in that era energy itself was defined as oil. Simple thinking about nuclear as an element of security was the right thing in that era.

Similarly, the perspective of coal as energy is one of the correct views to date. It was first used by mankind for the same purpose. The changing view of coal as environmentally damaging still does not change its essence as energy.

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The change in perspective only places coal as one of the sectors that is planned to be abandoned. This timeline of shifting perspectives on coal only changed after a long period of time. In the nuclear sector, which was only introduced to the world when the explosion in Japan 79 years ago. Changes in this sector can be said to be the progress of human civilization.

It took hundreds of years for humans to be able to consume coal into energy before switching to other sectors. but can quickly classify nuclear as a clean energy alternative. The climate threat factor is the main reason for the acceleration of human movement. Threats were also a key factor when humans created nuclear “security”. Then history repeats itself and makes it an “Environment and climate” energy.

Conclusion

The movie “Oppenheimer” not only tells the history of the development of the atomic bomb. But also invites viewers to reflect on the various moral, ethical, scientific and social aspects of nuclear weapons. Through the character of Oppenheimer, viewers can see the complexities and consequences of a powerful scientific innovation.

Furthermore, today the nuclear sector has drastically moved towards energy use. The inclusion of nuclear in Indonesia’s renewable energy bill has brought about a deep discussion on energy sustainability in the world.

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Editor: Savira Oktavia