MOVIE NEWS – Christopher Nolan, the director of the super production Oppenheimer, considers it flattering that he exploded a real nuclear weapon in his film about the father of the atomic bomb for the sake of greater credibility, but he thinks it would be a little scary if it really happened.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan did not elaborate on what exactly he blew up in the film, but he did emphasize that no computer-generated gimmicks (CGI) were used. “CGI offers a very pleasing sight, it’s a safety game, and we definitely wanted to avoid that,” he told the film magazine. “I said that we should not try to be pleasing, because the atom, although beautiful, is infinitely threatening.”

Although Nolan did not prove to be forthcoming in this regard, the head of the trick team, Andrew Jakcson, revealed in another interview that the unbearably blinding brightness of the atomic bomb’s detonation was achieved by detonating magnesium powder, which was achieved by igniting a large amount of propane-butane to ignite the fireball.

Nolan is no stranger to hair-raising solutions, for example, he asked his own daughter for the scene that depicts one of the nuclear scientist’s nightmares: a young woman’s face melts as a result of a nuclear explosion. 22-year-old Flora Nolan, who is preparing to become a filmmaker herself, has already appeared in her father’s previous production, Among the Stars, and this time she was also very happy to play a role suitable for horror. The director called it a great experience that his experimental daughter embodied herself with such wonderful ease in the scene, where only analog tricks were used instead of digital technology.

(Oppenheimer – domestic presentation: July 20, 2003.)

Source: UIP Dunafilm