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In response to "(spoils) -- (edited)" by Inigo

He's trying

Posted by Reagen Jul 25 '23, 06:48

to absolve himself of responsibility. "I just built it, it's the military that uses it". It's the same self-deluding, in-their-own-head character that Nolan goes back to a lot. It's also not making him all bad or all good - it's not a hagiography, and it's not trying to turn him into a monster, which thankfully it doesn't because that's boring. "Here's a complicated guy who did something great and terrible. Make up your own mind about him."

I don't think he didn't see the application of it for power generation, it's that when you're in a race to build a bomb, building a reactor is a mistake. (that was also the Germans - he was talking about Heisenberg)

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(and actually the grand irony there was) - Reagen Jul 25, 07:59
(spoils) -- (edited) - Inigo Jul 25, 07:50 5
- but there it is, "partially". - Reagen Jul 25, 08:02 4
  - Nolan's point of view influences my ability to enjoy the film he's made. (spoils) - Inigo Jul 25, 08:19 3
    - I feel like we're talking across each other. -- (edited) - Reagen Jul 25, 08:30 2
      - Sorry. (spoils) - Inigo Jul 25, 08:45 1
        
        This is just who Nolan is as a filmmaker, hence my repeated joke of "Nolan longs to understand the hu-mans". -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 08:54
this -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 07:35

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