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In response to "i'm not even reagen-level science smart and i knew that shit was dumbed down so he could spend the other 2 hours on banging commies and dumb legal" by hollywood big shot

I love the science but a 3 hour physics lecture does not a compelling movie make

Posted by Reagen Jan 23 '24, 11:07

I would have liked to have seen something about the Demon Core (it's even thematic! Hubris!) but it was outside of the timeline.

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I saw someone complain recently about how little science was in the movie - it’s a biopic and not a documentary. — nm - i.b! Jan 23, 11:12 3
- about one of the most consequential scientists of the 20th century, because of the very consequential science he did over four years in WWII -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 23, 11:15 2
  - I haven’t yet seen it, but I wouldn’t expect a whole lot to be spelled out because most research is boring. did they not cover the big stuff/impact? -- nm - i.b! Jan 23, 11:23 1
    - except the whole Manhattan Project wasn't boring (to the extent that watching science dorks rally together to build a mass-murder weapon from scratch - hollywood big shot Jan 23, 11:27
yes to your IM, especially -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 23, 11:09

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