“They won't fear it until they understand it. And they won't understand it until they've used it.”

I am COMPLETELY and UTTERLY destroyed and quite frankly drained from this expertly crafted film. This is probably one of the most stressful and anxiety inducing movies I have ever seen. The use of fear is so powerful and really made me think about the issues being presented in this illustrious masterpiece. Cillian Murphy captured the poignant nature of Oppenheimer so very well and there were a handful of moments in which his acting gave me chills. The keen sadness that is displayed through his harrowing eyes is such a devastating touch to this insane motion picture. Robert Downey Jr. was also VERY good and I am so glad to see him doing more serious stuff after his long stint as Tony Stark. Emily Blunt was another integral part of this movie and her performance was also very very very good. The anticipation leading up to the bomb dropping was absolutely crazy, my heart was POUNDING, I got chills, I was sweating, and when that fucking bomb exploded, I felt absolutely destroyed. The fact mankind created a device that can wipe out the face of the world in a second is such a scary thought and this film did such a fantastic job of making the viewer think about the morals of using this device on innocent lives to end World War II. The overwhelming feeling this movie makes you feel takes a bit of time to sink in and I found that letting this film linger helped me appreciate it more and understand just how pivotal this story is to the history of the human race. My favorite part of the movie was surprisingly not the INSANE explosion, but instead it was the scene in which Oppenheimer is giving a speech and he is so overwhelmed with the thought that he was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands. The terrifying thing about it was the fact that America was cheering him on as if he had done something heroic and patriotic. The way Nolan crafted that scene is so harrowing and honestly made me feel a way I had never felt before, it was more terrifying than any horror movie I have ever seen. Anyway, the editing was great, the visuals were insane, the acting was all superb, the score was outstanding, and I loved this movie oh so much (even if it absolutely broke me to my very core).