Aug. 20, 2023

Faithspotting "Oppenheimer"

Faithspotting

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in Chrisopher Nolan's latest film, a biography of physist and "father of the atomic bomb" J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Morton Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon,...

Mike and Kenny discuss and spot faith reflected in Chrisopher Nolan's latest film, a biography of physist and "father of the atomic bomb" J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Morton Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, and Josh Hartnett, among others.

In addition to their comments on the film,Kenny and Mike discuss the joy that for the first time in many years there was an event, a buzz about movies with the same day releases of Oppenheimer and Barbie, ie Barbenheimer.

Cillian Murphy                                                   Universay Studios

Faith Spotted:

The story in Genesis of the temptation and impact of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The fear and vulnerablity that drives the tasting of that fruit then leads to knowledge and results in greater vulerability and nakedness. 

The place, power, and impact pride and ego play in behavior that works against the best interests of the individual or society. 

The naivety in thinking one can control the monster one creates, either as individuals or societies, in this story the thought that the military and government would include the scientitsts in the determination of if or when to use the weapon. 

For Christians, the tempation or rationalization to believe that perhaps righteous ends justify unrighteous means. 

Robert Downey Jr.                                               Universal Studios