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Robert Downey Jr. also earns acclaim for his nuanced performance as Lewis Strauss, illustrating the careful political and personal battles surrounding the atomic bomb’s creation. The film focuses on the intense pressure during the Manhattan Project—to develop the bomb before Hitler’s regime—and explores the moral questions that emerge, given the destructive potential of their work.
Quantum Physics: Unveiling the Mysteries of Reality
A core theme of the film and review is the revolutionary scientific insights of quantum physics that underpin the story. The film delves into how Einstein's famous relation (E=mc^2) indicates matter and energy are interchangeable—a discovery that led to nuclear power and destruction alike.