Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is getting a perfect follow-up movie… from James Cameron

An upcoming James Cameron movie could be the perfect follow-up to Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer. Although James Cameron is currently working on the upcoming sequels to the Avatar movie franchise, he already has his eyes set on what he plans to do next Avatar 5. As his plans are forgotten, once the fifth Avatar The movie is out of the way, he will begin work on a film covering a crucial historical timeline Oppenheimer Seemingly missed, making it a spiritual successor to the Christopher Nolan movie.

given as these Avatar Movies are scheduled to be released until 2031 if they do not experience additional delays, there is still time before James Cameron starts focusing on his next project. However, it’s still hard not to look forward to his next film and wonder how it will expand on a story hit Oppenheimer Has been set up in more ways than one. Although only time will tell how Cameron’s World War 2 movie will turn out, it already seems to be on the right track to etching its own identity in the movie genre.

James Cameron’s Hiroshima movie may show a perspective, Oppenheimer did not

It may reflect the Japanese perspective of the Hiroshima atomic bombings

While it would be unfair to criticize Oppenheimer For not capturing the Japanese perspective to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, it is a fact that the film hardly focuses on how the atomic bombs impacted the Japanese population. In its 3-hour runtime, the Christopher Nolan movie only features a short segment in which the titular figure gets visions of the aftermath of the bombings on the lives of many innocent civilians. James Cameron’s next film, Last train from HiroshimaWhich will be set around the same timeline as Oppenheimercan finally show what Nolan’s film did not.

Based on Charles Pellegrino’s 2015 book of the same name, Last train from Hiroshima Will follow the story of a Japanese man who survives the Hiroshima atomic bombing and manages to board a train out of the city to Nagasaki in the nick of time. Even when the bombs fall on Nagasaki three days later, he somehow survives while experiencing the horrors of his aftermath. James Cameron Last train from Hiroshima is inspired by the true story of a man, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived both Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

As Cameron recalled (by Term), he met Yamaguchi in the hospital just days before he died. Since the survivor reported “The baton of his personal history“To the director, He feels a deep responsibility to bring Yamaguchi’s experiences to the screen. Although Cameron was “Wrestled with how to do this, over the years,“He says he”Can’t turn away from it.“

Here’s his full statement:

“It’s a subject I’ve wanted to make a film about, and I’ve struggled with how to do it over the years. I met Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, just days before he died. .He was in the hospital, he handed us the baton of his personal story, so I have to do it, I can’t turn it down.

Why didn’t Oppenheimer show Hiroshima or Nagasaki

The film focuses on walking through the perspective of the titular figure

Throughout its runtime, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer revolves around the perspective of the titular figure, Highlighting how he is torn between his need to revolutionize physics and growing moral concerns over the destructive consequences of his actions. OppenheimerThe opening sequence even features an epic montage, entitled “can you hear the music“In which Oppenheimer was apparently frightened by his visions of this”Quantum world.“His pursuit of scientific exploration is almost blinding to the point where he fails to foresee the long-term implications of his discovery.

Oppenheimer In particular, it is revealed from the point of view of only two characters, Strauss and Oppenheimer, who never had any first-hand witness of the aftermath of the bombings. Due to this, it makes sense that instead of directly featuring Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Oppenheimer Describes how the titular figure is haunted by the visions of what he believes must have happened in the Japanese cities. Although it is understandable where the criticism surrounding the focus of the film comes from, showing Nagasaki or Hiroshima would not have been totally in tandem with the film’s emphasis on Oppenheimer’s life and views.

The film also opens with a quote – “Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to men. That’s why they tied him to a rock and tortured him forever.” – highlighting how it is about the parallels between Prometheus’ story and Oppenheimer’s own journey. It is only about the duality of innovation experienced by Oppenheimerwhose pursuit of knowledge and scientific discovery leads to monumental progress for mankind but also unleashes disastrous moral and ethical consequences for him.

James Cameron’s new movie is what he’s needed for years

This is his departure from the Avatar franchise

James Cameron’s latest non-Avatar feature film was Titanicwhich premiered in 1997. Although he has directed several documentaries since then, His directorial career has primarily revolved around the Avatar films. Due to this, it is great that he plans to direct Last train from Hiroshima And stepping back from a movie franchise that has defined almost three decades of his career.

Since Avatar is absolutely fantastic, Last train from HiroshimaIt’s true story elements will leave James Cameron To explore a contrasting genre. whether Last train from Hiroshima will be as culturally significant and impactful as Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer is yet to be seen. But, it’s good that, still Oppenheimers success, another potentially big-budget film will give audiences a more well-rounded view of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.