At the end of July 2023, there were posts that in the acting of the film about one of the creators of the atomic bomb, there were not a single “black” person in social networks. We decided to check if this is so.
The publications that in the picture about the father of the atomic bomb are not dark -skinned are usually accompanied by signatures in the style of “surprisingly, but the fact”, “fact of the day” or “interesting fact”. At the same time, in the posts, examples of some actors and actresses with a light shade of skin are given as examples (most often from 6 to 28 person) or only one frame film. Authors of records and numerous Commentators Praised director Christopher Nolan and others creators blockbuster for such a move. Besides, some It is believed that because of absence dark -skinned at Oppenheimer best Acting, the film becomes more interesting And now the picture will become the film of the year. Meet And Comments that during the action of the tape is still There was no dark -skinned scientists, so they Not accepted participation in the Manhattan project.
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The action of the new biographical project Christopher Nolan It turns around at different time intervals, but the main attention in the plot is focused on the period when the physicist Robert Oppenheimer led Manhattan project - The US program for the development of nuclear weapons during the Second World War. At the same time, it is known that representatives of the country's African American population worked there. For example, according to material On the website of the University of Chicago with reference to data The services of national parks in the United States, the main team of researchers included at least 12 black physicists and chemists. At the same time, accurate numbers vary: for example, in the article by the newspaper Knoxville News Sentinel It is said About 15 scientists, and on the Business Insider website Counted at least 19.
As for the cast of the picture of 2023, it was played by much more than 28 people who were shown in some posts. So, according to the site IMDB, almost 80 artists are indicated in the titers of the Oppenheimer tape, and almost 50 were played in the picture without mentioning in the credits. It seems extremely unlikely that out of almost 130 people in the modern Hollywood project there is not a single African American.
Indeed, if you look at list artists, then you can find Ronald Auguste - he Performed The role of the real “black” nuclear scientist named Jay Ernest Wilkins. According to sites National Museum of Atomic Science and History And US National Parks Services At 13, Wilkins became the youngest student accepted at the University of Chicago. He received a doctoral degree (PhD) at the age of 19, and at 21 he began to work on the Manhattan project.
At the same time, the character of Auguste was shown even in the official trailer for the film - Wilkins appeared in scenes on 30th And 63rd seconds of the video.
Already only one presence of the hero of Auguste refutes all the posts mentioned at the beginning of this analysis, where they talked about the complete absence of dark -skinned ones in the Oppenheimer. At the same time, the film also has a certain number of dark -skinned actors and mass actresses, whose names are not always reflected even on IMDB. They starred in roles students at lectures, workersserving staff and spectators of public performances.
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Photo on the cover: poster of the film "Oppenheimer" / Universal Pictures
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