05:17Locals in Hiroshima shared their views on Friday as Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning 'Oppenheimer' premiered in Japan, eight months after its initial release in the United States.
The film documents the story of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was the director of Los Alamos Laboratory, where the first atomic bomb was built.
Oppenheimer’s work was integral to the creation of 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man', the atomic bombs used to devastating effect on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, killing more than 200,000 people and ultimately forcing Japan to surrender in the last days of World War II.
"I think a lot of people are interested in the film. I still think that the atomic bombing should be known by many different people and that everyone should know the sadness of that bombing," a Hiroshima resident said.
"I think it would be a good opportunity for people to learn about the horror and cruelty of the atomic bombing, even through a foreign film like this, as the knowledge of the atomic bombing is fading, especially among young people,” added a second.
Despite grossing nearly one billion dollars worldwide, Japan was left off Oppenheimer’s global release schedule amid fears it would be received poorly by local audiences.
The film was originally released around the same time as Greta Gerwig’s screen adaptation of 'Barbie'. Internet users linked the two in a meme-heavy marketing campaign known as 'Barbenheimer', leading to public backlash in Japan with claims the subject matter was being trivialised.
"Since the distribution of the film was stopped once with the collaboration of Barbie's film, Now, I hope that 'Oppenheimer', a film about Oppenheimer alone will have more appeal and raise questions to us Japanese and increase our interest," a local said.
"Oppenheimer suffered very much himself after the atomic bombing. When I saw that, I realized that no matter where you are from, whether in the US or Japan, the feelings and emotions about the loss of human life are the same," she added.
According to local reports, some cinemas have issued warnings ahead of screenings, informing the public that the film shows scenes that could evoke strong emotions.
'Everyone should know the sadness' - Locals in Hiroshima react as 'Oppenheimer' premieres in Japan
Locals in Hiroshima shared their views on Friday as Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning 'Oppenheimer' premiered in Japan, eight months after its initial release in the United States.
The film documents the story of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was the director of Los Alamos Laboratory, where the first atomic bomb was built.
Oppenheimer’s work was integral to the creation of 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man', the atomic bombs used to devastating effect on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, killing more than 200,000 people and ultimately forcing Japan to surrender in the last days of World War II.
"I think a lot of people are interested in the film. I still think that the atomic bombing should be known by many different people and that everyone should know the sadness of that bombing," a Hiroshima resident said.
"I think it would be a good opportunity for people to learn about the horror and cruelty of the atomic bombing, even through a foreign film like this, as the knowledge of the atomic bombing is fading, especially among young people,” added a second.
Despite grossing nearly one billion dollars worldwide, Japan was left off Oppenheimer’s global release schedule amid fears it would be received poorly by local audiences.
The film was originally released around the same time as Greta Gerwig’s screen adaptation of 'Barbie'. Internet users linked the two in a meme-heavy marketing campaign known as 'Barbenheimer', leading to public backlash in Japan with claims the subject matter was being trivialised.
"Since the distribution of the film was stopped once with the collaboration of Barbie's film, Now, I hope that 'Oppenheimer', a film about Oppenheimer alone will have more appeal and raise questions to us Japanese and increase our interest," a local said.
"Oppenheimer suffered very much himself after the atomic bombing. When I saw that, I realized that no matter where you are from, whether in the US or Japan, the feelings and emotions about the loss of human life are the same," she added.
According to local reports, some cinemas have issued warnings ahead of screenings, informing the public that the film shows scenes that could evoke strong emotions.
Locals in Hiroshima shared their views on Friday as Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning 'Oppenheimer' premiered in Japan, eight months after its initial release in the United States.
The film documents the story of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was the director of Los Alamos Laboratory, where the first atomic bomb was built.
Oppenheimer’s work was integral to the creation of 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man', the atomic bombs used to devastating effect on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, killing more than 200,000 people and ultimately forcing Japan to surrender in the last days of World War II.
"I think a lot of people are interested in the film. I still think that the atomic bombing should be known by many different people and that everyone should know the sadness of that bombing," a Hiroshima resident said.
"I think it would be a good opportunity for people to learn about the horror and cruelty of the atomic bombing, even through a foreign film like this, as the knowledge of the atomic bombing is fading, especially among young people,” added a second.
Despite grossing nearly one billion dollars worldwide, Japan was left off Oppenheimer’s global release schedule amid fears it would be received poorly by local audiences.
The film was originally released around the same time as Greta Gerwig’s screen adaptation of 'Barbie'. Internet users linked the two in a meme-heavy marketing campaign known as 'Barbenheimer', leading to public backlash in Japan with claims the subject matter was being trivialised.
"Since the distribution of the film was stopped once with the collaboration of Barbie's film, Now, I hope that 'Oppenheimer', a film about Oppenheimer alone will have more appeal and raise questions to us Japanese and increase our interest," a local said.
"Oppenheimer suffered very much himself after the atomic bombing. When I saw that, I realized that no matter where you are from, whether in the US or Japan, the feelings and emotions about the loss of human life are the same," she added.
According to local reports, some cinemas have issued warnings ahead of screenings, informing the public that the film shows scenes that could evoke strong emotions.