James Cameron slams 'Oppenheimer' as ‘morally weak'

James Cameron, who is currently planning to direct a film about the atomic bomb, has criticized the director Christopher Nolan for not highlighting the brutal realities of the victims affected by the nuclear blasts in his movie, Oppenheimer.

In an interview with Deadline, the Canadian filmmaker said that 2023's blockbuster Oppenheimer was “a moral cop out.”

“Yeah … it’s interesting what he stayed away from,” replied James, when asked if he was surprised by Oppenheimer’s global success.

“Look, I love the filmmaking, but I did feel that it was a bit of a moral cop out,” he continued. “Because it’s not like Oppenheimer didn’t know the effects. He’s got one brief scene in the film where we see — and I don’t like to criticize another filmmaker’s film — but there’s only one brief moment where he sees some charred bodies in the audience and then the film goes on to show how it deeply moved him.”

“But I felt that it dodged the subject. I don’t know whether the studio or Chris felt that that was a third rail that they didn’t want to touch, but I want to go straight at the third rail. I’m just stupid that way,” added the 70-year-old director.

For those unversed, Oppenheimer was released in cinemas on July 21, 2023, and grossed over $950 million worldwide.