Recently, the movie "Oppenheimer" was released in Japan. According to data from Universal Pictures, the film has grossed approximately US$2.5 million at the box office in 343 theaters, making it the highest opening weekend box office performance for a Hollywood film in Japan in 2024.
"Oppenheimer" is adapted from the real-life biography "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer". It tells the story of the United States launching the McHatton Project to research the atomic bomb during World War II, and Oppenheimer led the team to succeed. Research and development, known as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb" in the United States. However, after Oppenheimer learned about the huge destructive power caused by the atomic bomb, he refused to continue to develop it and was eventually sent to a military court. From the play, we can clearly see his inner struggle and persistence in morality.
On March 12, a special screening event of "Oppenheimer" was held in Hiroshima. Following closely was Nagasaki, which held a screening on March 18. On March 29, "Oppenheimer" was officially released in Japan.
During World War II, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed by atomic bombs, making Japan the only country in the world to be hit by atomic bombs. Due to this period of history, Japanese audiences are flocking to the movie "Oppenheimer". The box office in the first weekend reached 2.5 million US dollars, surpassing " Aquaman 2" and " Dune 2", becoming the Hollywood import so far in 2024. The film's best opening at the box office in the Japanese market.
So, what is the attitude of Japanese audiences after watching the movie "Oppenheimer"? Some Japanese viewers saw the horror of nuclear war from the film and hoped that people would cherish peace more and oppose war.
However, due to the strong right-wing forces in Japan, a considerable number of Japanese people are stubborn and "anti-defeat but not anti-war." In other words, they only see the price and misery of defeat, and firmly believe that they are victims and have no interest in the war. There is no reflection or repentance for crimes.
html On April 2, the US media interviewed a Japanese scholar at the University of Michigan. The scholar said shamelessly, "The U.S. military's dropping of atomic bombs on Japan was a war crime, and the movie Oppenheimer covered this up."These words of the Japanese scholar angered American netizens. On a certain foreign social platform, a large number of American netizens forwarded documentaries related to the crimes committed by Japan in World War II, including the crimes against humanity committed by Japanese Army Unit 731 in China. " The term "731" troops was once on the hot search list.
From this incident, we can clearly see that when bad people do bad things, they rarely realize their mistakes. Many times, the bad guys will beat them up, not only refusing to repent, but blaming the victim.
Justice never comes naturally. Victims need to rely on struggle and strength to get justice. If one's own strength is weak, justice will always be absent. To defend justice, we must strengthen our own strength. Strength is the basis for safeguarding justice.
At the same time, we also need to have a clearer understanding of complex international relations. As the victor in World War II, the United States should work with Russia, China and other countries to defend the order of World War II. However, the United States is secretly promoting Japan's military loosening. Japan has gradually broken through the constraints of the "Peace Constitution". On March 26, the Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting to lift the ban on the export of fighter jets to third countries. The purpose of the United States in doing this is to a large extent to win over Japan and contain China.
The complexity of international relations is that interests often dominate a country's foreign policy. For example, in the early days of World War II, the United States had been providing strategic materials to Japan, and 70% of the oil used to maintain Japan's war machine came from the United States. Later, when the United States declared war on Japan and provided material support to the Soviet Union and China, it was not a decision to defend justice, but a decision based on safeguarding its own interests.
(Text/Yangzi)
