James Cameron Says Christopher Nolan Took a ‘Moral Cop Out’ with ‘Oppenheimer’ — ‘It Dodged the Subject’

James Cameron Comes for Christopher Nolan Over 'Oppenheimer'

"I don't like to criticize another filmmaker's film-but," James Cameron begins before doing just that, criticizing Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer as a "cop out" for not presenting the full effects of that atom bomb. (Deadline) Charlize Theron held the fifth annual... Read more...

James Cameron Says Christopher Nolan Took a ‘Moral Cop Out’ with ‘Oppenheimer’ — ‘It Dodged the Subject’

The director said he doesn't "like to criticize another filmmaker's film," but took issue with one aspect of the fellow Oscar winner's acclaimed blockbuster.

James Cameron slams 'Oppenheimer' avoiding aftermath of atomic bombings on Japan as 'moral cop-out'

James Cameron criticizes Nolan's "Oppenheimer" as a "moral cop-out" for not showing the Hiroshima bombing aftermath, while developing his own film to depict the devastation.

Cameron: Nolan chickened out with Oppenheimer

Two years after Oppenheimer shook moviegoers, director James Cameron doesn't think Christopher Nolan's film went far enough. In an interview with Deadline, Cameron says Nolan "chickened out" by only offering a brief glimpse of the bomb's real devastation and aftermath. The film skips over the burned bodies and instead jumps straight to Oppenheimer's internal struggle with what he had unleashed. Cameron calls it "a moral cop-out," arguing that w…

James Cameron slams 'Oppenheimer' avoiding aftermath of atomic bombings on Japan as 'moral cop-out' – Democratic Accent

Prolific filmmaker James Cameron called the movie “Oppenheimer” a “moral cop-out” because it did not show the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. “Yeah, it’s interesting what he stayed away from. Look, I love the filmmaking, but I did feel that it was a bit of a moral cop-out,” Cameron said in an interview with Deadline. Cameron, best known for “Titanic,” “The Terminator,” and “Avatar,” is currently developing a film call…