The Forgotten Bomb

2011 "Everything Depends on Remembering"
6.2| 1h35m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 03 August 2011 Released
Producted By: A Tale of Two Museums
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: https://www.forgottenbomb.com
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When the Cold War ended, worry about nuclear weapons receded. But has the nuclear threat really diminished? Join Bud Ryan on a personal and global journey to discover what the bomber can learn from the bombed, and what our prospects look like for finally living in a nuclear-free world. Features interviews with bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, authors Gar Alperovitz and Jonathan Schell, and many more.

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Stuart Overbey

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A Tale of Two Museums

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Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
pwarren5000 I understand its better to hear both sides of a story before you base your opinions on something. This movie in all is just one mans quest to manipulate his own personal agenda to make people believe his views. In the movie there are a lot of cuts to the scenes during interviews when he is asking questions. I love how just because people declined interviews from this guy they immediately are evil and are trying to hide something. Hey think about this, maybe they didn't want to be portrayed as a bad guy like you portrayed half the people during your interviews. I guarantee half those people wish they never had agreed to be interviewed. Oh and one last thing when he was interviewing a girl that lost her husband and mother to cancer most likely caused by mining uranium, she said when ever she had a lunch break they ate on top of uranium deposits they just mined. Then when she was talking about how OSEA came in and told them safe work habits but they didn't say anything about how sitting on uranium deposits while eating lunch was unsafe. If you are not smart enough to think that might be such a great idea then thats just natural selection in motion. So if you watched this movie or thinking about it also check out other information about this subject, just like the museums marketing to the younger generation so is his documentary.
br6647 The Forgotten Bomb is a powerful plea for some rational awareness and policy decisions concerning the unstable and dangerous reality of huge nuclear arsenals armed and poised to be use by nine countries around the world. Some reviewers have focused on the attention to the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the accounts of survivors, and whether or not the U.S. was justified in using nuclear weapons. I believe that the real points to take from this information and these memories in the film are a) that the United States is the only country to have used nuclear weapons on another population, so a wee bit of humility is in order; and b) that the bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were infinitesimal compared to the destructive power of one of today's missiles, meaning the death, destruction, misery and horrors after the fact for any survivor would be accordingly magnified. So the message that we must find a way to reduce, control and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons is timely and urgent and the only sane course for us to take. "It ain't gonna happen!" is one response, but for the sake of our children and grandchildren we have to try.
tishwilson1 The Forgotten Bomb has reminded me how important it is that we never forget how WWII ended and what happened to our fellow human beings in Japan. My father, a WW II veteran always told my sisters and me that it was necessary to use the bombs to end the war and he dehumanized the Japanese; that never really "fit" with my way of thinking/feeling.The film focuses on several distinct themes: human cost, financial cost, moral cost and the current use of the technology developed and its potential continued misuse as a weapon of mass destruction OR for nuclear power and how unsafe it really can be (think tsunami in Japan after the devastating earthquake).Ryan and Overbey have created a film that is rich on facts, at times tense with challenging information, a call to "do something" and, thankfully, some lighthearted bits of humor (in cartoon form).I highly recommend this film be viewed by all.
johnlindner-hr Loved the film, and couldn't stop watching. Overbey and Ryan do a masterful job of providing a new perspective on nuclear issues and in setting the record straight. I was on the fence before watching The Forgotten Bomb, but it has made me rethink things. Particularly fascinating are experts interviewed. Insightful interviews are conducted with a whole host of credible sources including George Schultz. Addtionally, I found that I held many beliefs based on old information or rooted in conventional wisdom. The film carefully probes these typically "American" views and peels back the misconceptions to reveal the real facts. Whether you are a fan of documentaries or not, you will enjoy this film. The filmmakers stay true to the issue and the subject matter without redirecting focus on themselves.