Overview

• Cameron criticized Nolan’s Oscar-winning film for offering only a fleeting glimpse of the bombing’s aftermath and called its narrative choice a “moral cop-out.”
• He is actively developing Ghosts of Hiroshima from Pellegrino’s forthcoming book, drawing on forensic archaeology and more than 200 survivor interviews to shape the screenplay.
• Cameron said he will avoid debates over the bombings’ justification and focus instead on recreating victims’ experiences as if viewers could “be there and survive and see it.”
• He cites Steven Spielberg’s unflinching D-Day depiction in Saving Private Ryan as his model for depicting the bomb’s brutal realities.
• Nolan has defended his decision to present events through Oppenheimer’s subjective perspective, arguing what is left unseen carries as much weight as on-screen horrors.