This is a 90 minute documentary produced by BBC on 7 August 2005 in the United Kingdom, written and directed by Paul Wilmshurst. It tells the story of the crew who flew the mission of Hiroshima and dropped the bomb, and focuses on the story of the people of Hiroshima who were the first ever victims of the nuclear retract. This movie can be also a drama or history one, as it touches emotions at specific points regarding the after-effects of the nuclear explosion. In addition, background music keeps changing (when it necessary) from one situation to another, especially while viewing the bomb's descend to the ground, and while telling stories by Japanese survivors after the attack. Furthermore, the use of match cuts establishes a well-developed
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Mainly, the film can be divided into three main parts: before the disaster, after the disaster, and the investigation or understanding of the effects of the explosion. Meanwhile, it tells the whole story of the reason why the United States attacked Hiroshima with a nuclear weapon; the answer being because there were no other solutions to end the war, especially after Hiroshima’s attack, leading the United States to attack Nagasaki as well with another atomic bomb to enforce Japan to surrender. This documentary is almost an objective one, as it shows both: the reason for the attack, and the size of destruction that took place in the city (including some shots from real footages of burned Japanese victims), to send a message that Japanese military leaders were the main cause for this attack. However, it proves to be American biased as the documentary narrates the story from mostly one side of conflict – the American one. The documentary interviews political experts, scientific researchers, survivors, an author of the “the making of the atomic bomb” book, and some aircrew members who were implementing the mission of Hiroshima. This documentary also focuses on the scientific explanations of how the bomb worked, and how the nuclear retraction took place; thus, allowing the viewers a better understanding of the overall
Mainly, the film can be divided into three main parts: before the disaster, after the disaster, and the investigation or understanding of the effects of the explosion. Meanwhile, it tells the whole story of the reason why the United States attacked Hiroshima with a nuclear weapon; the answer being because there were no other solutions to end the war, especially after Hiroshima’s attack, leading the United States to attack Nagasaki as well with another atomic bomb to enforce Japan to surrender. This documentary is almost an objective one, as it shows both: the reason for the attack, and the size of destruction that took place in the city (including some shots from real footages of burned Japanese victims), to send a message that Japanese military leaders were the main cause for this attack. However, it proves to be American biased as the documentary narrates the story from mostly one side of conflict – the American one. The documentary interviews political experts, scientific researchers, survivors, an author of the “the making of the atomic bomb” book, and some aircrew members who were implementing the mission of Hiroshima. This documentary also focuses on the scientific explanations of how the bomb worked, and how the nuclear retraction took place; thus, allowing the viewers a better understanding of the overall