Olivia Bell English 1102 Mr.

Borrero 10 April 2012 Introduction: information and engaging Plot: My plot is a well-rounded, completed story of the tragedy of the Manhattan project from the people involved to the events that took places to make those people reach the decisions that impacted mankind forever. The main three points in my movie will be the introduction of characters, the exposure to radiation sickness, and the reaction to the bomb. My central conflict is the ever present struggle between powers for the decision to use the bomb, and at what cost. Characters: My three main characters are General Leslie Groves (Bruce Willis), Robert Oppenheimer(Robin Williams), and Anne-Marie Manning. Groves previous life consisted of being a military brat; After his Father retired from the Presbyterian church as a minister, he began working as an Army Chaplain (the year Groves was born) After traveling around the world and country he applied to West Point and was denied. After a second attempt he graduated within the top 10 percent of his class and was approached by the Army of Engineer Corps. One man described his experience working with Groves as; The biggest son of a bitch I have ever worked for. He is most demanding. He is most critical. He is always a driver, never a praiser. He is abrasive and sarcastic. He disregards all normal organizational channels. He is extremely intelligent. He has the guts to make timely, difficult decisions. He is the most egotistical man I know. He knows he is right and so sticks by his decision. He abounds with energy and expects everyone to work as hard, or even harder, than he does... if I had to do my part of the atomic bomb project over again and had the privilege of picking my boss, I would pick General Groves." ("Atomic Heritage Foundation ").i Oppenheimers history was a bit different; As a child born to a Jewish Immigrant textile producer, and a painter, he showed his intelligence in school. He skipped several grades, while attending Harvard placing out of basic classes and being allowed to take graduate level classes. Anne-Marie Mannings (Jessica Alba) was by far the most different, as she was not a participant in the project, but rather a casual observer. Sentence structureBorn to a farm family with 6 other brothers and sisters, met her future husband at 16 and was married 2 years later. He was a physicist who attended the University of

Minnesota and was recruited to help with the placement of uranium in the bomb. She atttended college for 1 year before marrying and settling down as a house wife. role Purpose: My purpose for this final paper is to put all the elements I have been working on for the semester to use, and to create a clear and concise story that I have been working for as my final goal. I hope to raise awareness, and make people think of the damage that accompanies with the detonation of a bomb of that magnitude. This, I would hope, would fulfill the need that society does still have ethics and the opportunity to not repeat the past. What do you want the audience to take from this concept

Inspiration: My inspiration for this particular topic is the rising tide of nuclear war heads and the ever growing threat of the detonation that will surely lead to our worlds end. Plot: The movie will open up with a scene of families gathered around radios listening to the devastating news of the Pearl Harbor attacks. Flash between scenes of government officials in the capital and papers being passed from person to person in a meeting with the words confidential written across in red letters. Jump ahead and see the construction of fences in the surrounding area of Los Alamos, curious citizens of nearby towns driving to the area only to be turned away. Government officials going from scientist to scientist and every single young man available to bring to Los Alamos, and even though the officials try hard, they are unable to discourage some from bringing their wives; this includes AnneMarie and her husband. Show the constant struggle of everyday lives, of the men working long hours, and the few wives that are there becoming agitated of the secrets. The strain on the commanders and head scientist and they begin to piece what their research will be used for. The climax of the movie revolves around Harry Daghlian and his radiation sickness and eventual death. The scientists on the site are in outrage until General Groves and Robert Oppenheimer convince them it is for the best. AnneMarie is suspicious of the death; however her husband just pushes it aside as an accident. The final scene shows the mushroom cloud that overtook Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the celebratory, scared and awed reaction of the public, and the somber state of the crews in the creation sites over what they had created. Throughout the movie the struggle between powers is evident between the team of Groves and Oppenheimer and the political figurehead that relayed information to the president. Setting: The story I hope to tell shall be taking place in the desert of New Mexico in a site called Site Y, or Los Alamos, named after the Los Alamos canyon not far away. Placed in the 1940s you can expect the stereotypical, women as housewives, men as the bread winners, America clean cut and white picket fences. However, surrounding the Site isnt so stereotypical, guard towers, chain linked fences with check points that you can only exit with permission and papers. (Schofield) Audience/Marketing: My target audience will be broad, focusing on the ethic conscious, especially those with worries about nuclear war. It will however be an R-rated movie, due to language and the graphic scenery of the detonation of the bombs, therefore, 17 and up. It will also be targeted to those who are interested in history, the same people who saw the Iron Lady would be interested in this movie for the regal and important feel this secretive project had at the time. The Project will differ from its kind because so many period movies about this time were focused in Europe, at the camps, or the fighting.

Or in Asia, at the fierce force the Asians threw into their fight. No movie has ever focused on the battle the Americans were waging here at home to end battles everywhere. A battle, in which science, politics, and secrets were the weaponry and the Germans were still the ultimate enemy.

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