Where are the ‘violet hues’ and ‘bath of heat’? Australian scientists review what Oppenheimer gets wrong

Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer. The film, based on true events, is exciting and suspenseful but ‘brushes over’ some of the science, experts say. Photograph: Universal Pictures/AP

Australian nuclear experts have reviewed Oppenheimer and say it is epic, intense and compelling – but not always accurate.

Its portrayal of the first atomic bomb detonation, for example, lacked the “violet hues” and heat wave of the real thing.