Marylwi GomezMrs. GaertnerEnglish IVMarch 27, 2014The Accuracy of Fat Man and Little Boy"You are here to harness your God-given talents, your spirit and your energy in the practical pursuit of one thing: a military weapon." So said General Leslie Groves, the man in charge of the Manhattan Project in the movie Fat Man and Little Boy. He said this to the men chosen to build the atomic bomb. Construction of the atomic bomb began in 1941 and was ready for testing in 1945 (Rhodes 415). Robert Oppenheimer, theoretical physicist and leader of the Manhattan Project, suggested building a research laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico (Los Alamos Historical Society1). The film Fat Man and Little Boy demonstrates the obstacles encountered throughout the development of the atomic bomb. Fat Man and Little Boy is a historically accurate film because it included important information and even delved into events that happened around the same time period as The Manhattan Project. Fat Man and Little Boy is a film set in several locations in the state of New Mexico in 1945. General Leslie Groves, the man in charge of the Manhattan Project decides that he wants Professor J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist , the lead physicist on the team building the bomb. . While others doubted Oppenheimer's abilities, General Groves believed he was the best man for the job. The team working on the project decided that they needed a place to keep the project secret to prevent other people as well as Germany from knowing about it. So they decided to build their laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Groves and Oppe's relationship...... middle of paper ...... was overexposed to radioactivity, which never happened in real life. The movie Fat Man and Little Boy showed a lot of detail. Fat Man and Little Boy is a film that shows how the atomic bomb was created. Overall, the film was historically accurate with the exception of a few details. The creation of the fictional character Michael Merrimen was incorporated into the film. Michael Merrimen was a scientist in the movie but was not a real person in real life. Although the film highlighted the difficulties Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves went through, it showed good leadership. Anyone interested in the Manhattan Project and its aftermath would enjoy watching this film. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is fascinated by the science used to create such an effect on Japan as well as America and the impact it had on the country..