White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2007
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The Atom Strikes!
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2.2/10
Limited
1945
Runtime
31 minutes
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The Atom Strikes! serves primarily as a historical record of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, focusing on the physical and environmental devastation of atomic warfare. The film's perspective is strictly defined by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, emphasizing military outcomes and the destructive power of the bombs over personal stories and individual experiences. While the film highlights the Japanese victims and those suffering from radiation-related disabilities, it frames these subjects through their trauma and as evidence of destruction. It operates within the institutional norms of 1945, reflecting a specific, mid-century Western military perspective.
Category Breakdown
Does The Atom Strikes! have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not address LGBTQ+ identities or include any characters exploring these identities.
How does The Atom Strikes! portray gender?
The documentary focuses on military operations and lacks evidence of female leadership or ability to act. It emphasizes technical and military aspects without highlighting women's roles.
How racially and ethnically diverse is The Atom Strikes!?
Japanese victims are prominently featured as the main subjects of the bombings. However, they are portrayed through a Western military lens and do not have individual narrative ability to act.
How does The Atom Strikes! represent religion and culture?
As a wartime production, the film documents military outcomes from a Western perspective without challenging existing power structures or cultural hegemony.
Does The Atom Strikes! include disability representation?
The film documents the physical trauma caused by radiation. These depictions often serve as evidence of destruction rather than providing individual ability to act to the subjects.
Present on Screen
- Viscerally documents the physical and physiological effects of radiation.
- Highlights the Japanese population affected by the atomic bombings.
Limited or Absent
- Subjects are often treated as evidence of destruction rather than individuals with ability to act.
- Maintains a strictly Western military perspective that reinforces existing power hierarchies.
- Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or provide evidence of women's ability to drive the story.
Official Synopsis
The U.S. Army Signal Corps Pictorial Division made this short documentary shortly after the end of WWII to look at the after-effects of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There is no credited crew or cast.
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