Veteran WWII bomber pilot Col. Paul Tibbets (Robert Taylor) questions his commander. Instead of a reprimand, he is recruited for a special project with the B-29. He would pilot the plane which drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
I get a sense that the movie is very careful in portraying these people. I'm sure that it's accurate in the important military aspects. The family aspect is melodramatic in its acting. The wife should know that his husband is doing some crazy secret war stuff. She's acting well above reason. It's a way to give them human emotional drama. Most importantly, I don't think the movie would ever allow any blemish into the makeup of these people. These are saints in America's eyes. The story has no real tension and nothing is truly in doubt. Any drama feels inserted.
I get a sense that the movie is very careful in portraying these people. I'm sure that it's accurate in the important military aspects. The family aspect is melodramatic in its acting. The wife should know that his husband is doing some crazy secret war stuff. She's acting well above reason. It's a way to give them human emotional drama. Most importantly, I don't think the movie would ever allow any blemish into the makeup of these people. These are saints in America's eyes. The story has no real tension and nothing is truly in doubt. Any drama feels inserted.