"Why Nuclear Non-Proliferation", a King Makef Production

I decided to discuss the topic of nuclear non-proliferation in light of the many recent events regarding the spread of nuclear weapons technology. The US and the West have been rabid over the idea of Iran or North Korea joining the "nuclear club", something we've all noticed in the news and in the colossal anti-North Korea, and, even more so , anti-Iran rhetoric. And while I agree that these countries shouldn't have nuclear weapons (I have no qualms over them having nuclear energy), I am still dumbfounded and disgusted at the hypocrisy of the nuclear countries when they want others to halt nuclear production while refusing to address their own stockpiles. I am especially appalled at the US and Russia in particular, who each hold thousands of warheads and expect other countries to just obediently and willingly stop producing just one missile. I made this movie to prove the point that nuclear non-proliferation, or halting the spread of nuclear weapons, is something that all countries, nuclear or otherwise, must commit to. I address every living being on the face of the earth when I declare "Atomic Bombs Destroy."

As stated above, my claim is simple enough; atomic bombs (and all nuclear weapons in general) destroy lives, homes, and families, and therefore in and of itself are a menace that must be eradicated. Of course, this implies that anything that "destroys" is "bad", and anything that is "bad" must be "destroyed." While this is clearly known by many people today (it's the reason why, knock on wood, we haven't been foolish enough, yet, to repeat Hiroshima and Nagasaki), I wanted to drive this point home by using real images to emote fear, sympathy, and remorse into the hearts of those who watch my film. Whether it's the powerful infernos of a mushroom cloud, the terror and sorrow in victims' eyes, or the grief and remembrance of those in Japan who pray for their lost loved ones or others', I wanted these images to truly encapsulate the "destructive" nature of the A-Bomb.

One of the most graphic pictures that I remember lurching at the sight of was the child with the many boils on their stomach. Just looking at that truly made me wonder in awe at the power the atomic bombs had not only in terms of destructive power, but also in terms of the health of those who survived. I specifically chose not to repeat any pictures to give alternating and fuller messages, and to provide something new and fresh each time. The bombs I show are vivid and, with the exception of one or two, clear in color. Conversely, many of the pictures of victims are black and white. While this may be due simply to the technology prevalent at the time these images were taken, it serves my purposes of providing "graphic explosions" and "gloomy suffering."

Finally, for the pièce de résistance, I picked out Russell Watson's "Il Gladiatore" because of its massive power and vigor. Watson's voice is booming and declaratory, and the chords are simply emotional. The lyrics are in Italian, but they nonetheless capture a solitary, lonely, and contemplative feeling fitting for a topic as serious as stopping the spread of perhaps the most destructive weapon known to man yet. The piece was meant to instill yet even more emotion, worry, and almost sheer distress, into the hearts of my audience, and with a slow musical line and a varied instrumentation including drums, horns, and string instruments, it certainly gets the job done right. Certainly, if I had picked something excessively upbeat or preppy like "Barbie Girl", my audience would have been listening with confusion and incredulity.

This movie was meant right from the start to awe-inspire, to cast fear, to induce terror, and, above all, to produce a call of action. I wasted no time on fluffy, roundabout rhetoric or apologetic claims like the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki "ended the war." Sure, they may have done that, but at what cost? The menace of atomic bombs, the ugly beast of nuclear weapons technology must be put to rest, not piecemeal, not gradually, but cold turkey, by all nations, not just the ones we don't like or consider "threats to our security." "Atomic Bombs Destroy," end of story.