1/16/2024 0 Comments Popcorn meta memein nearly two decades - a split reportedly exacerbated by the failure of Nolan’s 2020 film, Tenet, to woo audiences back to the theater in the middle of a pandemic. ![]() It is, ironically, the type of thing cinema purist Christopher Nolan would probably love - if, of course, his serious historical drama weren’t the film being pitted against splashy Barbie and its giant Mattel machine.ĭeepening the irony is that Oppenheimer, a Universal film, represents the first time Nolan has worked outside of Warner Bros. Same-day releases have long been a quirky aside in movie lore, but rarely has the idea of a “double header” experience taken off like this outside of film festivals. Some fans have taken the competition literally, comparing the two movies’ very different approaches to marketing, their projected box office takes, and presumably wildly different content: Barbie is a PG-13-rated flick based on Mattel’s classic go-getter toy doll Oppenheimer is R-rated and reportedly features full-frontal nudity from leads Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh in between all the atomic destruction.Įven beyond their whole Hot Topic/Claire’s aesthetic mismatch, the films are strange bedfellows. Or maybe you’re the type of person who’ll do a double-double header: See Barbie first one day, Oppenheimer first the next. Is there a meaning to the order? It’s doubtful most people are lining up to use the serious historical downer as the chaser to the frothy girl power anthem, but then again, maybe Barbie is your perfect brunch movie and Oppenheimer the kind of movie you need several mimosas to cope with. (To some, using “Oppenbarbie” indicates you’re seeing Oppenheimer first while “Barbieheimer” indicates seeing Barbie first, though this distinction has largely been lost in the Barbieheimer noise.) There are whole hot takes about the order in which you should see the films as a unit. Some fans have worried that all the meta-commentary around Barbieheimer has overshadowed each movie’s individual merits. Even AI-generated Barbieheimer fanart captures the zeitgeist. Gerwig and her star, Margot Robbie, have played into it, showcasing their tickets to Oppenheimer, and even Tom Cruise (promoting his own Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One) and Cillian Murphy (who plays Oppenheimer) are on board. Still, fans are so excited that the hype train for “Barbieheimer” has arguably outstripped the two movies individually. Nolan fans, Barbie fans, and cinephiles have made the movies’ opening weekend into an excuse for an unlikely doubleheader - pretty impressive given that Oppenheimer is a grimdark three-hour history lesson about the man responsible for creating nuclear holocaust while Barbie seems to be a giddy, fizzy sugar rush. While some of this is tinged with irony, there’s a genuine enthusiasm for both films fueling the Barbieheimer narrative - so much so that “Barbieheimer” (or “Barbenheimer,” as some have dubbed it) has evolved into an offline phenomenon. (2023) #barbie #oppenheimer #barbieheimer #christophernolan #barbiegirl #margotrobbie #ryangosling ♬ original sound - MemesterBeast
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