barbenheimer

 [SPOILERS ARE MENTIONED]

so there are two movies, oppenheimer and barbie, that came out on the same day. this lead to a ton of hype and like dialogues and idk stuff. It’s just two big movies that somehow chose the SAME release date. Barbie went thru TONS of promotion, especially with the soundtrack and stuff. Then there is oppenheimer, the movie I was looking forward to because it was directed by christopher nolan who also directed tons of big thrillers, like the batman trilogy. So it’s like christopher nolan type movie, about the making of the atomic bomb, so that concept was SUPER exciting to me. barbie was cool too, just not as hype as oppenheimer.




So then the two movies released, tons of memes were made lmao cuz its like two very different atmospheres of movies. I opted to watch oppenheimer first on thursday, then barbie friday, cuz barbie is light-hearted and it is nice to finish off with.




oppenheimer




that movie is pretty dogsh*t, i went into it blindly so i was expecting some guns and action and killing and ppl held at gunpoint and snipers and stuff lmao, but it was TOTALLY different from all the other christopher nolan movies i watched. The first half of the movie was the buildup to making los alamos and the atomic bomb and also going thru oppenheimer’s origin and life. That was fairly cool, especially to see him bring quantum physics to berkeley and america.




Then the second half was just straight dogsh*t. After they tested the bomb and it exploded and it worked, and then they dropped the bomb on hiroshima, there were some cool scenes that held a ton of depth. It felt fairly impactful. However, the WHOLE LATTER HALF of the movie is straight talking and dialogue and conversations. It’s utter dogsh*t and boring. That’s just me personally, like, this movie totally wouldn’t go well with like teenage/young-adult audience i feel like.




I remember the guy sitting next to me straight up was on his phone for like the entire second half of the movie im not even capping LMAO and then he dipped out before the movie formally ended. Like he got up and left and i knew he was so mad lmao cuz that sht was so boring. It’s honestly hilarious to kind of realize how a movie can make a man so pissed and dip out in disgust likethat LMAO.




But yeah, there was also like 0 diveristy which aligns to history of course, but its all like white men and they all look the same and its just so stale with no diversity. not a single black man or hispanic man was shown in the movie, NOT EVEN A JAPANESE GUY, LIKE THEY COULDVE SHOWN SOME TRAUMA OF LIKE A JAPANESE GUY CRYING OR SOMETHING IN OPPENHEIMER’S LIKE IMAGINATION OR SOMETHING I DONT EVEN KNOW. LIKE HALLUCINATING WITH LIKE JAPANESE PPL BUT NO, STRAIGHT UP WHITE PPL ALL AROUND. anyway, there is a redeeming factor to see albert einstein act like a normal person, im so used to him being so iconic and stuff i froget hes a real human lmao. but yeah, thats oppenheimer, dogsh*t movie, boring, and LOTS of politics. We learned a lot of stuff, especially relating to communism, or the hiroshima bomb, in US history. Some people who like history or are intrigued by politics in 1940s may find htis movie interesitng, but WHO FINDS THIS POLITICS SHT IN 1940S INTERESTING. LMAO OK




barbie




after watching oppenheimer there was no way barbie would be worse. just inherently, i knew barbie would be a solid movie cuz its a solid concept, but thats what i said about oppenheimer i guess but still.




so its a pretty fire movie, overall its really good. just the whole going out to the real world along with all those like playful elements make it a very entertaining film. theres so many details that were so funny or cool to see, countless details. And there was WAY BETTER diversity than oppenheimer, though literally id probably find more diversity like even in sweden or something.




Like, there isn’t much to takl about because i’m very saisfied. there was also good meaning and depth in the end about like reality and having control over yourself and like the complexities of emotion and like the real-world. the plot was also not predictable at all, i thought barbie and ken would kiss at somepoint in the movie, and i also thought the entire plot was gonna be them in the real world the entire time, but nah, it was like the interpolation of the two worlds and them trying to fix the kendom government.




another thing to mention is the soundtrack!! The dua lipa song, the lizzo pink song, and the ice spice barbie girl remix song are absolute FIRE. Love those songs and especially the way they used them in the movie. FIREEEEEEEE




anyway when i was watching a youtube video about easter eggs about barbie, i saw this clip: https://youtu.be/MB0c6B2PbNY?t=786. And that was FASCINATING. My thoughts as a geography nerd are like.... WHY??? WHY WOULD THEY DROP THAT LINE. It was CLEARLy intentional as it's exactly 9 dashes, and that whole thing is such a mess in the south china sea bro, its such a mess. I haven't looked too deep into it and i dont rly care tha tmuch but like just why?? Anyway, it was interesting to see i guess, we learned about it in ap human geo, it was literally a KBAT term. I sent an email to mrs. zuanich cuz i knew she would find it just as fascinating as me lol.

ok anyway the movie was truly a relief for film after having to sit thru three hours of white men arguing over molecular objects for no reason. Barbie is jsut a fire film with great meaning, great truth, and a great vibe to it. loved it, i wouldnt say its like a top 5 movie of all time, but like its defeinitely a memorable movie!

Lyric(s) of the Post: 

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice – Barbie World (with Aqua)