One Year to End the ‘Barbie vs. Oppenheimer’ Battle—Here’s the Untold Strategy That Could Change Everything!
Some patterns emerge in the responses. Whether genuine or performative, a fair share of men want it on the record that they’re down with Barbie, perhaps signaling that they’re rejecting an antiquated, often-associated-with-male belief that “real” movies have to be about weighty subjects — and that a comedy about Barbie (played by Margot Robbie) shouldn’t be considered a “serious” film. Although there are some impressive actresses in Oppenheimer — including Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh — there’s still a feeling (sight unseen) that Nolan’s latest will be yet another prestige biopic about a Very Important Man hanging with his bros doing Very Important Things. (The fact that Blunt plays Oppenheimer’s wife only adds credence to that assumption, although it’s worth pointing out that Katherine Oppenheimer was an extremely accomplished person in her own right.) Even the two images DiscussingFilm included in their tweet speak to this perceived imbalance between serious/worthy cinema and fluffy/silly movies: Barbie is cotton-candy bright, while Murphy is black-and-white dour. One screams “fun,” while the other declares “This is art.”
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