Today, two movies open that seem, on the surface, to have nothing in common. I refer, of course, to Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig, and Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan. The latter is about the man who was responsible for the project which developed the atomic bomb, changing the world forever. The first is a fantasy about an iconic doll which also changed things a lot for girls. The two films are both greatly anticipated and, I don’t know about you, but I want to see them both. That seems to be the mood of the zeitgeist, hence the Barbenheimer meme. Which is everywhere.
Everything You Need to Know About Barbenheimer
There are volumes of articles and videos about the two films. I’ll just plant a few of them here for you to peruse.
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Me, I am not ready to to congregate in a theater and will wait to stream these…realizing, sadly, it might be awhile. How about you? Are you looking forward to either of these films? Will you be seeing one or both this weekend?
The weekend begins now. Come in, share your day, your weekend plans, your menus! This is an open thread.