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One of the most joyous, spontaneously-sprung internet movements in the recent past involved two movies of unlikely double-bill status.
Barbie’s existential crisis culminates in a depressive spiral that seeks comfort in BBC’s Pride and Prejudice. Oppenheimer is an operatic tragedy that still offers moments of levity and sharp banter
Barbie’s big feminist swings have been likened to an “Instagram infographic from a cringey girl boss page” while Oppenheimer has been criticized to include the Japanese point of view.
Does Oppenheimer fail the Bechdel test? Are Cillian Murphy’s cheekbones responsible for sparking more body image issues than a doll with anatomically impossible proportions? Is Barbie anti-men? Has director and co-writer Greta Gerwig made a film that is too ‘woke’?
The films might not be what the internet wants them to be, but, warts and all, they’re the best thing to have happened to cinema in a while. For now, that’s Kenough.