Oppenheimer For The win

    

    

    Two movies about two different bombs went head to head at the box office the same weekend. Which movie was the box office winner? Did America go for brains or beauty? Physics or biology?

    Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The film chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapon as part of the Manhattan Project, and thereby ushering in the Atomic Age. Oppenheimer is known as the father of the atomic bomb and is portrayed by the delicious Cillian Murphy. 

    The choice of casting Cillian Murphy alone, ensured Oppenheimer be a must see movie. Who can resist his piercing eyes, which execute and ooze stoic toxic masculinity tinged with vulnerability no matter the role he undertakes. Yet we root for his characters, wanting to give the flawed man a chance to change and become a better person. 

   Barbie is a 2023 American fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay she wrote with Noah Baumbach. Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming television films. Sexy Margot Robbie as Barbie. Somehow, unlike most little girls who grew up playing with a Barbie doll, Robbie did have the unrealistic perfect body and wardrobe to die for.

    I earlier referred to two movies about bombs going head to head in the movie theaters. Well, both are about 'bombs.' One movie about an atomic bomb and the other movie about the 'female' equivelant of a bomb. Both were explosive and a massive game changer on the timeline of history.

    In a race to beat the Germans in creating a powerful weapon of war, two types of atomic bombs were created in 1945 by the Americans first, the "Little Boy" and the "Fat Man." On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped its first atomic bomb from a B-29 bomber plane called the Enola Gay over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The “Little Boy” exploded with about 13 kilotons of force, leveling five square miles of the city and killing 80,000 people instantly. Tens of thousands more would later die from radiation exposure.

    When the Japanese did not immediately surrender, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb three days later on the city of Nagasaki. The “Fat Man” killed an estimated 40,000 people on impact.

    The creation and use of such a powerful weapon of mass destruction changed the face of war. It caused a moral dillema within its creator and led to a race for other countries to obtain their own powerful weapon with the same lethal capabilities. The atomic bomb was lusted after and feared at the same time.

    Barbie, her full name, Barbara Millicent Roberts, was an 11-inch- (29-cm-) tall plastic doll with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced on March 9, 1959, by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. Ruth Handler, who cofounded Mattel with her husband, Elliot, spearheaded the introduction of the doll. Barbie’s physical appearance was modeled on the German Bild Lilli doll, a risqué gag gift for men based upon a cartoon character featured in the West German newspaper Bild Zeitung. The Lilli doll was a 'high class call girl.

    I know you are saying there is no comparrison between an atomic bomb and a doll. And, yes, you're right. One takes lives and the other can take minds. Both had to be put on a handle with 'caution' list due to their destructive qualities. The devastation of both were underestimated in their conception. Each believed to be a good thing when first developed and introduced.

So, it is the next day after the premeire of the two movies. Which scored big at the box office?

 BARBIE      BARBIE      BARBIE    BARBIE   BARBIE   BARBIE   BARBIE     BARBIE

‘Barbie’ Glams Up Summer With $150M+ Opening, ‘Oppenheimer’ Excites $75M+ 

    There you have it. Barbie is still the BOMB and cleaned up in the theaters against Oppenheimer. But not so fast. “Oppenheimer” was the big winner at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, taking home eight trophies including best picture, director (Christopher Nolan) and supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.). “Barbie” followed behind with six wins, including best comedy and best song (“I'm Just Ken”). At the Golden Globes, "Oppenheimer" took five prizes including best drama, best director for Nolan, best score, as well as acting wins for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. “Oppenheimer” comes in as the Oscar's favorite for best picture, best director and a host of other awards.