BARBENHEIMER: OR HOW I FELL IN LOVE WITH GOING TO THE MOVIE THEATER AGAIN
Two years ago today, my wife and I took advantage of our children being away for the weekend with their grandparents to take part in the cultural phenomenon known as Barbenheimer- taking in a double feature comprised of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer . It was an experience that lived up to the hype. These are two very different movies, appealing to very different audiences. They shared the same theatrical release date, neither one willing to budge. Rather than being viewed as competitors, these two films became unlikely companion pieces, and two of the best films of 2023. While the portmanteau of Barbenheimer suggests watching Barbie first and Oppenheimer second, my wife and I made the wise choice of flipping the viewing order. Watching Barbie second may seem odd to do after a heavy film like Oppenheimer , but the magic of the former would have been completely ground down by the weight of the latter. If you ever wish to tackle Barbenheimer on your own, wa...
