The two summer blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer have become siblings. Fans of the movies have created a new name for the movies “Barbenheimer.” Which is a combination of Barbie and Oppenheimer 

Barbie and Oppenheimer both debuted on July 21st, 2023. As soon as the movies hit the theater, people were lined up waiting to see Barbie and Oppenheimer back to back. Barbie has made over one billion dollars, and Oppenheimer has made $600 million dollars. It’s safe to say that both of these movies were huge hits.

Now if you haven’t noticed or seen the movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer are polar opposite. Barbie is a cheerful, fun, colorful movie, while Oppenheimer is darker and gritty. They both have two great directors that have totally different styles and not to mention, a star studded cast. 

Barbie covers a lot of problems in today’s world that are important to talk about, but they cover those topics in a fun way. Oppenheimer is a movie that is made for adults but it still covers important topics but in a much darker way.

Now, why are two vastly different movies attracting the same audience? It could be that the theme of one person’s actions could affect an entire world. An example of this is when Ken takes over Barbieland and everyone is affected by this. This parallels when Robert Oppenheimer invents the Atomic Bomb, everyone is affected. Both of these movies have somewhat of a similar theme to them. That theme is that one man’s actions can affect everyone.

“I love both movies, but I think Oppenheimer was better acted and directed in my opinion, the messages of both movies still hold heavy weight in our current society. Oppenheimer’s message of nuclear power and the cause of all of that holds the most destructive theme,” Junior Liam McMullin said. 

Many people enjoyed both of these movies because they were extremely successful in conveying their message in a highly entertaining and crowd pleasing way. Whether you liked Barbie more than Oppenheimer or Oppenheimer more than Barbie. We can all agree that both movies send out a good and important message.