When Barbie and Oppenheimer hit theatres on the same day in July, they dominated the box office since the name Barbenheimer became popular all over the world. While Oppenheimer brought in $777 million globally, Barbie’s box office total now stands at $1 billion and counting. In an unusual turn of events, a woman named Barbara Oppenheimer, who has a special connection to director John Frankenheimer, shared her thoughts on both the films.
A woman with a distinct Barbenheimer Association connected to Barbara Oppenheimer has now offered her opinion on Barbie vs. Oppenheimer. J. Robert Oppenheimer and the woman are related via the Marshall family.
She reportedly stated “That would be really hard! They’re so different. I think of myself—though I’m sure I’ve fallen behind the times—as a feminist, because of the generation I came out of. So I was tickled pink, I might say, that they put Barbie in the Barbie world and then Barbie in the real world. I laughed out loud practically through the whole thing. Oppenheimer is more serious—not that feminism isn’t. I do think there were some serious notes … women today stand on the shoulders of their mothers, who lived the Barbie life.
Finally, she added “I can’t choose. I’m glad I saw both.”
