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But once you get past the politics and self-justifications and the discourse, both stories turn on one common element. One thing that feeds capitalism, war, and the American ideal. What we have here, in short, under layers of stylization, is a standard-issue journey of discovery. Barbie, with the uninvited yet eager Ken in tow, follows the pink road like a shrimp-colored Dorothy, travelling not from Kansas to Oz but from Barbie Land to Los Angeles. There she meets a teen-ager named Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) and her mother, Gloria (America Ferrera), one of whom is or was Barbie’s owner; if Barbie is feeling depressed or messed up, it’s because of them. By a helpful coincidence, Gloria works at the headquarters of Mattel. “Barbie in the real world—that’s impossible,” she says, summarizing the hook of the film and, incidentally, echoing the hero of “Oppenheimer,” when he learns that German scientists have split the atom. “That’s not possible,” he says. (I was hoping that he’d shout out “Fission: impossible!” but you can’t have everything.)With the total global domination that Barbie achieved in just one day, who's to say what universe-shattering extra bits they have up their sleeve before its release finally arrives and changes the course of history forever? We're simply powerless to its whims. We fear life in plastic really is fantastic. I think it’s the perfect double bill,” Robbie told USA TODAY before the Screen Actors Guild strike. “It’s like having a steak dinner, then an ice cream sundae for dessert. I want both!” The movie ably skewers Mattel’s own brand messaging, pointing out that this “feminist” toy is overseen and controlled entirely by men. But Will Ferrell’s CEO character isn’t here to rehash his “Lord Business” character from The Lego Movie. He might be the latest in a long line of white male CEOs at a megacorporation but he’s not in this for the money, he’s in it for the dreams of young girls (in the least creepy way possible). Because ultimately, neither half of Barbenheimer has come to bury America; they’ve come to praise it. Warts and All – Just Not Too Many Noellia, from Monterrey, Mexico, was holidaying solo in Scotland and couldn’t wait until her return home to see Barbie. “I had to see Barbie in the UK,” she said as she queued for a photo in a giant pink Barbie box temporarily installed in the cinema’s lobby. Cillian Murphy as scientist J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s film about the development of the atomic bomb. Photograph: Melinda Sue Gordon/AP

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All of us have grown up playing with Barbies; everyone had a Barbie doll when they were a little kid,” said Millie, 20. “So it’s that kind of childhood excitement again.” Film When does the Barbie movie stop showing in UK? How long you have to watch the film in cinemas Read More The new film from Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer,” starts and ends in the round. In the opening shot, ripples expand in puddles as raindrops fall. Three hours later, we get a vision of Earth beginning to burn, as nuclear explosions bloom across the globe. Nolan is always entranced by the vast and the tiny; “Inception” (2010), wherein city streets fold like paper under the pressure of dreams, concludes with a spinning top. This obsession with scale is well served by “Oppenheimer,” in which the amassing of refined uranium, for the construction of an atomic bomb, is indicated by marbles piling up inside a goldfish bowl. How much roundness can you take? When Oppenheimer pops up on Channel 4 over Christmas 2024, the first thing you’ll think about it is that it came out on the same day as Barbie.”

Noellia, visiting from Mexico, gets into the Barbie spirit. Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose/The Observer But for Margot Robbie’s character, things go awry as she starts displaying distinctly un-Barbie-like characteristics. On social media, users have been sharing memes and art combining the fun pink imagery of Barbie with mushroom clouds and fiery explosions in Oppenheimer. The U.S. dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, destroying the city and killing 140,000 people. It dropped a second bomb three days later on Nagasaki, killing another 70,000. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, ending World War II and Japan's nearly half-century of aggression in Asia.

Both movies, however, have hugely star-studded casts. Barbie features Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, while Oppenheimer has Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Florence Pugh. Barbie the movie starts off well with all the Barbies and Kens living their best lives in Barbie Land. The Barbie ™ x Lush Collection offers a complete range of self-care in Barbie ™’s quintessential pink hue, meant to be used and loved by everyone looking to reclaim the color as a symbol of empowerment, daring and being fearless. Plan a home spa day with friends and have some fun with this pink jelly mask. Just pinch off a piece and work to a paste between your hands, then smooth over your skin. Calming calamine powder, soothing rose absolute and deep cleansing kaolin clay will leave your skin feeling fresh and beautiful! Barbie ™ x Lush: Barbie ™ Body Balm, Unbeknown to her, Ken has hidden in her car to join her. And so begin their adventures together in a very different world.And as well as nostalgia, Barbie has attracted a new army of fans thanks to the involvement of Gerwig and other big Hollywood names. Partnering with an icon like Barbie ™ is truly a dream come true for Lush. Barbie ™ continues to push boundaries and doesn’t let anyone underestimate her abilities. We imagined what Barbie ™’s self-care routine would look like and created this range, meant to be used and loved by all. The collection is for everyone who wants to embrace the power of the color pink!” explained Melody Morton, Creative Concepts Director at Lush Cosmetics.