DETROIT — The movie event of the year is two movies, actually: One about the world of one of our most cherished childhood dolls and the other about the development of the atomic bomb.
This weekend, movie fans will head to theaters nationwide to watch Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s gritty “Oppenheimer.”
What makes the release of these diametrically opposed films unique is the stark difference in essence and storytelling that has managed to capture a huge swirl of buzz for both films — both on their own and together. Ever since their respective trailers were released, moviegoers have been in a frenzy over the two films, creating memes about the premiere day dichotomy, selling Frankenstein shirts of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" merch, and making TikTok predictions about the two films' plots.
