Barbenheimer Weekend: Fires, Chaos, and Memes
In the words of another movie about the awesome destructive power of the atomic bomb “We finally, really did it. You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God, damn you all to hell!” And by “it,” we mean (1) the box office and (2) the Burbank AMC 16. A fire alarm evacuated that theater, but that’s only scratching the surface of Barbenheimer weekend chaos. A time of popcorn shortages. And a time of posting. Despite worries that tweeting/making TikToks about the Barbie and Oppenheimer double feature would be crossing a picket line, people still processed their weekend the only way they know how. They even posted about whether posting was okay or not, giving more metacognition and ethical pondering to posting about Oppenheimer than we see from the makers of the atomic bomb in Oppenheimer. Below is just a smattering of the chaos, memes, and discourse that flowed from cinema’s biggest weekend.
@jackmacbarstool#greenscreen #barbie #barbiegirl #barbiedoll #oppenheimer #barbiemovie
♬ original sound - Jack Mac @shut_up_jasmineThe sluttiest thing a man can do is casually discover black holes. #barbenheimer #oppenheimermovie #ao3 #fanfiction #tumblrveteran #mikubinderthomasjefferson
♬ original sound - Jasmine JiangA fire alarm forced us to evacuate the AMC Burbank 16 during #Barbenheimer weekend and it was absolute madness and the only thing that made sense was to channel my feelings into a shirt pic.twitter.com/JaHNPgqF0s
— Jordan Newman (@FindingNewmo) July 23, 2023BARBENHEIMER 🎀💣💅💥 Took me way to long to make this outfit, but I did it! pic.twitter.com/H0fDUzMZhx
— Danielle (@hottoiletwater) July 23, 2023On the other side, Mr Oppenheimer in “Oppenheimer” lived in Pasadena. The film implies he probably went to Glendale at least once to get his MacBook fixed at the Glendale Apple Store. He knew that parking at Colorado Blvd Apple Store sucked!
— Americana At Brand Memes (@americanamemes) July 22, 2023this is what you’re all gonna look like coming out of oppenheimer in your barbie outfits pic.twitter.com/1bYB5J6W7G
— zach silberberg supports the WGA (@zachsilberberg) July 21, 2023My sister just saw Oppenheimer and something went wrong and half the screen was pink for the last 20 minutes of the movie so she got the true Barbenheimmer experience pic.twitter.com/tpX7hZe2ND
— Britt Rivera (@kindamoviesnob) July 22, 2023In Westwood after seeing “Oppenheimer,” Quentin Tarantino walks across the street and buys a ticket to see “Barbie.” pic.twitter.com/w7TdfCE04n
— Saul Gonzalez (@SaulGonzalezCA) July 23, 2023 @pissbarbecuethe way i saw barbie in a packed amc in nowhere minnesota makes me think they’re not just gonna let this one slide #fyp#barbie#oppenheimer#barbenheimer#film
♬ original sound - Bee!!! @ronaldreagannews ♬ original sound - Diya - Model Commissions OPEN - Diya @jordanfaith08How the barbje movie started vs the end 😂 #barbiemovie #barbiegirl #nickiminaj
♬ original sound - Jordan Faith @annancinemaLots of people and lots of popcorn = lots of mess 🤣😭 #meme #cinemaworker #cinemameme #barbenheimer #barbiemovie #oppenheimermovie #annancinema #fypシ゚viral #fyp#funny
♬ original sound - Annan lonsdale cinemaRelated
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