Monday, July 17, 2023- It’s Barbieheimer Week!

Get your tickets now for the two alleged blockbuster movies of the summer – Barbie and Oppenheimer.

Since much of what is written and believed on social media is based on no information, misinformation and unbelievable gullibility by the products of the ever failing, public education system, I feel confident in discussing these two films even though it will be Friday before I actually see the films.

First let’s talk about Barbie. This movie is about a doll who decides to leave her Pepto-Bismal colored Malibu Beach house and go off to explore the real world with her boyfriend – the anatomically incorrect, Ken. Ken has no junk. In fact I am working on a rap song: Ken ain’t’ got no junk hey! Ken ain’t got no junk hey. He and Barbie just can’t go cause Ken ain’t got no junk. I think it needs more work.

But Barbie and Ken find the world is different and there are many diverse people that make the world a better place to live. They all live happily ever after and the moral of the movie is: Be happy in the skin you have and be nice to people.

I understand the far right, MAGAs, anti -everything that is not like me folks are dishing the Barbie movie because it has LGBTQ and tolerance of others overtones. I understand there a child’s drawing of a map on the wall in a scene. Texas Senator Ted Cruz notes that this means Barbie is persuading young girls to become Communist or some other equally stupid assertion. And as previously mentioned Barbie and Junkless Ken find happiness in a diverse world that is not like them. Let me just say this – IT IS A FICTION MOVIE ABOUT A DOLL!

Opening on the same day and probably at the same theater, is Oppenheimer. This is a true story about theoretical physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, who almost blew up the world and actually did destroy two cities. He endowed us with a mushroom shaped cloud. He also caused the world to live forever in fear on the brink of nuclear destruction should some idiot have access to the button that blows us all away. In addition, there is a 25 minute, frontal nudity scene. According to Reddit, it is a tasteful nude scene. I have not seen criticism of this movie by the constantly annoyed with everything group. But of course with their level of education I understand why they are unable to even spell Oppenheimer or understand the far reaching consequences of such an event.

From what I read on social media, Barbie is a fun-filled romp, with many actors, a good music track that makes a great afternoon matinee. Afterwards you want to go have pink margaritas with all your diverse friends.

Oppenheimer is a very long, intense thought provoking cinema masterpiece. Afterwards you want to put on a black beret, go to a dark coffee house, smoke Dunhill cigarettes and talk about existentialism.

Stay Cool!