Barbenheimer... 1 Year Later

[@thegoldman25]

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[@untitled568]

What do you mean, 1YEAR LATER???! It was just last month, right?

[@MrYoda1978]

You mean last year?

[@nickjasperse9903]

Sorry dude is it was a year ago that this movie released

[@Seraphina-b3h]

It’s been one year now. 😮

[@K0m30ng]

The best part of this event is not two movies competing with one another but rather supporting each other giving audiences two unique movies in it's own way that went on to become box office hits and recieved critical and audience acclaim. Love both movies 🙌

[@palemoonlight96]

This was a fun cultural moment and proof that mass cinema can flourish without franchises and sequels

[@kadegetslaid634]

Barbie is a HUGE franchise though

[@Dauerglotzer123]

​@@kadegetslaid634 it was a completey unique story though

[@kadegetslaid634]

@@Dauerglotzer123 true

[@kdusel1991]

I didn't think I was gonna like barbie at all. But it was so creatively bizarre and it had a really good message. Oppenheimer on the other hand, is one of the best movies I've ever seen. It's so haunting and terrifying.

[@jesustovar2549]

You know what's funny? My Mom wasn't interested in watching Barbie, even if she grew up playing with Barbies, so we watched Oppenheimer cause we expected it for months (including me when it was announced), we love historical/period dramas, and we already liked Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy films, Robert Downey Jr is one of my Mom's crushes but here she saw Louis Strauss, same with Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer, even Gary Oldman as Harry Truman, I loved that scene. It feels fresh to watch it even after all the hype is gone. We went to see it twice in theaters, which is not normal for me. Later I saw Barbie on HBO Max and it was all right, it's a pretty fun comedy with admirable production design, I liked the roles of Ryan Gosling's Ken and Will Ferrel's Exec, I loved Kate McCinnon's rare Barbie, I didn't notice the movie to be very "woke" or "anti-men" as I expected, but I can respect Greta Gerwig (who deserved an Oscar nomination for best director) for making the most successful film directed by a woman. Btw, huge fellow Star Wars fan here, I relate to that feeling about the LEGO's, it is what made me a fan as a kid, thanks to the games.

[@JoeTufanoTheMovieGuy]

Oppenheimer’s ending along with the end credits was a rare feeling I experienced where I sat there in a state of amazement, awe and terror.

[@K0m30ng]

The one thing that will be worrying is that studios might learn all the wrong lessons from the Barbenheimer event and embarrassed themselves in trying so obvious to replicate the hype

[@marcelinovazquez5128]

They tried that shortly after with the recent Paw Patrol and Saw movie. The name they came up with was Saw Patrol. That didn't catch on (obviously).

[@tin-yennchan301]

Dont forget they tried that exorswift , the taylor swift movie and exorcist believer Although actually that was avoided. They also triedthat with garfield movie and furiosa. Hence garfuriosa which obviously didnt work. Now they are going to try to do it with wicked and gladiaor hence wickiator or glicked.

[@tin-yennchan301]

They are also going to try it with mufasa and sonic

[@khathide22nd]

😂That thumbnail though. The Oppie actors are so damn serious🤣🤣🤣

[@Rey20171]

Two great movies in one weekend. Something that can only happen once in a blue moon. I might have caught on to them long after the hype went down but these two equally stand on their own two feet and are what I would say the yin and Yang of stellar blockbuster films. We got one movie that’s a comedy and part musical sort of comes off like your typical rom com in the advertisement but actually has a lot of heart and is very poignant and character driven. The other is also character driven but is mainly a drama that is as unsettling and somber as it is thought provoking. We need both. These are the types of movies that Hollywood needs and is more than capable of doing more of.

[@barbarapatino5458]

When you said “if you’re tired of ‘woke’ movies, then of course you saw a movie that hates men; if you study feminism, of course this wasn’t feminist enough; but if you’re just in for a fun time, you saw a fun movie” (or something like that) I was like PPPPRRREEEACH

[@Neil_Campbell9271]

I saw the barbie movie for my 13th birthday with all my pals. It was awesome.

[@benmorgan9748]

💅

[@metallicnole4514]

Things like barbenheimer make me realize I'll never understand the internet

[@FrumiousMing8]

I think one of the reasons Barbenheimer was so popular was because they were polar opposites but actually DIDN'T have opposing demographics. I think it's the same reason Everything Everywhere All At Once was so popular, why films like Knives Out and Dune are popular. People are hungry for unique movies. We are tired of the homogeneous approach to movies. We're tired of sequels and reboots. Yes things like Dune and Barbie are based on existing properties, but they have a unique story to tell and a strong identity. Barbenheimer is representative of the fact that modern movie-goers are capable of appreciating different genres. If you take the time and put trust into the artists to create something worth seeing, then people will want to see it. Don't let the studios squeeze every ounce of creativity and passion out of everything. Let artists make art.

[@JNB0723]

The book Dune was begging for a movie release as well... a good one... that book is incredible.

[@cassiecc1811]

I loved the deep dive of both movies! Great work

[@HarryThomasPictures]

I'm somebody in the minority that likes Barbie more than Oppenheimer both still love both movies. Barbie is one of the literal best movies ever made and has a tone of heart can't believe it was a year ago already. Greta Gerwig deserves to get a Best Director and Best Picture Oscar someday!

[@geoschilling]

I know this is completely unassisted but I am ridiculously excited to hear your thoughts on the acolyte show. I really like it and hope/think you’ll agree. Your reviews are great because you are never swayed by others opinions you always form your own

[@JNB0723]

I loved both. Barbie was a story that drove comedy to display messages about equality and institutionalized sexism. Oppenheimer used tragedy to display themes about war and politics. Amazing storytelling in 2 distinct styles that left people leaving theatres with a little bit of confidence regarding improving gender equality and a little bit of existential nuclear holocaust dread.

[@catalinacaro8183]

Honestly, without the memes I wouldn't had payed much attention to either film (or at least not more than going random to the cinema and select what to watch from what is available), I went to watch both because of the memes and I really enjoyed them.

[@Dauerglotzer123]

No way in hell I would have watched both in a day. It weirdly felt like a part of history and the full theatres had such a greay energy😊

[@TowKne3]

Everyone forgets Pikmin 4 came out on the same day as these movies.

[@Pinkmen-ho3fz]

A quiet place day one would go good with inside out 2 or something

[@kolkagaming1234]

Fun Fact: In the UK Barbie did not release on the exact same day as Oppenheimer, it came out on the 31st of July 2023.

[@samuelbarber6177]

I live in the UK and I’m fairly sure both movies came out on July 21st

[@marblestoday4526]

I saw them on the same release day so unless I found some early release, that might not be fully true

[@FnuMnuLnu]

My favorite video of yours!!

[@benabramowitz18]

I think we're going to look back at Barbenheimer as having killed the last decade of blockbuster filmmaking (mega IP's like Marvel, DC, Star Wars, F&F, Jurassic, etc.) the same way we look back at Nirvana for killing hair metal. When the 80's were over, people were sick of the makeup and spandex in their rock and itching for something more authentic and grounded, just as people wanted craft and quality in their blockbuster movies in the 2020's. Barbenheimer effectively brought us two movies that combined prestige and popularity, in a time that Marvel and their peers had neither of those things. I'd also say other Oscar-winning spectacle movies like Dune, RRR, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Top Gun 2, and Avatar 2 put a dent in the popularity of superhero heroes, and Barbenheimer emerge to kill them once and for all.

[@isaachernandez2592]

So given state of sequels and good movies i heard Dune:Part 2 and Inside Out 2 were both successfully critically and financially.

[@thegoldman25]

It’s not that no sequels can be successful, it’s that it’s oversaturated

[@JNB0723]

@@thegoldman25 agreed, and Dune Part 2 is hardly a sequel since it really is just the second half of a pre-planned story. its the 2nd half of the book.

[@onmyown97]

I fairly remember one aspect of the phenomenon inside the film community was the ironic joke that gerwig was a director "for the girlies" and nolan was "for the filmbros" so a lot of the jokes were playing around gender roles and such and that, in retrospective, is so interesting specially considering the themes in barbie

[@JNB0723]

yeah, both movies were incredible for everyone even though they had distinct gender biases. Both movies made you feel something- whether that be confidence about tearing down institutionalized gender discrimination or existential depression inspired by the potential for a nuclear holocaust.

[@ayushlawrence281]

I hope you'll make a video on The Boys after S4 ended.

[@kazinadbiralamadit6905]

While I do love Oppenheimer the one thing I do hate that every western movie about WW2 do is the fact Japan was guiltless & that they didn't deserve to get nuked. Sorry as someone who has read countless historical books & even accounts on the Pacific war, what Japan did during ww2 its even worse than sickening yet the US govt goes out of its way to make people sad when they themselves know what Japan did.

[@Captain_Griff]

I loved the memes that came with barbenhimer like it was actually good, the movies however : Barbie wasn't my cup of tea (i don't have the emotional connection to barbie because i am a guy ) , it was alright. Oppenheimer however was just great, one of my favourite movies ever, the fact that i understood what the real Oppenheimer went through in 3 hours, his life changed after the Nuclear bomb was created. In conclusion , i think Barbie was alright and Oppenheimer was just great, a top 15 movie for me. Great Video mate 👍

[@superninja493]

Japan really missed out on

[@CATDHD]

I thought Barbenheimer was last week smh...

[@supremeleaderdracovish3415]

Ah yes, a time when I used to make a Barbenheimer video and got hundreds of thousands of views as a result.

[@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast]

I still haven't seen either movie 😅

[@kdusel1991]

You should. Both are good for different reasons.

[@gavinmyatt5589]

What are your thoughts on Star Wars show The Acolyte?

[@thegoldman25]

I’ll be making a video on it

[@kdusel1991]

​@@thegoldman25 I think its not Disney's best star wars show but it's definitely not their worst. It's totally fine.

[@gavinmyatt5589]

@@thegoldman25 I'm looking forward to seeing it.

[@thatiowan3581]

It's no masterpiece, but it's getting a lot more hate than it deserves. My biggest complaint was the satanic witches, but the story is pretty good

[@WilliamCarter-l7s]

Do a video on the maze runner

[@originaozz]

First round I came out unexpectedly loving Barbie while triggered by Oppenheimer. Mainly because of how little it criticized or shown the "impact" of his actions. So many people coming out seeing him as an American hero rather than a cautionary tale, which angered me, especially with the current political context. I want to give it the film a second chance some day.

[@msk1170]

Oppenheimer was haunted for the rest of his life by what he’d helped bring into the world. The movie is from his perspective so the guilt he felt was definitely a criticism. Again being from his perspective he wasn’t there to see the destruction and loss of life we shouldn’t see it either. Later on we see him watching a film of the destruction and he’s clearly upset by what he sees.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

I have no idea how anyone could come out of Oppenheimer thinking it wasn't critical for his actions and that he was an American hero. The movie is literally about the opposite...

[@rwby900]

When you coming back to Star Wars Goldman ?

[@itzmyedits4630]

It was 1 year ago😮😮

[@cloudyfoam]

I haven't seen Barbie and Oppenheimer, but I thought about watching them both while ignoring people who say that Barbie is "woke".

[@mystic_mimi21]

Although a lovely organic, cultural moment, it shows that the only films being made and are popular are Biopics Films made by huge/ iconic directors IP/ nostalgic material Although Barbie was a deep and meaningful film that was beautiful in a multi facaded way, it did bank on nostalgia and an iconic character. Also the marketing a usual goes again the actual film, reminds me of the Lorax, all about saving the planet yet had a deal with McDonald’s and made single use plastic toys.

[@Dauerglotzer123]

Idk a lot of biopics flop/are hit and miss. Although it would be amazing if an indie film would be part of the phenominon. But im just happy it's not another sequelnor part of a multiverse by two directors who clealry adore cinema

[@cjk225]

Hey Gold Man, I'm just wondering if you have a Letterboxd account?

[@Nostalgiadude-sz1sb]

Did you the presidential debate lol?

[@Gamegedon.900]

it really sucks when specific star wars fans hate that kids can watch star wars.

[@Dookieman1975]

Seems to be a theme where adults straight up hate kids or anything to do with them. Mfs acting like slightly older kids who are trying so hard to act like how they think adults would and look down on younger and dumber kids

[@xiletelo]

Correction Barbie is the story of the most popular doll in WORLD history not just American history. Put some respect on our 11.5 inch Queen’s name.

[@marsbrown4834]

Openheimer, one of the best films I've ever seen. Barbie, i could not force myself to watch more than 30 minutes as it was so bad and dull.

[@gooner763]

yoooooo first comment on a gold man video i feel like im flying

[@thegoldman25]

Legend!

[@stuartdenton8537]

I like your videos and when you asked me to, I hit subscribe. One day later and I've unsubscribed and I'll tell you why. Shorts. A buttload of shorts washing out my entire subscription feed. Shorts are the worst things on KZbin and you seem to have 5 per day, so I'm out. It's entirely plausible that this is why your subscription rate is so low. Your longform videos are excellent, you don't need shorts. Keep up the good work.

[@Lordbananathegreat]

It hasn’t been a year since Barbie came out.

[@AustrianCitizen]

Two pretty average movies tbh