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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people [[https://twitter.com/filmsmcu/status/1673017730595799040 poked]] [[https://twitter.com/renegadeapostle/status/1681902496145625088 fun]] on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing and promotions ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter, the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy, and his ''massive'' EstrogenBrigade.

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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people [[https://twitter.com/filmsmcu/status/1673017730595799040 com/tedsbecca/status/1676722159849226240 poked]] [[https://twitter.com/renegadeapostle/status/1681902496145625088 fun]] on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing and promotions ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter, the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy, and his ''massive'' EstrogenBrigade.
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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people [[https://twitter.com/filmsmcu/status/1673017730595799040 poked]] [[https://twitter.com/renegadeapostle/status/1681902496145625088 fun]] on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing and promotions ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter and the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.

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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people [[https://twitter.com/filmsmcu/status/1673017730595799040 poked]] [[https://twitter.com/renegadeapostle/status/1681902496145625088 fun]] on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing and promotions ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter and matter, the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.Murphy, and his ''massive'' EstrogenBrigade.
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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people [[https://twitter.com/filmsmcu/status/1673017730595799040 poked fun]] on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing and promotions ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter and the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.

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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people [[https://twitter.com/filmsmcu/status/1673017730595799040 poked poked]] [[https://twitter.com/renegadeapostle/status/1681902496145625088 fun]] on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing and promotions ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter and the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.
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* The [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDBmYTZjNjUtN2M1MS00MTQ2LTk2ODgtNzc2M2QyZGE5NTVjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzAwMjU2MTY@._V1_.jpg main theatrical poster]], which features a behatted Oppenheimer intensely standing before his destructive creation, has been the basis for many jokes about how the poster looks more like a DarkerAndEdgier live action reboot of ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''. It probably doesn't help that the WorkingTitle for the movie was already ''Gadget''.
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* Toho Studios announced the release of Film/GodzillaMinusOne a few short weeks before the release of Oppenheimer. The new film will be set in post-war Japan and deal heavily with nuclear weaponry. The “Oppenheimer is a Godzilla prequel” jokes wrote themselves.
** A matched pair of edited posters for both movies (Oppenheimer’s retitled “Fuck Around” and Godzilla’s retitled “Find Out”) have been making the rounds.
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** Barbie/Oppenheimer has also become a fairly popular CrossoverShip, though almost always taken as a joke, with works about it ranging from simple CrackFic to a full-blown existential romance between a normal human and a seemingly otherworldly humanoid being.
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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- The film releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes fusionning the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- The film releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes fusionning the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting the very serious nature of Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical and comedic nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].
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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- The film releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- The film releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing fusionning the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].
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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the The film being scheduled to release releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

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* Considering Creator/ChristopherNolan's love for PracticalEffects over CGI most of the time, jokes that he would use [[UsefulNotes/NuclearWeapons real atomic bomb explosions]] for this film are not uncommon, but took off when Nolan announced he somehow recreated the first nuclear weapon detonation ''without using CGI'' for the film.


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* Considering Creator/ChristopherNolan's love for PracticalEffects over CGI most of the time, jokes that he would use [[UsefulNotes/NuclearWeapons real atomic bomb explosions]] for this film are not uncommon, but took off when Nolan announced he somehow recreated the first nuclear weapon detonation ''without using CGI'' for the film.
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** People joking that choosing between either one is like "choosing between [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds the boys' Happy Meal and girls' Happy Meal]]." Many people have also responded to this by saying that they're [[TakeAThirdOption going to see both films]] as a double feature instead of choosing between either one.

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** People joking that choosing between either one is like "choosing between [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds the boys' Happy Meal and girls' Happy Meal]]." Many people have also responded to this by saying that they're [[TakeAThirdOption going to see both films]] as a double feature DoubleFeature instead of choosing between either one.
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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}).

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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].
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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}).

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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, fuelled by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}).
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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealisBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}).

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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealisBrown RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}).
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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie''.

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* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films, by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie''.''Barbie'' (and RealisBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}).
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* ''Oppenheimer'' being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films (sometimes titled "Barbenheimer"), by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie''.

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* ''Oppenheimer'' '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- the film being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films (sometimes titled "Barbenheimer"), films, by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie''.
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* ''Oppenheimer'' being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films (sometimes titled "Barbenheimer").

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* ''Oppenheimer'' being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films (sometimes titled "Barbenheimer")."Barbenheimer"), by the sheer force of {{Bathos}} from contrasting Oppenheimer's invention of the nuclear bomb against the comparatively whimsical nature of ''Barbie''.
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** And now, [[https://youtu.be/pN2oQJYJJQQ both movies' trailers in the other's style.]]
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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people poked fun on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter and the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.

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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people [[https://twitter.com/filmsmcu/status/1673017730595799040 poked fun fun]] on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing and promotions ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter and the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.
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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people poked fun on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as "Oppenheimer's marketing" given the film's subject matter and the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.

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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people poked fun on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as "Oppenheimer's marketing" the only pieces of marketing that ''Oppenheimer'' gave out given the film's subject matter and the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.
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** During weeks leading up to both films' release, people poked fun on how ''Barbie'' went all-in for their marketing ranging from collaborations, worldwide installations, and merchandise while ''Oppenheimer'' only released photos of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, with people calling said photos as "Oppenheimer's marketing" given the film's subject matter and the ReclusiveArtist reputation of Cillian Murphy.
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** Jokes based around Creator/CillianMurphy's androgynous facial features, suggesting that Oppenheimer is actually a ButchLesbian who is in a MasculineFeminineGayCouple with Barbie.
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* The film has led to a glut of memes about Oppenheimer's apparent naivete in that he was willing to invent a weapon of mass destruction without considering what it might be used for. Some of these jokes invoke DeliberateValuesDissonance by giving the project names like "Project Japslayer Megabomb" and [[FailedASpotCheck having Oppenheimer express horror at it being used to kill Japanese people]].

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* The film has led to a glut of memes about Oppenheimer's apparent naivete in that he was poking fun at Oppenheimer for being willing to invent a weapon of mass destruction seemingly without considering what it might be used for. Some of these jokes invoke DeliberateValuesDissonance by giving the project names like "Project Japslayer Megabomb" and [[FailedASpotCheck having Oppenheimer express horror at it being used to kill Japanese people]].
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* Considering Creator/ChristopherNolan's love for PracticalEffects over CGI most of the time, jokes that he would use [[UsefulNotes/NuclearWeapons real atomic bomb explosions]] for this film are not uncommon, but took off when Nolan announced he somehow recreated the first nuclear weapon detonation ''without using CGI'' for the film.
* ''Oppenheimer'' being scheduled to release on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes pairing the two films (sometimes titled "Barbenheimer").
** Not only does the film share a release date with ''Barbie'', but also with the release of ''Film/ShinKamenRider2023'' on Amazon Prime Video outside Japan and the release of ''VideoGame/Pikmin4'', evolving the meme into what's known as [[https://twitter.com/DeltaGod77/status/1678435355245318145?t=5thYfMXJNK_t7HZGI27irw&s=19 "Shin-barminheimer."]]
** People joking that choosing between either one is like "choosing between [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds the boys' Happy Meal and girls' Happy Meal]]." Many people have also responded to this by saying that they're [[TakeAThirdOption going to see both films]] as a double feature instead of choosing between either one.
*** [[https://img.ifunny.co/images/64ccc5ea3b974a1dcb38626d34179d3312daf0088314bba5216b3e88b59c2f8d_1.jpg "Come on Bobby, let's go party."]]
* The film has led to a glut of memes about Oppenheimer's apparent naivete in that he was willing to invent a weapon of mass destruction without considering what it might be used for. Some of these jokes invoke DeliberateValuesDissonance by giving the project names like "Project Japslayer Megabomb" and [[FailedASpotCheck having Oppenheimer express horror at it being used to kill Japanese people]].
* The truly massive AllStarCast of the film has also led to jokes such as [[https://twitter.com/vvitchfilm/status/1509928569547354114 a tweet]] stating that if the film wins the Oscar for Best Picture, everyone in the audience would go onstage. Others have joked that this and the ''Barbie'' film are saving the film industry by employing as many actors as possible.
* The reveal of UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein's appearance as a character has led to some:
** With Christopher Nolan's propensity for practical effects and ''Discussing Film'''s failure to mention Tom Conti as Einstein's actor in a tweet, fans liked to joke that Nolan literally brought Einstein back to life to play himself in the film.
** People also began treating Einstein's appearance as something akin to a Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse cameo, as either a SequelHook to a larger SharedUniverse franchise of history's most renowned scientists or a live-action debut of an iconic but non-mainstream character that has science fans hyped.
* "My le bomb..... le killed people!?!?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote from a Website/FourChan greentext which [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtbnbfbWIAA3_ab?format=png&name=orig approximated]] what a movie trailer for a schlockey comedy version of ''Oppenheimer'' would look like, among other things referencing "Music/GangnamStyle" and Webcomic/RageComics to jab at attempts by out-of-touch executives at being "hip." The inherent absurdity of the quote resulted in it becoming a popular subject for parody, rewriting it to fit a number of situations while preserving the Rage Comic-style writing (particularly the heavy use of "le").[[/labelnote]]
* Ladies and gentlemen...[[https://www.reddit.com/r/moviescirclejerk/comments/142x8cw/whoppenheimer/ the Whoppenheimer]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A parody of the Burger King movie promotions showing a form of the Whopper with a PunnyName, with the intent of [[CrossesTheLineTwice crossing the line twice]].[[/labelnote]]
* Creator/JoshPeck getting a minor role has, of course, led to several ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' references.
* When it was announced that ''Oppenheimer'' received an R rating in part due to sexual content and nudity, it led to many jokes about how Oppenheimer would actually somehow have sex with the atomic bomb and many bomb-related sex puns. It was later revealed that there would be a sex scene with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/FlorencePugh (who plays Oppenheimer's mistress Jean Tatlock) containing full nudity from both of them, leading to more jokes about how viewers would be able to see it in all its glory in IMAX 70mm or how Oppenheimer would have sex with Jean while inside the atomic bomb, as well as even more puns.
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