History Memes / Oppenheimer

* Some memes add a "[[TheStinger post-credits scene]]" to the film with [[Film/TheWolverine Wolverine withstanding the blast of Fat Man in Nagasaki in a hole]] on August 9, 1945.

*** [[https://img.ifunny.co/images/64ccc5ea3b974a1dcb38626d34179d3312daf0088314bba5216b3e88b59c2f8d_1.jpg "Come on Bobby, let's go party."]]

* '''''"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbenheimer Barbenheimer]]"''''' (or, alternatively "Barbieheimer") -- The film releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes fusing 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 whimsical and comedic nature of ''Barbie'' (and ''Oppenheimer''[='s=] dark and sometimes DeliberatelyMonochrome look vs the bright and predominantly {{Pink|Means Feminine}} look of ''Barbie''). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

* Some memes add a "[[TheStinger post-credits scene]]" to the film with [[Film/TheWolverine Wolverine withstanding the explosion of Fat Man in Nagasaki]] on August 9, 1945.

* The film has led to a glut of memes 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]].

** The second is that it looks like a RightBehindMe scenario where Oppenheimer denounces the bomb as he expressies regret in creating it only to nervously say "I-it's right behind me isn't it?"

* 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 at least kinds of jokes:

* 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 two kinds of jokes:

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VgSyKl9vg0 "My le bomb..... le killed people!?!?"]] / OPPENHEIMER STYLE[[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" (because of the "oppen" part of Oppenheimer's name sounding like part of the chorus of "Gangnam Style") 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]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VgSyKl9vg0 "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]]

* 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 two kinds of jokes

* '''''"[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/unanything/images/d/d8/Barbenheimer.png/revision/latest?cb=20230723053944 Barbenheimer]]"''''' (or, alternatively "Barbieheimer") -- The film releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes fusing 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 whimsical and comedic nature of ''Barbie'' (and ''Oppenheimer''[='s=] dark and sometimes DeliberatelyMonochrome look vs the bright and predominantly {{Pink|Means Feminine}} look of ''Barbie''). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

* "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]]

* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' (or, alternatively "Barbieheimer") -- The film releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes fusing 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 whimsical and comedic nature of ''Barbie'' (and ''Oppenheimer''[='s=] dark and sometimes DeliberatelyMonochrome look vs the bright and predominantly {{Pink|Means Feminine}} look of ''Barbie''). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

* Creator/JoshPeck getting a minor role has, of course, led to several ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' references.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[Music/{{Aqua}} "Come on Bobby, let's go party!"]]'']]

** The second is that it looks like a RightBehindMe scenario where Oppenheimer denounces the bomb only to nervously say "I-it's right behind me isn't it?"

* 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.

** The second is that it looks like a RightBehindMe scenario where Oppenheimer denounces the bomb only to nerverously say "I-it's right behind me isn't it?"
* Creator/GaryOldman playing UsefulNotes/HarrySTruman in this movie along with UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill in ''Film/DarkestHour'' has led to jokes about how he must play UsefulNotes/JosefStalin next to recreate the Postdam Conference all by himself.

* '''''"Barbenheimer"''''' -- The film releasing on the same day as Creator/GretaGerwig's ''Film/{{Barbie|2023}}'' with its own AllStarCast has led to many memes fusing 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 whimsical and comedic nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

* 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.

* 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'' (the name of the bomb detonated during the Trinity test).

* '''''"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 whimsical and comedic nature of ''Barbie'' (and RealIsBrown vs {{Pink|Means Feminine}}). See also [[Memes/Barbie2023 that film's meme page]].

** 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.

* Creator/GaryOldman playing UsefulNotes/HarrySTruman in this movie along with UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill in ''Film/DarkestHour'' has led to jokes about how he must play UsefulNotes/JosephStalin next to recreate the Postdam Conference all by himself.

* 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''.