could a new outbreak ofBarbie-phobia break the harmony and bring naysayers out of the shadows?
AndOppenheimerwas a brilliant movie but arguably could have focused on a different physicist.
TheTimesendorsedthe snubs of Greta Gerwig asBarbies director and Margot Robbie as Best Actress.
Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’Warner Bos. /Courtesy Everett Collection
Wheres your sense of humor?
Are you defending the patriarchy?
Still, theBarbiebarbs stoked random dissents on other widely praised nominees.
Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’Paramount Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection
Oppenheimer and Lawrence had a falling out over fusion, not fission the two physicists quarreled over a girl.
Christopher Nolan, the director, opted not to dwell on this subplot; his choices won critical support.
Jonathan Glazer, the director, decided to eliminate that character.
If every film prompts second-guessing, the level of dissent onBarbieseems shrill in terms of tone and approach.
The result is a forced jollity in a room in which the audience is strenuously urged to sing alone.
