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[seekingferret]

Oppenheimer

Jews do not dance in this movie.

Barbie

Arguably Jews dance in this movie?

Comments

[sanguinity]

I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm curious about the arguable Jewish dancing.

[seekingferret]

Barbie was created by Ruth Handler, and the film makes that creation explicit as a plot point, Ruth has a sort of maternal relationship to Barbie. So, I dunno? It's more than the movie full of Jewish scientists gave me.

[sanguinity]

Sounds like a solid argument to me! I look forward to seeing how you decide with your next dancing vid.

[lirazel]

Lol! I would be super, super interested in reading someone's thesis of Barbie-the-doll-and-also-the-movie through a Jewish lens!

Given that Nolan made Oppenheimer, I can't imagine that Judaism got much attention in that film...

[seekingferret]

Christopher Nolan was never going to make the movie I want to see about life in Los Alamos.

[lirazel]

Oh, seriously! Have you watched any of that Manhattan show? I haven't heard whether it's good or not.

[ghost_lingering]

Nothing smart to say except I reread a fic recently & found myself thinking "Jews dance in this fic", so your legacy lives on.