{"id":60528,"date":"2023-07-24T07:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=60528"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T00:18:33","slug":"barbie-vs-oppenheimer-two-diametrically-opposed-universes-that-remind-us-of-two-existential-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/barbie-vs-oppenheimer-two-diametrically-opposed-universes-that-remind-us-of-two-existential-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbie vs Oppenheimer: two diametrically opposed universes that remind us of two existential threats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cBarbenheimer\u201d is probably the film event of the year. The simultaneous premieres of two Hollywood blockbusters by two cult directors: Greta Gerwig\u2019s Barbie, a pink fantasy comedy and Christopher Nolan\u2019s Oppenheimer, a sombre and psychedelic drama.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The juxtaposition of atmosphere, characters and issues unleashed lively debates in the press and on social media, ranging from hilarious memes to existential questions. For the Greenpeace community, these two films echo past and present campaigns against very real existential threats: deforestation, plastic pollution and nuclear annihilation.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barbie: a long love affair with deforestation and plastic<\/h2>\n\n<p>Gerwig\u2019s Barbie is a funny and resolutely feminist film. It\u2019s funny and touching to see how everything goes wrong in this perfect universe when the main Barbie, played by actress Margot Robbie, starts to think about death. This existential crisis sees Barbie embark on a journey of discovery to the \u2018real world\u2019: Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the REAL real world, Barbie is a plastic doll released by Mattel 60 years ago. The company said that\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/60-barbie-mattel\/\" target=\"_blank\">58 million dolls are sold every year<\/a>, or about 100 dolls every minute, to people in 150 countries. While Gerwig\u2019s Barbie may worry about her expiry date in reality, she will most likely last forever, lost in landfills and discarded in dumps.<\/p>\n\n<p>Beyond her baggage (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/barbie-body-image-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promoting an unrealistic body image among young girls<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/national\/in-the-barbie-world-how-the-iconic-doll-reinforced-gender-roles-news-282393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maintaining anti-feminist sexist stereotypes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90457388\/barbies-latest-dolls-are-bald-and-have-vitiligo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">propagating a particular standard of beauty, marginalising people of colour<\/a>), Barbie has also had a long love affair with plastic \u2014 and ended a very toxic one with deforestation after a very intense intervention.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/07\/197a99ab-gp02f2g-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Action at Mattel HQ in California. \u00a9 Gus  Ruelas \/ Greenpeace\" class=\"wp-image-60877\" title=\"Action at Mattel HQ in California. \u00a9 Gus  Ruelas \/ Greenpeace\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Action at Mattel HQ in California, June 2011 \u2013 Greenpeace activists dressed as \u201cKen\u201d dolls hang two huge banners at Mattel headquarters. The banner depicts an angry \u201cKen\u201d with a clear message to his former girlfriend: \u201cBarbie It\u2019s Over. I Don\u2019t Date Girls That Are Into Deforestation.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Greenpeace International investigators had found that the toymaker Mattel was using packaging from materials supplied by Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), which had been exposed for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/mattels-controversial-career-choice-for-barbie-rainforest-destroyer\/\">wrecking Indonesia\u2019s rainforests<\/a>. At the time, Mattel promised to stop using deforestation-linked materials in its packaging. A promising victory, a step against pulp and paper companies that continue to threaten\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/59896\/new-report-exposes-hidden-deforestation-in-royal-golden-eagle-rge-supply-chain-and-rge-control-of-pulp-mill-under-construction-in-borneo-putting-indonesias-rainforest-at-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some of the world\u2019s largest remaining rainforests<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Txa-XcrVpvQ\/hqdefault.jpg');\" videoid=\"Txa-XcrVpvQ\" params=\"rel=0\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>One from the archives: Did you know back in 2011 there was something else that caused Barbie to go viral? This satirical video! Greenpeace and thousands of other supporters were there for the ride.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Then there\u2019s Barbie\u2019s not-so-fantastic \u201cplastic\u201d which, despite being served in miniature pieces,\u00a0is still a massive issue today! According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wedocs.unep.org\/bitstream\/handle\/20.500.11822\/25302\/Valuing_Plastic_ES.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2014 United Nations Environment Programme report<\/a>, the toy industry uses more plastic in its actual products on a revenue basis than any other sector. Last year,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S2352550922000550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American researchers quantified what each Barbie doll costs the climate<\/a>. Every 182-gram Barbie causes about 660 grams of carbon emissions, including plastic production, manufacture and transport.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is a useful reminder that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/why-we-need-a-strong-global-plastics-treaty\/\">plastic is just fossil fuel in disguise<\/a>\u00a0(99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels, like fracked gas and oil) and that it contributes to climate change throughout all its life cycle. That\u2019s why Greenpeace is continuing to fight for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/plastic-global-treaty\">an ambitious global plastics treaty<\/a>\u00a0that would cap and phase down plastic production, including a phase-out of virgin plastic production.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-50887 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-global-plastics-treaty\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/02\/1fda9d39-ag-oetition.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/02\/1fda9d39-ag-oetition-600x431.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/02\/1fda9d39-ag-oetition-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/02\/1fda9d39-ag-oetition-473x340.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/02\/1fda9d39-ag-oetition.jpg 931w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-global-plastics-treaty\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Demand a Global Plastics Treaty\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Call on the NZ Government to stand firm and support a strong global plastics treaty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-global-plastics-treaty\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Take Action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oppenheimer: the fever dream that reminds us of the horror of nuclear weapons<\/h2>\n\n<p>In the late 1920s, J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of many promising physicists who had left America to study in Europe. He soon developed a passion for quantum mechanics and constantly dreamt of that other world: that of atoms, matter and dead stars collapsing in on themselves in the silence of space.<\/p>\n\n<p>Oppenheimer did not yet know that he would help create the atomic bomb, contributing to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He had not yet \u201cbecome death, the destroyer of worlds\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/06\/842ee4dd-gp01bmf-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"Nuclear Testing Action at Taj Mahal in India. \u00a9 Greenpeace \/ Steve Morgan\" class=\"wp-image-60295\" title=\"Nuclear Testing Action at Taj Mahal in India. \u00a9 Greenpeace \/ Steve Morgan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">January 1998 \u2013 Nuclear Testing Action at Taj Mahal in India. The Greenpeace hot air balloon with the slogan \u2018Nuclear Disarmament Now!\u2019 flies above the famous Taj Mahal in a protest against nuclear testing in India.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Nuclear arms are the most destructive, indiscriminate and monstrous weapons ever made. In January 2021, we celebrated a major milestone: the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/nuclear-weapons-are-illegal-at-last\/\">Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is now part of international law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>This new treaty will make it harder for world leaders to describe nuclear weapons as a legitimate and useful means to provide security. It creates a global norm against nuclear weapons that will hopefully lead us to a nuclear-free world in the future.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/60291\/a-heating-world-cant-afford-a-cold-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In the age of global heating the threat of a nuclear winter is far from over<\/a>: in June 2023, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security, which shows that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/media\/press-release\/2023\/states-invest-nuclear-arsenals-geopolitical-relations-deteriorate-new-sipri-yearbook-out-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nuclear arsenals are being fortified around the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cNuclear weapons, developed to win wars, are a threat of total annihilation (\u2026) No sustainable society is possible with these weapons continually poised for indiscriminate slaughter.\u201d These are the words of Kazumi Matsui, the mayor of Hiroshima since 2011.<\/p>\n\n<p>Eliminating nuclear weapons is the only guarantee they will never be used.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/6-reasons-nuclear-energy-not-way-green-peaceful-world\/\">Nuclear power<\/a>\u00a0and nuclear weapons are two sides of the same coin. In order to end all nuclear threats, we must phase out both.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A movie ending: We ALL live happily ever after<\/h2>\n\n<p>So, what are we to do if we want to live happily ever after? As we tackle the crises of climate, inequality and health, it\u2019s clear there isn\u2019t one approach but a single driver: greed. Shaping a sustainable, equitable future that puts people and the planet before corporate greed and elite profiteering is necessary and possible.<\/p>\n\n<p>Building a better world is within our reach \u2014 and it takes all of us.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-52060 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/donation\/donate-to-greenpeace\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/d1493c84-gp04gyu_pressmedia-1024x576.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/d1493c84-gp04gyu_pressmedia-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/d1493c84-gp04gyu_pressmedia-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/d1493c84-gp04gyu_pressmedia-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/d1493c84-gp04gyu_pressmedia-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/d1493c84-gp04gyu_pressmedia-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/04\/d1493c84-gp04gyu_pressmedia.jpg 1920w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A photo of the Rainbow Warrior arriving in Wellington\" title=\"A photo of the Rainbow Warrior arriving in Wellington\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/donation\/donate-to-greenpeace\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate to Greenpeace\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Take action for environmental protection. Please make a donation today. Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/donation\/donate-to-greenpeace\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Donate\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBarbenheimer\u201d is probably the film event of the year. 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