From pink screen to wrong subtitles: Technical glitches in theatres unite Oppenheimer with Barbie

During a screening of the highly anticipated film, Oppenheimer, a technical problem created a memorable experience for a viewer. During the final 20 minutes of the three-hour epic biographical drama, the right half of the screen turned bright pink, resulting in what has become known as the ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon. Sharing this experience Britt Rivera wrote, “My sister just saw Oppenheimer and something went wrong and half the screen was pink for the last 20 minutes of the movie so she got the true Barbenheimmer experience.”

My sister just saw Oppenheimer and something went wrong and half the screen was pink for the last 20 minutes of the movie so she got the true Barbenheimmer experience pic.twitter.com/tpX7hZe2ND

— Britt Rivera (@kindamoviesnob) July 22, 2023

Another unexpected hitch occurred at a movie theater when a technical problem displayed Barbie subtitles during a screening of Oppenheimer. Despite the error, the film was released, resulting in an unusual and inadvertent crossover with Barbie.

According to a Twitter user named Sapun, there was an interesting incident at a movie theater in India. He shared that a friend of his cousin posted on Instagram about witnessing the film, Oppenheimer being played with Barbie subtitles. Quite an amusing mix-up at the cinema!

friend of my cousin posted on insta that a cinema played oppenheimer with barbie subtitles