“I loved the movie so much; I thought the casting was great. … It was absolutely a pro-feminist movie; the part when Barbie and Ken go to the real world, and Barbie is saddened and shocked, meanwhile Ken is embellishing in it [the real world] is super symbolic, and she lit on how patriarchal our society still is,” said junior Sloane O’ Connor, who owned two Barbies when she was younger and almost bought a new doll after watching the movie.

 “I chose to watch the Oppenheimer movie because of the whole story behind the atomic bomb. I’ve never really heard much about it, and I loved to finally learn about it and the life of Oppenheimer all in one movie,” said sophomore Edward Galvez, whose friends treated him to the three-hour film as an early birthday gift and got dressed up in black suits with pink ties as an ode to the Barbenheimer craze. “Every scene felt important and meaningful, and the actors and plot worked together perfectly. … Go in as blind as possible; try to read about the topic beforehand if you want to grasp the drama and story of the movie fully. “It’s an amazing movie that deserves your attention – expect to be blown away.”

Sophomore Aaron Green owns a “Kenough” sweater because he thought it looked cool in the movie, so his dad bought it for him online.

“I went and saw the movie because it had Ryan Gosling in it, and [I] heard it was funny,” said sophomore Aaron Green, whose father paid $31.99 online to give him a “Kenough” hoodie. “I thought the Barbie movie was a very good pro-equality movie.”

“I always thought that Oppenheimer really wanted to make the bomb to help the United States win World War II,” said junior Aidan Sarreal, who watched “Oppenheimer” with his friends the same month it appeared on the big screen. “But in reality, he’s pretty upset at the fact that his invention could possibly lead to the end of mankind.”

“Yes, it’s a feminist movie; it shows the struggles that women face in society and how the patriarchy can be largely unfair,” said senior Michael Amescua, adding that the message encourages women to pursue any career they want — no matter what society’s expectations may be. “I liked the movie, I didn’t love it nor think it was perfect and let’s face it, I wasn’t the target audience, but the movie was funny, and the lead roles were pretty good.”

“I liked it because the film work and scenes were well shot, making it more interesting to watch,” said senior Hannah Garcia, who recalled talking about the Manhattan Project last year when she took Advanced Placement U.S. History. “It set it apart from movies like ‘Barbie’ because even if it’s a historical movie, the way the scenes are arranged had me hooked and wondering what would happen in the next scene.”