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Primarily, she began her writing by interpreting Barbie as living in a utopia and eventually experiencing reality, where she would have to "confront all the things that were shielded from them in this place [Barbieland]". She also drew parallels to the story of Adam and Eve and taking inspiration from John Milton's Paradise Lost, particularly being inspired by the concept that there is "no poetry without pain". [56] To underscore the tragic elements of Barbie and Ken facing the real world, she focused on elements of dissonance. [55] As such, she chose to keep a scene featuring Robbie's Barbie telling an older woman that she is beautiful after being requested to remove it, as she felt that the scene epitomized "the heart of the movie". She also desired to provide a "counterargument" to Barbie by featuring a scene in which Barbie learns that some women do not like her, and felt it gave the film "real intellectual and emotional power". [67] As such, a scene is featured in which Barbie is being stared at inappropriately on the Venice Beach, which Gerwig chose to feature as she felt it was a universal experience, being especially relevant for actors. She was inspired by an audition she did in which she wore overalls and felt that she did not perform well in. [68] The ending of the film features Barbie saying the line "I'm here to see my gynecologist", with Gerwig describing it as a "mic drop kind of joke". She had chosen to include the line as she had wanted to instill confidence in younger girls, as she had been embarrassed about her body when she was younger. [69] Neibart, Sam (July 26, 2023). "Dreamy Hair and Makeup Brought The Dolls To Life In 'Barbie' ". Nylon. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023 . Retrieved July 26, 2023. The secrets of director Greta Gerwig’s long-anticipated film are, in fact, starting to dissolve: The Los Angeles premiere prompted a round of spoiler-free first reactions (mostly positive), and the official critic review embargo is reportedly up soon. But even with the film finally accumulating eyeballs, there’s still a collective sense of protectiveness over the Barbie brouhaha. We don’t want the mania to break, not yet. There are still ample dopamine deposits to be discovered in deliberating what, precisely, Barbie has to say. After a promotional music video dropped yesterday featuring Gosling’s Ken serenading his second-rate status, one particular TikTok comment best summarized this feeling: “Every time I see a trailer for this movie I am more confused but I also want to see it more.”

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Ramachandran, Naman (August 23, 2023). " 'Barbie' Surpasses 'Avatar,' 'Titanic' to Become Ireland's All-Time Box Office Champion". Variety. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023 . Retrieved August 24, 2023. Tong, Scott; Perkins Mastromarino, James; Hagan, Allison (July 21, 2023). "Barbie' director Greta Gerwig explains how the movie deconstructs a toy icon". WBUR-FM. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023 . Retrieved July 21, 2023. To coincide with the film's release, a stop motion crossover trailer with the animated film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem from Paramount Pictures and produced by Seth Rogen, was released on July 20, 2023. [163] Release [ edit ] Theatrical [ edit ] The Barbie pink carpet premiere in Sydney, AustraliaBeni-Haynes, Shauna (May 18, 2023). "Forever 21 Just Dropped the Cutest Barbie Collection". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023 . Retrieved June 23, 2023.

Ly, Mi (July 3, 2023). "Phim Barbie bị cấm chiếu ở Việt Nam vì có hình ảnh 'đường lưỡi bò' ". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on July 6, 2023 . Retrieved July 6, 2023. Hamadeh, Yasmeen (July 22, 2023). "Meet Sugar Daddy Ken, Midge, and 'Barbie's other discontinued dolls". Mashable. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023 . Retrieved July 23, 2023. Mahler, Matthew (June 27, 2023). "Attend the World Premiere of Barbie in LA with Charity Auction and Party with the Cast". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023 . Retrieved June 30, 2023.Bahr, Lindsey (July 25, 2023). "Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' triumph shatters record for opening weekend by a female director". Fortune. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023 . Retrieved July 25, 2023. The idea of a live-action Barbie film had been in development at Cannon Films in the mid-1980s; little is known about it, other than a promotional blurb (with the plotline centering around Barbie showing her owner how all her dreams could come true), and it is unclear how far into development it got before Mattel ceased working with Cannon, following Cannon's live-action adaptation of Masters of the Universe (1987) flopping at the box-office. [40] So, then, what is Barbie about? My hope is that actually watching the plot play out will only heighten the debate. The film’s IMDb logline encourages that possibility: “Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence.” If Barbie’s questioning herself, why would we not want to do the same?