Anyone who has had the chance to witness Greta Gerwig's take on the iconic doll in this summer's biggest blockbuster yet will know that 'Barbie' is full of spectacular performances and touching, empowering moments. And who wouldn't be hypnotized by those perfect dance sequences you simply can't get enough? Or should we say - Kenough?
Still, 'Barbie' is not just a visual treat - it is a delightful feast for cinema buffs. A love letter to the moving pictures, too. From the offset, Gerwig begins her record-breaking film with a playful nod to Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. And continues to roll with pretty clever Easter eggs - not only from the history of the iconic doll but also from the images that inspired Barbie - keeping cinemagoers engaged throughout the film and even after the credits start rolling.
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The Older Woman That Barbie Says Is Beautiful Is Costume Designer Ann Roth, Who Has Been Nominated For Five Academy Awards For Best Costume Design
She's won two oscars for her work on the english patient (1996) and ma rainey's black bottom (2020
When Barbie Drives Through Barbie Land, You Can See That The Movie Theater Is Playing The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
Greta Gerwig has said that the wizard of oz is one of many classic soundstage musicals that influenced barbie
A Pink Brick Road Leads In And Out Of Barbie Land, Which Is A Nod To The Yellow Brick Road From The Wizard Of Oz
And, you can see there's a rainbow over barbie land, which is likely a reference to the song "Over the rainbow
Midge, Video Girl Barbie, Magic Earring Ken, Growing Up Skipper, Sugar Daddy Ken, And Even Tanner The Pooping Dog Were All Real Dolls That Mattel Created That Were Either Surrounded By Controversy Upon Release And/Or Discontinued
BP we know you censor stuff but we all know that it's "cockring Ken" not "earring magic Ken" lmao.
At The End Of The Movie, When The Kens And Barbies Reunite, Ncuti Gatwa's Ken Says He Just Misses His Friend Barbie, And It's Physicist Barbie, Who Is Played By Emma Mackey
The duo are notably great friends irl and star together on Sex Education
i’ve never seen sèx education, thanks for pointing that out! also i’m glad they could star together 😊
The Outfit Allan Wears Through A Majority Of Barbie Is The Same Outfit The Original Allan Doll Wore When He Was Created In 1964
Barbie Opens With An Homage To Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, With Barbie Entering A Desolate Landscape Just Like When The Alien Monolith Arrives In Kubrick's Classic Film
When Barbie Meets Ruth Handler At The Mattel Headquarters And They Have Tea Together, Their Hands Touching Is Meant To Mirror "The Creation Of Adam"
This is actually Margot Robbie's favorite easter egg in the film
When Weird Barbie Offers Barbie A Chance To Learn About The Real World, The Scene Is Similar To When Neo Is Offered The Choice Between The Red And Blue Pill In The Matrix (1999
In Barbie's Car, If You Look Closely, You Can See That The Odometer Reads "030959," Which Is March, 9, 1959, Aka When The First Barbie Toy Launched
When Barbie Arrives Back In Barbie Land, Which Is Now Kendom, Ken Tells Barbie She Caught Him Reading And Holds Up A Book About Horses
The book was actually a gift from Margot Robbie to Ryan Gosling during filming
When Barbie Is First Seen During The 2001: A Space Odyssey Homage, She's Wearing The Black-And-White Bathing Suit That The First Ever Barbie Wore When The Doll Was Released By Mattel In 1959
Only that is not Barbie, that is Lilli from the Bild-Zeitung
Gloria's Husband In Barbie Is Played By Ryan Piers Williams, Who Is America Ferrera's Real-Life Husband
Stereotypical Barbie Wears Some Chanel Clothing And Accessories, Like The Custom Chanel Spring 1995 Necklace She Has Towards The End Of The Movie
Margot Robbie has been an ambassador for chanel since 2018, so all of the costume pieces that weren't handmade by Jacqueline Durran and her team were Chanel
When Ruth Handler Comes To Barbie Land, She Makes A Quick Comment About Her Financial Troubles
In real life, Ruth was charged with tax fraud and false reporting in 1978 after she resigned as president of mattel
When Barbie Wears A Pink Ribbon In Her Hair When Things Start To Go Wrong For Her In Barbie Land, It's A Nod To Catherine Deneuve's Hair In The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964)
The movie was an inspiration for Greta Gerwig while making Barbie
While Traveling Back And Forth Between Barbie Land And The Real World, One Of The Traveling Scenes Includes Riding A Tandem Bicycle Through A Field Of Flowers
It is just like in the Wizard Of Oz when they journey through the field of poppies
When Barbie Is Living In The Real World At The End Of The Movie, You Can See That She's Wearing Birkenstocks Instead Of Heels
The Airport In Barbie Land Is Called "Bax," A Nod To Lax, The Notable International Airport In Los Angeles
When Barbie Finds Sasha At Her School, She's Sitting With Three Other Girls
While the names of these characters haven't been officially announced, Sasha is the name of a Bratz doll, and there were four Bratz in total, just like Sasha and her friends
When Ken Sings "I'm Just Ken" During The War Of The Kens, And It Turns Into An Iconic Dance Number, The Set And Costumes Are Similar To The Dream Ballet In Singin' In The Rain (1952)
When Barbie And Ken Find Their Cowboy Outfits In Venice Beach, The Scene Is An Homage To Midnight Cowboy (1969) When Joe Buck Arrives In NYC And Has A Fish-Out-Of-Water Experience
Much like Barbie and Ken
On The Beach In Barbie Land, You Can Spot A Pegasus Statue, Which Is A Small Nod To Barbie And The Magic Of Pegasus, An Animated Barbie Movie From 2005
I wish the barbie movie had more references to the 2000s animated movies!
The Moment When Barbie Walks Up The Steps To Visit Weird Barbie For The First Time Is An Homage To A Similar Scene When Victoria Climbs A Set Of Stairs In The Red Shoes (1948)
When All Of The Kens Are Serenading The Barbies With "Push" By Matchbox Twenty, You Can See There's A Store In The Background Called "Barbiedales," A Reference To Bloomingdale's
The Yellow Outfit Barbie Wears Before She Walks Out Of Barbie Land With Ruth Is Likely A Nod To A Barbie In A Yellow Dress Reportedly Being The Most Popular Barbie Costume In The Last Five Years
You Can Spot Proust Barbie, Who Is Played By Lucy Boynton, Inside Weird Barbie's House When Gloria, Sasha, And Allan Return To Barbie Land To Help Barbie
When Gloria, Sasha, And Gloria's Husband Drop Barbie Off At Her Gynecologist Appointment At The End Of The Movie, Gloria's Husband Says "Si Se Puede" Before Gloria Says It's A Political Statement
The phrase was notably used in the 2002 disney channel movie gotta kick it up!, which america starred in
When We See Where Aaron Dinkins And The Interns Work At Mattel, Their Cubicles Are Set Up Like The Office In Playtime (1967) Directed By Jacques Tati
Or like any dystopian office setting in many a film and tv show… 🤷🏽♀️
Love Island UK Star Chris Taylor Appears As A Ken Who Gives Awards To Other Kens When They Take Over Barbie Land
Chris landed the small cameo after he met Margot Robbie at an afterparty for birds of prey, and Margot is a huge fan of UK reality TV
The Subtle And Hilarious Joke About Proust Barbie Not Selling Well Is A Nod To "Remembrance Of Things Past" In Swann's Way, Where He Is "Literally Thrown Back Into His Childhood Through The Taste Of The Madeleine," According To Greta Gerwig
I feel like I need to watch it again, but I'm not sure I want to. The whole movie felt like there was a lot old and new societal issues forced into it and not enough follow through in all the plots that kept popping up. But I could've missed some things. We were sat close to the screen in the theater, that the some of the picture wasn't clear or distorted. I don't recommend sitting in the first 3-4 rows.
Yikes, yeah there was a lot to see. I'm definitely going to have to give it another watch -- I was too busy trying to figure out where they were a lot of the time (I used to live in Venice and work in Century City). XD But honestly, I had fairly high expectations going in, and they were met, possibly exceeded. I even left thinking it did a Muppet Show level of cracking jokes on multiple maturity levels (like "beach you off" -- parents and kids are laughing at the same thing, but for very different reasons).
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I feel like I need to watch it again, but I'm not sure I want to. The whole movie felt like there was a lot old and new societal issues forced into it and not enough follow through in all the plots that kept popping up. But I could've missed some things. We were sat close to the screen in the theater, that the some of the picture wasn't clear or distorted. I don't recommend sitting in the first 3-4 rows.
Yikes, yeah there was a lot to see. I'm definitely going to have to give it another watch -- I was too busy trying to figure out where they were a lot of the time (I used to live in Venice and work in Century City). XD But honestly, I had fairly high expectations going in, and they were met, possibly exceeded. I even left thinking it did a Muppet Show level of cracking jokes on multiple maturity levels (like "beach you off" -- parents and kids are laughing at the same thing, but for very different reasons).
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