2023-07-18 17:26:52
Something very strange would have to happen so that ‘Barbie’ did not become the summer movie, even premiering on the same day (this Thursday, July 20) as Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ (2023). Everything plays in favor of the long-awaited movie about the Mattel doll. On the one hand, the mystery: What will the movie about Barbie be like? What tone will it have? Will it be a parody? Can a movie about Barbie be feminist? What is your audience? On the other, the curiosity that a proposal always arouses with many interesting people at the helm: from Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird, Little Women) as director and screenwriter (together with Noah Baumbach) to Margot Robbie as the doll. And, of course, an irresistible promotional campaign that has painted the networks and this hot summer pink.
the most awaited movie
Barbie is undoubtedly one of the two most anticipated movies of this season. The other is ¡Oppenheimer! (2023), the new thing by Christopher Nolan. Since it was announced that both will be released on the same day, on July 20, the networks have been filled with memes crossing both films (Barbenheimer’s viral posters) as a metaphor for the difficulty of choosing between one or the other on the day of the premiere. . Which will you see first?
princess without kingdom
As usually happens with the most anticipated films, no details of the ‘Barbie’ plot have been revealed. But the trailer gives some brushstrokes. Faced with some strange and unexpected symptoms, such as noticing that she no longer walks on tiptoes and her feet are flat, the famous doll (Margot Robbie) has to leave the wonderful world of Barbie behind to travel to the real world. She will not be alone in her adventure: she will be accompanied by Ken (Ryan Gosling).
Margot Robbie as Barbie
In her wildest dreams, Barbie could not have imagined that she would be brought to life on the screen by Margot Robbie, one of the stars of the moment and a magnificent actress. The interpreter of ‘I, Tonya’ (2017) and ‘Once upon a time… in Hollywood’ (2019), Harley Quinn in ‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) and ‘Birds of Prey’ (2020), joined the project when it passed at the hands of Warner Bros. and it is not only its protagonist. The actress is also one of the producers of the film.
Ryan Gosling es Ken
Although his participation in the film was jeopardized at some point due to scheduling problems, Ryan Gosling is Ken in the film, Barbie’s friend. Although it is not the first time that the actor demonstrates his comic vision (‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’, ‘Two good guys’), the expectation of seeing the protagonist of ‘Drive’ (2011) and ‘La La Land’ (2016 ) in the skin of the famous and very blond doll is big. Even more seen their fluorine outfits in the trailer and promotional images.
Greta Gerwig: the filmmaker that ‘Barbie’ deserved
The choice of Greta Gerwig as the director of the Barbie movie brought the best vibes. Because? Because she is one of the most interesting filmmakers of the moment, extremely intelligent, connected to the present and, as her previous ‘Lady Bird’ (2017) and ‘Little Women’ (2019) demonstrate, determined to create good female characters. Gerwig, who is also an actress (she is Frances Ha), also signs the script for ‘Barbie’ with Noah Baumbach (‘Marriage Story’), another splendid filmmaker.
A feminist movie about Barbie?
Can a movie about Barbie be feminist? We’ll see it on the day of the premiere, but everything points to it taking into account that it has Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at the controls. From their different spaces (Gerwig is an actress, writer, producer and director; Robbie is an actress and producer), they are both doing a splendid job of defending and vindicating the space of female filmmakers and creating interesting female characters.
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