Well, the much-anticipated “Barbie” movie is finally here and it certainly does not disappoint.
In other words, “Barbie” is officiallythemovie of the summer.
That certainly is what they did.
Kids will love it, but adults will probably love it more.
Here are 14 parts of “Barbie” that only adults will get.
Then, out of nowhere, a giantBarbie dollappears.
Barbie, it seems, has taken over the doll industry for good.
While kids may find this scene funny, only adults are likely to get the reference.
Barbieland is a sea of candy-colored perfection.
“‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’ … that’s an amazing movie and astonishingly beautiful,” Gerwig toldLetterboxd.
“I loved the use of color and the surrealness.”
“Everything feels painterly, and that was a big part of it,” she said.
“They’re just delicious.
His movies are delicious.”
You may have spotted that she leaves driving on a bright pink road?
Well, this is a direct reference to the Yellow Brick Road in “The Wizard of Oz.”
“We also have beautiful painted backdrops of horizons.
We executed it like they would’ve done in the ’30s and ’40s and ’50s soundstage musicals.
It was something that we kept returning to.
I always love the ending where there’s a ceremonial quality.”
While the other three girls weren’t given official character names, this theory is certainly a good one.
After all, these four were pretty bratty!
In fact, there are so many adult jokes in “Barbie” that one viewer was downright shocked.
“I wanna talk about ‘Barbie.'”
said Matthew Belloni on “The Town” podcast after he saw the film.
“I was struck by how Mattel allowed this to happen.
It is taking the Barbie IP and just running with it …
I mean, there is an F-bomb in the movie.
Someone says ‘Motherf***er.’
But, there are boob jokes.
There’s a joke about the creator of Mattel having tax evasion problems” (viaThe Direct).
As a few children interviewed byThe Guardiansaid: “It was fun the whole way through.
Although, sometimes everyone was laughing and we didn’t know why.”
Yep, that would be all of the adult jokes.
“She’s an inescapable millennial archetype.
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Don’t worry, there was one female CEO once, Ferrell’s character assures us.
Plus, the lower floors of the building contain some of the most depressing cubicles we’ve ever seen.
Honestly, it looks like something out of a horror movie.
Of course, Mattel isn’t exactly a realistic office space.
“That said, I felt the boardroom scenes could have been more depressingly realistic.
In life, a platoon of men still tend to make decisions that affect women.”
Yep, that was a real doll back in the early 2000s.
Instead, the doll is the daddy of Sugar the dog.
However, based on the design of the doll, it may as well be a sugar daddy!
According toGlamour, the doll was discontinued in 2012.
The doll was played very briefly by actor Rob Brydon in the film.
“When you go to see this amazing film c’mon don’t blink.”
Sung byRyan Gosling, “I’m Just Ken” is an indisputable banger.
Plus, the dreamlike staging of the number makes it a huge crowd-pleaser.
For one thing, the song itself features a few clever musical references.
For instance, there’s a riff on A-ha’s “Take on Me.”
Talk about an ’80s power ballad.
and “An American in Paris.”
Greta Gerwig clearly doesn’t know either!
After all, the real villain of this movie isn’t Mattel or Ken it’s the patriarchy.
He takes ownership of Barbie’s Dream House, turning it into his “Mojo Dojo Casa House.”
The Barbies go on to play on the Kens’ masculine insecurities to take back Barbieland.
It’s pretty complex stuff and we’re guessing that only adults will really understand all of the complexities.
What some younger people may not notice is that many of these songs include nostalgic references to older songs.
Lizzo’s “Pink” starts things off, introducing us to a day-in-the-life of “Barbie.”
This soundtrack is packed full of musical references to some golden oldies and adults will love it.
Where is she going?
Nope, it turns out, Barbie is heading to her first meeting with her gynecologist.
As director Greta Gerwig explained toUSA Today, the line is all about Barbie becoming a woman.
“There are so many things like that throughout the movie.
It was always about looking for the levity and the heart.”
