Barbie is a ‘crazy and anarchic’ movie, says director

Even with some trailers and promotional materials released, the plot of Barbie, a film scheduled for release next Thursday, the 20th, in Brazilian cinemas, remains a mystery, especially in terms of tone: is it a comedy? Drama? Or something else? Now the director Greta Gerwig revealed how the production is “crazy and anarchic.”

During an interview with Omelet (held before the actor’s strike) hollywood), gerwig commented how she was surprised by the approval of the acidic script, which even makes jokes with Mattelthe company that owns the iconic doll.

“I still can’t believe they let us make this movie; there were so many things I didn’t think would make it. [para a frente]. I loved the script that I and Noah [Baumbach, marido de Gerwig e diretor] we wrote it, and that’s why I wanted to direct,” the filmmaker said in the conversation. “But I thought, ‘Well, they’re never going to let us do that.'”

Luckily for the director and her husband, they received full support from the companies behind the film. Barbie: “I am very grateful to Warner Bros.The Mattel and everyone who supported us, because they were so brave to let us do this crazy, anarchic adventure.”

Right away, Greta Gerwig commented on how the film acknowledges the doll’s faults over the years since her creation. “We didn’t want to pretend that Barbie it’s always been perfect,” he said. “We wanted to really dive into the ways in which she’s complex, complicated.”

You know, she’s not always on the right side of history, but she’s also helping things evolve.

“She’s neither good nor bad; she’s somewhere in the middle, and I think that’s the most fruitful place to tell a story. I remember saying we had to include all of that,” he continued. “We can’t hide from it; we can’t pretend it’s not there because otherwise we’re going to make the most boring movie in the world. We really have to take all of that with us.”