Barbie : the disillusionment of a doll
For his third solo production after ladybug AND Dr. March’s daughters, Greta Gerwig faces a monument of the toy industry. With Barbie, the doll created by Ruth Handler and marketed by Mattel since 1959 is named after her first live-action film, worn by Margot Robbie. The latter lends her features to the stereotypical version of the doll, who tirelessly relives the same day, the same moments of relaxation on the beach, the same choreography and the same party in the company of other Barbies and under the admiring gaze of many Ken and Allan (Michael Cera).
A morning like no other, Barbie realizes her heels are touching the ground and so onhe asks himself more and more existential questions. She understands that she must go to the real world to understand her owner’s discomfort, to re-establish their connection and resume her enchanted life. But in “California country,” she realizes that the hopes Barbie should give to little girls don’t always bear fruit, dashed by a particularly harsh patriarchal system. A system that Ken (Ryan Gosling) really likes, determined to impose it on Barbieland.
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A crucial scene for Greta Gerwig
In the real world, therefore, the disappointments are numerous and the encounters often not very glorious, starting with the one with the CEO of Mattel played by Will Ferrell and his army of executives. But in this gloomy universe, where emotional fluctuations, embarrassment and lack of self-confidence reign, Barbie also meets some inspiring people, like Gloria (America Ferrera) and her daughter Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt), but also an old lady waiting at the bus stop. In one particularly poignant scene, Barbie realizes the beauty that the effects of time can have and compliments this character, who rekindles the flame that is going out in her.
A moment desired by some members of the production cut during assembly. Not counting on the insistence of Greta Gerwig, which she explained during an interview for RollingStone (through variety):
I love this scene so much. The old lady sitting on the bench is costume designer Ann Roth. She is a legend. It’s a moment that, in a sense, leads nowhere. And during early versions of the montage, it was suggested[to cut it because it didn’t change the story]. And I said, “If I cut this scene, I don’t know what the movie is about.” (…) For me, this is the heart of the film. The way Margot plays is so fluid and free.
Even the director said so New York Times :
The idea of a loving God who is a mother, a grandmother who looks at you and says, ‘Honey, it’s okay,’ is something I need and want to share with other people.
Source: Cine Serie
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