Barbie: the cinematic phenomenon of 2023
Unless you spent much of 2023 locked in your basement, without any internet connection, it was very difficult not to notice the phenomenon Barbie At Cinema.
Indeed, with the help of an aggressive marketing campaign, the film directed by Greta Gerwig was a great success global box office becoming the biggest hit of the year, and continued to fuel discussions among viewers. Even the big names of the seventh art have expressed their opinion, starting with Martin Scorsese.
The film with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken could even reach the Oscars, with Warner Bros having already started its campaign to hunt for statuettes. It really wouldn’t be surprising to see the feature compete several large categoriesin particular those for best film, best director and above all best actress and best supporting actor.
John Carpenter gives his opinion
After Martin Scorsese, it is now the turn of another legendary director to talk about the film. Indeed, John Carpenter, the creator of the saga Halloweenhe confided in an interview given to Los Angeles Timesand took the opportunity to answer a question on the matter his habits of going to the cinema, and on the fact that he no longer goes to the cinema to see films, but watches them at home. And she wanted to mention Barbie :
I do not go out. I haven’t been to the cinema for a long time, but I watch films at home (…) I saw “Barbie”. I can’t believe I saw “Barbie.” She’s not really from my generation. I have nothing to do with Barbie dolls. I didn’t know who Allan was. He basically says, “I don’t have a vagina,” and finally, “I’m going to a gynecologist!” This is the movie for me. I mean, there’s a story of patriarchy in there, but I totally missed it. I completely missed it. But I think she’s fabulous, Margot Robbie.
Source: Cine Serie
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