Barbie
Summary
Greta Gerwig explains why she has yet to read any reviews for her hit filmBarbie . Barbiewas a hit among both critics and viewers likewise , bring audience into the house in drove . To date , Barbiehas made over $ 1.4 billionat the global box office and is currently the highest - gross picture of 2023 .
Speaking withVanity Fair , Gerwig reveals that she has not yet register anyBarbiereviews . While the music director say that she may register reviews at some dot in the future , she said that “ right now it ’s too fresh . ” She has even shielded herself from looking atBarbie ’s box office number , take note that “ everything [ she ] know[s ] about the movie ’s winner is an anecdote . ” Check out the full quote from Gerwig below :
I ’ll probably sit down down with a binder sometime in February . But correctly now it ’s too novel . Everything I know about the pic ’s winner is an anecdote . evidently , there was a very high pct of people who said they could n’t think back the last film they saw in a movie theater .
Why Barbie Received Such A Positive Reception
Given the cultural zeitgeist surroundingBarbie , it is almost scandalous that Gerwig has still managed to harbor herself fromBarbie ’s reviews . Barbiewas a 2023 gem in that its rearing loge bureau achiever pair that of its astoundingly confirming decisive review article . Barbieboasts a Certified Fresh 88 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is even considered a potential Oscar rival .
Part ofBarbie ’s critical success is due to the progressive take on the classic Mattel doll . Since making its debut in 1959 , Barbie dolls have faced some critique for setting unrealistic dish standards . The doll have revolutionized since then , however , andBarbiereflects this change . The Barbies and Kens inBarbieinclude a Weird Barbie , a established Barbie , dolls of dissimilar races , and even a Doctor Barbie played by a transgender actress .
Greta Gerwig ’s Barbie is a bit more superimposed than expected . We break down the moving-picture show ’s termination , include what fueled Barbie ’s final decision .
Barbie ’s diverse cast is match with an adventure secret plan that straight addresses themes of patriarchy and its dismantlement . For a toy dog adaptation film to take on a plot of ground of this gravity while still maintaining a comedic reference to the plaything on which it is based is a screenwriting feat . Barbietakes this on somewhat seamlessly , help to drive all those glowingBarbiereviews that Gerwig has yet to read .
root : Vanity Fair
