Spoilers for the Barbie movie are ahead!
Barbie is a very unique movie. Instead of making a cut and dry IP movie about the iconic doll, Greta Gerwig, writer and director of the film, decided to put her own feminist spin on the project. She made a comedy film, featuring obscure pop culture references, in-jokes, academic language, and hilariously big performances to communicate themes of girlhood and patriarchy. It was such a big swing, but paid off, and became the biggest movie of the year. As Barbie continues to break box office records, Gerwig reveals that even she was surprised that she was able to get away with some of the material and jokes that ended up in the movie.
