When the teaser trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie first dropped, everyone went wild for its unexpected 2001: A Space Odyssey parody. Well, now we know that the Dawn of Man spoof comes at a key moment of the upcoming movie: its opening sequence.
If you recall, the first trailer begins in a desert as the iconic theme of the 1968 space classic plays. Margot Robbie’s gigantic Barbie is the focal point as a little girl looks up at her in awe (echoing the apes looking at an alien monolith in Kubrick’s version). Realizing the inferiority of all other dolls in comparison, a group of little girls smashes their toys as Barbie lowers her sunglasses and winks at the camera.
