To this day, it still packs a subversive punch.
It’s safe to say thatGreta Gerwig’sBarbiehas conquered the world.
But, as Gerwig herself admits, she wasn’t the first filmmaker to make Barbie dolls cinematic.

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The way you used Barbies was part of the cultural history of Barbie.
But I think they were like, ‘Are you going to do that thing that he did?’
For his part, Haynes seesSuperstarandBarbieas two totally different animals.
It feels like it’s real, it’s there."
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