Breaking Down the Hollywood Discourse Surrounding ‘Barbie’: The Stans, The Backlash and More

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Oppenheimer may be about an atomic bomb, but Barbie’s the movie causing a pop culture explosion.“My hope for the movie is that it’s an invitation for everybody to be part of the party and let go of the things that aren’t necessarily serving us as either women or men,” director Greta Gerwig told The New York Times in an interview published on Tuesday, July 25.The highly-anticipated film — which was released on July 21 and stars Margot Robbie as the titular character alongside Ryan Gosling as Ken — raked in in $162 million on opening weekend.

The satirical comedy bested Oppenheimer nearly twice-over.The movie centers on Barbie and Ken as they leave the safety of Barbie World following an existential crisis — “Do you ever think about dying?” Barbie asks her fellow dolls on the dance floor — and head into the unknown of the real world.

It’s a film about identity, breaking barriers and questioning the boxes society places us in.While nearly all of Tinseltown has been decked out in pink even prior to the film’s release, not everyone is on board with some of the movie’s progressive themes — and the haters have made their criticism known.Keep scrolling for the Hollywood discourse on Barbie:Jenna Bush Hager was openly “weeping” while taking daughter Poppy to see the Barbie movie.

The Today With Hoda & Jenna cohost praised the film for its humanistic themes, noting on Tuesday, July 25, that the movie showed “what it means to be human, what it means to be a woman, what it means to be a mother, all of those things.”Eva Mendes, meanwhile, couldn’t wait to gush about Gosling as Ken, whom she called “Mi Hombre, Mi Vida, Mi Amor” in an effusive Instagram post earlier this month praising her longtime partner in the role.