This article contains spoilers for “Barbie.”From the very first trailer, it was obvious that Greta Gerwig was the perfect person to bring “Barbie” to the big screen.
Not only is she a gifted filmmaker who has delivered phenomenal works like “Lady Bird” and “Little Women,” but she’s also someone who wanted to honor the legacy of the Barbie doll as a cultural institution in addition to discussing themes of gender disparity and how the patriarchy hurts us all.
Gerwig and co-writer Noah Baumbach clearly did their homework when coming up with the screenplay, incorporating multiple areas of Barbie‘s history, including the creator of the doll herself.We’ve known for a while now that Rhea Perlman had been cast in “Barbie,” but without an individual character poster, no one knew who she was going to play.
Well, after a slapstick chase scene through the halls of Mattel, Barbie (Margot Robbie…
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