《Barbie》Introduction to the top 10 highlights of the live-action movie

Barbie, which is becoming popular recently, has deeply attracted the attention of many viewers, whether it is the appearance, acting skills or plot of the actors.In this fascinating drama, there are not only exciting plots and character creations, but also countless wonderful scenes and details.Such a masterpiece has naturally aroused discussions and questions among many friends, especially the introduction of the 10 highlights of the live-action movie - Barbie - which has attracted great attention.Today, let’s discuss it together.

The movie Barbie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling was cast aside by countless people after the original stills were exposed. Everyone complained that Harley Quinn was pretending to be young and satirizing Rei.En Gosling is Barbie's father, and he really doesn't have a good word to say about it. However, when the best trailer of the year "2023: A Barbie Odyssey" (a tribute to the classic movie - 2001: A Space Odyssey -) was released, the film critics began to react.People can't help but start to look forward to what kind of crazy scene this famous doll will show when it is brought into the world of flesh and blood.

《Barbie》Highlight 1: The content of the story is extremely confidential

You may not think that it is just a movie - Barbie -, why is the content of the story so secret?Even Ryan Gosling said that if he told the plot, he might be hunted down like in the previous spy movies. It can be imagined that the director required the actors to keep their mouths shut.

According to the content reported by foreign media, it only states that - Barbie - describes a doll who lives in Barbie Paradise. She was expelled because she was not beautiful and perfect enough. She had to enter the real world and accept different challenges.Just because Barbie in it is not perfect, so netizens criticize Margot Robbie for being older and not as perfect in appearance and figure as Barbie, so it does not pose any problem.

In addition, there are media reports that Barbie in the film is like a modern version of the magical nanny Mary Poppins, who uses her personal and professional skills to help others and improve their lives.

Therefore, no matter what people expect the Barbie movie to be, they need to completely overhaul and rethink it, because the female director Greta Gerwig did something very special in this movie.

how?If you're curious, let's listen to what Liu Simu (《Shang-Chi》), who also participated in the show, said: “My agent told me that 《Barbie》 is definitely one of the best scripts he has ever read..He also said, if I could stake my career on one script, it would be the Barbie script, and then hopefully I would act in it.”

After Liu Simu entered the filming, he described Barbie as quite wild and incredibly unique. He also revealed that the film is not a musical, but he has been doing a lot of work for the film.Dance rehearsals, I wish I could show what we do every day because it’s crazy.

《Barbie》Highlight 2: Oscar-winning director joins forces

Speaking of Greta Gerwig, the director of "Barbie", she is a young female director (39 years old) who has been nominated for Oscars for "Lady Bird" and "Little Women" and can both direct and write.Considered a rising star in Hollywood, she is very good at capturing female characters.

One of the reasons why she was willing to film Barbie in the first place was because she wanted to write the script herself, because she hoped that this live-action movie, unlike the plastic dolls we see, could bring another kind of fun to the toy world.Distorted appearance.

In addition, Noah Baumbach (《Marriage Story》), who Greta Gerwig hired to write the script with her, is also a director, screenwriter, and producer. He is also talented and has been nominated for an Oscar screenplay twice, so as early asBefore the filming of the movie started, this combination was regarded as an invincible combination of powerful forces.

Although Greta Gerwig joked in a previous interview that she was afraid that after Barbie was released on July 21 next year, her career would be over!But the first trailer of just over a minute, just thinking of the tribute - 2001: A Space Odyssey - already hinted to everyone that this will be a powerful work that subverts everyone's imagination.

《Barbie》Highlight 3: Margot Robbie plays Barbie

When the Australian actress Margot Robbie was announced to star in the live-action version of Barbie, everyone was actually quite optimistic about it at first because she had blond hair and big blue eyes. At first glance, she looked really good.She is somewhat similar to Barbie, especially the stills of her recreating Barbie's look, sitting in a pink convertible with beautiful blond hair, which many fans are looking forward to.

But when the stills of her and Ryan Gosling, who plays "Ken", wearing brightly colored skates and skating on the ice were exposed, it was terrible. No matter whether they looked up close or from a distance, they were dazzling.This feeling made many netizens laugh that the pair of CPs turned into Skittles. The look was so exaggerated that it made people dizzy.

So now everyone is watching whether Hollywood will ruin the childhood of many girls and screw up Barbie, or whether there will be a shocking reversal.

《Barbie》Highlight 4: Ryan Gosling plays Ken

When the Canadian actor Ryan Gosling, with his light blond hair, 8-pack abs, wheat-colored skin, and a devilish smile, made his official debut, Chinese and foreign netizens were all "silenced".And issued a series of questions: How much salary did Warner Brothers pay him?It can be seen that netizens do not pay the price.

However, Ryan Gosling revealed in an interview that the setting of the classic character "Ken" seemed to be broken in director Greta Gerwig's live-action version, and he did not live the dream life that everyone imagined, because Ken did notJob, no car, no house, he was going through something.

Ryan even more humorously said that Ken's life in the film was more miserable than his role as the hunted spy in "The Gray Shadow Man". In short, Ken was a loser.

At the same time, this also confirms the media's speculation that the protagonist of "Barbie" directed by Greta Gerwig is not as perfect as she appears, and is expected to tell the story of how they are lost in real life.

《Barbie》Highlight 5: Simu Liu plays another “Ken”

I wonder if there are many Barbie and Ken who were fired from the manufacturer?Because of the movie Barbie, there were three Barbies and three Kens, and the Chinese actor Simu Liu played one of them.

In an earlier interview, he said that for the performance, he underwent full-body waxing to achieve a plastic-like luster. However, waxing was one of the most painful experiences in my life, and at least it was an educational experience..I truly admire the women who go through this every month.

Simu Liu also admitted that when he auditioned for Barbie, he had very little understanding of the plot and character setting, but when he learned that the film was directed by Greta Gerwig and co-written with Noah Baumbach, he accepted the role without saying a word.the role.

《Barbie》Highlight 6: Other Barbies and Ken

In the live-action movie - Barbie -, in addition to Margot Robbie, there are also black actress Issa Rae and transgender model Hari Nef, who also play the role of Barbie. They will compete on the same stage in the dream world.play.

In addition, in addition to Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu, the actors who play Ken also include the black actor Ncuti Gatwa (《Sex Education Room》), who will also play three different versions of Ken.

《Barbie》Highlight 7: Singer Dua Lipa plays a sexy mermaid

Another big surprise to participate in the movie "Barbie" is Dua Lipa, a singer with the appearance of a Victoria's Secret Angel and super creative ability. She will play the role of "sexy mermaid" in the film, and according to sources,Dua Lipa enjoyed the filming process and liked this role very much.

It is reported that Dua Lipa will establish a romantic relationship with professional wrestler and actor John Cena.In this regard, netizens only hope that John Cena will not wear Barbie pink and fluorescent green clothes similar to Ryan Gosling's, for fear of causing shadows.

The official behind-the-scenes video recently released unexpectedly revealed the "Barbie Mermaid" look first. John Cena really sacrificed too much, haha!That curly hair that looks like a golden lion is so eye-catching. How about it? Do you think your childhood was ruined??

《Barbie》Highlight 8: Will Ferrell plays the CEO of Mattel

Although the information about Barbie is limited, fortunately Will Ferrell himself broke the news first. He will play the CEO of Mattel (Mattel, Barbie doll company). The character is inconsiderate and a bit weird..

Will Ferrell also provided an interesting insight into the character of Margot Robbie, and the movie was fantastic!Comments on male patriarchy and women in society.He also added that the live-action film - Barbie - is both a tribute to the brand and a satire.

《Barbie》Point 9: Trailer spoof《2001: A Space Odyssey》

The trailer opens with the narration by the heavyweight gold-award-winning actress Helen Mirren, and the first two-thirds of the clip are a hilarious imitation of the late master director Stanley Kubrick's 1968 classicScience fiction film《2001: A Space Odyssey》.

Even the soundtrack is exactly the same: Richard Strauss's movement - Thus Spake Zarathustra - (Thus Spake Zarathustra) is really far crazier than imagined!

In the first two-thirds of the clip, starting from the beginning of the world, we saw a group of little girls who only had ordinary baby dolls to play with. It was very boring until a huge blonde beauty was wearing a retro flat-top black and white striped jumpsuit.Barbie (Margot Robbie) appeared in a swimsuit and exposed her sexy legs.

She took off her sunglasses, winked playfully, and immediately let the little girls come forward to touch her long legs. She smashed the baby dolls in her hands, and then threw them into the sky, transforming them into Barbie's signaturetrademark.

The film borrows the concept of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which tells the story of apes living on the earth who evolved due to the black stone slab from outer space and revolutionized a new era of using tools; and 《Barbie》This is a metaphor for the Barbie doll, which revolutionized the history of human toys and became the beginning of the evolution of toys for thousands of little girls, and is deeply admired and welcomed by them.

In the trailer, not only the content of the screen, but also the viewing angle are similar to 2001: A Space Odyssey. The only difference is that Barbie replaces the ape with a girl; and Margot Robbie's Barbie appearance in the trailer is also similar.It pays tribute to the first Barbie doll born in history, which fully shows the thought and creativity of the Barbie production team, and has also aroused the appreciation of many netizens.

At the end of the trailer, the style changes to the colorful Barbie world. In addition to the all-pink Barbie kingdom, the main cast lineup is also introduced, including Ryan Gosling who plays "Ken", Simu Liu,Ncuti Gatwa, as well as Margot Robbie and Issa Rae who play Barbie, among others.

The costumes of the protagonists that are full of Barbie's classic colors, which everyone was not used to earlier, seem to have gradually adapted to the trailer. Just by seeing Liu Simu twisting and dancing, you can predict how hilarious the movie will be.!

《Barbie》Point 10: There is no AQUA brainwashing song《Barbie Girl》

When it comes to Barbie, besides dolls, what else do you think of?That is of course AQUA's 1997 brainwashing song - Barbie Girl -. Almost many fans have recommended it to the film company. This song must appear in the live-action movie, otherwise it will be like a kimchi pot without kimchi.It's tasteless, but what a pity, everyone, AQUA's manager has confirmed: "This song will not appear in the movie!"

Although the agent did not disclose the reason, Variety speculated that it may be related to the dispute between AQUA and Mattel.Because the lyrics of "Barbie Girl" were satirical about the Barbie doll, Mattel believed that they were defaming the trademark and describing the Barbie doll as a sex object, so they filed a lawsuit.

Although the case was settled in the end, we know that Mattel is unlikely to be willing to let "Barbie Girl" become the theme song of the movie this time, allowing Aqua to obtain another large amount of copyright income.

Interestingly, Lene Nyström, the female lead singer of AQUA, came out and said: "I completely understand why they don't use it, but no matter what, we will pay attention to this movie.But keyboard player Sören Rasted joked: "It should be said that we rejected it because Ryan Gosling is not good enough!" Hahaha, AQUA still does not change its habit of making pranks.

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