Twitter thinks ‘Barbie’ is a nod to ‘2001’. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie teaser debuted on Friday, starring Margot Robbie as the contentious doll, which was initially introduced in 1959 in a satirical film directed by Gerwig. Meanwhile, the teaser appeared to be inspired by one of the most popular films of all time A Space Odyssey,” with the opening sequence looking strikingly identical. Even the American director supported the notion, saying, “Even Barbie is a Kubrick admirer…” “They say imitation is the purest form of flattery!” he remarked after retweeting a Warner Bros. video.
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
Even Barbie is a Kubrick fan… https://t.co/BHUKx9c4Si
— Stanley Kubrick (@StanleyKubrick) December 16, 2022
The Barbie scene appeared to be set in the same rocky, prehistoric location as the opening prologue of the 1968 sci-fi flick. The one-minute ad began with narration by British actress Helen Mirren and showed little girls playing with their baby dolls. “There have been… dolls from the dawn of time since the first little girl ever existed,” the narration begins, as Richard Strauss’ “Also Sprach Zarathustra” kicks in, exactly as it did in 2001: A Space Odyssey. “But the dolls remained always and forever baby dolls till…” the voice continued. Then, like the monolith in Kubrick’s masterpiece, emerged Robbie (as Barbie) with a phoney smile, tipping her spectacles for a wink.
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