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Writer's pictureGus Keller

Barbie



Barbie is lightning in a bottle. It's ideally self-aware and experimental, subverting conventions while remaining playful. It examines gender roles, feminism, patriarchy, objectification, beauty, social pressures, and self-love from a knowledgeable perspective. The humor masterfully blends whip-smart wit with silly accessibility. Its acting brings precise and unique mixtures of physicality, vulnerability, layers, absurdism, chemistry, and comedic timing. There's setup/payoff, dynamic characters, fun dialogue, and a surprisingly deep arc. Overall, Barbie is fearlessly sincere and almost paradoxically important, highlighting the divinity of flawed humanity over perfection constructs.


Technically, Barbie is dazzling. The production design is surreal, theatrical, immersive, elaborate, vibrant, and immaculate. Its cast is star-studded, inclusive, and meta. The effects create a distinct and fitting aesthetic. Its music offers reimagined needle drops and catchy original songs. The editing adds slo-mo, match cuts, montages, smash cuts, inserts, pacing, cross cuts, and dissolves. Its cinematography depicts dual worlds through lighting, motion, depth, and filters. The sound uses split cuts, narration, emphasis, stings, layering, quiet, echoes, and muffling. Ultimately, Barbie's combination of style, coordination, energy, intelligence, and honesty makes it a true extravaganza.


Writing: 10/10

Direction: 10/10

Cinematography: 7/10

Acting: 10/10

Editing: 9/10

Sound: 8/10

Score/Soundtrack: 9/10

Production Design: 10/10

Casting: 10/10

Effects: 10/10


Overall Score: 9.3/10

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