"Barbie" is a very unique movie. Instead of making a cut and dry IP movie about the iconic doll, Greta Gerwig, writer and director of the film, decided to put her own feminist spin on the project. She made a comedy film, featuring obscure pop culture references, in-jokes, academic language, and hilariously big performances to communicate themes of girlhood and patriarchy. It was such a big swing, but paid off, and became the biggest movie of the year. As "Barbie" continues to break box office records, Gerwig reveals that even she was surprised that she was able to get away with some of the material and jokes that ended up in the movie.
In a recent interview with Radio 1, the one and only Greta Gerwig chatted about directing the summer blockbuster and what her mindset was while she was writing some of the jokes in the script. She admitted that many of the jokes she wrote were so out there and she didn’t think many people would understand some of the quips that she wrote for herself. The Oscar nominee explained that many weird jokes got in the movie that surprised her.
