What is Greta Gerwig Trying to Tell Us in ‘Barbie’?

The final line explained, how did Ken get so buff, the unsung hero of Barbie, and more. [vulture logo](   [What Is Greta Gerwig Trying to Tell Us?]( [What Is Greta Gerwig Trying to Tell Us?]( Everyone at the Alamo Barbie Blowout Party advance screening I attended had come ready to Barbie party, decked out in head-to-toe pink, high heels, and blonde wigs. As the soundtrack blared, moviegoers yelled “Hi, Barbie!” to strangers, snapped pictures in their promotional pink berets and heart-shaped sunglasses, drank watermelon margaritas, and seat-danced to Dua Lipa. A male photographer roamed the room taking pictures of everyone vibing on the anticipation that was building to a near frenzy thanks to a relentlessly ecstatic monthslong marketing campaign. As he stopped to take a photo of the woman next to me, and the new Margot Robbie Barbie she’d purchased, he asked if the movie was supposed to be lighthearted or cerebral — he couldn’t tell from the trailer. Her advice: “It’s the Barbie movie. Just leave big words out of it and enjoy.” I don’t think my neighbor or anyone else there expected to weep over the state of womanhood. [READ THE FULL STORY](   More on Barbie from New York [Greta Gerwig Explains the Final Line in Barbie]( [“I knew I wanted to end on a mic-drop kind of joke, but I also find it very emotional.”]( [Greta Gerwig Explains the Final Line in Barbie](   [New York Helpline Summer Tote]( [THE ALL-SUMMER CARRYALL]( Get a free limited-edition tote bag featuring a hand-painted version of the original New York logo when you [s]([ubscribe to any annual plan](.   [How Did Ken Get So Buff?]( [And every other thought we had while watching Barbie.]( [How Did Ken Get So Buff?](   [We Shouldn’t Have to Grade Barbie on a Curve]( [Greta Gerwig made a weird movie based on a famous toy line. Should that be enough?]( [We Shouldn’t Have to Grade Barbie on a Curve](   [Let Us Salute the Unsung Hero of Barbie]( [Allan is a vibe, if having no vibe counts as a vibe. He is the parentheses in the sentence of life.]( [Let Us Salute the Unsung Hero of Barbie](   [Into the Dollhouse]( [America Ferrera taught a generation of women to reject traditional beauty standards. So what’s she doing in the Barbie movie?]( [Into the dollhouse]( [MORE ON BARBIE](   [Vulture]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. View this email in your browser.]( Opt out of marketing emails [here](. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com [unsubscribe](param=daily) | [privacy notice]( Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.