Barbie and Kubrick
The Barbie trailer's homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey shows cinematic ambition beyond product placement.
Barbie and Kubrick
This scene on its own is proof that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are in fact very talented people, and the Barbie movie is not a girly toy movie.
Also, I already had great respect for Noah Baumbach way before this movie.
The Barbie (2023) trailer's homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) shows a level of cinematic literacy and ambition that most blockbusters don't even attempt. It's a signal: this isn't just product placement. It's storytelling.