“Barbie” had huge success with its release!
Here are some of the movies “Barbie” took inspiration from and payed an homage to.
2001: A Space Odyssey
The opening shot of “Barbie” is a shot-by-shot spoof of the opening sequence to Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”
An American in Paris
Greta Grewig, the director of “Barbie”, said that Barbie’s morning routine was inspired by a similar scene in “An American in Paris”.
Clueless
The Matrix
The scene where Weird Barbie makes Barbie choose between a pink high heel and a Birkenstock is a nod to “The Matrix” red pill and blue pill.
Playtime
The Mattel building in “Barbie” is a reference to Jacques Tati’s “Playtime”.
Midnight Cowboy
Barbie and Ken’s cowboy outfits are an homage to “Midnight Cowboy”.
Saturday Night Fever
The Ladies Man
The Red Shoes
Barbie struggling to walk up the stairs to see Weird Barbie is inspired by a scene from Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell’s “The Red Shoes”.
This scene shows Moira Shearer’s character in the movie walk up a massive flight of stairs to reach a house.
Singin’ in the Rain
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The pink bow in Margot Robbie’s hair is a nod to Catherine Deneuve’s hair in “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”.
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