Before watching "Barbie" in its entirety, almost no one would have expected that this was a film about women's awakening and attacking the theme of patriarchy, but if you know enough about director and screenwriter Greta Gerwig's past works, you will not be surprised, and her previous "Miss Bird" and "Little Women" are derivatives of this theme, but this time, she projected her feminist expression onto Barbie, who was once seen as creating women's anxiety and maintaining consumerism. Make the film exude an absurd and witty temperament.
As a well-known image with a history of sixty-four years, Barbie carries the memories of countless people, she was launched by Ruth Handler, the founder of Mattel in the United States, in 1959, the world's earliest "adult image" toys, before that, the toys in the hands of girls were almost all babies, Barbie's emergence changed the fashion trend, pinned on girls' fantasies, interpreted people's pursuit of beauty. Let the girl no longer limit herself to the identity of "mother" when playing, she can be a doctor, a lawyer, a president, a Nobel Prize winner, or anyone. This is reflected in the opening episode of the film paying tribute to "2001: A Space Odyssey", and the protagonist of the film, "Barbie Classic", also thinks so.
But it is undeniable that Barbie's highly recognizable inherent image is the appearance of the perfect woman under the male gaze, which makes many girls have body and appearance anxiety. Barbie is obviously no longer adapted to the general trend of feminism today, so the awakening of Barbie is imperative.
Suddenly, one day, a Barbie living in Perfect Barbie Paradise thought about the meaning of death, and his feet were no longer perfect in the shape of high heels, and the soles of his feet actually landed.
The successive "imperfections" break the peace of Barbie Paradise, and Barbie, who realizes the existential crisis, is forced to go to the real world to find the truth, and as her "man behind it" Ken also walks along the way, a big adventure begins. In the real world, Barbie realizes that the world is not perfect, but Ken is extremely obsessed with the power to dominate the world. After returning to the perfect Barbie Paradise, Barbie and Ken, who have "awakened", bring in the imperfections of the real world.
The very plastic Barbie Land is actually a mirror of real society, but some of the criticized gender issues in reality are exchanged, and the absurd and comical comedy of the Barbie world is suddenly highlighted. Irony has always been a common means of comedy, gender issues are also a hot topic today, "Barbie" uses imaginative brain holes and vivid song and dance elements, bold satire on the real white elitism, ultra-conservative forces, and also mentions a restriction of toxic masculinity on men themselves, which is really sharp and sharp.
What is rare is that this film does not fall into the cliché of shouting slogan-style educational films, but uses the gentle perspective of women themselves to propose a romantic solution - everyone should find their true self, whether you are Barbie or Ken, whether you are a woman or a man. At this moment, the intention of the film is to change from promoting feminism to discussing existentialism, why does "I" exist? What kind of person should "I" become? Quite philosophical.
Pink is not only a color exclusive to girls, just like "Barbie" is not only suitable for women and children. On the contrary, everyone can find empathy in the film, which is a fairy tale for adults, dedicated to all those who have been confused on the road to finding themselves.
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"Oppenheimer" is written and directed by the well-known director Christopher Nolan, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographical literature of Oppenheimer's biography "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer", which tells the story of American theoretical physicist and "father of the atomic bomb" Oppenheimer (J. Oppenheimer). Robert Oppenheimer) was involved in the process of studying the atomic bomb. Nolan has always been good at making suspense films with non-linear narratives, and has created many high-scoring masterpieces that can be recorded in film history, and this time he tried the shooting of character biopics, naturally he still had to use his own skills.
First of all, the most noteworthy is the alternation of black and white and color dual timelines in the film, and the color part is Oppenheimer's subjective experience, which unfolds from a first-person perspective and is most of the film. The black-and-white timeline is objective, looking at Oppenheimer's story from the perspectives of different characters. The two lines intersect each other to form a narrative device with Nolan's personal style, bringing the audience a novel viewing experience, but this also greatly deepens the threshold for watching movies.
The three-hour duration has set the longest record in the director's work to date, the high-energy output of a large number of lines is overwhelming, and the purely biographical non-commercial theme greatly reduces the entertainment of the film, and there is also a bit of a political thriller. As Nolan himself said, "Watching Oppenheimer is not going to be a pleasurable and relaxing experience. ”
It's hard to imagine that a movie with such a strong cast can be so "ugly", after all, "Oppenheimer" was once ridiculed by fans as a "nuclear construction cause", and a number of superstars joined and starred in supporting roles, including many Oscar winners - Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. (Robert Downey Jr.), Gary Oldman (Gary Oldman), Emily Blunt (Emily Blunt), Florence Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Casey Affleck, Kenneth Branagh, Dane DeHaan, Josh Hartnett...
And the object of so many big coffees and stars holding the moon is Clian Murphy, who has played an important supporting role in many Nolan movies, and has finally become a big male protagonist after many years of cooperation, and has lived up to Murphy's supporting career for many years.
Those who are familiar with Nolan know his title of "real shooting maniac", and such sci-fi suspense films such as "Interstellar" and "Inception" use live-action shooting, without computer special effects, regardless of cost, just to pursue better results. Oppenheimer also implements this concept, allowing the audience to experience the tremor of seeing the power of atoms descend on the world, Nolan's team recreated the scene of the atomic bombing. Not only that, but the entire movie does not have any computer special effects shots, which is definitely an unprecedented feat in the history of film.
At present, "Barbie" has been released nationwide on July 21, and "Oppenheimer" has just been confirmed for introduction, and the file is to be determined. Mainland audiences can also experience the contrast and happiness brought by "Baben Heimer".
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Editor's Written by: Li Jing
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