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We dont know much about theBarbiemovie.
We know it involves multiple dolls (Lawyer Barbie, Diplomat Barbie, Dua Lipa Barbie).
We knowGreta Gerwig(ofLady BirdandFrances Haindie fame) directed it.
But whats the plot?
An intentionally obtuse trailer has 36 million views on YouTube.
Someone erected an actualDreamhouse in Malibu, and Margot Robbie isglobe-trotting in cosplay.
Earlybox-office tracking estimatessuggest there may be slightly more of the former than the latter.
Are the film bros or the girlbosses gonna win?
I like how honest she is, says Annie.
Shes very good at finding the little moments in the big stories.
They feel close and relatable.
Vern likes that Gerwigs movies are defined by their wit.
Christopher Nolan isnt known for his biting wit, he says.
His movies are for Civil Warreplica basement dads.
While Gerwig and Robbie areposing in front of theOppenheimerposterand signingthese T-shirts, Nolan is simply talking upOppenheimers 70-mm.
No, there is not another screening option.)
When they do mentionBarbie, they seem unfazed.
Barbiefans arent really into I am become Death, destroyer of worlds.
Shes a Blonde Bombshell!
#barbenheimer#barbie#oppenheimer
Fola, mutilator of Barbies, disagrees.
Im pro-theatergoing surviving, Vern concludes, unintentionally doing his best impression of cinemas savior.
