Opinion | Abcarian: The most overanalyzed movie in cinema history? Kenough, already, “Barbie” pundits! – By Robin Abcarian (Los Angeles Times) / Aug 13, 2023
If you thought the smash movie “Barbie” was merely a film about a plastic doll who comes to life, boy have you not been paying attention.
“Barbie” is so much more than the year’s blockbuster movie.
It is a Rorschach blot tickling the psyches of viewers, an onion whose multiple layers offer any number of conflicting interpretations, a “Rashomon”-like experience where every viewer comes away with a different idea of what they have just seen.
In addition to blowing past the billion-dollar mark in ticket sales, director Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has spawned a mini-industry of punditry, analysis and controversy, offering grist to almost every mainstream and specialty publication for endless takes on every possible angle.
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