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“Wanted To End On A Mic Drop”: Why The Barbie Movie Ends With THAT Line -TGN

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  • Barbie’s surprise last line is a microphone-put moment as a follow-up to previous gags, making it a well-deserved and clever ending.

  • The end line illustrates how the entire film works on multiple levels, tackling both the history of Barbie and toys as well as exploring feminist themes.

  • Greta Gerwig’s intention was to give girls a sense of empowerment and relatability with Barbie, and the positive reception shows that she’s achieved her goal.

WARNING: This article contains an immediate spoiler about it Barbie‘Sending!Greta Gerwig explains why she ended Barbie with that surprising last line. In addition to directing the film, Gerwig co-wrote the script with husband and longtime creative partner Noah Baumbach. Barbie, which was praised for its smart approach to feminism, ends with the titular doll (played by Margot Robbie) starting her new life in the real world. She enters an office building bursting with excitement, but gives one final twist by saying, “I’m here for my gynaecologist!”

Speak with USA todaygives Gerwig a thoughtful answer about why she chose to quit Barbie in this way. When making BarbieGerwig thought it was vital”that everything worked on at least two levels.” The last line illustrates that. Check out Gerwig’s full quote below:

“With this film, it was important to me that everything worked on at least two levels. I knew I wanted to end with some sort of mic drop joke, but I also think it’s very emotional. When I was a teenage girl, I remember growing up feeling ashamed of my body, and just being ashamed in a way I couldn’t even describe. It felt like everything had to be hidden.

“And then to see Margot as Barbie, with that big old smile on her face, saying what she says with such happiness and joy at the end. I was like, if I can make girls feel like ‘Barbie does it too’ – that’s both funny and emotional. There are so many things like that throughout the movie. It was always about looking for the lightness and the heart.”

How Barbie Makes Everything Work “On At Least Two Levels”

Barbie‘s last line is well deserved and rather established. Shortly after Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken enter the “real world” of Venice Beach, California, the film makes a comedic reference to their lack of genitals. BarbieSo the last line is not just a “microphone dropmoment, but a good example of following up on jokes.

The end line, as explained by Gerwig, corresponds to how Barbie works throughout the movie. On the one hand, Barbie is a film about toys and recognizes the real history and place of the doll in the world. At the same time, it’s a very relatable feminist story that questions gender roles and treats the plastic characters as real people. For example, even if the Barbies lose control of Barbieland when Ken tries to turn it into a patriarchy, there are jokes about the knowledge of the real world toys and their place as real world merchandise.

Related: 12 Barbie Movie Easter Easter Eggs & Toy References

With all this in mind, Gerwig’s statement comes around Barbiethe end seems all the more real. While it might look like a new gag in the toy universe in another movie, this line reflects Barbie‘s unique feminist lens. Gerwig has her sought-after “levity” And “heart” of Barbieand that seems to be paying off with its overwhelmingly positive reception.

Source: USA today