Whatever age you are and a lover of Barbie or not, the Barbie movie that has taken the world by storm is worth every dialogue in it in gold. Yes it’s a pretty world, it’s perfect and ofcourse it’s imaginary. Not to say thank goodness it replaced the baby dolls that preceded it. When the narrator says Barbie means to be whatever she wants to be it is true, that’s what the doll is all about. In a skewed world, it tries to make sense.
Greta Garwigs dialogues are so on point, shake up the imagination and whips up so much cheer that made my cheeks hurt in the first part of the movie. Barbie is a doll, she’s not a human, far from being a woman, and yes she is imaginary for she is an idea, an idea that could inspire several other ideas for generations to come. I had a field day with my Barbie dolls, her bubble bath, her long hair, her fancy clothes and her dream house. I do not know how relevant she is, I have a son so I haven’t been arm-twisted to buy dolls but I have to say that the movie is very much relevant.
The dressing is on point, the style is on point, yet the films heart is on point. When Barbie says you are beautiful to an old woman at the bus stop by 5 year old exclaimed, she should be telling her, the other way is happening. We don’t need to condition but we could know that beauty is beauty and it is alluring, yet there is heart, and when that shines skin deep matters none. There are a few dialogues from the movie, more like quotes which are a treasure, not to forget the song by Dua Lipa, Dance the Night, and Aquas remix version by Nicky Minaj which revisit the very popular numbers that we literally grew up with. My favourite color is pink, all shades of it but mostly the Barbie ones, and I perhaps maybe biased to the pink world, but Barbie has many other colors up her sleeve and so much reality that would make even the cynic-est cynic nod.
Here are some lines I loved!
Since the beginning of time, since the first little girl ever existed, there have been dolls. But the dolls were always and forever baby dolls…Which can be fun… for a while, anyway. Ask your mother. -Narrator
Humans only have one ending. Ideas live forever. -Ruth
She was discounted by Mattel because a pregnant doll was just too weird. -Narrator
It is the best day ever. So was yesterday, and so is tomorrow, and every day from now until forever. – Barbie
Barbie has a great day every day, but Ken only has a great day if Barbie looks at him. -Narrator
Yeah, because actually my job, it’s just Beach. -Ken
I would never wear heels if my feet were shaped like this. -Barbie
To be honest, when I found out the patriarchy wasn’t about horses I lost interest. -Ken
I’m a Barbie Girl, now and forever, and Thank God for that!
Also I must say, well played Mattel!
Vedasri Siddamsetty 