There are also hints of David Fincher’s “Fight Club” in the identity crisis that Barbie and Ken experience in the real world, as well as the oppressive Mattel office, which also calls to mind the office sets of Jacques Tati’s “Playtime” (1967). She can either choose to forget or embrace her flat-footed life and embark on an adventure. While not on her official watchlist, there are two influential films from 1999 that share DNA with “Barbie.” The first is the Wachowskis’ “The Matrix” – in the same way that Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) presented Neo (Keanu Reeves) with a red pill or blue pill choice, Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon) presents Barbie (Margot Robbie) with the choice of a pink high-heeled shoe or a Birkenstock. The very first “Barbie” teaser trailer featured a riff on the memorable opening of Stanley Kubrick’s pioneering 1968 sci-fi classic “2001: A Space Odyssey.” In the same way that the primates of “2001” are evolutionarily aided by the alien monolith, the little girls of “Barbie” toss out their boring baby dolls and upgrade to the fashionable career girl Barbie. So here are the movies that “Barbie” references or that “Barbie” made us think about while watching. Writer and director Greta Gerwig shared her list of 33 films that inspired “Barbie” on the cinephile social network Letterboxd recently, but the film is such a fun, referential piece of cinema, that we couldn’t help but want to put together our own “Barbie” companion watchlist. It’s also a true celebration of cinematic history. “Barbie” isn’t just a movie that uses the iconic doll to explore themes of existentialism, the human condition and patriarchy.
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