in birmingham, alabama. people make life sized barbie fashions for themselves, and they wear them in fashion shows, and in this fashion show, it features the barbie jesus prayer. we thank the father for this wonderful blessing. at the same time features this little girl dressed upas a barbie and a cross dressing couple dressed up as barbie. what is perhaps so noteworthy in relation to barbie, is while she is the product of american capitalism, mechanised mass production and relentless marketing, she is often able to give those that play with her memorable, personal experiences. she is an object that people can hang their dreams on, their projections on, their fears on, people can use this most mass produced
wouldn t you? i mean, i d love to get a bit of that. what was it, 800,000? yeah. i ve never been in a billion dollarfilm. but then, with tom and with top gun, amazingly, of course you want everyone to see this. i feel like this film is everything a cinematic blockbuster should be. and it should be seen, and there s so many films i mean, we speak about mission but it also becomes a ripple effect, doesn t it, where we show that we can do it, other films will do it. what is made a billion dollar movie almost mission: impossible, despite cruise s ability to pull off breathtaking stunts, was the release of barbie and oppenheimer, just after dead reckoning. after a strong start, the film s hype was quickly stolen and its worldwide box office of $500 million so far is almost a direct result of audiences seeing so called barbenheimer instead including tom cruise, who posted on social media with his ticket. ethan? this mission of yours.
different for girls and even boys to play with. barbie has long been a lightning rod for criticism. there have complains that she set an unrealistic standard for young girls, but as the documentary show, matel, the toy company that manufactures the doll, has tried to move with the times. in 1980 the first black barbie was created, and there are now barbies of every nationality and race, body type and disability, but in some ways, i include myself, who aren t that blonde haired, blue eyed ideal, we remain accessories, like all these other barbies remain accessories to the main fit white barbie. to some adoring fans, barbie has become almost a complete way of life. we have a barbie fashion show
who played with the barbies as a child, this film did not disappoint. the action takes place in two realms, the real world and barbieland, filled with barbies and kens. but is life in plastic really as fantastic as it seems? we follow barbie, portrayed by margot robbie, as she goes on an adventure to the real world to restore herself after she starts to malfunction. her mission to find the human playing with her and discover why they are unhappy so that her life can go back to normal. where are we going? in the nearly two hour film, a lot goes down. there are dance battles, ballads, and interesting takes on the patriarchy and womanhood that have resonated with many. greta gerwig s barbie pays homage to the iconic doll,
hello from the malibu barbie cafe in new york city. i m tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme we review blockbuster season. hi barbie. we look at whyy barbie so thoroughly won over over audiences. barbie. icon, timeless icon. i actually wanted to watch today but they sold out. you are the man who gave them the power to destroy themselves. the season s other big hit, oppenheimer, brought great acclaim to its director, christopher nolan. we will hearfrom him. when i looked at oppenheimer s story, it was the most dramatic story i have ever encountered.