Barbie (2023)

Barbie is a 2023 fim directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.
Barbie premiered in the United States in July 2023 and was met with favorable reviews.
It opened on the same day as the movie Oppenheimer, which spawned a cultural phenomenon where people were encouraged to see both films as a double feature.
Barbie exceeded $1.4 billion at the box office on a budget of $145 million.
The movie earned a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song ("What Was I Made For") and received the first ever award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

Rating: PG-13 for suggestive references and brief language.

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes.


Barbie (2023)

Category Severity Time Description Sentence Before
0:00:12-0:00:18 A mild elevated view is seen briefly during the WB logo. None
0:03:34-0:03:52 Ascending and flyover views are seen briefly. Narrator: "Because Barbie can be anything, women can be anything."
0:03:53-0:04:13 A descending view straight down is seen. Narrator: "Thanks to Barbie, all problems of feminism and equal rights have been solved."
0:04:23-0:04:31 Mild elevated views are seen multiple times. ♫ "Hey Barbie (hey). She’s so cool. All dolled up..." ♫
0:05:11-0:05:14 A view looking straight down is seen. ♫ "If that was really a mirror, you’d see a perfect smile." ... ♫
0:06:03-0:06:19 An elevated view is seen and a character floats to the ground. ♫ "Pink just looks so good on us. P, pretty, I, intelligent, N, never sad..." ♫
0:06:36-0:06:40 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Narrator: "She was discontinued by Mattel because a pregnant doll is just too weird. Anyway..."
0:07:59-0:08:23 Multiple mild elevated views are seen briefly. Pilot Barbie: "Hi, Barbie." ♫ "What can’t Barbie do?" ♫
0:10:20-0:10:40 Multiple mild elevated views are seen briefly. Barbie: "Come on, Kens. Nobody’s gonna beach anyone off. Okay?" Ken: "Let’s go."
0:11:52-0:11:55 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. ♫ "Baby, no chance. I could dance, I could...." ♫
0:14:21-0:14:26 A view looking straight down is seen. Barbie: "I don’t know why I just said that. ... I’m just dying to dance." ...
0:15:38-0:16:02 A mild elevated view is seen multiple times. Ken: "I love you too. I can’t. I gotta go."
0:16:02-0:16:10 A descending view looking straight down occurs. Barbie: "Good night, Barbies." ...
0:16:24-0:16:30 Mild elevated views are seen again briefly. ♫ "I get up out of bed and wave to my homegirls. Hey, Barbie. Hey." ♫
0:16:59-0:17:01 Nauseous is said once in a music lyric. ♫ "Pink just looks so good on us. P, panic, I, I’m scared..." ♫
0:17:02-0:17:21 Mild elevated views are seen and a character falls from a ledge. ♫ "P, panic, I, I’m scared..." ♫
0:18:17-0:18:26 Multiple characters mimic vomiting. Barbie: "I’m no longer on tiptoes." Sailor Barbie: "That’s okay. Let me see..."
0:19:31-0:24:19 An ascending view occurs and multiple elevated views are seen briefly, multiple times. Barbie: "Why is she always in the splits?"
0:25:48-0:25:58 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Barbie: "You’re right. Here I go. Bye." ...Mermaid Barbie: "Bye, Barbie..."
0:27:02-0:27:08 A mild elevated view is seen. Barbie: "Let’s do this." Ken: "Can I sit in front?" Barbie: "No."
0:31:16-0:31:22 A mild elevated view is seen twice briefly. None [Ken goes for a walk by himself]
0:34:41-0:35:10 An extended mild elevated view is seen. Ken: "Well, let’s go to the school. Now, come on." ....
0:36:10-0:38:36 Mild elevated views are seen briefly and in the background. Gloria: "Aaron, they’re in a big corporate idea sesh. No one is to be admitted."
0:45:00-0:48:28 Mild elevated views are seen. Sasha: "Mom, get back in the car. Are you kidding me? Mom!" ...
0:46:18-0:47:20 Vomiting is heard briefly. Ken: "Back to Barbieland."
0:56:43-0:56:50 A mild ascending view is seen. Sasha: "What is this song?" Barbie: "Oh, and we have a female President."
0:57:34-0:57:41 Mild elevated views are seen briefly. Barbie: "This is what I was supposed to do. Bring you back here." Gloria: "It feels right." Barbie: "It does."
0:58:31-0:58:37 An elevated view is seen. Barbie: "And we can change clothes again! ... That’s the Capitol." Sasha: "It’s pink?" Gloria: "Pink!"
1:00:02-1:00:05 An elevated view is seen briefly. Mattel CEO: "Give it to me straight. How weird is it?" Warehouse foreman: "Whoa, boss, these Mojo Dojo Casa Houses are literally flying off the shelves."
1:03:33-1:03:36 An elevated view is seen briefly. Ken: "The Nobel Prize in horses goes to...Ken!"
1:09:54-1:10:58 A one-sided fight occurs, mostly in the background. Allan: "I’m Allan. I’m, uh, Ken’s buddy. All his clothes fit me."
1:11:13-1:11:16 A brief ascending view is seen. Gloria: "Let’s go get my doll!" Allan: "I’ll never get out of here."
1:12:08-1:12:47 Elevated views are seen in the background. Weird Barbie: "The Ken’s. They’ve found us."
1:16:45-1:17:33 Elevated views are seen, mostly in the background again. Weird Barbie: "You’re back. She’s back."
1:18:47-1:19:50 Elevated views are seen briefly in the background. Gloria: "Welcome back, Madam President."
1:20:25-1:20:27 A mild elevated view is seen. Ken: "Here, let me show you." Ken: "Here, let me show you." Ken: "Here, let me show you."
1:27:27-1:28:57 Mild fights occur. Ken: "I’ll see you on the Malibu beach!" Ken: "Charge!"
1:29:44-1:30:47 Mild elevated views are seen briefly. None [Kens play rock paper scissors briefly]
1:31:57-1:32:02 A mild descending view occurs briefly. Allan: "I’m so happy!" ... Barbies: "Go Barbie! Go Barbie! Go Barbie!"
1:34:31-1:37:07 Multiple mild elevated views are seen, mostly in the background. Ken: "Thank you for saying that. Thank you." Barbie: "Oh, I didn’t mean to suggest, uh..."
1:41:51-1:41:58 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Ken: "Thank you. Thank you, Barbie. Thank you."
1:46:22-1:46:34 A mild descending view is seen is seen. ["What was I made for" ends] Barbie: "Yes."

Reviewed March 2024

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