Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Hi, Film Bro Barbie! Let's talk about the many references to the work of Stanley Kubrick that pop up in the Barbie movie! Greta Gerwig uses his films, particularly 2001: A Space Odyssey, to comment on all kinds of stuff! Also, Kubrick LOVED the cinematic grammar of commercials!

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
5:26 The Curvy Monolith
8:37 Barbenheimer: But for Reals
19:33 Evolving Past Stanley Kubrick
30:33 Barbie in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
33:32 Mubi Ad
34:22 Closing Thoughts

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Movies referenced:
Barbie (2023)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Dr Strangelove (1964)
The Shining (1980)
Zoolander (2001)
2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
The Curse (2023)
Clueless (1995)
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Lolita (1962)
Man of La Mancha (1972)
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Little Women (2019)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Twilight: New Moon (2009)
Ladybird (2017)
Soarlis (1972)
Frances Ha (2012)

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Select footage and photos courtesy of Storyblocks
Additional music and sound effects by Epidemic Sound

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This video is part of the Maggie Talks About Movies series