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Page 16 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, July 27, 2023
Review: Crowd energy c
from page 15
gags and incisive cultural
analysis alike that Barbie’s
slender doll shoulders are
saddled with in this film, it all
‘adiates out of the clearly real
love that Gerwig has kept in
her heart for the pretty plastic
lady who inspired her.
From the legions of Barbies
and Kens who inhabit Bar—
bieland, each of'whom occupies
their own niche, to the quirky
folks who live in this film’sjust-
as-absurd “real world,” every
actor who appears onscreen
in “Barbie” performs entire-
ly in capital letters, without
any hint of shame or restraint
(even Helen Mirren’s sardonic
voiceover contributions under-
score the narrative’s deliber»
ate ridiculousness).
The energy of" the crowd
with whom I watched “Bar-
bie” was no less amazing, as
it matched the heightened en-
thusiasm and pure joy of the
“Star Wars” fans who turned
out for the very first screen-
ings of “The Phantom Men-
ace” and “The Force Awakens”
- right down to how many
didn’t just dress, but donned
costumes for the occasion ——
only without the subsequent
disappointment.
The plural of “anecdote” is
not “data,” but if a majority
of moviegoing audiences re—
ould help ‘Barbi
e’ at box oflice
Barbie (Margot Robbie) goes to the real world to figure out why her
Barbieland existence is no longer perfectly pleasant
in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” Courtesy photo
howling laughter and multi-
ple rounds of spontaneous ap-
pl ause that my theater offered
to “Barbie,” it’s going to clear
“Top Gun: Maverick” numbers
at the box office.
Dark” column returns to its se-
ries of reviews of Shelton’s re-
maining free—admission mov—
ies in the park, which start
around 8:45 p.m. on Fridays in
Kneeland Park.
I Friday: “Shrek” from
2001, starring Mike Myers
and Eddie Murphy.
I Aug. 4: “The M ighty
Ducks” from 1992, starring
Emilio Estevez and Joss
I Aug. 11: “Space 'Jam”
from 1996, starring Michael
Jordan and Bugs Bunny.
I Aug. 25: “Back to the Fu-
ture” from 1985, starring Mi-
chael J. Fox and Christopher
Ackland. Lloyd.
spend with the same levels or Next week, the “In the The remaining films
are:
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