The crack is the film’s central metaphor. Through it, we see the pink foam interior of her construction. We see the wires. We see the suffocation.
It’s brutal. It is also brilliant. Jeune / Barbie is not a movie for children. It is not a movie for people who want to feel good about their nostalgia. It is a movie for those of us who grew up brushing synthetic hair and wondered, Who is brushing ours? Je--e - Barbie -Dir. by John Buchanan-
[Your Name], Cinematic Surrealism Weekly The crack is the film’s central metaphor
John Buchanan has done the impossible: he has made the plastic cry. And you will feel guilty for watching. Who is brushing ours? [Your Name]