That spot spoofed 2001′s famous opening scene by replacing apes with little girls smashing their baby dolls when they discover the first doll who looks like an actual grown woman: Barbie.
The internet has been chattering about this one ever since the first teaser trailer for Barbie dropped. But here is every Easter egg that we could find. Gerwig and her partner and co-writer Noah Baumbach have stuffed it with so many gags and nods to various pieces of art that only multiple viewings will reveal all of the film’s secrets. It’s virtually impossible to compile an exhaustive list of every single reference made in Barbie. And the movie’s many jokes riff on some of the most popular moments in cinematic history, from the introduction of 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Matrix and even (surprisingly) The Snydercut of Justice League.
Robbie, the star of Barbie and its producer, had long discussed with writer-director Greta Gerwig how the visual palette of the film would draw from images ranging from the stagecraft of 1950s musicals to the color pops in Jacques Demy films.
During the filming of Barbie, Margot Robbie’s production company Luck圜hap hosted a film festival of sorts for the cast and crew that would serve as inspiration for the movie.
