Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is, perhaps, one of the most misunderstood films of all time. A vast majority of the audience adored its message, while simultaneously reveling in the breathless beauty of Barbie Land.
Unfortunately, some did not understand what the film was trying to put forth or did not like the ‘feminist’ undertones that it had. Regardless of why they dislike the film, it has prompted them to criticize the entire movie, being angry at every little detail of it.
The most recent high-profile celebrity to voice their disdain about the Margot Robbie film was the German Auteur Werner Herzog. The Nosferatu the Vampyre filmmaker recently did an interview where he talked about the film and his thoughts on it were anything but positive. So much so, that he could not sit through more than 30 minutes of it.
Werner Herzog Could Not Sit Through Barbie
Werner Herzog recently gave an interview with the controversial presenter, Piers Morgan, on his talk show, Piers Morgan Uncensored. Here, the pair spoke on several different subjects that ranged from his films, and politics. Among these topics, the subject of Barbenheimer was brought up, with the host asking the filmmaker what his thoughts on both films were.
He mentioned that he had yet to see Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, however, he had seen some of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. His opinions on the film were not positive. The German filmmaker revealed that he was unable to even sit through the entire film, walking away from the Oscar-nominated project after he was thirty minutes in.
“I have not seen ‘Oppenheimer’ yet, but I will do it. ‘Barbie,’ I managed to see the first half-hour,” said Herzog.
He then went on to express that he had a very specific theory about what the film was trying to show to its audience and it is something no one would have guessed.
Werner Herzog Thinks Barbie To Be A Representation Of Hell
Werner Herzog went on to tell Piers Morgan that he had a hypothesis about what the film was trying to show its audience through the bright colors and life of Barbie Land. The filmmaker believes that the critically acclaimed film created the world that the dolls live in as a representation of Hell.
His curiosity about confirming his theory was the only reason why Herzog watched the film.
“I was curious and I wanted to watch it because I was curious. And I still don’t have an answer, but I have a suspicion – could it be that the world of Barbie is sheer hell? For a movie ticket, as an audience, you can witness sheer hell, as close as it gets.”
He also added that he thought the concept of spectators being able to buy a ticket and get a front-row seat to what he perceived as Hell was a very interesting concept to it. These comments were followed by Morgan stating that having seen the entire film, it was, in fact, a Hell-like experience for him.
