People Have Absolutely Lost It Over THAT Scene In "Barbie" — Here Are The Best Jokes
Hello and happy post-Barbenheimer weekend to those who celebrate. If you were one of the 12.8 million people (and counting) who saw Barbie this weekend, then I probably don't need to tell you how great the movie is.
Note: If you haven't watched the movie yet (what are you waiting for?!), keep in mind that there are spoilers ahead!
For a quick refresher, Barbie follows the self-discovery journey of a stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) who travels from Barbie Land to the real world.
And while the film is full of plenty of fun, cute, and hilarious moments — shoutout to the supporting Barbies and also Ryan Gosling as Beach Ken — a lot of viewers were actually shocked that it left them weeping, too.
One of the most poignant and sob-inducing scenes, of course, was the conversation Barbie has with the spirit of Ruth Handler (Rhea Perlman), the inventor of Barbie, near the end of the film.
Ruth tells Barbie, who believes she wants to become human now, "We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they've come." To which Barbie says, "So being human is not something I need to ask for or even want? It's just something I discover I am?"
And then Ruth proceeds to show Barbie what "being human" (or, more specifically, a woman) means. A lovely montage of footage of real people plays over the heartbreakingly pretty "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish, and it's at this point where everyone basically started to ugly cry.
Suffice to say, the scene kind of caught audiences off guard and left them absolutely WRECKED:
“Mothers stand still, so their daughters can look back to see how far they've come” ending scene literally broke me. #Barbie #BarbieTheMovie pic.twitter.com/f4YoSre9be
— Andriani Joannou (@AndrianiJoann) July 21, 2023
Warner Bros. / Via Twitter: @AndrianiJoann
Although, they still had plenty of good jokes to make about it...
1.
How I thought I’d leave #Barbie Vs how I actually left #Barbie pic.twitter.com/mwQguya8RZ
— ReedReads (@ReedReads4) July 21, 2023
Warner Bros. / Via Twitter: @ReedReads4
2.
// barbie spoilers omg I just remembered the scene where the creator of barbie says “We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they've come.” pic.twitter.com/j54rCkuveZ
— cam (@ikiruphoenix) July 22, 2023
Fine Bros. / Via Twitter: @ikiruphoenix
3.
literally me during the last ten minutes of barbie pic.twitter.com/ghCJrbk6ID
— katelyn 4 real 🐞 (@katelynweber18) July 23, 2023
Netfix / Via Twitter: @katelynweber18
4.
barbie had me crying walking out of the theater thinking about the purpose of life pic.twitter.com/OeWcYTlVC9
— seth (@sethh_sm) July 21, 2023
Columbia / Via Twitter: @sethh_sm
5.
me going into barbie thinking i was gonna be dancing and giggling and then crying at the ending like pic.twitter.com/LRW1MLv6ch
— 🌟 (@hescutelatino) July 20, 2023
Grammy Awards / Via Twitter: @hescutelatino
6.
Will be thinking about that scene in #Barbie where she’s finally told that she doesn’t have to ask for permission to be who she wants to be or do what she wants to do and that she alone controls her life and what it looks like for a very very very long time
— Zoë Rose Bryant (@ZoeRoseBryant) July 24, 2023
7.
walked out of barbie pic.twitter.com/ISKYogSkgv
— cult leader ♡ (@superiorcoke) July 24, 2023
HBO / Via Twitter: @superiorcoke
8.
women’s bathroom after seeing Barbie where everyone’s wearing pink and recovering from crying during the movie >>>>>
— amber 💕 (@mbrleigh) July 21, 2023
9.
AND IF I SAID I CRIED AT BARBIE WHAT THEN pic.twitter.com/IiSr3jbLuC
— Rachael (@markruffaloTD) July 21, 2023
Warner Bros. / Via Twitter: @markruffaloTD
10.
me 1 hr and 54 minutes ago: how the hell were people crying and getting existential crisises over barbieme now: pic.twitter.com/21q76YaXr2
— pikmin yaoi 💜 (@asterysms) July 23, 2023
FXX / Via Twitter: @asterysms
11.
streets saying people are leaving barbie crying pic.twitter.com/Cibr8AHHiK
— caro ⭐️ (@stylesgala) July 20, 2023
NBC / Via Twitter: @stylesgala
12.
how it feels like to be crying at the ending of Barbie and be hit with that closing line and credit scene: pic.twitter.com/LnvGB43wwg
— daniAl (@Haziq_Danial99) July 24, 2023
ABS-CBN / Via Twitter: @Haziq_Danial99
13.
The way many mums brought their kids to watch #Barbie thinking the movie was going to be about their kids but ended up being about themselves instead pic.twitter.com/hAFnFia65J
— M (@mkmalia) July 23, 2023
Warner Bros. / Via Twitter: @mkmalia
14.
felt like pearl smiling and crying while the barbie credits roll pic.twitter.com/RkhZa5fCIg
— ً (@filmsbygays) July 23, 2023
A24 / Via Twitter: @filmsbygays
15.
Well, Barbie was just an absolutely delightful time. Also, that ending almost wrecked me. pic.twitter.com/CBP03cxemp
— Drew Hunter (@drewhunter15) July 23, 2023
20th Century Fox / Via Twitter: @drewhunter15
16.
walked into barbie expecting nostalgia, left questioning my relationship with my mom and why i’m here pic.twitter.com/mhcgFWKYHH
— sophia (@sophlydav) July 23, 2023
Warner Bros. / Via Twitter: @sophlydav
17.
me heading into my oppenheimer screening tomorrow when i'm still emotionally wrecked from barbie pic.twitter.com/MctoQYZ4iQ
— Rachel Leishman (@RachelLeishman) July 18, 2023
GQ / Via Twitter: @RachelLeishman
