These 11 Barbie movie Easter eggs are pure pop culture genius

Warning: mild spoilers ahead for the Barbie movie.

At this point, it’s Barbie’s world and we’re just living in it.

Greta Gerwig’s huge movie has finally hit screens, and it’s scored the biggest opening weekend any female director has ever had. Huzzah!

There’s a lot to love about Barbie, not least the pop culture references and Easter Eggs that are peppered throughout.

From patriarchy-inspired films to a touch of The Wizard of Oz, here are all the best moments from the movie that nod to a broader meaning.

When the opening scene had serious Stanley Kubrick vibes

It was our first glimpse of the Barbie movie last year when teasers began, but it’s also the opening to the entire film. The first scene we see is a riff off the iconic opening sequence from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, but instead of seeing chimps in a desert, it’s girls flocking towards a giant Barbie.

When Ken was given patriarchy lessons

During Ken’s rather telling montage introduction to the patriarchy of the real world, we see the iconic scene from Grease where the men dance around the beloved car, as well as his Rocky-inspired fur coat when he discovers the delights of the film franchise.

When Barbie meets Bratz

In an especially meta moment, Barbie meets four girls in the real world who look just like the doll’s rival doll collection, the Bratz. When she tries to connect with them, one of them says: “We haven’t played with Barbie since we were like five years old”. Obsessed with Greta’s attention to detail.

When Ken mansplained The Godfather

We see Barbie return to Barbieland to find that the patriarchy has taken hold, and she discovers Ken #1 (played by Kingsley Ben-Adir, not to be confused with Ryan Gosling’s character) watching The Godfather.

It’s a great Easter Egg, as the movie has been criticised for the way in which it portrays its female characters. To top it off, Barbie has Ken #1 mansplain the premise of the film to her as a means of distracting him. Perfection.

When Barbie followed the Pink Brick Road

An easy one to explain here – instead of the Yellow Brick Road to Oz, Barbie follows a very similar-looking road out of Barbieland to the real world. But obviously, it’s pink.