Review: Barbie's world is a sugar plastic funtastic feminis planet.
Every child from the 1980s and 1990s remembers the lyrics to Aqua's popular song. I was thrilled to learn that they intended to produce a film about it. I was hesitant to watch it at first because I assumed it would be too girlie or have a weak storyline.
Greta Gerwig's film begins with amazing actors such as Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, and Issa Rae. The trailer seemed promising.
The most appealing aspect of the film is the abundance of sugar and pink on the set and in the costumes. It does feel like a giant girlie doll home, with feminist themes running throughout the film. It's amusing to watch how the plastic Barbie world is completely at odds to the actual reality.
The film features not just the Barbies, but also the Kens, played by Ryan Gosling with his blond hair. Barbie land is a dream world in which women have greater privileges than men. Barbies can be anything they want in the fantasy world. Some of them are lawyers, physicians, presidents, and of course, regular Barbies.
The kens, on the other hand, are more of the dummy type, and they just hang out with the Barbies. But not for long; they want to demonstrate that they, too, can have rules, and there may be some disputes with it.
Overall, it's a film about how essential self-reflection is when it comes to respecting yourself and being true to yourself as a woman. It's also lovely to observe how Barbie eventually mirrors herself.
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