“Barbie” Is A Pinkified Social Satire That Pokes Fun At Feminists And Misogynists Alike
It’s a great time for the movies. During an explosive box office weekend that the internet is affectionately calling “Barbenheimer,” audiences finally get their chance to step inside Barbie’s Dreamhouse.
The lighter half of Barbenheimer weekend, Barbie brings all the fun, summer sparkle we’ve been waiting for. Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) wakes up one day to find herself malfunctioning. Learning that she can only fix herself by journeying to the real world to meet the girl who is playing with her, Barbie sets out on an adventure with her devoted beau Ken (Ryan Gosling). Barbie meets jaded teenager Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) and her mother Gloria (America Fererra), and Ken discovers “patriarchy.” The result is a riotously hilarious examination of male and female stereotypes.