One of the most anticipated movie so far this year is the Barbie movie. The marketing and PR team has overdone themselves with the movie press tour. Not to mention the team in-charge of Margot Robbie’s looks since her press tour. She has recreated Barbie looks from the doll itself as well vintage looks making quite the fashion statement.
More and more snippets of the movie are being released and the concept and plot of what to be expected in the movie has left many asking whether Barbie is a feminist movie? The most popular doll in the world is known to be able to do it all and she has it all as well. She is also a beauty standard.
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From the snippets, we get to notice that there are numerous Barbie’s who look different, which the productions did intentionally to promote that women of different colour, size, shape, ethnicity and height are beautiful and can be a Barbie. The Barbie doll company approved this concept having been that they have approached inclusivity and created over 100 different kinds of Barbie dolls.
Ken, Barbie’s boyfriend as well as other Ken’s in Barbie world are portrayed to be dependent on women and have dedicated their lives to Barbie. Margot is seen to highlight that in Barbie world women do everything men do in the real world while Ken’s just complement their existence.
According to the New Time magazine cover one Mattel executive visited the film set to ‘argue’ over a scene, while another said that, ‘this is not a feminist movie.’ During an interview with Andy Cohen, Amy Schumer shares that she departed her version of Barbie because it did not feel, ‘feminist and cool’.
Barbie is set to premier the same day as the movie Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy who stars in the movie says he will definitely watch Barbie. Both tickets have been selling out fast with most people opting to watch both movies. Barbie has collaborated with many businesses and produced many merchandise like clothes, cereals, food, accessories and so much more.
