Barbie, one of 2023’s most anticipated movies, is here. Directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, Barbie brings the famous doll that’s been around for generations to the big screen.
Many young girls today play with Barbie dolls, just as their moms and even grandmothers before them may have also played with Barbies.
However, Gerwig’s Barbie casts the iconic doll in an entirely new light, giving her unique agency and a path of her own to follow.
Welcome to Barbie Land
For just under two hours, viewers get to see Margot Robbie’s “Stereotypical Barbie,” along with other Barbies in powerful positions. Women like Issa Rae, Alexandria Shipp, Emma Mackey, etc., portray various Barbies in the roles of writers, presidents, and other powerful positions.
Throughout the film, Stereotypical Barbie discovers the journey of figuring out who she is, who she wants to be, who she doesn’t want to be, and what’s contributed to her current identity. She learns about the world around her, the real world outside of Barbie Land, and how all the pieces fit together.
