Barbie (film)

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The first live-action film based on Mattel’s iconic toy line, Barbie stars Margot Robbie as the eponymous doll who lives an idealized life in Barbieland but has an existential crisis and travels to the real world alongside her boyfriend Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, in a fish-out-of-water comedic setting. Mattel’s CEO, played by Will Ferrell, is alerted to their presence, thus seeking to recapture them. Ken further discovers the concept of patriarchy and returns to Barbieland to lead a male revolution, culminating in reconciliation between them and the ruling Barbies. Overall, this was one of the few films whose concept seemed terrible, given the source material, but ended up surprisingly enjoyable, with sound social commentary, and is worth a watch.