The Barbie Movie & Me

We all know and love Barbie, the movie that took summer ‘23 by storm. During a time of division, it united us, allowing us all to reminisce about our childhood once again. I think we all felt that excitement because for almost the first time since covid it provided that real movie experience. Personally, my friends and I went and dressed in our most fashionable Barbie clothes and bought our snacks; I bought the popular Barbie bucket. 

The movie has become the world’s biggest box office hit, surpassing the Super Mario Bros. Now the question is: what caused it? Was it fabulous advertising? Did we turn every corner, searching every brand, for the newest and best Barbie themed products? However, when we went into that theater it wasn’t anything we expected.

When walking into the Barbie movie, I think we expected some goofy movie that made fun of our favorite childhood toys, similar to the Mario Brothers or the new surge of live action movies we’ve seen. We expected something, for lack of a better word, less than superb. However, the narration, cinematography and the imagery presented in this movie claimed its role as the #1 movie (at least on my list). It felt like the movies of my childhood: so realistic but at the same time far enough removed from the unpleasantness of reality to be enjoyable.

 I can’t even think about my favorite part of the movie. America Ferrera, who played Gloria, is definitely the most controversial character. Her mindblowing speech about gender roles stayed glued to all of our minds. She took the step forward for women as an entirety to look forward and note these hypocritical views that society forces us to fit into. While this event may not change women's place in society, it brought forth an honest point of contention that we need to consider within ourselves. 

Enough with the seriousness though. The Barbie movie was a comedic movie to go down in history. With its amazing A-list cast featuring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, Simu Lu, and Micheal Fera, any tears that were shed were overshadowed by unavoidable laughter. I don’t know about you but I think I could go for a depressed barbie, and also a mojo dojo casa house filled with lots of horses. Either way, the most important message to remember is: that we are all kenough!