"Barbie" The inner girl's way of living in a frenzied contradiction

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"Barbie is sexual, but she should never be sexy. People can project sexuality onto her. She can wear short skirts, but it's only because she wants to have fun with the color pink. , it's not because I want to show my butt.'' (Margot Robbie) *3

In the paradise of Barbieland, Barbie can have a perfect day as long as she stands on her tiptoes in high heels. However, Barbie discovers that she has cellulite on her body. Barbie, conscious of getting older, can no longer stand on her tiptoes. At this point, Barbie becomes conscious of her own aging and death. Everything about my life's routine doesn't go well. Barbie's pantomime-like routine "dance" begins to go awry (Margot Robbie's acting is amazing!). Greta Gerwig depicts the perfect and the worst days at Barbieland by repeating the same scenes and gestures.

As the name suggests, Barbieland is Barbie's kingdom, and no one stands in the way of the women. However, due to his origins, Ken cannot exist without Barbie's gaze. Stereotype Barbie and Ken head to the real world to restore order to Barbieland. Ken is impressed by the human world, where men have strong authority. Ken, who was once an innocent and lovable being, is tainted by the masculinist world. Ken brings the patriarchy he learned in the human world back to Barbieland. When Barbie returns to Barbieland, she sees Ken wearing a mink coat over his bare skin, embodying ``masculinity.''

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Meanwhile, Barbie learns that she is not respected as much in the real world. I also know that sexual gazes are directed at me. For Barbie, the real world is nothing more than a world in which she is losing her identity. Her costumes are meant to fulfill her role as a role model for children, and are not meant to be used by a male society, much less to be viewed in a sexual way. Barbie struggles to understand what she was created for.

Eventually, the movie takes on a ``man vs. woman'' aspect. What's so profound about Greta Gerwig's direction is that in the song "I'm Just Ken," she doesn't just make fun of Ken. Ken's musical scene is definitely one of the highlights, and the sound of Ryan Gosling's singing voice and dancing embody the sadness and stupidity of Ken's existence in a ridiculous way. Comedy and tragedy come together here. Cheerful banter and emptiness all rolled into one. This film proves that not only Margot Robbie, but also Ryan Gosling, is one of the best actors of our time. Mark Ronson, who is credited as the composer of the song, said he was impressed by Ryan Gosling's rich nuances that made ``Just Ken'' more than just a laugh.

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