I mean… the movie kinda points that out, too. The exec straight-up changes his tune on the idea of a realistic Barbie when he’s told it will sell.
It does a pretty good job of pointing out all aspects of Barbie, good and bad. From female empowerment to consumerism to the objectification of women and the issues surrounding body shaming.
It even calls out the film itself for casting an unrealistically beautiful, successful woman to play Barbie.
I mean… the movie kinda points that out, too. The exec straight-up changes his tune on the idea of a realistic Barbie when he’s told it will sell.
It does a pretty good job of pointing out all aspects of Barbie, good and bad. From female empowerment to consumerism to the objectification of women and the issues surrounding body shaming.
It even calls out the film itself for casting an unrealistically beautiful, successful woman to play Barbie.
And it did all of that because some executive thought that would make the most money…
If they thought the opposite message would have made more money, that’s what the character would have done.
Like, I dunno.
It doesn’t seem that complicated to me, but apparently it is.
If art is good, I’ll appreciate it even when the people funding it aren’t doing it for the love of art.
Nothing wrong with that, I really enjoyed it too.
But that doesn’t mean the next movie will be the same.