Sophie M.

An absolute eye opener. Although many people may think that this movie was just an exuse to complain about men, I believe that this movie was used to try and understand or unravel the complexity of two completely different worlds. I also feel like the movie was used to see the truth behind barbie, the actual doll and what she represents. Society took barbie and completely changed her meaning. Barbie was originally created to inspire and show that people can be anything they want. However her looks were then misinterpreted into creating a standard or stereotype making women feel as though if they didn't look like her then they weren't enough, but that is completely untrue. I think the movie spent some time trying to clear that misunderstanding up. Next I would like to get into the fuss about men thinking that this movie is emasculating. Some may believe that the movie was solely used to show how hard women have it, however there were elements that show the stereotype or standard men are also held to. For example when the kens take over Barbie land and act tuff when in reality they took over because they were hurting and didn't feel like they could express themselves. Later in the movie barbie has a talk with Ken and tells him it's ok to feel and that he should be allowed to cry. And because he has an identity crisis she trys helping him find who he is and that's when he realizes that Ken is him. This shows that men may feel as though they act 'weak' and they have to be strong, but that is in fact not the case. We as a whole should be allowed to feel and cry without being labeled or judged. And of course the movie also trys to create an understanding of how women feel. Women must be everything and nothing all at once. There is so much more that could be discussed on how women are mistreated but I think that I've explained far enough, I hope this was helpful for those who believe that the movie is simply used as a exuse to complain about men when in reality it's used to understand both sides :)