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Barbie (2023)

Film

DirectorGreta Gerwig

Meta takes4

Figures

Characters

Weird Barbie
Allan

Locations

Ken's Mojo Dojo Casa House → The Commodity Fetish

Form & technique

Final scene at the gynecologist's office → The Postfeminist Sensibility

Tropes

"I'm Just Ken" musical number
The production design of Barbieland → The Hyperreal Mirage
Mattel boardroom scenes
Ryan Gosling's performance as Ken → Camp Sensibility

Films most connected to Barbie

The Neon Demon (2016) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Hyperreal Mirage, Camp Sensibility
M3GAN (2022) — via The Commodity Fetish, Camp Sensibility
Shrek (2001) — via The Postfeminist Sensibility, The Hyperreal Mirage
The Little Mermaid (1989) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Postfeminist Sensibility
Pretty Woman (1990) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Postfeminist Sensibility
Fight Club (1999) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Hyperreal Mirage
Total Recall (1990) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Hyperreal Mirage
Edward Scissorhands (1990) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Hyperreal Mirage