Barbie - Movie Review

Can life be perfect as Barbie and Ken live in Barbie Land and are complete in their happiness until they decide to tour the world? It shows the world of the doll attending to the fun life in a matriarchal society and her coming of age when Barbie experiences life’s reality. As they have to discover a new form of interaction with other characters and learning about humanity, it sharply differs from a home built in an ideal world. While the picture is filled with bright humor and the air of a humorous fabulousness, the audience is asked to try on a deep and rather philosophical reflection on such always urgent issues as the individual’s identity and role in society and not quite invisible hands of the patriarchy swirling between the frames of comedy and fictional fabulousness. Then there are some hilarious overtones with deep philosophical moments aimed at breaking down the conventional standards of beauty.

All in all, Margot Robbie, as Barbie, looks very charming, and there are some deeper philosophical aspects discussed in the movie. Sao Ken, Ryan Gosling decides to put up a comedy yet romantically sensitive side as well. Finally, there is Kate McKinnon as Weird Barbie, who was both eccentric and funny and stayed in my mind for her quirky sense of the simprie. Barbieland has a vast array of main characters and the entire cast gives a fantastic, bright and diverse performance. Absolutely, Gerwig’s vision is as the main Hollywood actress that offers a perfect picture of a world mostly painted with bright colors and having multiple narratives. Her direction leads to fun but also provides deeper meaning to Barbie’s world and makes the audience not only interested, but invested.

The film’s music is cheerful and memorable and matches the overall, playful and suggestive for nostalgia atmosphere of the film. It harmonizes with animation in terms of moving the gears of humor and philosophical themes added at specific intervals.

Using vibrate color and cinematographic sound approaches to Barbie Land, the movie shows a surreal world of Barbie. The camera angles focus on the contrasts between Barbie Land and the actual World and provides the aesthetics of this piece.

The use of set design has to be considered fully artistic and reminiscent of childhood. Well laid out you get from Barbie’s dream house to the fairy tale like accessories of Barbie Land The special effects complement the fairytale side of Barbie adrift amidst her adventures. The impacts are polished; the look and feel of a certainty the cartoon like presentation looks realistic suiting the plotline perfectly.

Within the realm of the interplay between two world the flow felt natural and smooth. The shifts are seamless so the narrative holds the audience in a coherent and entertaining manner.

It is comedies and they do not forget that this is a comedy movie even in scenes which touch the sphere of drama. That is due to the storytelling which maintains the rhythm of the show in accord with its capricious plot.

The words that characters say to each other are quite incisive and often have a humorous twist while also expressing deeper thoughts. Witty remarks serve an additional growth of creating catchy lines that gives the characters the ability to defy norms while making the audience like them.

Sometimes, Barbie’s storyline tries to achieve the ultimate combination of reality and fiendish fantasy and seems to be too layered with messages. Most of the audiences might have some problem in comprehending satire humor coupled with socio-political themes. However, these could also be viewed as strengths depending on the expectations that one has towards animated films.

Speaking of Barbie, one can say that it is a wonderful film that questions and entertains the viewers while offering audiences a lovely story filled with colours. It serves the purpose of making people think critically about concepts of identity and norms of culture and society while it entertains you to the fullest.