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Let’s talk about the Barbie movie πŸŽ€πŸ’ž

The Barbie movie. One of the biggest movie releases of this year, and I got to see it in theaters with friends last Sunday. I laughed, I think I cried, and there were some times where I was genuinely scared for my life. Let’s talk about the Barbie movie! The plot of this movie was fairly fast paced, and I can confidently say that I was never bored. The movie starts with the details of Barbie's inception with baby dolls being the prominent girls toy untill Barbie was created. The movie then transfers to Barbieland, where all the Barbies and Kens live in ignorance believing that Barbie dolls have solved issues of gender inequity (oh, are they in for a surprise. . .).  The movie then follows Stereotypical Barbie (what you can picture whenever a person says Barbie), portrayed by Margot Robbie, on another perfect day. Every day is the best day ever in Barbieland with plastic beaches, big blowout parties and the ability to float down to your car from the top level of your dreamhouse. The

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