Other Aspects We Didn’t Notice in the Barbie Movies

Phenomenon Barbie Not only about marketing, for some psychologists aspect important That not everyone notices of Movie famous producer’s Greta Gerwig It is relevant to mention and reflect on them.

this Dr. Marina Alverez Alarcón, Dean of CETYS Tijuana School of PsychologyIt’s a movie recommended for teens and adults, as the interplay between fantasy and reality can be confusing for kids, as the movie moves between Barbie’s world and real life.

In the first, superficial aspect, the story focuses on Barbie being depressed, distressed by having thoughts of death and cellulite, illustrating the breakdown of the body, affecting and changing the first problem “Typical Barbie”.

“Stereotypes affect people a lot, whether they’re same-sex or opposite-sex, even non-binary people. We see emotions mixed because they don’t fit into social structures, for example, with cellulite Disappointed, the pain of flat feet no longer fits the reality of Barbie.”

In the second, it comes close to questioning gender roles.We observed that when Ken traveled to the real world, the male characters didn’t quite match up with the ones in Barbieland, the Barbie doll supporting the total weight of the city’s movements, where the female characters “That’s what it wants” He was in all professions, and Ken was just an accessory. This got us thinking, what would happen if the world was turned upside down?

“In the film’s fantasy, inequality is palpable, and men represented by Ken are excluded and played in minor or less relevant roles. Barbie is the center of attention, power relationships are unequal, and Ken’s or Ellen’s feelings are different. considered; on the other hand, in the real world, men are dominant and women are vulnerable and violated. This movie shows the inequality and makes us aware of it”, estimates Specialist, School of Psychology, Tijuana Campus. This aspect leads to chaos in the film, as Ken produces classic American comedy-style rebellion as he seeks revenge for Barbie’s oppression.

“Comedy points out areas where men need to have conversations about issues that challenge them and care about them” and the same is true for women, these spaces are necessary for conversation between women without gender being abusive Marina According to Dr. Marina Alvelais, “as we see it in the movies or as it happens in real life”.

The purpose of the ending of the plot is to break with these characters, that is, to achieve a kind of deconstruction. The characters are diverse, and love does not necessarily have to have an object, but it is also possible. For Ken, aka a man, cry and you stop reifying.

Last but not least, the film gives us an appreciation for the women themselves, and those who came before them, creating women like Barbie founder Gloria whose vision opened up many previously closed door.

“Somehow, Barbie empowered some girls to plan, fantasize and dream of who they wanted to be. Whether or not the doll’s original purpose was that, it empowered girls and women throughout the ages,” she reflects.