Review of Barbie (2023) by Alonsoencine — 22 Jul 2023

First of all, this is a highly completed work, the actors are faithful to the characters, and the rhythm completely obeys the expression. In this regard, its neat plot is far better than most Hollywood movies in recent years.

However, the content expression of the film still gives people a feeling of disconnection, although not strong, but still palpable, mainly because there is a logical gap that is difficult to bridge between the absurd form of asking questions and the superficial preaching of solving them.

In the end, the awakening and self-persuasion of the classic Barbie, to put it bluntly, is to restore the "Paradise" and regain those positions, rather than essentially rebuilding the understanding and cognition of gender and identity. On the contrary, it is the realistic and weathered mother who expresses the most sincere "ideal of being an ordinary person". I feel like this could have been done better.

As for the philosophical questioning of the meaning of human beings that appears at the end of the film, instead of finding it abrupt, I think it is just right. After nearly 120 minutes of color shock and gender questioning, everyone should understand: the world should be better, but women are not the only ones who need to strive for perfection.