Balancing Barbie: a brutal task
No matter what you do, someone's pointing a finger
Greta Gerwig is an expert tightrope-walker.
Balancing a child’s entertainment with societal critique, the dangers of consumerism against the millions Mattel makes off this movie, and empowering women on the one hand versus unrealistic beauty standards on the other.
“Life in plastic, it’s fantastic”.
Maybe not, but it’s definitely simpler.
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Joe O’Connor
New Zealander living in London
Teacher of English and History, and sport-lover
Mostly short stories and poems📚
Feel free to be honest- one constructive comment beats a hundred generic ones
Currently writing James The Wonderer
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Did you have any thoughts on the dolly-smash in the opening scene?