Shirley Lee is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She says this movie is trying to say a lot. It's saying that Barbie is not just a product but a worthwhile protagonist. And it is also trying to say that Barbie land is flawed in its own way despite how perfect it seems.
Is Barbie a toy commercial doubling as the first installment of an inevitable Mattel Cinematic Universe? Or does it have something important to say? Barbie’s multitudes, explained.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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