As a wise woman once said, life in plastic "is fantastic" — but if Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film are anything to go by, it’s also fabulous. Like, outrageously so. And no, we're not just talking about Ken (Ryan Gosling) and Ken (Simu Liu) trying to "beach" each other off. Although we can talk about that more if you like.
Beyond the film’s neon pink trappings and those groovy disco moves, Barbie isn't just giving camp. It’s serving full-blown gay, and by "gay", we mean "gay in a crisis." If Margot Robbie’s Barbie wasn't already blonde, she would have bleached her hair even faster than a gay man three days into lockdown.
But, Barbie is already the epitome of blonde perfection, so when the cracks in her perfect pastel world start to show, she seeks out help from Kate McKinnon’s Barbie character instead. It’s there that Barbie is presented with a Matrix-style choice to make, but with
