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Barbie (2023) - Film Review

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Greta Gerwig's latest film is a lot of things: it's one half of the global #Barbenheimer movie phenomenon; it's the first ever live-action Barbie movie produced and distributed by a major American studio; it's also Greta Gerwig's biggest and most mainstream blockbuster, for now. Still of Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) in Barbie (2023) Credit: Warner Bros. To tell you how big this film is, how successful it is at the box office, and how many people gush over this film, is not the point of this piece, and all of which has already been covered in other publications worldwide. This review intends to share with you whether it thinks Barbie (2023) has lived up to its expectations and box office success. The answer? Overall, yes. But not perfectly. Based on her previous works and the impression she's had on people's minds, making a film called Barbie  and it being a "groundbreaking" film that explores gender roles and expectations and so o