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The new film will bring the world's favourite doll to life. The director used so much pink on the set that the world run out of one shade of pink paint.

The first Barbie doll was made in 1959. Today, one billion Barbies have been sold worldwide. Now, a new film about Barbie has been made. It will be in cinemas this summer.

Critics say Barbie causes young girls to focus on how their body looks. They say Barbie dolls make people think that being important is about being beautiful and having nice clothes.

Some research shows that when children spend time playing with very thin dolls, how they feel about their own body changes.

But others say Barbie has always been about more than just looks. Other dolls are about learning to be a mother, they say.

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But Barbie can be turned into anything. She can be a scientist or an astronaut if you want her to be. The male doll, Ken, was made after Barbie. Barbie lives in a world which is ruled by women.

Today, toy maker Mattel makes Barbie dolls with different body types. And in the new Barbie film, the other Barbies are lawyersPeople whose job it is to give advice about the law or speak for someone in court. and doctors.

Yes! Of course! The new film shows Barbies doing jobs that were once thought to be only for men. Barbie shows that women can be whoever they want to be.

No! Barbie is still mainly about beauty and clothes, not about the power of women. It is all about selling more toys.