Barbie: A progress marker for feminist film making Ruby McCallion, St Dominic’s Sixth Form College As someone who grew up as both a staunch feminist and a fledgeling cinephile in the early 2010’s, it feels somewhat counterintuitive to see Greta Gerwig’s new Barbie movie branded a ‘feminist masterpiece’ after trailers and promotional posters were recently released. However, after sitting and scrolling through endless ‘She’s everything. He’s just Ken’ memes, leaving no celebrity couple untouched, I can’t help but delight in the fact that changing attitudes towards women in film have redefined what it means to be a ‘strong female character’.
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