Since its theatrical release in July, “Barbie” has been breaking records. It’s the highest-grossing Warner Brothers film of all time and the highest-grossing film directed by a woman ever.
Obviously, a movie this big has people talking, and it’s likely you’ve seen it yourself – it’s available for streaming now. Perhaps the biggest surprise about a movie based on the Barbie brand is that many serious critics consider it a triumphant manifesto of feminism.
In this “City Lights” interview, we invited a panel of film experts to a conversation about “Barbie” and feminism – can Barbie overturn the patriarchy?
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