Barbie’s ending, defined | Digital Traits

Barbie follows Margot Robbie as Stereotypical Barbie. She lives in Barbieland, dominated by the Barbies, who all the time have an ideal day. Not like the Barbies, the Kens in Barbieland are thought of ineffective and infrequently taken as a right. Stereotypical Barbie doesn’t have a profession or outlined objective like her fellow Barbies, though that by no means appeared to trouble her. That’s till she begins experiencing sudden and puzzling emotions of confusion, insecurity, self-awareness, and even loss of life. Her quest for solutions takes her to the true world along with her companion, Stereotypical Ken, by her facet.

In the true world, Stereotypical Barbie sees how various things are. Ladies are those who’re taken as a right, whereas males relaxation comfortably on the high of the meals chain. Impressed by his newfound data of the patriarchy, Stereotypical Ken returns to Barbieland, decided to change the steadiness between the Barbies and Kens. In the meantime, Stereotypical Barbie befriends Gloria, a Mattel worker with a contentious relationship along with her daughter, who rediscovered her Barbie dolls and commenced enjoying with them. Gloria’s frustrations handed onto the doll, explaining Stereotypical Barbie’s existential disaster. Thus, Stereotypical Barbie takes Gloria and her teenage daughter, Sasha, again to Barbieland, the place issues have modified drastically.

In Stereotypical Barbie’s absence and along with his newfound data of the patriarchy, Stereotypical Ken has mounted a revolution. He and his fellow Kens brainwashed the Barbies, turning them into subservient and unambitious girls who dwell to serve their males. Stereotypical Ken then coldly casts Stereotypical Barbie out, telling her it’s her flip to really feel unimportant. Depressed and feeling ineffective, Stereotypical Barbie succumbs to her ache. Nonetheless, Gloria’s phrases encourage her, and she or he decides to interrupt the brainwashing and take Barbieland again earlier than the Kens flip it into Kendom.

As soon as the Barbies are free once more, they manipulate the Kens and switch them in opposition to one another, main them to an all-out battle. Throughout the battle, the Kens understand they’re all the identical as they share the identical emotions of inadequacy and unimportance. They reconcile throughout the unimaginable musical quantity “I’m Simply Ken” and return to seek out the Barbies have taken again their land and restored the established order. Regardless of their earlier errors, the Barbies perceive that their remedy of the Kens has been unfair. Thus, they got down to construct a extra truthful world for everybody whereas sustaining decisive management over Barbieland.

Stereotypical Barbie and Ken apologize to one another, with Ken painfully admitting he solely exists to like her. She rejects the notion and encourages him to seek out his identification as a person. Ken thanks her and begins a path of self-discovery away from her. Nonetheless not sure of who she is or what she needs, Stereotypical Barbie meets with Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie, who explains Barbie’s story has no ending. Impressed by her phrases, Stereotypical Barbie decides to develop into a human and returns to the true world with Gloria and Sasha. The movie ends with Stereotypical Barbie, now named Barbara Handler, going through her first check as a human: a gynecologist appointment.

Barbie has no post-credit scenes, though followers can all the time benefit from the unimaginable music enjoying over the credit.

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