Barbie Pet Doctor Doll w Cat & Dog & Accessories (1996

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The meta-analysis of stereotypical Barbie’s (Margot Robbie) underwhelming impact on women’s lives, despite the 200 career-based iterations and Mattel’s attempts to become a figure of female empowerment, is a satirical snapshot of the problematic history of one of the world’s most famous dolls. Gerwig showcases some of these well-known accessories in the film, such as the Barbie Care Clinic equipped with emergency medical tools.

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The camera made her a child privacy nightmare to the extent that the FBI released concerns that the footage could be used to create child pornography. In her montage, Jessie relives her time with her owner Emily, who played with her every moment of every day, until she became an adult and gave her away. In live-action, Tanner is the spitting image of his toy counterpart and even showcases his impressive poop skills. All of the featured vehicles relate to accessories released over the years and their modern incarnations are equipped with all the bells and whistles. It sets the tone for the attention to detail Gerwig has taken to ensure every element of this movie is an accurate representation of this cultural phenomenon.Please know that these items are mainly small cardboard and paper pieces--not a load of "toys"--appropriate Doll "accessory" size.

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In the advert for depressed Barbie, alongside her sweatpants and sweet addiction, this doll is said to watch reruns of the cult classic, Pride and Prejudice.Skipper was the first member of Barbie’s family to hit the shelves in 1964, as her younger sister, who was meant to soften Barbie’s sexualised image by turning her into a domesticated older sibling. As Robbie towers over the stone-age girls with their baby dolls, she sports the original black and white striped swimsuit the original doll wore. Gerwig includes several film references in Barbie, especially when waking the brain-washed Barbies from their patriarchy-submissive slumber, including a Zach Synder snub. Adorable Barbie original pet set with bed that should make meow and barking sounds when the batteries are replaced.

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With a plethora of cultural touchstones to draw from, Gerwig weaves references from Mattel’s archive and historic feminist criticism of the sex symbol with contemporary quips to reflect the absurd contradictions women are held to in a patriarchal society. The brief quip causes a cheeky smile from the both, as they revel in their strange supernatural connection. Gloria narrowly saves Barbie from a goodwill box, which resembles a similar moment from Toy Story 2, though Jessie is not so lucky. In one of the more emotional moments of the film, Barbie has a montage of memories of her owner playing with her doll.These toys provided a host of inspiration for Barbie’s cross-country travels into the real world, which Gerwig paid tribute to. As Barbie explains the vision she had of Sasha as a child, it dawns on them that these are Gloria’s memories, not Sasha’s.

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If you haven’t, then you’ve likely seen Colin Firth, dripping wet, walking out of a fountain in a white shirt. This satirical nod to the trope seen everywhere from Scooby-Doo 2 to Princess Diaries and Miss Congeniality, pokes fun at another misguided representation of female beauty – that women can only feel beautiful under the male gaze. A trope seen throughout cinematic history is a man removing a woman’s glasses to finally see her beauty. It is a truth universally acknowledged (by Gerwig at least) that as a rite of passage nearly every woman has seen the BBC’s 1995 adaptation of this Jane Austen’s novel. Of course, she also reminds us of Skipper’s most disturbing iteration as ‘Growing Up Skipper’ to cover all the questionable material from this doll’s history.

Troy dives into a self-indulgent solo, parades around the golf court, and goes into a full-blown routine that any boy band would be proud of.