In “Barbie,” the way Ken navigates his relationship is interrogated even more than how Barbie behaves. “Barbie has a great day every day. Ken only has a great day if Barbie looks at him,” Helen Mirren’s narrator says, summing up how Ken has built his whole life and self-identity around his would-be girlfriend.“Barbie has a great day every day. Ken only has a great day if Barbie looks at him,” Helen Mirren’s narrator says, summing up how Ken has built his whole life and self-identity around his
As @aaaashbash points out, in the scene where Gloria, Sasha, and Barbie travel back to Barbie Land, Gloria mentions that she never had a Ken doll growing up (only Barbie dolls). Warner Bros. / Via
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