

Talking heads are also issuing big “wow”s over the surprising accomplishments of Barbie in particular. How did a film, awash in pink and feminism, climb to the top in a season normally dominated by superhero capes and dudes in souped-up cars? The short answer here is that the movie is fun—its coup shouldn’t be a shock. But the more complicated explanation is that Barbie managed to do this despite the many things working against it.
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