Barbie is absolutely brilliant! Studio executives would do well to grasp the fundamental reason for its success -- speaking truth to the viewer's subconscious psychology. I have yet to see a single review which acknowledges this, presumably because psychology and political rhetoric (from both sides) are received with equal disdain in contemporary American society -- despite the reality that psychology is a valid modern science.

Barbie poses fundamental questions of: "who am I?" "Why do I identify myself as something?" "What causes me to feel the way I do?"

Greta Gerwig is phenomenally genius in anthrapamorphizing these and other human psychological issues onto the inanimate object of a plastic doll. It is analogous to an adult version of Pinocchio. This far exceeds the psychological expression for which Kubrik aspired -- as she extolled in the opening sequence. Kubrik's last work was A. I., which raised but did not answer similar questions. Clearly, the world has spoken with its pocketbook, and is now ready to hear about applied psychology and "emotional intelligence" -- simply because that is the only way forward with 8 Billion Earthlings, in balance rather than perpetual conflict.

Many reviews find the points made in the movie to be repetitive. However, most people do not "get it" the first time, and need to perceive it from differing perspectives.