Barbie is cute, creative and fun. The acting is very interesting and the high point of the film- not in an intricate complex dramatic kinda a way but just fun and interesting. The are some powerful metaphors throughout the plot, but they kinda of fall flat due to the pace of the film. I get the feeling that all the premise of feminism and existentialism gets holdback for the sake of the major public understanding and consumption. At the end of the day Barbie was a huge marketing phenomenon that really resonated with the mainstream - it's not objectively an amazing film but it does resonate with a lot of people and it's very palatable and lighthearted.