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15 of my favorite parts of the Barbie movie

These are in no particular order. 

  1. Ken admitting he'd become disinterested in the patriarchy because it wasn't about horses
  2. "Pink (Existential Crisis Version)" by Lizzo
  3. Barbie choosing the heel over the Birkenstock
  4. Will Ferrell's character being startled by Midge
  5. Earring Magic Ken making an appearance
  6. Weird Barbie helping lead the rebellion
  7. Alan reminding everyone that Barbieland also includes him
  8. America Ferrera's speech
  9. Ken saying people are looking at him with no undercurrent of violence
  10. "Speed Drive" by Charli XCX
  11. Barbie and the old woman (who is played by costume designer Anne Roth) on the bench
  12. The Mattel employee saying "I'm a man without power, does that make me a woman?"
  13. Growing Up Skipper making an appearance
  14. Ruth Handler's ghost having an office
  15. America Ferrera's dark ideas for Barbies

(Prompt by Eleanor Pratt)

Barbie, Warner Bros. Pictures 

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