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lead star and producer of the hotly-anticipated film about the
Mattel doll has been promoting it around the world dressed in
outfits that pay homage to Barbie's closet.
"I knew how excited we felt about sharing this movie and I had
hoped that other people would feel that excitement too but it's
kind of come back at us with so much enthusiasm and excitement,
I'm even shocked, very shocked," Robbie told Reuters at the
film's world premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The movie shows Barbie living her idyllic life in Barbie World
alongside her beau Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, until one day,
she starts having dark thoughts and flat feet.
She discovers that whoever was playing with the doll in the real
world was causing the changes, so Barbie and Ken decide to enter
reality to fix the situation - only to learn more about
themselves.
"Over the decades, Barbie's been ahead of her time but she's
also been behind the times and she's been seen as ditsy, she's
been seen as a tool to regress feminism," actress Issa Rae, who
plays President Barbie, said.
"There's so many things that have been placed upon Barbie and I
hope after this, people use Barbie to examine themselves and
their place in the world."
The film's trailer says "Barbie" is for those who love her and
those who hate her.
"This movie is like an amusement park. There's a different ride
for everyone so I think everyone can have their own experience
and that's the beauty of it," Gosling said.
"Barbie" features dolls of all sizes, ethnicities and
professions. Director Greta Gerwig said she wanted each Barbie
to stand out.
"We wanted ... each one of them to be a superstar, like when you
get a perfect Barbie or Ken in a box and they're in their own
perfect superstar show so ... we'd always light each person
individually perfectly for every shot because everyone is in
their own spotlight," she said.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Editing by Devika Syamnath)
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