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I think the movie is pretty funny, and even if you don't care about Barbie dolls, as long as you know about them, you should be able to understand the general humor.

Its social commentary isn't going to be anything that I'm sure you haven't heard before. I would argue the commentary you hear in the movie is probably as deep as the ship of Theseus when a movie tries to become philosophical. It's not really subtle either, so your brain doesn't really have to work too hard for the messaging. Some might prefer both of those things considering Blockbusters don't generally have a chance to have social commentary for feminists outside of "GIRL POWER!" and this way, people can't act obtuse about the messaging.

I don't want to portray the paragraph above as a bash, but more so, if you are the type of person who likes to contemplate a movie's messaging, and really have deep discussions about the meaning of the movie, I don't think this movie gives that opportunity. This movie is more about being a firm deconstruction and reconstruction of Barbie.

As mentioned, I did think it was pretty funny too. My personal favorite character was Ryan Gosling's Ken.

@Godnorgosh