With ‘Barbie,’ Chick Flick Is Back with a Vengeance

After a long drought of major motion pictures celebrating femininity, ‘Barbie’ (2023) is set to change that, with a character so unabashedly girly and fashionable.

By Jen Ariesta

Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

When the trailer of Barbie (2023) starring Margot Robbie first hit the internet, showing the actress adorned in head-to-toe pink, the world went into a frenzy. The level of excitement for this movie probably rivals that of any Marvel movie, with endless chatter, memes, and thinkpiece articles flooding the internet. This is unusual for a female-centered film outside of Disney Princesses films. The verdict is clear: there’s a real demand for a girly girl film, especially because they’re barely made anymore. But this wasn’t always the case.