Barbie Had Queer Themes Long Before Margot Robbie or Greta Gerwig
At the start of July 2023, the internet got some chuckles out of a preacher in Tennessee who declared that Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie was an abomination and an affront to God. "I curse in the name of the lord this new Barbie movie that has been released full of transexual, and transgender, and homosexuality," the preacher declared.
The in-universe fairy tale concerns Liana and Alexa , two "very good friends" who live in a cottage alone together. There's something innately queer about their rapport from the start, partially aided by the budgetary constrictions of this direct-to-video release. Whereas a Pixar or DreamWorks Animation theatrical project would populate even isolated backdrops with woodland critters, Liana and Alexa are usually the only organisms this movie can afford to put in the frame.
'Barbie & The Diamond Castle' Is Full of Queer Undertones The second half of Barbie & The Diamond Castle happily ramps up the presence of allegorically queer material, including a second-act digression where Liana and Alexa briefly “break up” over their differing worldviews. This point of conflict comes after the pair pause on their quest to rest at a lavish home full of beautiful clothes to wear and delicious food to eat.
Initially, this is just limited to Liana clutching Alexa’s hand as her “friend” is dangling precariously off a cliff. Take this image, place it on the cover of a pulpy adventure novel or poster of a Sylvester Stallone action movie, and replace Liana with a dude, and audiences would automatically assume some kind of romantic tension is informing this dangerous rescue. Even more queer-coded is a subsequent moment where Liana cradles an unconscious Alexa in her arms.
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