At this level, it’s clear that the Barbie film is one thing that just about all people loves. The film has not solely made $1 billion on the international field workplace, making Greta Gerwig a report breaker. Nevertheless it’s finished so extremely rapidly, exhibiting how huge the viewers is for the film that’s a lot greater than a narrative of a doll. Even animal rights teams are on board with Barbie as a result of Ken doesn’t put on actual fur.
Even in the event you haven’t seen Barbie in its entirety, in the event you’ve seen any of the trailers for Barbie, then you definately’ve seemingly seen Ryan Gosling as Ken in a fully epic fur coat. He wears it by means of a big a part of the film as a part of the transformation of Barbieland that he has instigated after being uncovered to the true world. Usually an animal rights group like PETA would take a really public problem with one thing like that, PETA isn’t shy about talking out towards even the looks of animal cruelty in movies, however TMZ reviews they’re supportive as a result of the fur is faux mink.
Not solely is Ken carrying faux fur, which might seemingly be the case even when the fur was introduced within the movie as actual, but it surely’s additionally really specified within the film that Ken doesn’t put on actual fur. The coat is given the official title, Fauxjo Mojo Mink, making it clear to the viewers that no animals had been harmed within the making of this coat. Ken is outwardly additionally carrying vegan leather-based boots within the film, so whereas Ken could also be celebrating patriarchy, cruelty to animals is only a non-starter.
I imply, it makes a specific amount of sense. The thought behind Barbie is that the characters really put on all of the outfits which have been offered for many years to children to go together with the dolls. Whereas it’s by no means defined the place precisely the outfits come from, the doll model would clearly be faux fur, until Mattel was seeking to promote a collector’s merchandise that was not solely in dangerous style but additionally in all probability actually costly. And so the model the “actual” Ken is carrying must be faux as nicely.
Contemplating that the Ken fake fur coat was given an official title, it will not be surprising to study that it was really going to be offered in shops, and so, in fact, that’s precisely what’s occurring. Mattel is releasing a full line of Barbie merchandise particularly impressed by the film, and the fake fur coat is simply one of many quite a few merchandise based mostly on the film that might be out there quickly. There’ll even be a “Bizarre Barbie” doll on the market, impressed by Kate McKinnon’s character within the film. No phrase but on the Mojo Dojo CasaHouse playset, but it surely’s solely a matter of time, proper?
