something something the juxtoposition of the "barbie outfits" in the margot robbie vogue photoshoot vs the costumes in the actual barbie movie; Harley Quinn's outfits in the og suicide squad vs birds of prey; margot robbie's dual celebrity persona as sex symbol for men vs icon of empowerment to women, her body at the centre of discussions on gendered fantasies. also something something projection of male sexual desire onto/creation out of symbols of girlhood (barbie as posable doll harley as daddy's little monster) the absolute rejection of self-objectification in both these (woman directed) films and in this essay i will not but others have and will and i can't wait to read every single one
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020 | dir. Cathy Yan
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