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When I first heard about the Barbie movie I thought it was just a silly, shameless money-grab and I had no interest in watching it. But it was given a lot of praise by critics and movie goers so I figured I'd go ahead and borrow it from the library when it became available.

What a pleasant surprise that I enjoyed it so much! These days I don't often enjoy what is considered "award worthy" (they tend to be boring or off-putting movies) or "comedic" (usually too raunchy for my liking) but Barbie truly lived up to the hype and then some. I had several laugh out loud moments while watching Barbie as well as several moments that brought me to tears.

Margot Robbie and America Ferrera were standouts; Kate McKinnon was quite funny; Ariana Greenblatt has impressed me here as well as her brief appearance in Ahsoka. Ryan Gosling's Ken was hilarious and Simu Liu's Ken was great. I found myself wanting to know more about Alan and Midge!

Most importantly I had a really fun time watching the movie. I recommend it to all women both young and old, particularly those who may have played with Barbies or had children who played with them.

I was one of those girls who played with Barbies. I didn't always have the latest Barbie doll or all the accessories and I remember being envious of my friends whose parents could afford to buy them all Barbie stuff. I remember the 80s/90s fashions as well as going through the phase of being curious about what was going on under the clothing and giving my Barbies haircuts. So I had fun seeing all the callbacks.

I think the men (Gosling, Liu, Cera, Ferrell) were all having great time poking fun at the male species.

I made the mistake of watching Ahsoka before watching the Star Wars animated series (Clone Wars and Rebels). While I had seen a little bit of Rebels back when it first came out I didn't remember enough about it to recognize the characters. Therefore I wasn't able to appreciate what were probably supposed to be very emotional beats in Ahsoka.

I enjoyed Ahsoka, especially Rosario Dawson's portrayal of the character who I first met in The Mandalorian and again in Book of Boba Fett. I liked her calm, cautious, serene demeanor. I also liked Sabine, though I could tell I wasn't getting her full story. Baylan and Shin were intriguing characters as well. I just wish the season had been longer because the last few episodes felt very rushed and the season felt unfinished.

Since finishing Ahsoka I have gone through and watched all the major arcs of The Clone Wars and all of Rebels. Now I understand how exciting it must have been for the original fans to see those characters return with new stories, this time in live action. Also I really loved the ending song even before realizing that it is essentially a medley containing Ahsoka and Sabine character songs! I look forward to rewatching Ahsoka and seeing what other call backs I can recognize.

I hope there will be more seasons because I really do want to know what happens next. Here's hoping to see more Hera in future seasons. Also ZEB?!