Ken’s Shakespearean Barbie Tragedy

Text on the meme

The right way to interpret the Barbie movie is as a Shakespearean tragedy, with Ken as our tragic hero: a would-be Übermensch of high birth, unparalleled vision and will, whose noble pursuit of strength and vitality is hindered by his fatal flaw: desiring the approval of women

What it means

A shirtless Ken runs dramatically through the colorful Barbie world while a ghostly duplicate appears behind him. The caption humorously reinterprets Barbie as a Shakespearean tragedy, portraying Ken as a grand tragic hero whose downfall is his need for women’s approval. It is sent as an ironic reaction to overly serious literary analysis or exaggerated interpretations of the film.

Who

Ken (Barbie)Ryan Gosling (Райан Гослинг)

Objects

shirtless man / мужчина без рубашки blond hair / светлые волосы running pose / поза бегущего ghostly duplicate / призрачный двойник beach / пляж palm trees / пальмы colorful buildings / красочные здания pink column / розовая колонна blue sky / голубое небо black pants / чёрные брюки bed / кровать tropical landscape / тропический пейзаж