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Plastic Fantastic: Barbie's long road to Movie Stardom
This summer's box office heroine is well into her 60s and made of plastic - yes, 'Barbie' is about to hit the big screens.
But it's not just about Greta Gerwig's film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
Barbie herself has a long and sometimes controversial history of celebrity since she first appeared on shelves in 1959.
Was she a pop culture heroine, a feminist icon or a terrible role model for young girls?
Tom Brook has been looking into her past, for 大象传媒 Talking Movies
