Between Barbie, The Little Mermaid and the many Pinocchio films that came out last year, it seems Hollywood of late has been very preoccupied with the idea of becoming "real." Each of these films features a protagonist who is tired of being a doll, puppet or mermaid and instead wants to be human. Obviously, these stories have been around for a long time, with both Mermaid and Pinocchio dating back to the 19th century, but they seem to be particularly popular these days. The reason seems fairly obvious: with everyone living in an online world, many people feel like Barbie girls living in a Barbie world.
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