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2023-08-17 15:30When we first see Ken, it’s another beautiful day in Barbieland. Ken is, of course, at the beach where he say hi to Barbie. Barbie then proceeds to say hi to him, as well as all the other Barbies, and Tourist Ken (who is Ken’s main rival). Jealous of everyone else getting attention, especially Tourist Ken, Ken is determined to make waves. Literally. He rushes out to the fake ocean with the fake waves, surfboard in hand, but bonks into the plastic waves and falls back on to the beach. Barbie is there to help him up. Tourist Ken immediately pokes fun at Ken, which prompts an argument that Barbie breaks up just in time for Dr. Barbie to arrive. Awaiting his x-ray results, Ken informs the Barbies standing around that his job is just Beach and people often confuse it for other things, and how it’s not easy. Ken gets a clean bill of health, and, crossing his fingers, he asks if he can go visit Barbie later that night.
At Barbie’s, there is a cool dance party. Ken joins in only when he sees Tourist Ken dancing with Barbie, but Tourist Ken shows him up once more with a backflip across the dancefloor. Despite Barbie halting the party to ask if anyone’s ever thought about dying, the party goes on, and the night ends with Ken sharing a “kiss” with Barbie outside her house. Despite them being boyfriend-girlfriend, Barbie tells Ken it’s girls’ night and he isn’t invited to stay overnight. Ken whispers, “I love you, too” as he walks away from Barbie’s house, the sounds of Barbie and her friends having fun in the background.
As Barbie malfunctions, she learns the only thing to do is to go to the real world to fix it. They have a send-off party for her, where Ken pretends that Barbie asked him to go with her but he denied it. Tourist Ken calls his bluff, prompting another argument that ends with a bet about Ken not being scared and about Barbie wanting him to go along. Ken hides in the back of Barbie’s convertible and convinces her to let him tag along.
In the real world, Ken and Barbie realize that it’s the opposite of Barbieland. After Barbie punches a guy for slapping her butt, she and Ken are both arrested. They are released, find a change of clothes, but get arrested again for not paying for them. Released once more, they go in search of the girl Barbie is meant to find. Ken is annoyed he has to wait and goes for a walk. He discovers all things Manly Man. There are guys at the gym being bros, business men with jobs and female assistants, men who own their own cars. Ken becomes overloaded with Male Dominance in the media and the culture he’s experiencing. Excitedly, he runs back to Barbie to tell her that men rule the world, but, with the two of them speaking at the same time, she doesn’t hear what he says. They decide to go to the high school where she thinks she will find the girl she needs to speak to.
As Barbie does her own thing, Ken slips into the library to collect books on patriarchy and horses. On his way out, a woman asks him for the time. He interprets this as a sign of respect and heads out into Los Angeles to find his spot as a man in the world. With no credentials to do anything, he comes up empty handed and returns to the school in time to see Mattel come pick up Barbie to bring her to headquarters. Ken decides that he has to go back to Barbieland and introduce the Kens to patriarchy.
When Barbie returns to Barbieland, it is now called Kendom. The Kens exhibit the same masculine bro behaviour Ken witnessed in LA. The former Barbie Mount Rushmore has been redone to feature horses. Ken has turned Barbie’s Dreamhouse into Ken’s Mojo Dojo Casa House, and decorated it with large couches, TVs, gym equipment, and horse decor. Ken himself has taken on a new look, emulating the pictures of Rocky he’d seen while the others Kens sport western wear. In the real world, Ken dolls and accessories are becoming all the craze. As Barbie tries to put some sense into Ken, he tells her that she failed him and how, in the real world, he finally felt like he was somebody. He informs her that the Kens have taken over the Supreme Court and are changing the constitution, tells her that she can’t come inside his house, and throws her clothes on to the street.
As the Kens work to close the road between Barbieland and the real world, unbeknownst to them, the Barbies are plotting to take back their home. They unbrainwash all the Barbies by distracting the Kens, and Barbie comes to see Ken. She falsely agrees to be his girlfriend, using it as a set up to turn the Kens against each other due to their fragile egos and jealousies. Ken organizes a fight between his Kens and Tourist Ken’s group, and ends up singing a rousing song that brings all the Kens together. In the midst of it all, they’ve forgotten to vote for the new constitution and the Barbies have taken back their Supreme Court. When the Kens return to the Dreamhouses, they are once again Barbie-fied. Ken, seeing that his dream is crumbling, runs inside in shame. Barbie speaks to him to apologize, and to try and encourage him to find his own identity.
At Barbie’s, there is a cool dance party. Ken joins in only when he sees Tourist Ken dancing with Barbie, but Tourist Ken shows him up once more with a backflip across the dancefloor. Despite Barbie halting the party to ask if anyone’s ever thought about dying, the party goes on, and the night ends with Ken sharing a “kiss” with Barbie outside her house. Despite them being boyfriend-girlfriend, Barbie tells Ken it’s girls’ night and he isn’t invited to stay overnight. Ken whispers, “I love you, too” as he walks away from Barbie’s house, the sounds of Barbie and her friends having fun in the background.
As Barbie malfunctions, she learns the only thing to do is to go to the real world to fix it. They have a send-off party for her, where Ken pretends that Barbie asked him to go with her but he denied it. Tourist Ken calls his bluff, prompting another argument that ends with a bet about Ken not being scared and about Barbie wanting him to go along. Ken hides in the back of Barbie’s convertible and convinces her to let him tag along.
In the real world, Ken and Barbie realize that it’s the opposite of Barbieland. After Barbie punches a guy for slapping her butt, she and Ken are both arrested. They are released, find a change of clothes, but get arrested again for not paying for them. Released once more, they go in search of the girl Barbie is meant to find. Ken is annoyed he has to wait and goes for a walk. He discovers all things Manly Man. There are guys at the gym being bros, business men with jobs and female assistants, men who own their own cars. Ken becomes overloaded with Male Dominance in the media and the culture he’s experiencing. Excitedly, he runs back to Barbie to tell her that men rule the world, but, with the two of them speaking at the same time, she doesn’t hear what he says. They decide to go to the high school where she thinks she will find the girl she needs to speak to.
As Barbie does her own thing, Ken slips into the library to collect books on patriarchy and horses. On his way out, a woman asks him for the time. He interprets this as a sign of respect and heads out into Los Angeles to find his spot as a man in the world. With no credentials to do anything, he comes up empty handed and returns to the school in time to see Mattel come pick up Barbie to bring her to headquarters. Ken decides that he has to go back to Barbieland and introduce the Kens to patriarchy.
When Barbie returns to Barbieland, it is now called Kendom. The Kens exhibit the same masculine bro behaviour Ken witnessed in LA. The former Barbie Mount Rushmore has been redone to feature horses. Ken has turned Barbie’s Dreamhouse into Ken’s Mojo Dojo Casa House, and decorated it with large couches, TVs, gym equipment, and horse decor. Ken himself has taken on a new look, emulating the pictures of Rocky he’d seen while the others Kens sport western wear. In the real world, Ken dolls and accessories are becoming all the craze. As Barbie tries to put some sense into Ken, he tells her that she failed him and how, in the real world, he finally felt like he was somebody. He informs her that the Kens have taken over the Supreme Court and are changing the constitution, tells her that she can’t come inside his house, and throws her clothes on to the street.
As the Kens work to close the road between Barbieland and the real world, unbeknownst to them, the Barbies are plotting to take back their home. They unbrainwash all the Barbies by distracting the Kens, and Barbie comes to see Ken. She falsely agrees to be his girlfriend, using it as a set up to turn the Kens against each other due to their fragile egos and jealousies. Ken organizes a fight between his Kens and Tourist Ken’s group, and ends up singing a rousing song that brings all the Kens together. In the midst of it all, they’ve forgotten to vote for the new constitution and the Barbies have taken back their Supreme Court. When the Kens return to the Dreamhouses, they are once again Barbie-fied. Ken, seeing that his dream is crumbling, runs inside in shame. Barbie speaks to him to apologize, and to try and encourage him to find his own identity.