Taking the film text of Barbie as the object of study, this study uses feminist narratology to deeply analyze the construction of various narrative voices in the film and their gender ideological implications. By categorizing and analyzing three type...
Taking the film text of Barbie as the object of study, this study uses feminist narratology to deeply analyze the construction of various narrative voices in the film and their gender ideological implications. By categorizing and analyzing three types of narrative voices-authorial, individual, and collective-this study suggests that the female-directed film <Barbie> demonstrates distinct formal innovations and ideological challenges in breaking through traditional male-dominated Hollywood narratives. The results show that through the externalized female narrator’s voice, <Barbie> breaks the authority of the omniscient male narrator and reconfigures the narrative power structure through female self-expression and critical intervention. At the content level, <Barbie> shapes women’s growth path from self-awareness to collective action and emphasizes how women’s collective experience constitutes a narrative of resistance; at the formal level, it establishes the authority of female subject discourse and constructs the representation of gender politics in mainstream narratives through the interlocking construction of various narrative voices. This study not only complements the application of feminist narratology to the analysis of film texts, but also demonstrates how contemporary female directors use narrative strategies for the construction and expansion of female narrative power.