The first Barbie dolls were invented and created in Europe and almost immediately gained great popularity among girls around the planet. Many Barbie outfits, the list of which cannot be calculated, her ideal facial features and figures became just what the children lacking, creating doll furniture from matchboxes, and the dolls themselves from cardboard.
Is Barbie a movie star?
Immediately after Barbie became a world famous doll, she began acting in films. Cartoons about Barbie, the list of which is constantly updated, began to appear on TV screens more and more often. Like the doll, they quickly gained popularity. The many plots and roles in which the favorite doll appears are fascinating. Barbie act in the role of princesses, and in the role of commoners. But the main thing is that each film brings some life lessons for future women. All parts of the "Barbie", a list of which can be listed for quite some time, transfer young spectators to the world of the doll that they have long loved. Let's recall the most interesting works.
Cartoons "Barbie". List
New films on the famous doll are still being shot. To date, 30 cartoons about Barbie have been shot. The first films about the famous doll and with it in the lead role were the cartoons "Barbie and the Nutcracker", "Barbie and the Dragon", "Swan Lake", "Princess and the Pauper", "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus". All of them were released between 2001 and 2005. The films “Barbie in the Land of Fairies”, “Barbie and Girlfriends in Hollywood”, “Fairytale Country Meredia”, “12 Dancing Princesses” followed. According to young spectators, the last cartoon of the 4 listed is the most interesting. New films about the doll are considered “Barbie and the Secret Door”, “Barbie and the Pearl Princess”, filmed in 2014. The latest cartoon about Barbie is “Super Princess”, which was released in 2015.
What attracts girls to doll films?
The main characters of cartoons about Barbie, a list of which is unrealistic to list, from film to film, not only come to life. They have their own unique characters, demeanor, habits, and some are also endowed with magical properties. Dragons, unicorns and talking animals are frequent guests at the famous doll.
In this article we will talk about which Barbie cartoons, the list of which includes about 30 titles, turned out, in our opinion, to be the most successful. It should be noted that films can influence the development of a child’s personality, instilling in him the main moral values.
"Barbie and the Nutcracker" // Barbie in the Nutcracker / 2001
Popular cartoons about Barbie, the list of which begins with "Barbie and the Nutcracker", began to exist in 2001. In his first film, the famous doll appears before the spectators in the form of a ballerina. The first thing I want to note is that in the cartoon the music of the Russian composite by P. I. Tchaikovsky sounds. This broadens the cultural horizons of young spectators.
Cartoons about Barbie princesses , the list of which also begins with this movie, as a rule, are distinguished by the fact that children are given valuable life lessons in them, and they talk about the value of friendship and love.
Barbie appears before us in the form of an inquisitive girl Clara, who dreams of traveling the same way as her aunt. From the first minutes, the cartoon says to young spectators: curiosity and interest in life can make it brighter and more saturated.
Further, when due to an absurd accident, a wooden warrior, presented by Aunt Clara, breaks her arm, the kind and compassionate girl makes a bandage to a new friend. What does this scene teach girls? To be gentle, to be able to help, and, as A. Aleksin once said in one of his works, to cry not only when the knee is broken, but also when someone else is breaking the knee. The same idea goes through the whole cartoon.
Clara teaches young spectators another important lesson - not to give up, even if it seems that everything is already lost. After all, when all the friends of a girl are taken prisoner, she goes to save them, despite the fact that she does not have any magic powers. And, by the way, she rescues them with the help of her ingenuity, which can also be considered a positive example for children.
"Barbie and the Dragon" // Barbie as Rapunzel / 2002
The second cartoon from the Barbie series is another remake of the Grimm Brothers fairy tale Rapunzel. Whom Barbie plays in this film is easy to guess. The peculiarity of the picture is that the rabbit and ... the purple dragon become the best friends of Barbie Rapunzel.
The cartoon carries many lessons for young spectators. The main moral of the picture - always tell the truth - is revealed by the example of Rapunzel, who has never lied in her entire life. The purity of thoughts and honesty of the main character in everything cannot but find a response in the souls of children.
Another moral of the picture is to develop your talents. This also includes the desire to fulfill your dreams. It is the ability to draw - the gift of the main character - helps her get out of captivity. In the future, we see that Rapunzel falls exactly on that shore of the sea, which she painted while in captivity.
The cartoon speaks of the value of friendship. Both Rapunzel and Penelope (the good dragon) are ready to sacrifice the most valuable for each other. Why? Yes, because they are friends, and it simply cannot be otherwise.
On the example of Penelope, the cartoon teaches girls to overcome their fears - for the sake of friends or for themselves - it does not matter. The main achievement is a victory over oneself - this is how no one demonstrates Penelope, who is afraid of heights. In order to rescue a friend, she flies over a high wall. Using the same example, you can consider the importance of supporting friends at the right time.
"Barbie: Swan Lake" // Barbie of Swan Lake / 2003
Another cartoon about Barbie, the list of roles of which was replenished with the image of Odette - the daughter of a baker. A remake of the famous legend met the expectations of young spectators. “Swan Lake” is a fairy tale in its best traditions: a simple girl, a unicorn, a magic forest, a troll, a kind fairy and an evil sorcerer.
The creators of the painting again turned to Russian classics: in this cartoon, the music of P. I. Tchaikovsky from the ballet Swan Lake sounds. Many, now adults, girls spoke positively about this: for example, some say that it was this film that made them fall in love with the work of the great composer and classical music in general.
And, of course, ballet. The painting presents a classic dance, which can not leave indifferent any spectator.
The fact that the girl is a commoner immediately suggests the idea of ​​hard work. This is immediately confirmed by the scene in which Odette helps her father with the housework.
It all starts with the fact that the girl sees a fabulous creature on the street - a unicorn and out of curiosity follows him into a magical forest, where she meets an evil sorcerer. A girl-guest in a magical forest stands up to protect its inhabitants, as a result of which she becomes a victim of the spell of the evil sorcerer. And it is she who saves not only the forest, but also all its inhabitants.
What role do Barbie cartoons play in raising children?
Thus, Barbie cartoons, the list of which is far from complete, can affect the consciousness of children watching them. The indisputable fact is that this is a beneficial influence. In Barbie films, you can meet a bad example for children only with the example of villains, who will, without a doubt, be punished in the future. By instilling the concepts of friendship, love and mutual assistance to girls at an early age, the very first Barbie cartoons, the list of which can be limited by the listed names, can become reliable assistants to parents in the education of good and sympathetic ladies.