'Barbie' affirms the goodness of women's embodiment

Greta Gerwig's inventive and very funny movie is an anti-Gnostic tale.

Last Sunday, after church and brunch, three girlfriends and I joined the gaggle of women flocking to theaters to see Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s inventive, poignant, and very funny take on the popular, polarizing doll. Perhaps you’ve heard of it?

In its first week, the movie has made $500 million in global box office sales, thanks to an omnipresent, months-l…