Post Script
All dolled up and nowhere to go
Campsites offer a chance for Eve to chat with her remote companions. But don’t expect to learn much about her feelings
Even if you haven’t watched the film in its entirety, you’re probably acquainted with the scene in Barbie where Margot Robbie steps out of her heels only for her feet to stay in their perfect pointed shape. Whether or not the Mattel-backed movie commits to much of a feminist message, it’s a neatly illustrative joke about the impossible ideals placed on girls by consumerist societies. It’s notable, then, that Eve in Stellar Blade endures the same podiatric condition, remaining erect on tiptoes even in shoes that have nothing to prop them up. Notable, that is, because in this case there’s no punchline.