
Vietnam banned the movie from domestic distribution as a result.

One scene, originally shown in the movie’s trailer, shows a cartoon map that labeled parts of the sea that Vietnam claims as its own as Chinese territory. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) were among those who ripped the flick last week ahead of its July 21 release date. She’s a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, but the movie based on the iconic doll is entangled in a real-life political snafu, with GOP lawmakers criticizing it over a scene that features a map depicting China’s claimed territory in the South China Sea.
