Barbie trailer
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I loved the movie. It wildly exceeded my expectations, which were pretty low.
It was clever and funny and lightweight with a teensy bit of preachiness, but nothing overwhelming, and all was said with a wink. I loved every second of it, and I'd go see it again. Ryan Gosling was amazing!! I didn't know he could sing, dance AND act!! He's a very talented performer!! And he's got great comic timing! |
Anonymous
Completely agree - I’d definitely see it again. And agree on Ryan Gosling. He was a revelation for me. |
Anonymous
So you never saw La La Land? |
Anonymous
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I just watched it this evening.
The best part for me was the monologue. I'm having a hard time at work trying to balance being supportive and flexible, yet a leader and decision-maker, as a supervisor so it really spoke to me. "It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong. You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass. You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean. You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas. You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people. You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood. But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged. So find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful. You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It's too hard! It's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault. I'm just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us. And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing women, then I don't even know." |
Anonymous
This aged well. |
Anonymous
Agreed. They were barely friends. No need for her to abruptly love him. |
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Anonymous
He was a hilarious character, but clearly the embodiment of how girls play with dolls. Ken gets thrown in the box with the Breyer horses 90% of the time. Barbie may be a caricature but at least the girls are invested in her and draw her out. Ken isn't an equal he's an accessory (and a low value one). Nothing wrong with little girls inhabiting that reality, so of course Barbie doesn't take him. As a girl emerges from that world, no need for baggage. At the middle school in the real world, there are also no guys (with lines). |
Anonymous
| I loved it too. And that P&P reference sealed it. |
Anonymous
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Looks like Barbie has already grossed more than 850 million and is on track to pass a billion sometime next week.
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1077904129/?ref_=bo_da_table_1 So much for "go woke, go broke" |
Anonymous
| The silent majority loves a fun summer movie! |
Anonymous
Not so fast. Look at how Disney movies are doing this year. |
Anonymous
| Barbie made a billion! |
Anonymous
Ehhh, Disney’s live action remakes have flopped long before people decided the company was woke. |
Anonymous
Elemental and Indiana Jones flopped too. It's not just the live action. |