Are the references to walking out of the movie in these comments a figure of speech?? Once you are at the movie unless it is really disturbing it seems very dramatic to walk out in the middle. I liked the movie but honestly didn't really see anything that would cause someone to get up and leave mid-movie

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Anonymous wrote:It's a movie by a company that makes vapid plastic dolls to bolster it's bottom line under the guise of female empowerment - it's not that serious.

You clearly didn’t see the movie.

I saw the movie and would agree with that assessment.

But so what? What movie is not out to bolster the bottom line? That is the point. They aren't public service announcements.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a movie by a company that makes vapid plastic dolls to bolster it's bottom line under the guise of female empowerment - it's not that serious.

You clearly didn’t see the movie.

I saw the movie and would agree with that assessment.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this movie going to be a bad idea for someone with or recovering from an eating disorder? Quick feedback much appreciated.

there is nothing specifically triggering about movie if you’d go see another movie starring margot robbie looking beautiful. there is a mention of cellulite but it’s not tied to food and happens more as a spontaneous outbreak like chicken pox or something. there is not much focus on body size otherwise. obviously the women are thin and glamorous.

My DD has a history of ED and I'm pretty worried about her seeing it. There are so many very thin beautiful women in it, and although one of the film's messages is an implicit criticism of a culture where women are valued for being thin and conventionally beautiful, I'm suspect the mere appearance of all these women will make DD feel upset about her weight. And the cellulite jokes in the movie make clear that having cellulite is considered undesirable and gross. So while I really enjoyed the movie, but I do wonder if it will be triggering for my DD (same as any movie that features a lot of beautiful thin women).

I think the tokenizing way the fat Barbie was treated could also be triggering.

Yes - I totally agree with this. There was on the one heavy Barbie and the rest were super-thin. Wish there could have been more of a variety of body types.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a movie by a company that makes vapid plastic dolls to bolster it's bottom line under the guise of female empowerment - it's not that serious.

You clearly didn’t see the movie.

And I never will.
I'll stick with Barbie's Dreamhouse Adventures. Nothing can top that.

I think this is the film that moms need coming out of the pandemic. After three years of trying to hold it all together, this film underscores that the expectations put upon women, and the doll herself, are unattainable. We're expected to chug along as though nothing is wrong, hide in the closet so you never let them see you cry, always say you're doing great when inside you're dying. Barbie gets that--the movie got that. It really resonated with me and I hope all women go to see this film.

Anonymous wrote:It's a movie by a company that makes vapid plastic dolls to bolster it's bottom line under the guise of female empowerment - it's not that serious.

You clearly didn’t see the movie.

It's a movie by a company that makes vapid plastic dolls to bolster it's bottom line under the guise of female empowerment - it's not that serious.

I saw it with my 14-year-old and she loved it. It's a fun movie with a message told via a toy many of us had growing up, for better or worse. If you didn't like it or the message, fine. If you did, fine. It's a movie for crying out loud, not the second coming of christ.

I saw it and liked it, I agree it resonates more with mom's then teens - but my two enjoyed it I didn't find it radical at all - but it is unexpected in taking the barbie bubblegum vibe many of us grew up playing with and using it to tell a story of the contradictions of being a woman and a mom. However, i do think the marketing and director were indicators that this wasn't going to me Barbietopia VI.

Saw it with my 14 yo DD and loved it. Quirky, very creative, and fun!

I loved the movie! It’s made for women at least 30+, in my opinion. Not inappropriate for kids, but it definitely is not a kids movie. Go see it with your sisters, friends, or by yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:Full Disclosure: I did not read any of the 22 pages of this thread. Just came here to say my family and a group of friends saw the movie last night. There were 18 of us ranging from 80 to 10. We all loved the movie and thought it was hysterical. Afterwards we gathered in one or our houses backyard for dinner and drinks and inevitabley talked about the movie, its themes, the actors, etc. One person said, "just wait for the anti-woke lobby to start screaming about this movie". LOLOLOL I woke up today and saw a few stories about the opening day and guess what? Shockingly, all the outrage and derision was on full display . God, the far right is SO predictable. Even my teen was like, "what IS their problem?"

It must be so weird to go through life convinced that anyone who doesn’t share your exact same opinions on everything is part of an extremist political faction. Your paranoia is quite something to see. It’s sad you are passing that on to your children, though.

I’m a registered Democrat who campaigned for Biden who also thought the movie humorless garbage.

Heh, the irony...

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Anonymous wrote:Is this movie going to be a bad idea for someone with or recovering from an eating disorder? Quick feedback much appreciated.

there is nothing specifically triggering about movie if you’d go see another movie starring margot robbie looking beautiful. there is a mention of cellulite but it’s not tied to food and happens more as a spontaneous outbreak like chicken pox or something. there is not much focus on body size otherwise. obviously the women are thin and glamorous.

My DD has a history of ED and I'm pretty worried about her seeing it. There are so many very thin beautiful women in it, and although one of the film's messages is an implicit criticism of a culture where women are valued for being thin and conventionally beautiful, I'm suspect the mere appearance of all these women will make DD feel upset about her weight. And the cellulite jokes in the movie make clear that having cellulite is considered undesirable and gross. So while I really enjoyed the movie, but I do wonder if it will be triggering for my DD (same as any movie that features a lot of beautiful thin women).

Yeah I think that's just movies (and television, and life). I'm sorry you and your DD have to navigate such a difficult thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I just went to watch it today with my family and I was excited to do it because it seemed fun. Forty five minutes in I had to take my 9y old to the bathroom and took the opportunity to google “how long is the Barbie movie.”

It had fun moments but overall, I found it a bit boring and the message tiresome. While I agree with the core of the message, I found the deliver too much in your face and too radical- for lack of a better word. Not all of it, but parts of it (a lot of parts).

But then, I never liked Barbie dolls. I got one once but rarely played with it. I have nothing against them though and have gifted many to my daughter throughout the years, it was just not my cup of tea growing up.

Why would you bring a 9 year old to this movie? It’s PG-13.

Np - I took my 9 & 11yos and I think the rating is too high given the content. Yes there are some crude references but a lot of things either went over my kids heads or were not as bad as a lot of things they’ve seen. There were much younger kids in the theater, too. I actually felt more like this is a movie for people who don’t like Barbie, hence the higher rather to try to deter people from taking their very young daughters. My kids and I never really played with Barbie but I’ve enjoyed Greta Gerwig’s films and my 11yo wanted to go so we went. It was… fine? Not amazing, definitely not what my husband or i really expected, my kids were bored a bit but liked the visuals and some of the more slapstick moments. We had a good conversation about gender norms and stereotypes and how people are treated differently in society after and my kids “got” it pretty well.