dad’s review of new Barbie movie

[doubtfulguy]

@divinelife Tbh I didn't know anything about it except that it exists, until I read the OP I guess. But seeing the PG-13 rating would definitely give me pause when I was buying tickets.

 

[divinelife]

@doubtfulguy Right- you would have seen the rating and googled the movie to see why it got that rating- and like 10-20 seconds on google would've been enough to get the gist of the movie "Barbie has existential crisis, leaves toyland, and ken drinks a lot of beer".

 

[benaiah2015]

@divinelife Yeah, this is gonna be the new "I took my kid to see Deadpool". Gonna be posts on posts just like this.

 

[divinelife]

@benaiah2015 Oof

 

[brenda76]

@benaiah2015 lmao yeah. but perhaps fewer traumatised 8 year olds.

 

[swindon]

@divinelife Even the trailer revealed the tongue in cheek social commentary like… 15 seconds in.

 

[hemispheres]

@swindon Its really not like the trailer. Its a very good movie, but its not tongue in cheek commentary. its more intense and hopeless than that.

 

[hemispheres]

@divinelife I agree with that. My point was this wasn’t like a PG-13 marvel movie or Fast Furious thing. It was more like a brainy Hudsucker Proxy about the hopeless tragedy of womanhood.

 

[divinelife]

@hemispheres Nice comparison. I feel you.

 

[sofialo09]

@hemispheres

bout the hopeless tragedy of womanhood

I think it was supposed to be about the tragedy of sexism, not of being a woman

 

[evanjroberts]

@sofialo09 Considering the movie's subtext that women in the real world of today have the unavoidable fate of being held down by the sexist oppression of the patriarchy, it doesn't really seem like there's any meaningful difference. In other words, the movie seems to be saying that existing as a woman today is inherently tragic because women are inherently oppressed by sexism, and sexism is tragic.

 

[katrina2017]

@divinelife It was also.... a Barbie movie...

Lol.

 

[benaiah2015]

@katrina2017 Yeah, but just watch one trailer and you know this is not some straight up Barbie kids movie.

 

[hemispheres]

@benaiah2015 Yes, that’s why I thought a review made sense to help the dads here. Based on their faces walking out…I’d say very few in our packed theater knew what they’d signed up for. It was well done, tho.

 

[benaiah2015]

@hemispheres movie did not hide what it was.

 

[dduc996]

@hemispheres “My wife (who runs a large networking group of female entrepreneurs)” MLM?

 

[hferry22]

@dduc996 Mums Leaking Money

 

[hemispheres]

@dduc996 No, its CEOs of start ups. Interesting Barbie-esque commentary that men would assume network of female bosses secretly means Avon.

 

[leahhope]

@hemispheres I'd assume that about anyone, male or female, describing themselves as "running a large networking group of entrepreneurs." Nothing sexist about it, it's a sketchy description.

 

[irishcanadian402]

@hemispheres Still sounds like MLM.

"You work for yourself, its your business start-up! You buy the products from me and you can bring in people underneath you to distribute if you wish! Do what you want, you're the CEO!"