My thoughts on the Barbie movie (NOT SPOILER FREE!!)

(There's also a semi-spoiler for Oppenheimer too)

A few days ago I went with a few friends(and my mom <3) to go see "The Barbie Movie", and let me just say it was so well done. I was in awe with how well it portrayed the problems modern women go through.

One of my friend's remarks that Barbie was mostly about how people, no matter their gender, sexuality, or color of their skin, need compassion and to see everything in a non-hateful way. She says that conservatives when watching Barbie, complain that it's feminist and that "it's saying we don't need men anymore" but they are completely fine with Oppenheimer's scenes of Florence Pugh nude. These conservatives are fine with the objectification of women rather than the empowerment of women. 

Most of the people I see complaining about the movie are privileged("alpha" or conservative) cishet men, they are the main reason this movie was made like this. When Gloria started listing things "society" expects women to do, it hit deep. It's really hard being femme presenting or just a woman in general. It's exhausting to try and "please" everybody. The quote from the movie "it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong but also everything is your fault." says almost the exact thing I would say for situations like this. Just like a Barbie doll, men see women as objects or things to just toy around with.

As a doll collector/enthusiast I really enjoyed the references of discontinued dolls that they made throughout the movie, Magic Earring Ken and Video Girl Barbie my beloved. I found a lot of the jokes and puns really funny. The reference to Ruth and her daughter made my heart melt a little bit. When Billie's song came on near the end while Barbie was having visions of children playing while slowly getting her own heartbeat made me cry.

My final words are that, it really is a movie for the girls, the gays, and the people who miss their childlike wonder. 

Feel free to tell me your thoughts as well! Remember though, keep it civil...