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As everyone knows, the Barbie movie has been widely anticipated, and it came out on July 21 (it seems like a late birthday present for me, lol).
I didn't get to go on the day, but I went out to see it by myself on Monday, all decked out in pink and with a Barbie doll.
I had a lot of fun seeing people dressed up to the nines in pink and being excited to see the movie in general.
In general, it was a cute movie! I loved looking at the dreamhouses and the cars and how bright and colorful Barbieland was compared to the real world. Everyone in the movie did a fantastic job in it overall. Barbie and Gloria were an awesome duo, so I enjoyed every interaction they had throughout the movie. I was shocked to see that America Ferrera's IRL husband was in the movie, playing the part of Gloria's husband and trying to learn Spanish so that he could connect with his wife and daughter (the daughter being played by Ariana Greenblatt).
Not to mention, President Barbie and Allan were so fun to watch, so it was always a treat to see them through the movie. I wasn't expecting Allan to bust out some movies and President Barbie to say Fuck at all.
Nor was I expecting Ken to become a horse girl.
Some moments made me uncomfortable, such as the indigenous line and the fascist one.
But I'm just going to chalk that up to white feminism.
I did have a good time at the Barbie movie.
But I won't put it as like an introduction to feminism, as some people are calling it. But I do see that it's a good film on deciding if your partner is good for you and whatnot.
TL;DR: Barbie movie is fun but not the paragon of feminism that ppl hold it as.
(also I don't care for Oppenheimer, I'm only here for barbie)
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gideon ☆
the barbie movie was a commentary on the patriarchy and how it affects both men and women! the gal was only talling crudely to barbie because a lot of younger teenagers view the toy in a negative light. barbie is supposed to be silly and light hearted and fun, but also speak a message.
barbie learns that while the real world is harsh, she has a spot in it. that women have a spot in it and it isn't their job to be perfect all of the time. perfection is something forced onto women, for generations. but the truth is, women only act that way for the male gaze. and they shouldn't do that, they should be proud to be powerful, proud to be themselves, proud to even not me powerful, to live a normal life if they choose.
ken learns he isn't only an accesory, and that the patriarchy isn't on his side despite what he thought. he learns that he doesn't need other people or other things or labels or anything like that to be good enough! he's perfect simply by existing. there are other tiny things in there too that are very trans friendly, very woman friendly, very lgbtq friendly. it's all around supposed to basically feed you the reality of the world for both men and women, and teach you a lesson about empowerment and equality