“Democrats need to embrace Hollywood because this is where they need to come to learn how to tell a story.“ – Michael Moore
…Barbie goes to plasticine hell. Diversity hires America Ferrera and Issa Rae give abominable speeches about Latino and black feminist sacrifice, and Rhea Perlman appears morphing Barbie inventor Ruth Handler into Ruth Bader Ginsburg. New Lizzo and Billie Eilish songs provide feminist equity. Things get more child-unfriendly when Gerwig tosses in terms such as “irrepressible thoughts of death,” “Proustian flashback,” and “patriarchy anxiety.”
Imagine that? Another missable Hollywooden scold-film … not even suitable for video. Meh. And note to the Barbie producers … the actual doll was never so revoltingly pink. Nor was the Ken doll … so the whole over the top pinkschtick appears to be part of your mockery of the doll which was mostly played with by all those “pink” white girls. Unless you were using the pink motif to symbolize womanly parts not actually molded into the Mattel dolls? In any case … it’s revolting to look at..
This whole concept strikes me as the equivalence of that scene in “American Beauty” where the plastic bag is floating around in the wind. It’s amusing for about 10 seconds. Then the novelty wears off.
I’ll tell you where the most entertaining part of this movie is, however. It will be right here : https://www.youtube.com/@PitchMeetings when Ryan George does a Hollywood Pitch Meeting piece on it.
Too bad. I like Ryan Gosling. I certainly see where a send up of Barbie could be funny but Hollywood has forgotten how to be funny. Maybe when it hits Netflix in a few years, I’ll spend ten minutes before hitting the back button.
Exactly. I could envision a “Heathers” inspired send up of Barbie … innocent little girls playing nicely with their dolls … trading clothes … playing at the rich girls home where they could afford the Barbie Condo and Barbiemobile. Then the new girl moves into town … and one-by-one … Barbies … disappear … maybe throw in a kid brother who straps M80’s to Barbie … Good Times!
Or Barbie and Ken come to life and turn into something like Roseanne and Dan? Loads of laughs.
That I would have gone to see.
I DEMAND Mattel AND Warner Bros. issue a Japanese Kenji doll …
Can’t see how this travesty appeals to anyone over the age of 19, or any alpha male.
Gays and pre-treens seems the target audience. Recipe for disaster.
When do the vapid Margot Robbies and Goslings realize they are destroying their careers, despite millions they earn.
Robbie is known for not much more than her hotness, and Gosling for his hunkiness(?), soon to be well behind them.
Gone are the days when actors strived at their craft. Today’s imposters are just shadows of yesteryears greats.
The material is what is lacking. Good actors need good material. It’s always more important to see who is doing the screenplay and who’s directing than who’s in it.
Robbie has worked with Scorsese and Tarantino. Not too shabby. Gerwig who?
I still can’t believe it pulled in $153 million this weekend. I guess months of hype (lousy ads and trailers notwithstanding) pays off.
Well I hear it had a blockbuster first weekend.
Doesn’t mean it’s good, but that the hype was very effective.
A joke I hear recently:
“The Barbie doll comes with G.I Joe.”
“No, Barbie comes with Ken.”
“Actually no, Barbie fakes it with Ken, she cums with G.I.Joe.
I remember when feminists wanted Barbie banned.