"Barbie" vs. The Patriarchy & subtlety & good storytelling | Movie Review by The Bluff Council

[@chasehedges6775]

I honestly would have liked it if it was just a simple adventure.

[@Residentnomad]

16:04-16:25 that sentiment falls apart when we acknowledge the fact that the target audience of a Barbie movie will never be men

[@tybo103]

The message was targeted at men, but the story was for women. And none of it got resolved. Like they said, bad writing with such potential.

[@VictoriaGates]

As a mother, I don't want my sons to be yelled at for being born men. It makes no damn sense and would only make them withdraw from the world and become depressed to constantly lecture them and complain about them for being male. Instead, I taught them to be respectful, equal partners to their future wives. Masculinity is NOT BAD, but being dismissive of a woman's unique value, intelligence, and reproductive-related pain is the real issue we have historically and still struggle with.

[@coolbro6969]

This movie was about the red pill journey of Ken learning not to simp and the beauty of being human. Barbie choose the real world and patriarchy at end. And grew a vagina to hopefully become a mother.

[@tybo103]

Damn, you missed alot

[@edcistudent1]

27:47 yes more Issa

[@do0ranfrump260]

Sequel: Ken walks away.

[@gretaenglish3519]

Thanks, guys! Your review will save me money at theater. I loved Barbie when I was growing up, but this just looks bad... That said, I'd love to seeing Ryan G in the Ken dance sequences, but I'll wait for streaming. 😀

[@edcistudent1]

Ryan carried the movie. And i think the movie was about him on purpose. He ws the only good part

[@MegaMilenche]

People who are beautiful have even more pressure placed on them than average looking people. At least average people have the privilege to feel bad about themselves. This humanity is denied for people like Margot Robbie or Ryan Gosling. And the anti-motherhood message left me horrified. Edit: Matchbox Twenty song is a song sung by a man about his girlfriend who abused him. It's telling that they chose this song for Ken to play/sing to Barbie.

[@TheBluffCouncil]

Oh, you don't have to tell us about the difficulties of being absurdly beautiful... WE GET IT

[@HellaKellyWells]

Totally agree. The message of this movie landed with women despite its complete lack of character development and atrocious choppy “storytelling” because the message is ours. It doesn’t require cohesion. If they had really wanted to impact the audience who arguably needs to hear the message, men individually and the collective male society, they should’ve done a better f*ing job. It’s a huge missed opportunity. Countless men sat in theaters next to their wives, girlfriends, daughters, etc hoping for a glimpse into something they rightfully don’t understand. Instead they got an uncomfortably campy, downright confusing movie with characters who were completely one dimensional preaching about shit they still don’t fully understand.

[@bubbadogproductions7403]

My wife who is a 80s child is dying to see this, this week. So your bang on its for those who grew up with this. My wife has a pile of vintage Barbie stuff. I don't question it and she does not question my collectables LOL

[@tybo103]

As yall pointed out, the message is needed to be said. And film is a great medium to send that message. The way the film brings up and adresses the message is decent, but has no plan for a resolution and it felt like they maybe targeted different audiences in different acts. But the lack of cohesion leaves everyone kinda unsatisfied. And thats from a film and politcal perspective. However this film is political, not even by choice. Critiquing Barbie needs to be kinda filtered, theres been absolute pyschos who use it as an exuse to hate women even more. I wish it was more impactful, the writing team missed their chance. And i wish that criticizing it didnt feel so disrespectful to the more broad movement of feminism.

[@KingOrest]

I’ve seen the movie 3 times. Still don’t understand the immense love for it. I agree, the writing 😬. With that said, I’m expecting this to win the Oscar for writing.

[@TheBluffCouncil]

I agree, it's 100% going to win for Best Screenplay. It's not entirely unlike "Promising Young Woman," which won Best Original Screenplay a couple years ago for a screenplay that I thought was just AWFUL... not because of the subject matter but because most of the dialogue was just SO poorly written, using jokes and stereotypes that would have felt rehashed and dated even five years earlier. -Ev

[@chasehedges6775]

The child actress in this movie, Ariana Greeblatt, is the only thing in this movie that looks worth watching for.

[@MegaMilenche]

You are original.

[@edcistudent1]

32:36 writing was weak

[@chasehedges6775]

This movie is not for me, honestly.