The BARBIE Movie is Garbage w/ Dr. Carrie Gress

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Carrie tells Matt about her problems with Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023). She breaks down why it is a propaganda piece.
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[@Cathoholicism]

The probarbie morals were argued so poorly that I couldn’t help but laugh about how glaringly obvious the based truth was behind it. I sympathized with homeless Ken.

[@AngelineProductions]

…so you didn’t understand the film, then.

[@matronmalice9867]

​@@AngelineProductions Oh here you are again in alll your prideful, triggered glory. Repent of the sin of pride. Repent of the sin of witchcract.

[@universalflamethrower6342]

Saw Barbie twice, I think it is better than oppenheimer. Ken is absolute awesome. The movie is actually a very clever critique, the end seems glorius but it is quite tragic and horrifying. That is how the movie will be remembered.

[@HawkingRegime13]

It's funny at the end they thought it was supposed to have a genuine meaning for women empowerment. Silly movie, it doesn't realize it was meant to be a comedic play on the fantasy that women pursuing things men naturally are equipped to do will satisfy them. We all know it doesn't.

[@scottsoneal]

Agreed - Carrie Gress’ take here is a bit underdeveloped and misses some bigger themes of the movie. I personally think Barbie shows a certain collapse of the feminist ideology into nihilism.

[@HawkingRegime13]

Agreed 100%. It's ironic that it shows the nihilism associated with pursuing those male ventures, yet I'm not convinced they intended to haha@@scottsoneal

[@universalflamethrower6342]

@@HawkingRegime13 they might not have intended it, but it can hardly be seen otherwise. Especially future generations will laugh hard when seeing Barbie.

[@matronmalice9867]

I'll remember it as a streaming pile of overrated hot garbage.

[@AngelineProductions]

The media illiteracy here is ASTOUNDING. I’m blown away by the lack of effort put into analyzing films by people who claim Barbie was some sort of propaganda piece. I know some people are reluctant to admit that filmmaking is an art form, but it is, and like all pieces of art that are culturally entwined, some analysis other than surface-level assumptions is required.

[@QiryuslilBerdy]

I mean it got 88% on rotten tomatos, made millions of dollars and lots of people loved it. If you walk into a michelin restaurant and you're the only one complaining about the food, you probably just have shiddy taste. Happy holidays, gfys👍

[@MGB-learning]

Great video

[@LrgLongTrousers]

Michael Knowles has a great review of the Barbie movie.

[@mxermadman]

I wasn't as impressed as Knowles. But I understand his take.

[@StimParavane]

Feminism is in essence just a series of rationalisations for selfish behaviour and the avoidance of accountability.

[@dorispolidano2993]

So very true!!!!!

[@AngelineProductions]

Hilarious, because that’s actually what the patriarchy is.

[@matronmalice9867]

​@@AngelineProductions Silence witch. Begone and take your lies with you.

[@christopher6759]

@@AngelineProductions AND IT WORKS!

[@christopher6759]

@@AngelineProductions And also (No, it isn't)

[@ShimobeSama]

1:02 That's literally the POLAR opposite message if you look at the actual progression of the storyline. It's just not super in your face, but if you just take a second to think about what things are leading to what outcomes in the movie, it's basically begging for patriarchy the entire movie, and the plot leads you from feminism into appreciating and/or sympathizing with men slightly more and seeing the importance of having children subtly at the end.

[@sienkiewiczmonika1161]

​@JimmyHolt-ji8hz Why do you think there are only two polar opposite sides? People are different and interpretations are different. And that's why I like Gerwing's films, because they are ambiguous.

[@ShimobeSama]

@JimmyHolt-ji8hz Well Michael Knowles strongly disagrees with you. Name one openly conservative person who still works in Hollywood. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJXVcmacraaUacU

[@bradspitt3896]

​@@sienkiewiczmonika1161People and interpretations are different. Bro, no they're not. This is postmodern 101.

[@AngelineProductions]

@Nunya94ridiculous.

[@AngelineProductions]

@Nunya94 you made a lot of assumptions with absolutely no concrete evidence.

[@Con_Tomlinson]

Barbie is the most pro-masculine film released in decades

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

Yes. I liked when Ken went into the Real World and it was “Patriarchy” dominating. Only in delusional world women “rule the world”.

[@sharpaycutie2]

No it wasn’t 😂

[@francoontariancatholic595]

SPOILER: If the main message is that there’s order when women are in charge, then why does the main character (Barbie) choose to leave Barbieworld after the Barbies take over again? Michael Knowles and Eudaimpnia have the correct take on this movie: it’s a rejection of Utopia and it’s pro-life.

[@LrgLongTrousers]

I agree. As per the men in the film, I think it does a great job at showing how feminism turns men into pathetic simps, and perhaps how these modern "red pill" guys emerged as an extreme counter to said simps.

[@andreasm5770]

I totally agree. I liked the movie, I interpreted it as a criticism of both extremes. It doesn't present Barbieland as the ideal - it's showing how this flipped fully female-run society is just as bad as a fully male-run society. And in the end Barbie chooses not to stay in the female-run society. Personally I found it not so feminist and quite funny.

[@bradspitt3896]

The one who saved Barbie is the same one to say women can be whatever they want. They define themselves. This movie was not based at all. It's confused. Ken is doing the same thing. We don't define ourselves, we receive our identity from God.

[@fancyinthehouse9423]

I suggest watching Michael Knowles' take on this to think of things from another perspective. He says it's actually anti-feminist.

[@samuelhannabass6297]

Ngl I watched it and legitimately couldn’t tell if it was a satire of feminism. First 45 minutes were legitimately good tho. Wasn’t expecting that going in

[@gloriarodriguez3721]

Yeah I thought the fir at portion of the movie was good than it was not

[@sienkiewiczmonika1161]

I think we watched two different films.

[@staffan144]

Probably. And I trust Carrie gress alot more than you. (As for me, I would never even watch it)

[@staffan144]

And there seems to be something wrong with your avatar and (non-existent?) youtube channel too? Weird (when pressing, or rather, trying to click your avatar to see what comes up. Something is wrong). It is as if you have no history on youtube at all. Do you even exist?

[@sienkiewiczmonika1161]

@@staffan144 Have you ever heard of privacy?

[@staffan144]

@@sienkiewiczmonika1161 google (who owns youtube) doesn't know anything about privacy

[@bilbusbungledore7222]

Serious lack of Kenergy in here rn

[@earlgrayman982]

Kenergy < Holy Ghost Power

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

My favourite “he’s literally me” is Danny Balint

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

@@earlgrayman982I think it was a joke

[@earlgrayman982]

I guess no one saw the Apostle with RObert Duvall. @@AK_Catholic_Traditional

[@mostlydead3261]

bad take.. the movie can easily be read as based as long as one bothers to look a bit deeper.. also the director's next project is based off Narnia books, nuff said..

[@giannamarchisella2206]

But it also showed how it's not good when either gender dominates the other-- Kens realized he was unhappy and then took over when the Barbies ruled and then when the Barbies "restored order", Barbie rejects that to come to the real world, and the final scene shows how she chose to become who she was made to be-- a women, even a mother without having to reject her femininity.

[@maryball4276]

True. And Rhea Perlman's line about feminism and the patriarchy being used by people in society to make themselves feel better.... I thought it was pro-feminism on the surface, but not on a deeper level. (More men and women both have struggles that aren't easy for the other to see and the dangers in ignoring that)

[@AndrewNajash]

Never watched the movie but the Ken song went hard

[@steelmongoose4956]

The movie unintentionally made great points against feminism.

[@sharpaycutie2]

But then recanted by the end of the film. She made it seem like Ken was crazy for wanting to not be Barbie second class citizen. And by the end they went back to normal 🙄

[@kaylajay741]

"No useful male"!?!? How are you dusrespecting Allan like that!?!?

[@c_xela]

I don't think Barbie is a feminist movie, and it was pretty good

[@TheRealRabbitHole]

It. is. a. SATIRE! It is satirizing extreme takes on feminism. The critiques on Barbie are akin to saying Jonathan Swift was an actual, Irish-hating cannibal for A Modest Proposal. Dr. Carrie Gress is awesome! But she is making some very reactionary mistakes that are currently endemic in our culture on both left and right. EVERYONE RELAAAAAAAAAAX, PUHLEEEEEEASE!!!!!

[@gunsgalore7571]

No opinion on Barbie because I didn't watch it. I believe firmly in not commenting on something you haven't seen/read, sort of like how right now you've got all those angry people on the internet talking about the same-sex blessing document when they haven't even read it.

[@nooby_pleb3441]

Comparing the document of blessing of same sex couples and a movie is not the same thing tbh, one is about 1 and half or maybe more hours long and thr other is a document in which you can read into which has history. But God bless

[@gunsgalore7571]

@@nooby_pleb3441 They're different, for certain, but the same basic fact that you shouldn't judge either one without reading it applies.

[@robertharvilla4881]

I thought it was awesome. It was so cringe that I kept thinking that it was a parody. Worst self own I've ever seen. LOL

[@86dragonlily]

I loved the movie and the men arent stupid ken found out he was Kenough so he grew as a person like Barbie did

[@katherinefreemanerley7214]

Shoot. Thought dr gress could see a bit deeper into this movie.

[@TheLocalEccentric]

This is such an underdeveloped opinion I can barely believe what a 2D take this is.

[@nooby_pleb3441]

What is undeveloped about this opinion please share

[@TheLocalEccentric]

@@nooby_pleb3441 the Barbie movie is a critique on modern feminism, not a promotion of it. It has its flaws certainly; however, I'm not going to fervently defend it to someone who either hasn't seen it or didn't have an open mind while watching it. The whole movie is a critique and a satire.

[@youngKOkid1]

Worth a watch in your opinion?

[@TheLocalEccentric]

@@youngKOkid1 as long as you don't go in with preconceived notions or are the type of person who can overcome assumptions to really receive a message, yes. It was a decent movie and actually had a lot of good humor. Ken was actually really funny and if you're a male and you don't take offense to a clear caricature who shouldn't be over analyzed and taken too seriously and taken mostly at face value, you'll find Ken extremely humorous throughout the movie.

[@ComicRaptor8850]

False

[@sebastianseibers5280]

Idk I think barbie did a fantasic job of protraying how God will always love us not matter what. And that we are beings of free will and that is exactly how he loves us. He doesnt want to control us or manipulate us. He guves us the right to choose our own path and that is love. He is the perfect creator.

[@PuzzlesC4M]

I laughed when Will Farrell and the executives had to roller blade to Barbieland! But it was mostly dumb. And by that, I mean, not interesting. There were some funny moments because of things you’d do with dolls that come to life, but the moments that were supposed to be meaningful were boring.

[@legomegaman101]

I thought the movie was really funny. Me and my mom thought it was great even though its politics were so rediculous

[@jessica3285]

True true believe it or not

[@christophersnedeker]

My question is if she thinks feminism is bad why is she talking? Isn't it a feminist act to express her opinions.

[@nooby_pleb3441]

She doesn't oppose feminism but rather the slander of men in general.

[@nooby_pleb3441]

And no its a human right to express opinion, not a "feminist act"

[@Joker22593]

The barbie movie is ineteresting because it's the most barebones retelling of Baudrillard's Procession of Simulacra. Because the movie itself is only the simulacrum of a movie, it has no real substance; This means that everyone projects their own feelings onto it because it's meaningless otherwise.

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

There’s 2 types of groups who watch Barbie: 1)Teen girls 2)”He’s Literally Me.” But from all the Ryan Gosling movies the most “He’s Literally Me” is ⚡️“The Believer” 2001 ⚡️✋🏻

[@neasahayes6044]

Will never watch this bilge.

[@hansblitz7770]

Barbie: Written by Noah Baumbauch. Produced by David Heyman. Noticing yet? Why are they always Jewelery? We can't question it, because, servants can't question the master. We do need a reset.

[@earlgrayman982]

You do realize Jesus was Jewish?

[@hansblitz7770]

Yes. That means the same thing now as it did 3,000 years ago? Also, he was a Sephardic. Not, Ashkenazi. Nice try on a "gotcha"

[@earlgrayman982]

Right. Evidently you think theres a real difference between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews. The Ashkenazi migrated out of the middle east during the Roman occupation. Thinking they're different is like believing African Americans aren't descendants of Africans.Further, "Genetic studies indicate that Ashkenazim have both Levantine and European (mainly southern European) ancestry. " Which still makes them Jewish just like Jesus. Only difference is gonna be the cities where some of them hail from. @@hansblitz7770

[@Joker22593]

Stop being racist bro. It's cringe. Stop blaming your failures on others. Turn to God for your help.

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

“The Believer” Ryan Gosling is the most “Literally Me” of them all if you catch my drift 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@ShimobeSama]

The Michael Knowles and Connor Tomlinson (Lotus Eaters in UK; he's the token Catholic) take is that it's a secretly based movie. It's easy to argue that the moral is actually in favor of traditional families, and Ken is a masculinist icon/legend, and they basically just take you through the journey starting from the default NPC left/lib presuppositions to get the NPCs on board, and then subtly inject the morals for whoever is non-NPC enough to be receptive enough to them, and if you're already based (in reality) then you can sense the undertones if not pre-convinced the makers are your enxmy.

[@ShimobeSama]

Knowles (~15 mins): kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJXVcmacraaUacUsi=Hi7jdh7q32FFAl3g

[@ShimobeSama]

Tomlinson (apparently also Carl [the main guy] did a separate video on it, but he pours out libations for Poseidon to stop the boats and stuff like that; young Connor is the Catholic one): kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z37ScnRqjdt8gKMsi=Rr8rH6r6Q9_KvXM0

[@Con_Tomlinson]

We are Kenough

[@ShimobeSama]

@@Con_Tomlinson Ayyyyyyy. We are indeed. 🤜🏻🤛🏻 You gotta fly out here sometime and do some shows, bro. I'm sure there's plenty of niches you could fill on this show. Like um... the joys of multiculturalism and cultural enrichment? 😁👍🏻

[@ShimobeSama]

@@Con_Tomlinson Matt Walsh got your gift: 💪🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWS5g42hbNZ1htUsi=BihmYOwCO2-_wCj_&t=311