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Did the Barbie movie make you cry?

88 replies

sweetie19 · 03/09/2023 08:55

I saw it yesterday and I absolutely loved it.

The ending made me very emotional and I definitely wasn’t the only one in the cinema crying.

I felt like I could really relate to the whole film - life isn’t perfect, there’s lots of change, stereotypical Barbie not feeling like she is good at anything (pretty much how I feel most of the time).

Did anyone else find it emotional?

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ErnestMilton · 03/09/2023 08:57

No. It made me cringe.

It could've been an entertaining film if they'd kept it fluffy rather than preachy.

ilovebagpuss · 03/09/2023 09:00

No it made me laugh a lot! It was good, my teen DD cried who never cries at anything.

EmpressaurusOfCats · 03/09/2023 09:02

I was quite bored to be honest.

43ontherocksporfavor · 03/09/2023 09:02

Yes i cried!😂 My DD(22) did too. Nothing wrong with letting your feelings flow.

RampantIvy · 03/09/2023 09:03

Erm, no.

Moonberri · 03/09/2023 09:04

I cried at America Ferrari's "rant" about expectations of women. It just hit home to me how much pressure I am under compared to my DH, for example.

summerisnearlyhere · 03/09/2023 09:06

What a boring film, I was done after 15 minutes

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 03/09/2023 09:08

Moonberri · 03/09/2023 09:04

I cried at America Ferrari's "rant" about expectations of women. It just hit home to me how much pressure I am under compared to my DH, for example.

I laughed heartily throughout that whilst thinking "yep!"

showmethegin · 03/09/2023 09:10

Yes, saw it last night and cried twice 😂

43ontherocksporfavor · 03/09/2023 09:11

I think the reels of childhood memories of daughters with mums was what tipped me over . But then I cry at lots of films.

megletthesecond · 03/09/2023 09:12

Yes, a bit during the Billie Eilish song near the end.

DameKatyDenisesClagnuts · 03/09/2023 09:13

Been twice, didn't cry but think it's brilliant

Happyface120 · 03/09/2023 09:14

Yes! Through most of the film. As did DD12. Loved it!

Freshair1 · 03/09/2023 09:15

What was I made for? Cue montage of mummies and children. Super progressive.

MooseBreath · 03/09/2023 09:15

No. I didn't even think there was a part that people would cry at, to be honest. America Ferrera's speech about being a woman certainly rang true though.

Danikm151 · 03/09/2023 09:15

I cried at the bit where the daughter didn’t want to play with the Barbies anymore and wanted to give my mom a hug!

Tadpolle · 03/09/2023 09:22

Filled up a few times but not sobs. Lots of laughs, and times when I thought YESS! I think it's brilliant.

ArseMenagerie · 03/09/2023 09:24

Freshair1 · 03/09/2023 09:15

What was I made for? Cue montage of mummies and children. Super progressive.

Well having a mother is how we all arrive on the planet… pretty universal experience

silentpool · 03/09/2023 09:25

It depressed me. Barbie symbolised all we were meant to be but it turns out it was just a 1979's/80's pipe dream.

RoseBucket · 03/09/2023 09:26

43ontherocksporfavor · 03/09/2023 09:11

I think the reels of childhood memories of daughters with mums was what tipped me over . But then I cry at lots of films.

Edited

That made my 19 year old cry which set me off!

JenniferBarkley · 03/09/2023 09:27

I loved it, and I cried at the mother and daughter bits.

America Ferrara's speech is very true but I found it a bit clunky in the movie so it didn't particularly get to me.

doroda · 03/09/2023 09:31

I liked it, it made me laugh a lot, but didn't cry (and I tear up often at films)

yeahthisisit · 03/09/2023 09:42

No.
Didn’t find it funny either.
I was really frustrated with the movie, after reading how feminist and never-been-a-movie-like-this, I really thought it would be something else.
And the rage some men had about this mivie, I really thought I was going to be a middle finger to the patriarchy and men, women going their own way.
It was really dissapointing and the speech was just pretty shallow stuff, ie. wearing make-up, being thin and being a mother.
What’s feminist about that?

isthismylifenow · 03/09/2023 09:50

No I didn't and I was trying to work out which part everyone was saying they cried about at the end. I saw it recently so shouldn't have listened to all the hype as I was a bit underwhelmed.

Willmafrockfit · 03/09/2023 09:54

no
i laughed a lot