For thinking the Barbie film is shit?

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Just watched it and it felt like a low brow pseudo feminism lecture (saying this as an actual feminist). All a bit cringe tbh. Not sure what the fuss is about. AIBU?

It was shit.

Aye this 🤣

Terrible movie

I’m with @Scautish here - you didn’t just express an opinion on a movie, you asked if you were unreasonable to hold that opinion. Which suggests that you think that it might be - that it’s somehow courageous or iconoclastic. Otherwise why ask? It’s a perfectly mainstream opinion in fact - many people have said and written the same things.

Full disclosure: I found the Barbie movie fun and nostalgic and enjoyable light entertainment. But it’s got people talking about feminism/patriarchy/women’s perceived roles so that’s a good thing. I also consider myself an “actual” feminist.

Yeah it was pretty bollocks IMO. I was stuck on a plane for 10.5 hours with limited choice of things to watch and I still only managed half of it.

Imagine starting a thread, about something you want to discuss/complain about, on Mumsnet, where people go to discuss things. Truly odd validation-seeking behaviour.

It’s heart was in the right place though!

I agree it’s no amazing voice for feminism, but criticising it feels like kicking a cute fluffy puppy…

I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was tip-top.

It shouldn't. Your cute fluffy puppy is a plastic advertising mascot.

I liked it. In fact I loved it. Lots of people came out of the cinema talking about the film and discussing issues raised. It wasn't flawless but it was different and made me laugh.

There were very good feministy parts but I didn’t really I’d rest and the moral LFT he story. It flung from “Patriarchy is bad” to “Matriarchy is bad” to “We aren’t sure what’s bad” and “It’s ok for men to cry”.

The America Ferrera speech was good but I prefer this one

I thought it was fun and funny. Over-sentimental as most American films are.

Ryan Gosling was a hoot. Most of the scenes with Will Ferrell were silly, and Rhea Perlman just daft, but the scenes where the Barbies distracted the Kens by getting them to talk about investments and The Godfather etc made me laugh.

The dioramas when they were travelling between Barbieland and the real world were clever. Loved the scene with the construction crew in the real world, and how they came over all woke (“that’s OK”) when Barbie told them she doesn’t have a vagina.

So, no, not shit. Not a masterpiece, but not shit.

As a “feminist”, surely you can understand why there has been a “fuss” about the first ever film by a female director (with a female producer, and aimed at a female audience) to break box office records.

Also Alan fighting off all the Kens in the background while America Fererra has a bonding moment with her daughter 😃

I liked it, and I like that it exists - but only watched it last week after hearing all the hype and I was very much expecting more. It was just OK, somewhat fun but slightly disappointing after all the media frenzy.

Yanbu, it was shit, most definitely not worthy of an Oscar

It's crap. To be honest, I don't like any of Greta Gerwig's films, but gave it a go anyway. Disappointed!

The barbie movie is crap, I'm shocked, ok not at all but what on earth are people expecting?

Terrible, I was looking to be entertained not educated! Felt like it was to preachy... had a great concept but it didn't really wow me

Cringe post. Are we meant to be interested? Impressed?

I believed all the hype so I was disappointed when I finally got to watch it.

YABU
It was really fun. And visually I thought it was wonderful. I also admired whst she had done with the concept. Surprised Mattel let her make what really is quite an interesting film rather than just a giant advert.
Was very pleasantly surprised by it as its not the type of thing I'd usually watch.

It was so hyped up, like it was some ground breaking feminist treatise. I thought it wasn't bad, but kind of meh.

I’m a doll collector and I know a lot about the history of Barbie, so I found it fun on that level. I liked the in-jokes for Barbie fans - Ruth Handler and the IRS, Earring Magic Ken, pregnant Midge, “I’ll see you on the Malibu beach!”

I didn’t go to it expecting a deep dive on feminism. I went to it excited to see how they’d make a live-action Barbie world and hoping for some good jokes. On that level, I thought it was great.

I was underwhelmed. And Barbie was my favourite childhood toy (after Sindy)!

I see mixed reactions to it. I never had any interest in going to see if myself. I'd rather have watched paint dry.

I liked Oppenheimer though.