For thinking the Barbie film is shit?

[m00ngirl]

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?

Whether or not you liked Barbie. (Only kidding!)

Agreed. I respect a different opinion but I just can't see why it would make you cry or feel strong emotions at all. I felt it completely cringe worthy.

I remember seeing Cry Freedom about Steve Biko when I was an impressionable young teenager, an emotional reaction to a film like that I could understand. It stays with me to this day. Injustice, we have no idea.

Yes I see my wording didn't go down well, sorry, I didn't mean it like that. What I mean is that there are products/films/music etc marketed as "feminist" that are not, and that are either vapid or rebrands of patriarchy.

Agree with others who thought Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are brilliant in the film, as I think they always are.

It's really interesting if a bit sad to hear from other posters that the film is a feminist education for their kids/young people given the message of the film (men like trucks and being CEOs, defeat them by flirting with other men to make them jealous..?). I thought kids were better versed in gender politics now - or at least a certain form of it given what's going on in schools etc...

It was ok. Didn't think Ken was good looking at all.

I didn’t think it was funny at all. Also way too long (as most films are now imo). Was like going to a TED Talk

It was one of the worst films i saw last year.

I didn't think it was that good, and the feminist speech was just a bit hackneyed. Maybe it's a good message for teenage girls to hear though. I did enjoy the aesthetic of the film, and Ryan Gosling as Ken. I just think it could have been a better plot, less preachy/obvious and more fun, while still having an empowering message.

I enjoyed Barbie as a bit of fluff, but thought the feminist speech was just cut and pasted in (and too long) when it clearly didn’t belong

If you thought the speech at the end was out of place, what did you think of the very start of the movie - the distinction between giving girls baby dolls as opposed to Barbie dolls and the difference that made to how they play?

Oh yes I couldn't agree more. Pile of shite!

Why do people keep saying about "America Ferrera's speech".
It wasn't her speech ....it was Gloria's.
You know the character America was playing because she's an actress 🙄

Thought it was awful, I can't believe it's up for any award, before I saw it I thought it might have the ingenuity of Toy Story, but sadly no utter drivel, a shame it could have been so much better.

@Needmorelego

Because I couldn’t remember the character’s name 🤷🏻‍♀️🙄

@MyUsernameIsBetterThanYours amusingly the character of Gloria's husband is just listed as "Gloria's Husband" on the credits (actually in Spanish) - his character doesn't have a name 😂
(played by America Ferrera's real life husband)

It felt a bit trite to me because I've been reading feminist theory and literature for 30 years, but it's a good accessible introduction to feminism for young women who haven't encountered those ideas before.

There was one bit in the film that I really liked. It was when Ken goes into the real world and it slowly starts to dawn on him that outside Barbie world men are in charge. It really highlighted the part played by socialisation and the way that boys are inducted into the patriarchy.

I thought it was rubbish.

Agree OP I didn't like it

The ending was annoying shouldn't have bothered getting a vagina should have got a job

But that was the joke: we were being set up to think she was going for a job interview. It would have been a bit lame if she was. Best bit of that joke, IMO, was that she was wearing Birkenstocks.

I turned it off after 40 minutes, couldn't stand it. I thought it was absolutely crap.

I wasn’t a fan either, I felt it was too try hard, and they could have delivered their message better.

i think the cast did an excellent job, but I certainly wasn’t hooked nor did I come out think wow thay was a great movie.

i think the platform was a good idea, but they didn’t execute as well as they could and it got very silly at times, which undermined the message.