Barbie FULL Reaction
Added 2023-11-05 11:08:26 +0000 UTCRyan Gosling is just hilarious, and I think this was a role Margot Robbie was born to play
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if you genuinely didnt see how much of a man bashing movie this was then I dont see much hope for humanity, this was a feminists dream. Women in the real world are praised to high heaven whilst men are basically downgraded into worthless pieces of shit. Look at how the world reacts to men standing up for masculinity and how these men are viewed as toxic by the overwhelming public. A plethora of women are on onlyfans today and its only going to get worse, we have an infestation of simps who dont know how to talk to women and therefore pay for this shit just to get some form of intimacy. I always find it funny when a woman tries to tell a man what a real man is, well what if I told you how a real woman behaves, id be crucified for it (look at Andrew Tate). Men that are in touch with their feelings are statistcially the most dangerous men in the world because they are the ones who commit the most crimes. The truth is that the world is going down a dark dark path where women will be praised to the ends of the earth despite how bad their actions are for themselves and society and men will become even more disrespected as time goes on to the point where we will have an overwhelming amount of dangerous men out there who buy into the social programming and, suicide will go up, crime will go up. The writing is on the wall and its genuineyl scary for osmeone like me who sees this coming from miles away whilst the majority of people are not even awake to this fact. The next 20-30 years is going to be the darkest point in time from a cultural perspective that will permeate for years to come.
Sean Carroll
2023-11-10 13:39:27 +0000 UTCAlways good to see people (men especially) actually getting the message of the movie instead of being offended or cry about how "woke" and "feminist" it is. This is about how the patriarchy hurts BOTH women and men via gender stereotypes. It's a commentary about how women are viewed as LESS THAN in the real world and how men are told what a "real" man is supposed to be like (into trucks, beer, women, fighting and not in touch with their feelings). Ken's entire existence is based around Barbie, which is how women are often viewed in the real world. The message is that we're EQUAL and WORTHY on our own. Barbie doesn't just exist to look good and Ken doesn't just exist to be Barbie's boyfriend/sidekick. They are enough on their own (or Kenough). Some people are confused by the ending but I think it's genius. Because, aside from the fact that they have emphasised that she is a doll and therefore doesn't have a vagina, going to the gyno is just a part of being a woman/having a vagina. It's so mundane and something we don't really think about. It symbolises Barbie transitioning into a human/adult, similar to girls going go the gyno for the first time representing that transition from girl to woman. This is significant because Barbie's worldview is very childlike. Also, a little touch not many people notice in the final scene is that Barbie is wearing pink sandals, a combination of Weird Barbie's choice between a brown sandal and a pink heel. This shows how she has found balance between Barbieland and the real world. The movie is simply about a bunch of people (and dolls) having an existential crisis. And also patriarchy, feminism, capitalism and consumerism. It's poking fun/observing all of those things while also being a part of the problem. Because Barbie is a brand and it's a critique of branding. But at the same time it further establishes that branding. Margot Robbie is fabulous as always but Ryan Gosling just took it to another level as Ken! I also think America Ferrera's performance is very underrated. Some Barbie/Mattel facts: Ryan Gosling's Ken is inspired by Sun Lovin' Malibu Ken from 1979. Allan is a real doll from 1964 and Ken's best friend (only friend really). His girlfriend-turned-wife Midge also appears in the movie (pregnant Barbie). All the Barbies/Kens and the outfits in the movie were produced by Mattel at some point. Sasha and her friends closely resemble Mattel's 2002 "MyScene" dolls, who were introduced to compete with Bratz. One Barbie is played by Hari Nef, a transgender woman. The first transgender Barbie was inspired by Laverne Cox (famous actress known for Orange Is The New Black etc.) and released in 2022 as part of the Tribute Collection series honoring iconic women. Fun movie/behind the scenes facts: Ryan Gosling accepted the role after seeing his daughter's Ken doll lying face down in the mud next to a squished lemon. He then took a photo of it and sent it to Greta Gerwig, saying, "I shall be your Ken, his story must be told." Also, he improvised the "sublime" line as well as the shot where he is wearing two sunglasses. Mark Ronson wrote the song "I'm Just Ken" largely as a joke and recorded a demo for Greta Gerwig not seriously expecting it to be included on the soundtrack. However, she liked the song and when she shared it with Ryan Gosling he felt so strongly that it added to the character of Ken he successfully advocated for it to be made into a musical number in the movie. Mark said he was amazed how much Ryan's interpretation of the song improved from the original. Barbieland was created almost entirely using practical effects. The backgrounds were all hand-painted and most locations like the Dreamhouses were real sets. The transition scenes between Barbieland and the real world were also practical, using old-school movie tricks to achieve the feeling of motion, such as crew members turning cranks to make waves move in the ocean. At the end of the movie, the montage of women is footage of the actual cast and crew's family and friends. The shot of the woman applying blush to her cheek is a friend of Margot Robbie's about to get married. The older woman on the bench is played by Oscar-winning costume designer Ann Roth (though she did not design the costumes for this movie). That scene was supposed to be cut but Greta Gerwig refused. Margot Robbie revealed that while working on this movie she found an old bucket list with one of the goals being "Meet Ryan Gosling". America Ferrera's husband in the movie is played by her real life husband, Ryan Piers Williams.
Heida
2023-11-05 21:50:41 +0000 UTCi don't have my own copy of this one to watch with you :(
Jeanette Dawe
2023-11-05 12:30:49 +0000 UTC
