Watched - In Theatres
Phone Time - N/A
OH SHIT Moments - 1
Good Time vs Run Time - 85/114 Mins
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SHOULD YOU SEE IT?
YES, IF YOU'RE A LITTLE GIRL
(or parent)
BARBIE IS WAY BETTER THAN YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE. They didn't make some stupid movie where Barbie is trying to retrieve her stolen EV Corvette, THEY MADE AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS MOVIE THAT HITS HOME FOR ALMOST EVERY WOMAN ALIVE TODAY. If you didn't know already THEY DIDN'T MAKE BARBIE FOR THE 20-40 YEAR OLD SINGLE GUYS. THIS WAS MADE FOR EVERY GIRL OLDER THAN 13.The subject matter is the real attraction here not the topic or the characters. THEY'VE USED BARBIE AND HER NOTORIETY AS A DELIVERY SYSTEM TO HELP WOMEN HAVE AN EXISTENTIAL CONVERSATION. What I mean is that you go for the pretty pink playground world, dancing, humor, and attractive actors pretending to be the most iconic dolls ever but you stay for the relief of realizing that you're not alone in how you feel.
AS A MAN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LIKE HOW THEY TALK ABOUT YOU BUT IF YOU TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE HER POINT OF VIEW ON LIFE. Barbie is really meant for any elder woman to take any young lady so they can bond and commiserate over the difficulties of being a modern woman.
If you have a hard time getting along with your daughter, and let's be honest, you do, then you can go laugh, cry, and say "so true" in unison, you'll come out understanding each other just a little bit more.
OBVIOUSLY BARBIE WAS INSTANTLY POLITICIZED AND MADE INTO A SUBJECT FOR DIVISIVE CONTENT because these days we all think everything is anti-something. Can't this movie just be a person trying to help as many people as possible feel better about the world they live in? IS NOTHING INNOCENT ANYMORE? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS WASN'T A POLITICAL STATEMENT UNTIL THE POLITICAL PEOPLE SAID IT WAS? This movie creates a world where the men are marginalized and then realize that it sucks to feel that way. Through Ken they found a way to reverse the rolls of the modern world and give men a glimpse at how women feel.
I'M HOPING THAT THE WOMEN WHO WATCH THIS MOVIE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN THE GALLOWS HUMOR OF BEING A WOMAN THAN THE IDEA OF MEN BEING THE WORST THING SINCE STUBBED TOES but if I'm put in jail next month for breathing then I'll have my answer. None of this is to say that men shouldn't go see this movie but you have to understand that THIS IS NOT A FUBU MOVIE AND YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN A LESSON OR TWO which also means women should allow men to see it, let the info be known, and stop acting like your human experience is top secret information. A word of warning IT FELT A LITTLE CREEPY TO BE A SINGLE GUY WATCHING THIS MOVIE ALONE SO MAYBE GO WITH YOUR FRIENDS OR SISTER OR WHATEVER.
BARBIE PROVIDES A FUN STORY, BRIGHT COLORS, DECENT HUMOR, AND A CATCHY SOUNDTRACK IN ORDER TO DELIVER A PROFOUND MESSAGE. The acting is obviously good and the characters have an actual overarching change so you won't find anything wrong with the quality.
Basically, If you're not insane, Barbie should make you feel ok to be a human for once.
By: Nick G