The movie is not made for kids but some adults still found it confusing, some say it's confusing on purpose. Why? Weird Barbie says: "Best if you don’t think about it too much. Don’t overthink it." Which is kinda hard to do. The narrator says: "And one day, the Kens will have as much power and influence in Barbie Land as women have in the Real World." But it would have been even better if they actually showed it and not just say it, and I'm guessing some people never even heard that line. That's the problem with narration sometimes, it doesn't resonate as much as the action. I didn't have a problem with the trans-Barbie because they never explicitly point out that she's trans, plus I never really paid that much attention to her, there was way to many distractions. There isn't an actual obese Barbie doll but there is one called "curvy" Barbie and she looks nothing like the one in the movie. When they tested the doll with little girls, most of them didn't want to play with her. The simple scene near the end, when Barbie walks away with Ruth, the creator, is an indicator of what type of person we're dealing with. When Barbie left for the real world she was always meant to come back, but this time she is never coming back. The natural thing to do is say your goodbyes with hugs and kisses, there isn't a single kissing scene in the entire movie. Barbie just keeps on walking without even looking back while everyone waves goodbye to her, Ken even thanks her. What do you call someone like that? Did she even truly care about any of them? Barbie never explains why she doesn't feel anything for Ken (it's in the script), even though they were manufactured as girlfriend and boyfriend. It's like if they were robots, Barbieland feels very robotic at times with the monotony (the narrator says: "When you’re playing with Barbies nobody bothers to walk them down the stairs and out the door, et cetera. You just pick them up and put them where you want them to go. You use your imagination." If that were true shouldn't everyone be flying then?) , this is basically part of their programming. Who deprogrammed Barbie? This movie just makes no sense.
You make some excellent points I wish more people would emphasize-and I wish I had articulated in the video, too. Barbieland’s robotic nature of their personalities seems to imply they were created by Mattel, like you wrote, but, yes, phantom and unexplained magic is still present. Sometimes it works-such as with the gliding down from the house-and other times it’s non-existent. Inconsistent. This, and more, could have been resolved with better writing! Also, I pinned your comment at the top of the page! 😎
I agree 100% as a woman myself since this tends to pander to women. I hate the patriarchy shit they push. But I agree the visuals are awesome since I am an artist I can appreciate that. And Gosling’s acting was amazing in it.
@@KyleCorwith I would have to say more Gosling being goofy. I thought that was actually awesome. No Matriarchy, That would be a scary world. I’m sorry, a world ran by all women would be horrible. Lol
I tried watching it and ten minutes in, I was just thinking; “This is crap!” Even from the trailers, I thought; “This just looks stupid!” It was really overhyped.
I think women wanted something, anything, that was specifically marketed to them that they gobbled it up because of how starved they were, ignoring or clueless about the quality and ethical flaws.
Is babby upset that one film in a million doesn't feature patriarchal dominance? If you want that why not go and watch literally any other film rather than crying over the fact that this one is (allegedly) suppressing your (fragile) masculinity? Boo x
@@jossthemorfitt You need to pay closer attention to what is said in the video. Making men the butt of some jokes is funny, but beyond that, it’s when there’s no comedy and only demonstrates a demeaning message, while also a paradoxical victim mentality when it comes to the women/Barbies. Pay attention to the nuances next time, dude.
