So I finally saw the Barbie movie.\u00a0 At first I wasn’t interested, then I thought I was, then I thought I wasn’t because Will Ferrell was in it (my hatred of Will Ferrell is another topic for another day), and then I decided I had to see it because of all the hype.<\/p>\n
And maybe all the hype was the problem, because I was underwhelmed with the movie.\u00a0 I didn’t see why anyone would take offence to a fantasy story set in a fantasy land, and I didn’t see why this movie would be the motivator to leave your bad job and\/ or relationship.<\/p>\n
If you haven’t seen the movie yet but plan to, you may want to stop reading here, because there are spoiler to follow<\/p>\n
If you think you know everything you need to know about the Barbie movie but didn’t see it and have no intention of ever seeing it, fuck you and the horse you rode in on and you can stop reading here too.<\/p>\n
Moving on.<\/p>\n
I’ve read a lot about how the movie emasculates men.\u00a0 No, it emasculates the Kens for a little while.\u00a0 But they are male dolls without any genitalia, so that’s not much of a stretch.\u00a0 \u00a0At the end of the movie the men are still very much in charge in the Real World.\u00a0 I guess some men couldn’t see the humor in the scenes where the Barbies manipulate the Kens with sex appeal?\u00a0 \u00a0Outside of that it’s just your typical “dads are bozos” kind of humor that’s been a staple of TV sitcoms for decades (and the only kind of humor that Will Ferrell seems capable of doing).\u00a0 If that offends you, you need therapy.<\/p>\n
I’d read that people were upset the movie wasn’t suitable for small children.\u00a0 It’s rated PG-13 for a reason.\u00a0 That rating has been in use since 1984, so if you still don’t know what that means there isn’t anything I can do for you.\u00a0 I had read there was a lot of profanity.\u00a0 As I’m writing this it’s only been a couple hours since I saw it, and I can’t recall any.\u00a0 Maybe there was a little, but certainly nothing shocking and\/ or out of place for a movie with a PG-13 rating.<\/p>\n
On the flip side, I also didn’t come out of the Barbie movie feeling more empowered as a woman or anything like that.\u00a0 \u00a0As I already said, at the end the men are still firmly in charge in the Real World.\u00a0 Sure, women are in charge in Barbieland at the end, but so what?\u00a0 They were in charge in the beginning too.\u00a0 And yes, Stereotypical Barbie decides to stay in the Real World, but again, so what?\u00a0 She’s going to be extremely disappointed very quickly with the Real World.\u00a0 She’s certainly going to be less happy after her first appointment at the gynecologist!<\/p>\n
Sure, Barbie discovers her own power, but so does Ken.\u00a0 America Ferrara’s monologue about how hard it is being a woman IS spot on, but isn’t exactly news to anyone with a vagina that being a woman is hard.\u00a0 It shouldn’t be news to anyone with a penis either, but I digress.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day I enjoyed the movie.\u00a0 You could predict the ending about 10 minutes in, but name a movie where that isn’t the case.\u00a0 It was cute.\u00a0 It was pretty funny. Kate McKinnon and Helen Mirren were amazing.\u00a0 It was a fun way to spend a very hot Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 It didn’t shake my vision of myself as a woman or how I view men.<\/p>\n
And that’s OK.\u00a0 It IS just a movie after all.<\/p>\n
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