• asteriskeverything@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I agree it was a lot of Ken.

    It was a female movie, we had the sort of history of progress that barbie either helped bring or at least reflected the change of times. We had our relationship, memories, references, inside jokes, and love of barbie. It is also a VERY feminist movie. I’d argue the best depiction of what feminism is about I’ve seen. It shows how the patriarchy hurts everyone too, and the answer isn’t a matriarchy. It was just done in a way it could easily be ignored if someone wanted to just enjoy the surface level fun. What bothered me about it was the Mattel dicksucking corporate bs I suspect was forced to be included and portrayed a certain way. They did a decent job trying to make it work but if felt obvious and gross to me.

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      1 year ago

      Especially the “Haha we had a female CEO once but not anymore, but it’s okay because we support feminism as long as you make money!!!”

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        1 year ago

        Yes and then they just bumble around because they HAD to introduce them and then just like… comedic pointless bumble around? Meh. I don’t wanna get spoilery with other problems I had with Mattel. I am still super excited to see it again though! Either on streaming or in theaters with someone who hasn’t seen it yet.