I mean, isn't the main audience today pre teen girls? This is deffo not for them...
Film Greta Gerwig's BARBIE (Margot Robbie/Ryan Gosling)
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All women and couples under the age of 45 and people who really like Greta Gerwig, I guess.
This looks absolutely awful - might have the odd mildy humourous bit in it but overall it looks like dog turd.
Only if Barbie is still big. Regardless, there’s multiple generations that have a connection to Barbie who would naturally be interested.
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i'll watch it eventually just because it's Greta Gerwig
I wouldn't even get into it with that poster. I've seen many of his posts over the years and it paints a picture.
Don't fall in that categories but thought that trailer looked super interesting.
Have paused that film quite a lot to be fair.Tbh Hollywood has already made a subversive barbie story
That’s not a connection I reckon most adult women reflect fondly on. I’d say they’re more desperate to forget they ever played with Barbie dolls than reminisce about the good times.
Considering how progressive Hollywood is these days it’s actually mad they’re making a movie about a toy whose whole vibe was perpetuating regressive gender stereotypes.
I don’t see why it’s something women have to be ashamed about. If it gave them a lot of joy growing up, there’s a good chance thousands and thousand of women look back on it fondly regardless
Look at it another way.
Grown men would have no shame in admitting they build their kids Lego sets. In fact, grown men are happy to admit buying Lego sets for themselves.
Can you imagine a grown woman admitting to buying or playing with Barbie dolls?
Christopher Nolan, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Woody Allen, Polanski, George Lucas, Michael Bay, the Wachowskis, Tim Burton, Spike Lee, Guillermo del Toro, Lars Von Trier
I’m sure I’m skipping over some names but I’d expect most people to know who most of those are
Buying or playing with them as a grown woman? I’d say that’s rare enough. Fondly reminiscing about buying/playing with them as a child, which is what you mentioned in the post @amolbhatia50k is responding too, is another thing entirely-bit of a goalpost change . I’d say A LOT of grown women, not least American women, would look back at that part of their childhood fondly. Now I will say I imagine Irish and American women are coming into this differently
re the regressive gender stereotype, yeah for sure, although I’d bet good money on this movie making a fairly on the nose attempt to critique those stereotypes. That heel/flat foot scene in the trailer feels indicative of that
I’m sure my wife played with them as a child and would have absolutely no problem in saying that.
Yeah.
"No, Margot Robbie. I won't have sex with you today. Put your clothes back on, Margot Robbie. And stop doing that thing to my genitals or I will call the police. I want to play FUT for a few hours, Margot Robbie, so please stop begging me for sex."
I would never utter those words
90%/8.3 on RT after 123 reviews.
"Gosling gives an all-timer of a comedic performance"
Not my words Michael. The words of Clarisse Loughrey in The Independent.
Not my words Michael. The words of Clarisse Loughrey in The Independent.
I'd have been surprised if it didn't get good reviews.
I’ve heard her doing film reviews on podcasts before. She’s excruciating to listen to and I wouldn’t trust her taste.
I reckon this will smash the awards and still be shite when I get around to watching it...
But at least you gave it an unbiased chance.
As good as Gosling's comedic performance in Shane Black's little underrated team-up comedy The Nice Guys ?
It looks phenomenal in fairness. I love the way they've attempted to invoke cultural commentary about the perceived image of perfection being attained through a product like Barbie and how this contrast entirely with the real world where few get to be that perfect. It's not just smart but also insanely brave and makes the elder sister arc from Eat, Drink, Man, Woman look like the work of a toddler shitting his nappies.
It also makes me forget Pleasantville ever existed, which is probably a good thing.
It also makes me forget Pleasantville ever existed, which is probably a good thing.
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I will probably see this before Ophinhiemerker Ophienymer Ophiemmger that new Nolan film.
Exactly
Movie event of the year is almost here, I can't wait
I get the feeling that Ryan Gosling will be the most memorable part of this movie as just playing a loveable dork. He’s got plenty of experience of it as far back as Remember The Titans when he was a loveable dork in that.
It's been overhyped to the point where I can't see it delivering to the expectations.Movie event of the year is almost here, I can't wait
I enjoy even terrible movies (by snobby reviewer standards), so i'm sure i'll like it still