I think it’s also similar to the reason all the bands from the 70’s and 80’s have taken up touring again. When these bands started their audience was in the prime of their youth so they were interested in new sounds and experiences. Now that they’re all old and comfortable they don’t want to venture too far from what they know. They also acquired the bulk of the wealth and power and this group of people is also the ones running these companies
It’s easier to extract profit for the shareholders from an established IP, rather than trying to build value through building your own IP. Catching lightning in a bottle is difficult, so it’s easier to just sell replicas of the bottle.
Because the human being is habitual and prefers something that is always familiar to him. So the same things will be produced with the same actors, Tom Hanks will be forced to make films up to 90 years and if he dies he will be simulated by the IA until the end of time.
Most women who wear heels all the time do have feet problems.
I liked that the movie made some more subtle observations besides the main themes that were very in your face. When Ken was commenting about how much attention he got and that there was not no hint of violence, and Barbie responded that she did.
It was also nice that she didn’t have makeup at the end but she’s perhaps not a great example of an average person (which was pointed out for humor).
But do we see the mom with High Heel? I dont recall, but it would indeed enrich the joke instead of just pointing at it
You are right the suble violence against women theme was well done in that scene. And it work. Too bad they went a less subtle road later on. May be that the crux of my critics, they didnt trust the audience. And felt the need to spell everything out
I thought the pacing of things was fine and didn’t really feel like too many scenes overstayed their welcome. The 2001 opener I thought was pretty great. A few things did stick out a bit for me, though.
The fantastical version of reality. A spelled-out theme of the movie is how hard it is being a woman, which Mom-lady really lays out for the Barbies. It makes some sense because the Barbies clearly don’t know what real is like. The trouble is they say it instead of showing it. We don’t see Mom-lady having any particular problems specific to her being a woman in the movie’s world. The audience is supposed to nod along approvingly because she’s saying things that many real women feel, but she’s also from some surreal version of Earth where people in gaudy cowboy outfits can wander into a school and talk to the kids and steal library books and they don’t get tackled by security. We really needed some scenes with some biting misogyny to give that speech some impact.
Pitting the Kens against each other seemed convoluted. Ultimately the solution to the crisis is… voter suppression? Really?
The old film montage near the end seemed really gratuitous.
It was fun though a bit too preachy towards the end. I’d consider myself a feminist but it was getting a bit annoying at parts and a bit dated relative to contemporary views of gender studies.
The performances and production was top. Loved the Mattel representation, Will Ferrel was stealing every scene. Overall I enjoyed it though it’s quite forgettable.
One of the songs (maybe the one over the end credits?) interpolated/sampled the main melody from Barbie Girl, it might’ve been used elsewhere in the movie too
I don’t understand A24. Hereditary was a borderline comedy, Uncut Gems and EEAAO would work better as 20 minute shorts, and nothing happened in The Witch. They’re like the Marvel of hipster movies.
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