After weeks of postponing I have finally seen the Barbie movie. Lowkey glad I’m making this episode after the hype has died down a bit cause I’d be mad overwhelmed if this was at the peak of it. Well, here are some of my takes after seeing the movie:
🗣Discourse surrounding the character Alan
🗣Under the patriarchy men are viewed as incapable of empathy towards women and marginalised groups
🗣Barbie is somewhat the representation of the perfect woman
🗣We drifted a bit far from the idea of women being people and deeper into the idea of women having ambitions
🗣Barbie also was a commentary on capitalism and consumerism
🗣A lot of the issues brought up in the movie are quite eurocentric
🗣As much as Barbie is a progressive figure, it does lean into patriarchal concepts
🗣As seen in the movie, under the patriarchy men exist to seek validation from women likewise women from men
🗣Men should exist outside of women
🗣The Ken song was quite good and told a separate story as well
🗣We sometimes forget that manipulation isn’t only a male issue
🗣My interpretation of a section of the movie being a commentary on the red pill pipeline
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