🫣 Firstly, I apologize for running my mouth before watching Barbie, I had sworn I was just going to wait for it to get on streaming sites, then I MAY consider watching it. I had thought it was just one of those films that was more bark than bite. But now I can honestly say, I get it! I really do.
🍿 It was unexpectedly good to watch. A masterpiece beautifully put together and deserving of all the positive praises it’s getting. Not only does Mattel’s marketing team deserve a raise, but so does whoever thought of the idea of including a narrator. That line that was unexpectedly said about Mattel’s casting choice on Margot Robbie was hilarious. I loved this movie so much. It was the summer blockbuster I did not know I needed to be immersed in until I watched it.
🎬 When it was initially announced, I’ll be honest that I wasn’t a fan of the casting directors’ choice for Barbie and Ken, but watching Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on screen and it couldn’t have been any other way. Margot has the most beautiful and genuine Barbie smile ever. And Ryan was so perfect, it seemed like he’d been waiting for this role his entire career 😄.
I especially loved how unserious yet intense the story is, the comic-feel to it was also brilliant. Then the movie name-dropping in the comedic lines? *chefs kiss*
❤️ Opting for satire to address the criticism the Barbie dolls have had over the years, surely deserves a thumbs up from me.
🙌🏾 One of my memorable scenes will be the real world beach scene with Barbie and Ken on rollerblades . The underlying message of how different both perceive the sudden attention they’re receiving based on their eyepopping colourful outfits, goes to show this is not just about the fanfare and it’s a movie with a serious undertone.
👯♀️ As someone who’s new to the Barbie world because of my “grand-babies” (the Barbies owned by my toddler daughter), I may have made the mistake of going over to a Barbie exhibition at the local science museum in my city before seeing the movie. Now that the movie has done a good job of selling the dream house to me, I’ll be off to immerse myself in Telus Spark’s Barbie: A Cultural Icon. This time, alone 😁.
🫶🏾 And lastly, I live you with my rewritten line said by Ruth Handler (creator of Barbie, played by Rhea Pearlman) “Ideas could live forever, but humans not so much”.