Definitely a win for Gerwig and Mattel! A loss for feminism and the rest of us lol. If I were to rewrite the ending I'd have Barbie and the "real" women chose to become dolls again & retreat into the "safety" of Barbie Land. Feels like more of a reflection of American rn, where many women are retreating to "trad" norms and/or retreating …
Definitely a win for Gerwig and Mattel! A loss for feminism and the rest of us lol. If I were to rewrite the ending I'd have Barbie and the "real" women chose to become dolls again & retreat into the "safety" of Barbie Land. Feels like more of a reflection of American rn, where many women are retreating to "trad" norms and/or retreating into objectification ("beauty") — AKA rejecting their humanity — as a way to deal with the horror & uncertainty of post-Trump/post-Roe conservatism
Barbie should have been a horror movie. Then everything would fall into place. I actually, hmm, I think if someone just went through it and put a horror soundtrack over the whole thing, it would be a much tighter piece of art.
I mean I really don't think so! She's been very clear in her interviews that this is the movie she wanted to make. I don't think we need to make excuses for Gerwig or her marketing choices, or assume she would have chosen better if she could — she is a millionaire celebrity at the helm of a $145-million film with plenty of power and agency. She knew what she was doing, and she made the movie she wanted to make, and she marketed it the way she wanted to market it. She's not some powerless person bending to the whims of Hollywood!! She is Hollywood.
Definitely a win for Gerwig and Mattel! A loss for feminism and the rest of us lol. If I were to rewrite the ending I'd have Barbie and the "real" women chose to become dolls again & retreat into the "safety" of Barbie Land. Feels like more of a reflection of American rn, where many women are retreating to "trad" norms and/or retreating into objectification ("beauty") — AKA rejecting their humanity — as a way to deal with the horror & uncertainty of post-Trump/post-Roe conservatism
Barbie should have been a horror movie. Then everything would fall into place. I actually, hmm, I think if someone just went through it and put a horror soundtrack over the whole thing, it would be a much tighter piece of art.
Good points. Wonder if that was her original ending and Hollywood told her to rewrite it?
I mean I really don't think so! She's been very clear in her interviews that this is the movie she wanted to make. I don't think we need to make excuses for Gerwig or her marketing choices, or assume she would have chosen better if she could — she is a millionaire celebrity at the helm of a $145-million film with plenty of power and agency. She knew what she was doing, and she made the movie she wanted to make, and she marketed it the way she wanted to market it. She's not some powerless person bending to the whims of Hollywood!! She is Hollywood.
You are spot on.