Everyone is trying to get their hands on their best Barbie impressions, clothes wise, before they trot off to the theaters.
This action has not happened in decades of the theater being open, unless it was for Star Wars or superhero movies. First, DVD’s took over the meaning of physical movement to the movie theater. And then came streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Youtube TV, Peacock, Apple TV; they keep coming!
To witness flocks of people head in to see Barbie- and also Oppenheimer- the feelings are bringing us back to what it means to buy a movie ticket, eat good ole buttery popcorn, and watch on the big screen to see if it is worth buying to watch over and over again.
Fan favorites usually cause fixations, and for Barbie, it only makes sense that the color pink is the first connection to the movie. Then, of course, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling who redesigned the idea of this film. They brought credibility to the scene, and all of the other actors and actresses with pure intentions for their characters.
Greta Gerwig created a piece that moved people towards the talk of “girlhood”.
What does girlhood mean?
That is the question for individuals to answer.
For men, this movie demonstrates the ways in which it is possible, in their role, to give women space, comfort, understanding, and appreciation.
On the Barbie press tour, Gosling showcases the mannerisms and words of a true gentlemen. Complimenting America Ferrera’s Ted Talk and how it touched him when she did not even know he watched it. The conversation turned into a heartfelt moment between the cast members.
As Eva Mendes’ real life Ken, he has put his all into showing his family what a man can do for women in this society and the importance of evolving the topic of manhood, even.
It was without a doubt that Margot Robbie, the blue-eyed, blonde-haired, beauty would lock us all in. But, we were locked in on more than just her doll-like features. There was a personal touch to her acting in this film, monologues that could only be spoken from the heart. But, her time as Barbie allowed women of all ages to understand that no matter what beauty appears to be on the outside, that may not always feel the same to the person you are admiring.
Kindness is key; to yourself and others.
One more lesson we took away from this knock-your-socks off movie is more geared towards women and their relationships with their mothers.
Trying to look beyond your years and see where your mother is coming from when she wants you to try new things, encourages you to do something your scared of, pushes you to be the best version of yourself, warns you of consequences, all the things a mother does that pushes our buttons, but is really just the epitome of their unrequited love.
Creator, Ruth Handler, originally fell short of approval from Mattel- including her own husband. Instead of believing in what the men in her life were telling her, how the doll would never succeed and things of that nature, she continued on for the sake of her daughter and all other women.
“Humans only have one ending. Ideas live forever.”
Greta Gerwig may wind up with an Oscar this year following such a film that made not just women but everyone get up and off their seats to talk about feminism, the change men can make for the women in their life, and working together, not separately.