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• girl@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  tell me you didn’t watch the movie without telling me you didn’t watch the movie

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  • AProfessional@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

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    • girl@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      I’ve watched the video. It’s a great critique of the corporate feminism in the movie. But it fails to back up your claim that Barbie has no cultural introspection.

      The movie certainly does a garbage job of addressing the body image issues perpetuated by the brand. And it gives the company way too much cutesy-funness in an attempt to tame down the corporate hate it would receive. But not every feminist movie can cover every feminist topic. If every movie had to be a perfect representation of every feminist issue, we would have 0 feminist movies.

      IMO, the biggest theme of the movie is how the patriarchy negatively impacts both men and women. That is feminist, and is strongly culturally introspective. We have very few movies that discuss toxic masculinity and its impact on our culture, Barbie is a good start.

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    • girl@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Then you weren’t paying attention. The movie has plenty of cultural introspection, particularly how the patriarchy impacts both men and women. Yes it was definitely a giant toy ad, but it wasn’t just that.

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• Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Evidence?

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  • AnonTwo@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    ...it's a Barbie movie

    Like...one of the dominating toy brands of the 90s...the fact it has "personal development and cultural introspection" is something most people aren't going to know except word or mouth or seeing it themselves.

    Both movies were tie-ins. But yes, the Barbie movie had more substance to it on closer inspection.

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    • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      “something most people aren’t going to know except word or mouth or seeimg it themselves” - or by watching thirty seconds of the trailer.

      Correct, both movies are tie-ins(which nobody has argued against), but not “just” tie-ins, which is the incorrect assertion addressed.

      And then you agree that the Barbie movie does have more substance.

      Long way to haul your agreement on every discussed point.

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      • AnonTwo@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        I am i just realizing that the original OP had an extra line that I'm not actually arguing, so i'll just say fair enough.

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  • AProfessional@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Evidence for what, that Barbie is a brand of products? shop.mattel.com/collections/barbie

    Or that it is very shallow? I like this take: youtu.be/RToUZJ0l7Pk?si=L_5KpIFNGR_BxS8W

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    • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      No, not evidence for questions that nobody asked you, evidence for your assertion about the movies Barbie(2023)and Super Mario Bros.(2023):

      “Both of them are just ad tie-ins for other products. Barbie is hardly “cultural introspection”.

      Do you have evidence that both of these movies are only ad tie-ins for their toy products and that Barbie does not imply or introduce cultural introspection?

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